Should be mandatory reading for prospective new Evo owners, especially the paragraph about running costs (tires, brake pads etc).

 

This is the article your talking about?

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...term_road_test

 

Yup

 

A sports car that goes through tires & brake pads? We could fix that up pretty quick with smaller rotors, 17" rims w/all-season tires, and harder pads that don't stop as well. Oh, wait...I didn't want a base Lancer with a turbo.

 

It's definitely something to think about before buying the car. Unfortunately some people will bury themselves into a car payment, these people would probably have a hard time keeping up with the maintenance. Sad but true....

 

As I understand it, the 2010 MR SST software has some good improvements, but I can't keep thinking about how the 2008 MR gets beat at everything and every comparison it gets entered into.

On the other hand... the MR is even softer riding and people still complain about that. Can't really argue with service items/cost. DIY and tire deals are the only way to survive an evoX experience.

 

I test drove an evo IX yesterday. I've never driven one before and have only drive an evo IIIV twice before. The IX had 30 thousand miles and bone stock. I felt like I was in a very cheap, cheap car. It did accelerate a tad faster than my X when it was stock. And, the brakes were very good albeit the pads were brand new.

But, my X with nearly the same amount of miles, drives a lot smoother, has much less shift shifter slap(it did go into gear smoother though), and feels/drives much more refined. It definitely feels like an upgrade over a IX. Does that justify the heftier price tag? I'm not sure. An Evo X is not necessarily cheap. But, I feel very happy now that I bought my X new when I did versus looking around for a clean IX.

 

"And then there was the rainy night in November 2008, when a Camry rear-ended the Evolution in stop-and-go traffic, sending it to the shop for $5402 worth of insurance-covered repairs."

Floor mat must have been stuck in Camry!!!

 

16k on a set of tires? 32k on a set of brakes? Wow, they must have been driving like grannies.

 

i just thought replacing the stock advans with another yokohama is ridiculous..there are far better daily driving tires than those, and they have longer life and cheaper....also 600 for 30k maintenance? and 600 for pads? they really need to find another dealership

 

A monkey can replace those pads, there should be no cost in labor!

 

Brake Pads= Easy DIY

 

What did the MR ever really get "beaten" by? Its closest competitor, the STi, was pretty much roundly considered to be inferior to it, unless of course the reviewer hated the SST or something.

The problem with the Evo is cost; it butts heads with a lot of expensive cars. 335i, 135i, it gets damn close to a lot of other really, really nice cars. And those cars, typically, offer a much nicer interior, ride comfort, etc, than the Evo. It makes for some odd car reviews, as you can tell the reviewers are struggling with how to explain it.

"It's a 40k rally car. That looks like an econobox inside, but sweet Christ it handles well"

Let alone absolutely no mention of aftermarket support in the general populace Road Reviews. Yeah, a few magazines picked up the mantle and ran with it, modifying the cars, but the aftermarket is so huge for the Evo, it's hard to capture in a review.

 

you should be used to it. these cars are for the performance crowd, not the average guy looking for a good commuter. all their whining about cheap interior, stiff ride, eating gas, and so on. wah. if someone likes the evo, they will buy the evo, no matter what people say.

 

^ Exactly.

I bought my Evo X because I want to drive a car like the Evo X.

As for those calculated maintenance costs, please.



I'm not a professional auto mechanic but so far I've had no problem changing the oil ($30 every 3000 miles Mobil 1 + filter specials), and when it comes to changing the brake pads, I estimate it shouldn't cost me more than the pads themselves ($300 to $400).