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Old May 8, 2011 | 01:58 AM
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Oh ok, I was going to have a serious look at that one but it sold before I had a chance to see it. Are you planning on modifying yours in any way?
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Old May 8, 2011 | 02:22 AM
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I would take the restricter of but abit costly,might just changethe rear section of the exhaust ,ive de catted already,nowhere really to try the car out and see its potential ,have you seen tim sleck on youtube driving the wagon.
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Oh ok, I was going to have a serious look at that one but it sold before I had a chance to see it. Are you planning on modifying yours in any way?
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Old May 8, 2011 | 03:56 AM
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Yeah, that video was the reason I thought the wagon doesn't compromise much performance from the sedan. It's good to see what it can do, I don't see myself driving my car like that any time soon. I'm going to have to give my car a wash tomorrow and get some good pictures of it up.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 04:44 AM
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Yeah, that video was the reason I thought the wagon doesn't compromise much performance from the sedan. It's good to see what it can do, I don't see myself driving my car like that any time soon. I'm going to have to give my car a wash tomorrow and get some good pictures of it up.
Of to watch the gp now
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Old May 8, 2011 | 04:44 PM
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Hopefully because of the rarity they might hold their price better than the sedan.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by stevemclaren9
Hopefully because of the rarity they might hold their price better than the sedan.
That was another reason I opted for the wagon, I originally wanted an Evo 6 Tommi Makinen Edition for that reason. But I figured for an extra 3 or 4k I can get a 9. I've uploaded a couple more pictures.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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maybe might get it lowered aswell might help with the handling aswell .
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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Have you had any looks at your car ,people wondering if its really an evo,i've had a good few ?
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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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man im sorry but those things are fugly especially when sittin right next to a regular evo
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Old May 8, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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You are entitled to your opinion ,so each to their own,as you have never seen one next to a sedan other than in a picture ,but its very nice being part a a very elite club
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man im sorry but those things are fugly especially when sittin right next to a regular evo
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Old May 8, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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You are entitled to your opinion ,so each to their own,as you have never seen one next to a sedan other than in a picture ,but its very nice being part a a very elite club
I 100% agree, it's also nice to know I can fit 4 people plus all their ski gear comfortably and have a 0-100km time under 5 seconds.

As for lowering, I prefer full adjustable suspension. I've got height, camber and damper adjust. This means if I'm driving people around or doing a long trip it can be adjusted to be softer than standard but if I do a day at Hampton Downs and can adjust everything to be firmer and tighter.

People I work with have noticed it and said they didn't know the wagon existed but no one has questioned whether it is actually an evo yet. I know someone's going to tell me I have a chopped up cedia sooner or later, I think I'll just laugh at them when I hear it.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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hi andy have you been or going to do a track day,would love to do a track day and to see how it really handles,only proper enthusiasts know about the car .I get a couple of second looks aswell.
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I 100% agree, it's also nice to know I can fit 4 people plus all their ski gear comfortably and have a 0-100km time under 5 seconds.

As for lowering, I prefer full adjustable suspension. I've got height, camber and damper adjust. This means if I'm driving people around or doing a long trip it can be adjusted to be softer than standard but if I do a day at Hampton Downs and can adjust everything to be firmer and tighter.

People I work with have noticed it and said they didn't know the wagon existed but no one has questioned whether it is actually an evo yet. I know someone's going to tell me I have a chopped up cedia sooner or later, I think I'll just laugh at them when I hear it.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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hi andy have you been or going to do a track day,would love to do a track day and to see how it really handles,only proper enthusiasts know about the car .I get a couple of second looks aswell.
I do hope to do track days in the future, but most of the fast driving I've done is in straight lines. So I'm going to a bit of driver training, it'll pay off to have a bit of knowledge under my belt as my insurance is void on race tracks. Club auto insurance do driver training so I going to give that a go first up.
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Old May 9, 2011 | 12:58 PM
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Pimp as hell. I wish we got them here...would make a nice all around daily.
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Old May 9, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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Mitsubishi would have had no problem selling more if they went into full production back in 2005,but having one of just 2500 feels abit special,and in New Zealand there is only about 6 so feels even more special,it was well worth the wait of 6 months .
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Pimp as hell. I wish we got them here...would make a nice all around daily.
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