Hey guys i am in the market on buying an evo, i currently drive an 08 4dr civic si and i wanted to upgrade to something better and that had awd since up here in minnesota winter sucks. I ran across this hideous evo for dirt cheap with 50k miles was wondering if it would be a good idea to purchase it and try to get it back to stock form. Motor looks stock except for an aftermarket bov and an upgraded turbo.

Would this be a good idea?
Heres a pic



unless someone wants to trade their evo for an 08 civic si

 

the roadrash on the front tells me that its been abused... but in reality you can't tell much from this plain pic.... more under the hood and what not would help... usually people who do stupid **** to like this to a car such as this don't have any clue what they are doing... which typically means this car is ****ed... personally i know how to fix everything top to bottom on an evo so it wouldn't be to much for me... but if you are unsure in your abilities i would say don't waste your time. the shop time to repair this pos will cost more then its worth...

 

WOW just WOW

I would take it somewhere and get a mechanical report done, Get them to cheek all oils, brake fluid, antifreeze, clutch and suspension bushings along as these are ok then you could have a fine evo under the hood and just horrible paint job.

Looks like he has been tailgating logging trucks

 

Make sure to check it out in detail.
If something is wrong with the drivetrain, youll be in for one huge headache.
Besides the exterior, you should check ALL the fluids under the hood.
Im saying that because I wouldnt expect you to check something like rear diff fluid lol.
That alone gives you a better clue if the car was abused or neglected.
Then visual inspection of the rest of the car led by your gut.
If you are still interested after that, I would have a shop take a look at it in further detail to help you get more details on the car.

For me, the picture isnt enough to judge the condition, but I have a good feeling that the car was abused and the previous owner didnt know what they were doing.

 

depends on how "cheap" it is.

 

i definetly will have a shop take a look at it, hopefully its just the aesthetic modifications that need a fix. heres a pic of the engine bay
Looks like somethings may have been done it as i notice theres an aftermarket bov and its missing the heat shield
the guy has all oem body parts except for a front bumper so visually it would just need a new bumper and a paint job mechanically, that is unknown

 

Did you read the CL posting? It's been linked on EvoMN.net a few times now. Salvage title and the guy talks about putting some ball bearing turbo on it-but didn't have it retuned after.

The general consensus on EvoMN was to not touch it with a 10ft pole.

 

What a monstrosity. If its salvaged, get a good price. Double check with a good mechanic on this one. On a side note, the zebra stripes are terrible.

 

Get it checked out buy a credible evo shop. Do an engine compression test and all that jazz before you commit to buy it. Also it seems to have a bit of rust. The cosmetic portion isn't that hard to fix.

 

Would not touch.

 

I bet everything leaks about this evo. 4K-6K would be the max I'd pay. That would mean replacing all the hideous bodykit($700), blown/rusted shocks ($200-300), maybe leaking headlights, beat up engine, clutch and transfercase fluids, transmission fluids (easily pass $3000). Then you have the 60K timing service you need to do($500) and a tune($300). Everything is faded on it, if not its rusting(more $$$). Its too much trying to restore this crap. If its possible to keep restoration when its said and done totaling 10K it might be worth it for 50K evo with salave title.
The salvage title itself, total price of restoring it and how long you plan on keeping it should be circulating in your mind. GL

 

That Evo if it has 50k on it, has had a very hard 50k... I would keep looking in my opinion. God knows what issues lie beneath that thing.

 

Yea.... Umm yeah, only mod for best horsepower was the hks bov vent to atmosphere.

A retard drove this car and did not take care of it

 

The Evo has hit classic status and I if you're into Evos I'd give it a try. I'd personally only offer 2k or even 2.5k with that title and start from there. Plan on like *Boi6 said, spending about ~8k to get it back into shape.

The chassis and frame are really not that bad to tweak / tune up, and I would add in to that list a set of suspension bushings, and a frame alignment / checkout. Get those rust spots out of the front, even if you need a new front subframe ring.

The Evo is surprisingly easy to repair.

 

Lol I thought you meant STM's Ricer..