i was 16.. fully payed BY MY SELF.. used 37K miles

 

I was 19. Bought my VIII and at 20 bought my X. I have had the X three years now.

 

I am 24 and just got my IV a month ago.

 

17, i was saving since i knew what an evo was n i had to buy two cars n flip them to afford it and then college present money help too but it was all worth it

 

21 got as a fathers day/ get well present ..

 

61, EVO VIII bought in February 04 and still have it. Perfect condition, stock, with 19500miles, no winters, always garaged. Eat your heart out kids, old guys rule.
















eat your heart out kid

 

What are we to deduce from this thread so far?

- The original owners who kept their Evolutions are middle-aged men who have no plans to sell.
- The bulk of the older, high-mileage cars are purchased by young men ~18-21 years of age.

That's pretty much what I see locally, too.

 

I was 20 when I bought my IX 3 years ago. It had 28k miles at the time and I flew 1000 miles away to pick it up

 

I was 23 when I bought my '05 used with 17k miles. I'm pretty sure I got it on New Years day 1/1/07. Ended up not taking it home until the next day while I got my insurance sorted out. When I picked it up I went straight to work, then after work picked up a friend to get some Del Taco, and then got my first speeding ticket before getting to my glorious junk fastfood. I have a lot of fun memories with this car and met a lot of cool people through Evo forums and Evo meets.

 

18 saved almost every cent I made through highschool.

 

Seems like first time buyers are primarily in their twenties as expected. Nevertheless its really cool to see some of the older guys picking one up well into their 30s, 40s and beyond

Finding an evolution with ~30k miles in good condition is typically a great buy for anyone who doesn't want to pay full price/can't afford it. In my area most owners are a bit older than me (putting them in their late 20s) and the ones I have come across in person bought them with between 37k and 62k miles.

 

Yes.

Those are the original owners; they've owned their cars all along.

[RANT] There were quite a few younger folks buying their Evos then, as well, but there's aren't too many of them around now. It was common to see a (young) guy show up, get welcomed with "Let the modding begin," see a thread where he blows his clutch after ~2,000 miles, and then a year later sells his car modded to the hilt and beat to sh/t. Then another young guy buys the thing, mods it all over again, and on and on. [/RANT]

This being said, it would be interesting to know how many younger original owners are left on the forum.

A perfectly maintained Evolution with 30K on its clock is the virtual unicorn of the car market. This isn't to say that such a thing doesn't exist; hell, I own one. It's just that cars like these don't typically represent a real saving over buying new, especially when prorated for use/time/etc. There was a time, ~'08, when such a thing was possible. Not so much these days.

 

Friggin awesome

 

I was 24 when I bought my IX bone stock w/ 20k miles on it back in early 2009. Used it as a daily driver for a while, and it quickly became my semi-dedicated race car.

 

23... Evo FTW