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View Poll Results: If buying an evo 9, what is your preference?
$ Stock evo 9
73.91%
$$ Mild build (valve job and bolt ons)
26.09%
$$$ Wild (basic engine build)
4.35%
$$$$ Wild (engine build with bells and whistles)
13.04%
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What is in higher demand?

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Old Jul 10, 2018, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by MinusPrevious
Ive got more age than you, so i win, I think
You've been wanting to learn more on wrenching evos. Want to watch and document this restoration?
Old Jul 10, 2018, 11:48 AM
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Interesting Poll, I would have to say that it depends on what I was planning to do to the car. If I was going for a full build anyway, I would rather pay much less for a molested evo and use the money I saved to immediately fix it. If my plan was to keep it stock, then I would pay more for a collector style IX.
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Originally Posted by Pal215
Interesting Poll, I would have to say that it depends on what I was planning to do to the car. If I was going for a full build anyway, I would rather pay much less for a molested evo and use the money I saved to immediately fix it. If my plan was to keep it stock, then I would pay more for a collector style IX.
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I was planning on attending MOD Saturday, but coworker's mom's funeral waa scheduled at 10am in LA.
Old Jul 10, 2018, 12:54 PM
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Is there any rust on Evo #1, or is it just clear coat issues? Cali car shouldn't really have rust. And fixing the paint wouldn't be too expensive.

Selling a car with a DIY garage built motor is DEFINITELY going to kill value. You may know what you're doing, but the average buyer does not know that, and has no way to confirm it.
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Old Jul 10, 2018, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by letsgetthisdone
Is there any rust on Evo #1, or is it just clear coat issues? Cali car shouldn't really have rust. And fixing the paint wouldn't be too expensive.

Selling a car with a DIY garage built motor is DEFINITELY going to kill value. You may know what you're doing, but the average buyer does not know that, and has no way to confirm it.
No rust on either car. Clear coat was my fault for parking under a tree that had low branches when it was new. As my car got older, the damage became more apparent. And I agree that built engine is less desirable than untouched oem engine.

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Old Jul 11, 2018, 01:09 PM
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No rust on either car. Clear coat was my fault for parking under a tree that had low branches when it was new.
If you can't get your car in, its not a garage, its a shed. I had both cars and a 17ft boat in my 2 car garage last winter and it all fit - barely, what a joke. I need to unload a boat. And I keep seeing tools I'd like to buy but after last winter, having room to walk is a pleasure. Space has value.

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b.o.a.t. = break out another thousand . I too have had projects temporarily turn my garage into a workshop. It doesn't help that mitsu paint is terrible.
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Old Jul 11, 2018, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by barneyb
If you can't get your car in, its not a garage, its a shed. I had both cars and a 17ft boat in my 2 car garage last winter and it all fit - barely, what a joke. I need to unload a boat. And I keep seeing tools I'd like to buy but after last winter, having room to walk is a pleasure. Space has value.
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Sorry, this was from visiting my in-laws in Irvine. We were there all the time and their neighbors were UCI students renting a big house, so street was always packed.
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A stock Evo 9 is worth more but it really depends on the trim level. Just repaint your Evo and have it detailed and use paint protection. A one owner Evo is rare in itself.
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