If someone really payed $90k for that, they have way more money than brains.

I'm all for Evos having good value but that is way beyond that.

 

I'm just tired of people linking to those "sales" and using them as a benchmark of our cars values.

 

You keep stating pure facts 👍🏽.

 

Well I am aware of the issue that some purchases on BAT can be fraudulent in the final sale price. However, the owner of that specific Evo 9 has had the build documented on this forum. Maybe he will chime in and say a couple things about the sale. I am hoping I see an email notification about it one of these days.

This thread is seeing posts at a feverish pace so expect this issue to be an ongoing trend of what Evo owners discuss.

 

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It has been sold and payed for by the buyer. A very nice gentleman and great to talk to. It is being picked up Tuesday and will be on its way to its new owner. I am confused why anyone would think this is not a legitimate sale? I guess there are conspiracy theorist even on this site that doubt that BAT is not a legitimate auction house. I will miss this vehicle. I relocated six years ago and now live on a very rough half mile dirt road and will not drive the car on it. Been sitting since then. This vehicle was never used as transportation, hence the low milage. I have been building motorized vehicles [boats, motorcycles and automobiles] since I was very young. This is just one of many. I will miss this site; it has been very informative, and I learned much about this very special vehicle.

 

the truth about the checkered history of this car coming out?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...ishi-lancer-6/

“The EVO community in So Cal is small and pretty tight. This black car is known.”

 

Well, we all know why a car would be registered in California, then Montana. How much it was modified and how it was taken care of remains to be seen.
With the questionable history, like all other Evos to be honest, I would say seller hit the jackpot. $40,000 for a car with questionable history is phenomenal.
Once I get a California title for my car along with the smog certificate, my price goes up to $30,000. I will be super stoked to get that. $40k is awesome.

 

Lots of people know the history and details of the car. Dealer had no clue and lost his shirt.

I feel terrible for the new owner - he doesnt know much about evos…

 

Dealerships are run by idiots and get what they deserve, to be honest. Especially as of late. It's kind of what they get. As for the new owner, this is a really good platform to learn on. You can make some pretty stupid mistakes and not kill the car. These things are more or less built like tanks as long as you take halfway decent care of them and don't do anything completely stupid.

 

Thanks for taking the time to compile this info.

Terrible post and full of nonsense. What the cars go for on BaT is reflective of their condition, so that you can know that if you have an Evo IX in "like new" condition it is not unreasonable to expect $40K-$50K. Sure there are people selling theirs for less if you look around, but it's their car and they can ask whatever they want for it. You, as the buyer, can either make an offer, try to negotiate, or move along. Having sold several high-end cars in recent years I can say that I have little patience for fools that come up to me and try to "educate" me on what the price should be.

Because it's the last model year where you could buy a real Evo. You could say a base Lancer is "basically an evo" with a few exceptions like a deficit of 250 HP, awd, etc. It's not. Let's not do the cope and pretend thing. There is a specific car that is a specific thing, and if you got something else that's not that thing....then it's not that thing. Maybe someone wants your "almost an Evo IX" but it's still in its own category.

Not saying anything about your particular auction, but sites like BaT will run fake auctions with fake results or do pre-arranged deals "off the books" where the auction is just for show. Barrett Jackson does this all the time. They show you seemingly ordinary cars in decent condition fetching sky-high prices, but in reality the have a list of buyers willing to pay a certain price and the auction price is completely fake. The B-J makes deals with its buyers long before the auction takes place. They also do low-tier **** like they have their own employees sell and bid on cars they keep in an inventory so they can show a "sale" on the books but the car is never actually sold - it remains with the original owner, which is B-J.

B-J is so corrupt that they'll even threaten forums where people talk about their shady practices, and because of this there isn't a lot of information about this available. The point being that boutique auction outfits need to attract buyers and sellers, and the way to get sellers is to sell them on the hope that they'll get substantially more than "market value" for their car. Sometimes they do.

If you think that's a conspiracy theory then I don't know what to tell you, other than I know a black prince in Africa who has a $100B inheritance... but he needs you to deposit $10K for his bank to release his funds. If you do, he'll give you 10% of his fortune in return. What do you say?

If only men learned to apply a similar standard to women, perhaps then the world be would be a bit nicer.

 

Your comparison (Lancer to Evo) is apples to oranges. CT9A to CT9A (USDM) across the entire production run is apples to apples. You're missing the point.

 

Um. Wut?

 

Dont worry, he's been lurking since 2006 and has 100 posts. So you know what he has to say is pure knowledge.