I've got a bit of an incline and it's not long enough to let me engage the clutch fully, so I really have no choice but to feather it all the way up. But, I did this in my 2002 SpecV and it never had a problem or smelled at all after 40,000 miles. The dealership said it's just the chemical coating burning off...but damn, you'd think it'd be gone after 400 miles...

 

Something about giving up an Evo for a Eclipse GS-T[orque-steer] doesn't sound right to me. You have it backwards, right?

If you can afford it, keep both. I've kept my GSX, changed it over to low-mileage insurance, and it now serves as a great snow car. Moreover, there's nothing worse than begging for rides when your car's being worked on.

I always find myself wanting to mod both. Of course, that would destroy the bank, so the Evo takes precedence. I just keep telling myself there's no rush. I'll still have both cars in five years.

 

I think it would be interesting to study the psychology of people who buy a new car and then sell it less than a year later. I understand how there can be extenuating circumstances, however I'm talking about the people who do it chronically.

 

I kinda know how you feel. My 61 Mini turbo project isn't moving as quickly as I would like because the Evo is using a lot of the $$ that I would otherwise use for the Mini. But I never once thought I should sell the Evo. I just came to the conclusion that the Mini will just have to take a little longer to complete!

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You've got PM

 

I think a lot of people get this car and the price to keep it going is too much, then they take a beating on trading out of it or selling it. I think this buy and sell 6 months later is only because it's a new car and people are doing anything to get it even if they can not afford to keep it running...

 

speedomodel, torque steer or not, I guess I'm more into the FWD drag racing because somehow I feel it is more of a challenge for me. The GS-T is my baby and the Evo as I've always said since day one is my play toy.

 

Wasn't practical enough? haha, yeah right! IF anything, the EVO is probably the most practical a sports car can get. I couldn't imagine anything more practicle then the EVO that can perform the way that it does.

Aside from that though, i too was getting annoyed with all the stares. The attention that the car gets is unbelievable. While some of it is good, it just gets kinda old after awhile. People will begin to talk to you cause of your car and not cause of you. The styling of the car is exotic, but a little to wild for me. Although i am young (19 years old), i'm the type of person that likes to keep things on the subtle side. Sure, you can take the wing off and you won't get half as many looks, but in my opinion, the EVO is ugly as sin without its signature wing. I also found that i drive around by myself alot and never really carry anything with me. I don't have a family to take around, so i found it pretty stupid to lug around such a huge car and not utilizing its space.

My biggest gripe about the car is the overall feel of the interior. The styling isn't so bad, its just the quality that gets to me. One of my best friends has a lancer ES. Whenever i sit in his car, i say to myself "wow...feels just like my car. Except i have recaro seats". I ask him "How much did you pay for your car?" He responds: "I got it used for 10k"....Its obvious that mitsubishi spent all the money on the performance aspect of the EVO and it shows when you drive around. For a daily driver, i wanted a little more quality from a 30k car. I THOUGHT i wanted a strictly performance car, but i was wrong. The EVO makes an excellent track car. Its fast and easy to drive. Its fun sometimes, but the lack of top end power really disappointed me though. Yeah yeah yeah, its easy to mod. I know that. But i don't want to mod a brand new car cause i care about reliabilty and warranty. Anyways, if i wanted a track car, i definitely wouldn't pay 30k for a brand new one. I'd build myself my own track car from the frame up.

Remember, cars depreciate the most right when you take it off the lot. Make sure you know what you're doing before you sell the car. For me, i was sure i didn't want the EVO anymore. If you can take the hit, go for it. You probably won't be getting much for your car because mitsubishi dealerships are letting EVO's go for invoice almost everywhere. They were hot and hard to get when they first came out. However, that is not the case anymore. You can thank mitsubishi for ruining your resale value.

Mitsubishi has a history of f*cking its customers over. In general, they have terrible customer service. I bet you '03 owners are happy that the new '04's come with a 7 year/100,000 mile warranty. How about those leather recaros? Mitsubishi could have offered leather recaros and a better warranty maybe 3 years down the road, but they are blunt about it and change it after 1 year. Oh well, i guess its part of the "evolution" process, where it only stays the same for one year.

I'm sorry if i offended any of you guys. However, all the above is my opinion, so please don't take it as if i'm trying to set those as stone facts. I still like the EVO, but i will never own a mitsubishi again.

 

To ANY car enthusiast, the maintenance for the EVO is nothing out of the ordinary. The recommended intervals in the handbook are for the type of people that send their cars to shops to get their oil changed. The only change for me was having to wait for the car to cool.

 

Pretty sure the economy in general had more of an effect on this than Mitsubishi directly...

 

i think everybody needs to chill about the rumours of 04 being warrantied for 7years etc... I've been asking all dealers and no one has heard of it, yes they warrarnty their 04s for 7 years but it excludes the Evolution. Which sort of makes sense considering its a performance car.

 

I'm just speaking for the people that bought the car when it first came out. Most people were paying sticker, if not, an inflated mark up. When mitsubishi decides to sell it for a couple hundred invoice the next month, it makes it much harder to sell your car for a reasonable price. If mitsubishi held their guns and kept their sticker price, maybe people could actually sell their used evos for 26k instead of 23-24k.

 

That sounds more realistic... AND if the only thing they are changing is leather and the stereo, they why shouldn't the warranty include our powertrain? It's the same right? I don't get it...

 

Do you think someone coming from a civic SI or a Z28 has to pay $900 for tires? Or $60 oil changes, I am just saying that it costs more to drive then my NSX did. But my accord timing belt cost more to change then the NSX did

 

Warranty rumors? The 7 and 10 year warranties are documented on Mitsubishi's web site: http://www.mitsubishicars.com/owners/warranties.html

2003 EVO is excluded, but they don't say if the 2004 is.