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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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i drive my 1985 TOYOTA 4RUNNER almost 6 days a week. this truck is a beast, i never call it a beater tho...i have just as many mods in mind as i do my evo.

on nice days i rock the 88 honda CBR600F hurricane.

i love to keep the miles off the evo, its my baby and doesnt need to waste its engineering greatness on driving me to work. i sold the gsx a week after getting the evo.
the cash gets thin when you mod more then one whip, and keep your girls goin too.

no group pic with the evo yet and i dont got the bike out.

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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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I had a 91 nissan truck that i bought for 300.00 it was lowered and it had a ka24 i was going to turbo it but i wreck it on a rainy day on a on-ramp the rear end was bouncy and light regardless it just kept going and going i sold it for 50 bucks with 388,000 miles i kind of regret it lol
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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Had a 90's Jeep Cherokee that I tried to keep running while I had the EVO. Had to put oil in it every other day and the power steering pump was on its way out. First day I drove it, it snapped a passenger side connector rod. Transmission was slipping something awful and all of the sensors were going bad so I would get a warning every 30 seconds.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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i daily drive a 99 gsx with a 2.3 stroker and a bigger turbo. I love my evo so much i baby the hell out of her and tell her that she has not been replaced by another mitsu.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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i bought the evo to be my new dd but then never sold the maxima i had before it so the evo gets mods and sleeps in the garage and the maxima gets driven..154000 miles and counting
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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00 elantra..214k. evo has 17k. after i drive the evo for a day i am so happy to get in the beater. its far more comfortable and takes a lot less effort to drive.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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1997 Camry Se for the daily! I love this thing! Gets pretty good mileage. Nice and quiet, no rough ride. Best daily, and its paid for! lol
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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I just remembered my wife's Scion tc I drive that whenever i do short trips like the grocery store etc, I feel guilty afterwards like I'm cheating on my Evo
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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My Evo is my daily driver. My 9 second Mustang used to be but now just weekends when I feel like it. I will never understand why people are so concerned about keeping miles off a car they love. If you love it, drive it, don't save it for the next guy, ENJOY IT! I really enjoy driving my Evo and I don't have to wait until summer!
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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1997 Camry and a 1991 Ranger. I will never have just one car because things happen and its nice to know you have two other options
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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I have a 91 Honda Accord that I bought on Craigslist when I spun the bearings in the Evo in 2008. It had 159,XXX miles and she's got around 180,XXX or so . It's beige with a replacment green hood. I leave the doors unlocked cause it's such a POS that it gets looked over.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:07 PM
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I have a 99 civic lx 4 door 5 speed, and put skunk2 sturts springs lower control arms rear tie bar and front and rear camber kit lol..its good on gas and its not loud (stock exhaust)...and I autox the evo
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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I daily drive a 98 civic CX auto. 108k on that bad boy. Bought it with 80k on it never gave me a problem. All I do is change the oil and plugs once in awhile. Really keeps the mileage down on the evo and its awesome on gas.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:44 PM
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I haven't had the Evo for long, but it's been down for repairs more than on the road. I brought it home and discovered it had a dead alternator/battery. Shortly after I fixed that, I didn't latch the hood after messing with it one night, next day I backed out the garage and got to 60 mph when the hood came up, NOW. New OEM hood is $1100, if you can find one, so insurance paid for Vis C.F. hood, AND hood pins so it don't come up. Then I did a S.S. Turbo manifold, O2 housing, downpipe, AEM wideband , and the T-case got the whine. So it's down AGAIN. Also spent a day on lightbar/ 4 hella's, plus a skidplate/towhook. I'll install canards while T-case is out. Second vehicle is handy, if you can afford one.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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Nearly mint 93 Si hatch. It was WAY louder than my Evo, but got ~40mpg...

Anyways, I sold it and bought an M4
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