Rip 2003 viii
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From: Indian Trail North Carolina
dam that suck good to see everyone walked away. sound like some tire shops over inflate the tire to pop the bead but never set the air pressure back to the set but you will never kno, good luck finding another car
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From: F.E. Warren/Cheyenne, WY
Thanks man....To anyone who is interested or knows someone looking for a few parts, I have a few bolt ons I never got the opportunity to install on the Evo.
All parts are new in wrapper:
BR Intake filter with MAF adapter plate
ETS standard tank FMIC
ETS LICP
- have all clamps and couplers for the pipe and FM
If you know anyone thats interested PM me, I dont have enough posts to sell in the marketplace unfortunately, but dont forsee the need to keep these parts right now. I can talk prices in PM's.
All parts are new in wrapper:
BR Intake filter with MAF adapter plate
ETS standard tank FMIC
ETS LICP
- have all clamps and couplers for the pipe and FM
If you know anyone thats interested PM me, I dont have enough posts to sell in the marketplace unfortunately, but dont forsee the need to keep these parts right now. I can talk prices in PM's.
Thanks for the kind words guys. The tires were purchased in the last week of October. I'm pretty **** about looking over the car since I'm a mechanic on base, but as a few of you stated it is very possible to have been sold a set of tires that were sitting on the rack for a decent amount of time. Ultimately its just a car...as sad as it is to see her in all those pieces, I'd rather see the car that way than 3 of my troops I supervise.
I looked up parts and prices on Mitsubishiparts.net for everything I thought needed replaced based on the damage I remember seeing and it was a hefty price tag....close to 43K. That didnt include any tranny work that might have needed performed, engine work or any paint or body work. I would take an educated guess that it would cost close to 55K to completely rebuild it....with OEM parts.
Finding another with good mileage and not beat on has been a task. Mine was by no means mint condition, but an 03 with 70K miles unmodded was a pretty good steal for 14K when I bought her. I'll find another one...just need some patience.
Rockman, thanks for the PM...I'll definitely look into it.
I looked up parts and prices on Mitsubishiparts.net for everything I thought needed replaced based on the damage I remember seeing and it was a hefty price tag....close to 43K. That didnt include any tranny work that might have needed performed, engine work or any paint or body work. I would take an educated guess that it would cost close to 55K to completely rebuild it....with OEM parts.
Finding another with good mileage and not beat on has been a task. Mine was by no means mint condition, but an 03 with 70K miles unmodded was a pretty good steal for 14K when I bought her. I'll find another one...just need some patience.
Rockman, thanks for the PM...I'll definitely look into it.
its sure to be cheaper and leave you with a faster car
my friend had similar front damage to you (but yours is worse) and he bought the car back and went from damn near stock to making 450whp on a mustang dyno
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From: F.E. Warren/Cheyenne, WY
you should look into fixing the car with aftermarket parts ..as in performance upgrades
its sure to be cheaper and leave you with a faster car
my friend had similar front damage to you (but yours is worse) and he bought the car back and went from damn near stock to making 450whp on a mustang dyno
its sure to be cheaper and leave you with a faster car
my friend had similar front damage to you (but yours is worse) and he bought the car back and went from damn near stock to making 450whp on a mustang dyno
Car can be replaced. Your life cannot. It's a red flag for most people to check their tires regularly for abnormal wear and tear as well as nails whether short or long; should be removed, fixed or replaced. Glad you're still alive and defending our country
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From: N.New Jersey, SoCal & Tokyo, Japan
Horrible to see the aftermath & whats left of the car...But, it was good to see you guys walking around after the accident! I wish you the best of luck in getting another Evo! Also, thank YOU for your service to our country!
