Are you kidding? Subaru walked away with the title of Best Resale Value Brand from KBB recently (and they won again this year I think as well) and all their models hold so much more value than Mistubishi vehicles. From their Impreza base models, Outback to STI models they are all more expensive than Mistubishi vehicles even used (not to mention new).

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/17/k...bmw-named-bes/

The only car that holds some sort of value with Mistubishi is their Evolution line and primarily the 2006 IX. This is due to it only being made for 1 year, last of the 7/8/9 body, engine etc. and overall demand. I see the price holding steady at around 20k+ for a decent mileage IX over the next couple of years.

 

Damn and I thought 15k was a lot for a 06 evo. That is just plain crazy.

 

Sellers are asking higher prices, but not getting them. I've had to drop my car to almost $20k and it's a near perfect condition 9 MR. People just don't have the money right now, so selling your car for those prices are very hard.

 

You know the Outlander is a Mitsubishi, right??

 

I meant Outback, my mistake.

 

Nice car, but how are they going to sell it when they have brand new X's at almost the same price?

 

Wow I payed 26k for mine with 2133 miles on it (not a typo) one owner 44 years old just wanted what he had left owing on it. Said the car wasn't what he expected. Showroom condition too 2 years ago this march.

 

Not many people prefer the X over the IX. Myself included, only reason I settled for an X was because I couldn't find a clean low mileage IX.

 

29k? Holy s**t!

I paid $27,500 for my 05 MR......... 5 years ago.

 

when i got my evo there was an mr for $23k or $24k with only like 20k ish miles, thats outrageous for 30k

 

its just the current market. and they're in no hurry to sell, unlike forum members. i'd buy it if i were in the market..

 

That Evo would be ideal for me. Problem is I already have an Evo X and it's not selling. I'd be all over that Evo regardless of price. It's a classic.

 

I'm on Autotrader, Craigslist, Cars.Com and Carmax everyday. Evos are selling for less than STIs are when you compare apples to apples.

For the OP, South Coast Mitsu sells new Evo Xs at $30,000...it'd take a pretty dumb person to pay that much for 6 year old car with 17,000 miles on it. Dealers trying to sell at a price higher than the original selling price!

 

Are they actually selling for more, or just being advertised for more? In my experience, 95% of the time people pay more for Evos, although STi's might be technically worth more. I know a few people that have bought STi's within the last some-odd months and they most certainly paid less than you could get a similar Evo for.

I just think what people are advertising for, and actually getting are two different things.

 

Law of averages will dictate that cars that advertise for more will usually still sell for more. I can respect that you have witnessed/know people who purchase Evos vs STIs but that can't possibly be a great sample size (I hope you aren't about to tell us you know over 20 people who purchased Evos/STIs AND know exactly what each one paid). Look at KBB, stats for resale values and the average, advertised selling price of every used Evo/STI in the US--the Evo sells for less, plain and simple.

It isn't a knock on the Evo; just saying that it's resale value isn't as high as the STIs.