I just sold my IX and now I want an 8.... I think the OP has a good point as why go with an 8. They are cheaper and easier to find. Especially if this is gonna be a track car. Why spend the extra ching on a 9 when you can get an 8 for $15k or less!

Besides... 8 with a nosechop FTW!

 

welcome back! a stock 03 for 15k with 45k on it is a really good deal esp since you know the guy personally and knows he takes/took care of it. my only suggestion would be to put atleast bolt ons on, a pump, injectors, evo IX turbo and bov, exhaust, intercooler and a good tune. it will stay perfectly reliable but will wake it up so much more and will become the car it shouldve been from the factory. G/L with everything and keep us posted!

 

the car is truly stock..not modded and then made back to stock... its an original 2003 and the owner is in his 60's... I think thats rare and i don't think I'll mod it, plus I want to stay in the stock class for SCCA (rallyX and autoX)...

I loved my evo 8... the GTR is awesome as I said, it's just that the evo can do it all, be just as fun and I'm not one of the guys that bought a GTR to say " I have a GTR"...I actually tracked it... if I wanted to just drive it on the streets then I could afford it...but I wanna track it and rotors, pads, tires, wheels, fluids etc are expensive and go fast....

as for a Evo 9... sure Id love to get one.. evo9 MR is the one to get right? but $15k and the miles is too good to pass on I think

 

You;d have to be really loaded just to afford to get one. LOL. Godzilla is my dream car but I'm content to make my evo and GodZilla Killer.

 

I got mine when they 1st came out and were $70k... now a new one will be $90k...its crazy...but t sure helps my resale value that a new one is that expensive ( a black edition 2012 will be $95k).

 

So... i test drove the car... I cannot believe how much lighter and more alive and more raw, the evo is to drive than anything else... I was very excited...what a blast these cars are... The GTR feels huge in comparison and the steering on the Evo is just in another league and the car can slide around corners....mmmmmm

 

Yup!

 

only thing I didnt like was that the rear spoiler has the resin coming off the CF portion and it has a moonroof.... I didn't think any evo's had moonroofs... kinda annoying...

how easy to take off the spoiler?

 

^Very easy. 4 bolts I believe and some 3M tape.

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...g-removal.html

yup, found it...amazing what a search can do...lol, thanks though

evoM is still a great community it seems and that helps the transition as well

 

Funny, I'm on the edge of getting a GTR. It's good to get some perspective and a nice slap in the face to keep me from blowing $60-70K on a used GTR. I'm on my 3rd Evo now with a 350Z thrown in there for good measure. Gotta say, there isn't another car on the market (with the exception of the GTR and other misc cars I couldn't possibly afford) that I'd rather have right now.

 

I love my Evo. No other car I've ever driven makes me smile the way it does. I like the GT-R a lot, but I'm not much for comfort/amenities so I prefer my gutted stitch-welded caged Evo.

 

Threads like this make me think things through. I've been shopping for a C6 Z06 lately. I'm starting to wonder if I should bite the bullet and sell the Evo to make the Z payment cheaper. Or just pay the Evo off and keep it and get the Z as well.

I'm afraid I'm going to get a Z and a few months down the line I'll miss the Evo. And I like my Evo. I don't want someone elses Evo.

 

My 03 evo was the best car I ever owned...

I like my GTR alot... But there is a rawness I miss... I think the stuff about the GTR being "souless" is bs... It's a great car... But watch Jeremy Clarksons GTR review from his "thrillers" DVD and you understand the dilemma... He says... Going 150 miles an hour in a go-kart is thrilling, but 500mph in a Boeing isn't... While I don't think the GTR Is a Boeing but there just isn't the rawness or that "bolted in" feel I got behind the wheel of the evo.

I think to get the same rush you probably need an exige S, or a Porsche gt3 rs (if you wanna step up past GTR money) ... Maybe the next car will be a gt3 rs or cayman r lol....

 

OK!!... change of plans... my GF is getting rid of her Prius...and taking my 2010 GTI (DSG trans 4dr)... and I am going to get a 2010 Evo X GSR... I need it to double as a daily driver so for racing id rather have a 8 or 9... but since I need it to be the best of both worlds I am getting the 2010 GSR (2010 because it at least has bluetooth)...

granted I was on track once in the GTR and the phone rang in the car and I freaked out for a second...haha... I answered though lol