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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:04 PM
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Buying new EVO 8 with less than 10 miles..

Hey guys, I read somewhere that some EVO owners have gotten theirs with about 4 miles on the odemeter new. My buddy who bought his weighleess white EVO got his with 10 miles on the clock.

When I get mine I'd love to get one with like 4-5 miles on the clock....


How easy is it to find?
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:22 PM
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what's it matter, really...?

chances are this late in the game, most of them will have a bit of miles on them, unless they are still coming over on the boat...
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:37 PM
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they are most certainly still coming in off the boat. and yeah, it does matter. be sure and get exactly what you want and pay for.

i'd never buy the car I was given a test 'ride' in, the guy (sale manager) was grinding gears and going well well past the "break-in" RPMs... fun ride though...
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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they are most certainly still coming in off the boat. and yeah, it does matter. be sure and get exactly what you want and pay for.

i'd never buy the car I was given a test 'ride' in, the guy (sale manager) was grinding gears and going well well past the "break-in" RPMs... fun ride though...

Thats exactly right! When I went with my buddy shopping for EVO's one dealership had a bunch of EVO's in stock and all of them had like 19+ miles on them. We were unhappy by the milege and looked around till we found one, a showroom white model, with 10 miles.

I'm hoping to get mine either in BBY or Yellow with like 4-5 miles on the clock. Although i'll be getting the 2004 model when its released, I will insist on getting what I want.
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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so, you actually think that the 10 miler had less abuse than the 19...? ****, that first 5 miles is crucial...

but that's why you have a warranty...
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 09:48 PM
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personally, i want mine to be straight off the truck with all that white protective film stuff still stuck to it. our last new car came that way, 2 miles on it.
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 10:02 PM
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Mine had 12, but the other 2 there had more than that.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:36 AM
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Originally posted by Blue Evo 8



Thats exactly right! When I went with my buddy shopping for EVO's one dealership had a bunch of EVO's in stock and all of them had like 19+ miles on them. We were unhappy by the milege and looked around till we found one, a showroom white model, with 10 miles.

I'm hoping to get mine either in BBY or Yellow with like 4-5 miles on the clock. Although i'll be getting the 2004 model when its released, I will insist on getting what I want.
Yeah, I picked mine up sitting in the showroom. It had 7 miles on it when I bought it.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:40 AM
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9 here. back in april
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 07:18 AM
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11 miles on mine when i picked it up. The sales people were very good at driving the car slow for me... At least thats what i saw... Plus the sales manager has one... so i think they know how crucial it is to break it in properly.. and not abuse it the first few miles.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 07:47 AM
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I thought they CAME with 7 miles from mitsu

I've never heard of anything below 7 miles
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 07:56 AM
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I have 4 miles on my car. The car is fresh from the port/dock. But, I have to pay MSRP on my car.

I think you have to paid more if you specific wanted a car with low mileage. From my experience, go for the car which is sitting in the dealer lots. You'll get more bargain power.

FYI, I can get a dealer to give me $1500 off MSRP for a Apex Silver Evo 8 that's currently in stock/lot.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 07:57 AM
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Just 5 miles on the odometer when I picked her up. One month and a half later we are at 1,500.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 08:03 AM
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My car had just rolled off of the truck a hour or so before i got her. They just finished peeling the tape off and washing her up.Heck, they didnt even have the mark up sticker on it yet. LOL After a fill up from Mitsu the car had 6 miles on it when i left the lot.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 08:15 AM
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Mine had 3mi one it. It was in the showroom. Test drove it which put it up to 5mi. I came back the next morning and bought it with the 5mi still on it.
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