Other than the seats I like the FE. I was also debating between a FE or used GSR but the idea of having a brand new car sits better with me. I've always bought used and had 2 used 08' GSR's previously so I think a new Evo has been a long time coming for me.
I am looking at the Diamond White as well, I just hope its not a hassle to get the aero kit painted properly at the dealer. All kits I have seen are painted WW. I think a forum member here got it changed at no cost (how it should be)

 

trust me you won't have a problem finding one. My local dealer has 30+ of them and a lot of them are marked down from MSRP

 

FE if you can get it below MSRP.

 

Kendall Mitsubishi has 21 of them. I haven't seen any move from the lot. They are marked above msrp. They better fix that if they ever want to sell one

 

There's a lot of good advice here. As others have stated, buying a used evo is hit or miss.

I chose a new FE and I'm extremely happy with my purchase! I did swap over my recaros from my trade in though. You won't need to do much if any suspension work because it's already pretty good with Bilstein shocks and Eibach springs.

In my mind, it's the best USDM Evo X ever made. It has the best of the MR combined with the well proven transmission of the GSR. Just in case you haven't found it, here's a link that compares the models: http://www.mitsubishicars.com/lancer...specifications

I think they will hold their value better than a GSR (they are a higher trim and more rare), but probably not by a ton.

Remember, this is probably the last time for all of us to buy a new evo.

I would definitely go for the aero kit too if you can:

 

if you buy used, you will feel way better if you know the previous owner and how they treated it...like if you buy mine

 

New is better because you can modify it however you want and you know the history of the car where as if you buy it used you don't.

IS NEW

 

Poor FE ^

 

yea man!!!!
not like my neighbor who let his dog test drive it into saylorville lake!

 

wait...who drove their car into saylorville?! wow lmao that's sad..


but on the serious note if I do decide to sell and youre still looking then mine will be perfect for you, will be done with what im doing now by mid april or so just before wekfest Chicago and we can meet up when its finished and just hang out haven't seen you in a while.

 

I believe you should opt for a new FE. This will be your only chance to buy a virgin EVO! Good luck and keep us posted on what you end up doing!

 

i was in the same situation as you, i got lured in to a brand new phantom black FE and just realized i wasnt as excited about it as i was to an 08 SSS. To make things worst, the salesman kept pushing me to buying it which i didnt like, kept forcing me to make a phone call home to talk with my significant other and get a go ahead to purchase the car. At the end of the day, he tried to make me lease the car at the same price i was gonna pay to own a car so i ended up with a pristine 08 GSR SSS with all dealer records and carfax records and 1 owner from another dealer down the street lol

 

Man I hate when sales people are pushy like that. I'm all for helping if you have questions, but don't try to make me buy something I'm not sure I want!

With that said, the guy must have been pushing a regular 2015 if it was in Phantom Black, as the FE doesn't come in that color. They only come in White, Red, Blue, and Mercury Gray.