1) 2004 RS (bought in Dec 2006 for $20,000)
2) 16,000 miles (stock with flash)
3) it was stock, no issues.

 

wow that's a nice price for a low mileage stock evo. good purchase!

 

How long ago did you sell it? One of the guys from my area flew out to CA when he sold his previous WW IX and bought another one, hahaha

 

1. 2006 mr brought in 2010 for 16250 dollars
2. 37,178 miles
3. Just replacing parts. I now have a monthly budget for my car:/

 

2004 evo8

Replaced both wiring harness. Other than that my car is FRESH and FAST..

 

2003
22k
No problems. Car was pretty much stock when I got it 3.5 years ago. You shouldn't have any problems buying used. Just be thorough.

 

2006
15k
Only mod it came with was an aftermarket unknown 02 housing. Never had any issues other than having to remove some stupid stickers that were on the rear quarter panels.

 

Exactly this. You have to know everything about the car. If the owner is reluctant to tell you something, you must assume the worse.

 

1. 2005 (purchased Jan 2010)
2. 32,000
3. I swear the gas pedal is magnetic. It always sticks to the floor.

 

1. 2006 AS SE
2. 25,559
3. Absolutly not. this car came with some impressive mods. She has not let me down yet. She need a new tune due to me moving from a high elavation to a low elavation but no problems other wise. It was a quality evo i purchased!

 

Wow, from this poll it seems most people on the forum bought a used car. From your poll it seems most people are the original owner. I wonder if the forum demographics in terms of original owner vs. used buyer really changed that much in 1 year 8 months.

 

I bought mine in 2009. 25.xxx miles now it has 35k miles and not a problem.

 

Bought January 2011. 26K miles, IX MR-SE.

All I know is... when you buy one of these things new, you should be forced, at gunpoint, to sign something that says "I will take proper f*ing care of this thing and I will not take stupid shortcuts that the next owner will just have to undo and want to kill me for taking."

 

2003
113xxx
exhaust mani gasket replaced and a few minor thing... beyond that drives solid

 

I think the owner profile has changed, perhaps less so than the numbers would suggest. We now have a somewhat volatile mix of owner perspectives: On one hand, we have the original owners and those who bought used Evos sometime ago, all hanging on to their purchases for the long term. OTOH, we have many who are buying lower priced cars, some almost ready to be scrapped, just to be decorated or raced or whatever. None of them will survive the next 3-4 years.

[OT] Is there another platform in existence where it isn't unusual to see 5-6 owners in a 4-5 year span, each modding and beating the crap out of the car? I honestly don't know of one. In part, this is what makes all this extremely interesting. [/OT]