You can destroy the drivetrain in less then a minute if your an idiot test driving a brand new car....

Evos and most turbo cars or nice cars in general usually have "break in" periods which means stay off boost or under 5000rpm for 600 miles so the car new parts get used to heating up and cooling down..dont wanna screw up your new turbo right?

Many evo owners also change their oil shortly after the break in period.

And thats why people dont like buy new cars with xx miles on them...although I had 19 on mine im at 46000 now...and just replaced clutch..

 

ditto. South Coast ftw. My clutch is 'strong', no rattles and OE Compresion. It's like I bought a brand new car lol imagine that

At one dealer for instance the salesman beat on the car (base WW) while we were on a test drive. He redlined it in the first 3 gears right out of the lot after a inadequate warm up!

It was the exact car I was intending to buy. I told management and they understand why I didn't buy there. Luckily I get no grief from them when I do go there for service.

To buy my X I ended up going to SCM and they made my day

 

let's face it most of us with miles on our cars when we bought them were beat on by someone else. if they didn't buy the car most likely they just wanted to drive a fast car.

keeping it under 5000rpms is one thing. not boosting is another. we all boost during hte break in period just not full spool.

 

If yours is the one that had the aftermarket radio put in I drove it on a test drive. Gave it a bit of a run but nothing serious. I know that I was not the only one so I can not speak for the others. I got the same 99Kms on delivery for my MR but I have told them to call me as soon as the truck arrives. I will be there to oversee the whole process and check mileage. I told the dealership any excess mileage or sightings of the car being "tested"(I work close by) will either require another car or deduction from the outrageous "add on fees" they charge.

 

Oh.. no - there was another Graphite Grey one at Dixie Mitsubishi that had an aftermarket nav put in (is that the one you're thinking of?), and I'm pretty sure that's the one I was given to test drive before I purchased mine.

So far the car's running quite well. Nothing out of the unusual yet; just some of the few perks here and there that most people have mentioned. When the engine's cold there's a slight flutter around the 600rpm idle, and I have yet to check on the post-5k rpm hesitation since I'm still in the break-in period. 2nd and 3rd gears are a little bit notchy but tend to engage a little bit smoother once fully warmed up. I'm going to see about getting the reflash the next time I bring the car in but so far everything else is great.

 

My VIII had 25 miles on it and my IX had 4 miles on it cause I got it the day it came off the truck.

 

6 on mine

 

Where in Canada are you?

In Manitoba they aren't allowing any one to test-drive the Evos.
Drove mine off the lots at Vickars with only 13kms on it.

 

I believe mine had no more than 2 when I picked it up. Was a sitter!

 

4 here

 

mine was brought from another city also and had like 40 on it.

 

i had 21 miles on mine, but they had to bring the car from the port to the dealership.

 

paper worked i signed stated mine had 3.

 

21 miles .

 

This is a lie
i know a couple guys that work at the local mits and tested** a couple evo x, they even raced it vs a evo 9 on the hwy , and they also tried to drift them in the parking lot ,lol