keep it, dont waste time selling it. Mod it more. buy a civic for DD.

 

no real point in going from evo 8 to 9. as stated now that you put in cams the mivec is no advantage. both cars are the same minus tht mivec and interior upgrades lights too but you can buy all those and convert your evo 8 to as they say a 8.5. Adding more money to your loan is completely stupid at any level. a evo is a evo man. you owe 11k who is to say you sell yours and attempt to get a evo 9 and cant get approved for a loan for one or say you finally get one in your price range and its ragged out. then your spending more money with a unknown car fixing issues. keep what you have you know whats wrong with it and a few mods and it will feel completely different doesnt hurt to update the exterior and interior as well

 

Keep it and mod. Everyone has pointed out the main reasons already, but you know the history of this car. That alone would make me hold on to it.

 

i say mod it, 55 is nothing to worry about, esp since it seems like you take great care of your cars. however the evo 9s are like a million times better than those piles of garbage they call an evo 8, so i could always just do you a favor and buy it off of you for 11k lol jk

 

113k and going strong!! Many of those miles are on the track (road racing) at full tilt, 30psi... Mod it and keep it for a long time.

 

keep it and mod it. you sound like you have done some stuff to it allready so just keep on going. if you get a used IX you probably wont no who had it first and thats a gamble right there.

 

Keep iT, Mod it and love it.

 

Excellent advise so far guys. I agree with you who say the performance is not a huge gain 8 to 9, the main reason I want a IX is just for the lower miles and newer. A friend of mine in the area is looking to sell his mint 17k mile SE. I've been drooling over his car for the past 2 years lol. I think the car has been lauched a whole 15 times in it's life, it's the color I've always wanted, flawless inside and out. Perfectly maintained.. and so on.

Either way I may go to the bank just to see what it would look like on paper before I even post anything FS or make a decision. I've got all winter to really figure it out.

 

mod mod mod.

 

That's wicked.

 

i have over 70k and still running great

 

Keep it.. I know alot of people that are getting close to 100k and a couple around 125k and their evo's are running strong

 

id keep it and mod it. it willl be like buying a new car when u add more power hahha. also u no how the car was treated its whole life.. if not beat on it a safe bet it will last awhile

 

i would keep it too and mod it. unless i knew i could get a X. the IX are close to the price you can get a slightly used X for.

 

Keep it and pay off. I would try get out from debt first. You have low milies compare to other 03's, I don't see any point of sell it and move to 06.