New was the only acceptable Evo for me as well. I wasn't willing to take the risk on a used one. Even though I would loose the depreciation amount on new. I didnt care.

 

Yep, I got clear bra installed on my evo and no more issue for me.

 

If the mods are fine on the vehicle, and you are wanting to keep them on the vehicle, would you be willing to pay a little extra for the vehicle or would you treat it like a dealership mods=no extra value

 

How much did that run u, if yo don't mind me asking. How much area did it cover as well?

 

I came from an X and though I had an MS3 inbetween, I wound up with a 370z. Nice car... nice interior, handled nice, BUT, the mods were limited, the best time anyone has run without going FI is a 12.2 and that was with gears and the works. Mods were quite expensive... tuning gains basically no power vs the X gaining 30 or more whp with a tune alone. The X IMO is a better car with MUCH more potential.

 

I wouldn't pay extra for them at all. In fact I would use the fact that it's used and has mods as a point to get the price lower. Even if they were mods I wanted.

When I bought the STi I mentioned it had Volk RE30's. I love RE30s, and loved they were in bronze. I didn't pay anything more than what the value of the car itself was.

 

The owner is a fool then. He should have parted the wheels. I parted out my 350z that had TE37s and a bunch of other mods. Made 5k on top of the car. I don't agree that all mods don't raise the value of car. Engine mods, maybe. Volks aren't an exception to that either. You definitely won't get what you paid or close to it if you sell it with the car though.

If you bought your car from a dealership then it's a different story.

 

I got a deal from someone, around $300, covers the entire front bumper and part of the hood.

Best mod ever!

 

Ill second this. I dont have my car modded, but its driven with a "purpose", all over the country, and in extreme conditions like blizzards, over 120 degrees F, 25 hours straight with only stops for fuel.

Ive not had one problem, ever.

I also own Subaru's. A bug eye wrx for several years (very good car) and currently have a B9 so its not just about brand loyalty, and personally like the 350 and 370 Z.

But the Evo X is a very solid car, fast, well handling, and reliable.

If you want one, buy one and dont look back.

If not, variety is the spice of life-

 

I want one badly. Being a college student and the fact that i have only had the Z for a year and a half, it will be hard trying to convince my mother to allow me to swap vehicles. If only i could support a loan. The sad thing is that when i was comparing cars a year and a half ago it was between the Z, STI, and EVO. Impulse got me on the looks of the Z and now the impracticality of it is killing me.

 

If I were you, I would just hang on to the Z, since you have already bought your first car, and also your parents would probably not like their son to swap cars that often anyway.

Here's an idea tho, work hard in school, get more scholarship, and then use it to do a trade in lol.

 

Well, just enjoy it as a nice date car for a college student. Most people aren't as fortunate.

But when you're out of school and on your own two feet, then make the switch and hang on tight.

 

yeah, now hearing that all your car purchases have to go through your parents ( I assume you're living at home, and they are paying for either/or your car, living expenses, etc ).

You should probably consider yourself lucky and hang on to the Z. grumble-grumble when I went to college, I went out of state, campus was 20 miles to the nearest grocery store or non-house of town, and my parents thought it would be fine if I didn't have a car at all. No public transportation or anything. It SUCKED. By my junior year I was working 2 part time jobs ( 30ish hours/wk ) to afford a 7yo Ford Escort.

You are living the life in my book.

 

And is now driving an evo x all the hard work paid off afterall lol