Hey everyone!

So I'm very new here but find it awesome that there is a site for these cars. Now on to the question though, I'm getting a 2008 Lancer Evo MR this weekend down in southern Ontario, Ottawa region, and i live 10 hours north of there in northern Ontario. So a huge concern with getting this car is frame rust or rust in general, it doesn't have a crazy amount of kilometers on the car and it seems to be taken care of well. Is there any known rusting issues with the car that I should look out for, and if so what should I do to reverse some of the rust if its happening, also what should I all do to prevent future rust, I know of under coating but just wonder if there is more I can do.

Other then that for the big concerns of the great white north. if anyone has any other tips or info on this car it would be awesome, I want to make this car last and more. The last thing I really have questions for is for parts and repairs, if you all know of any awesome sites for parts, as I know the car will need new rear suspension parts and a few small things here and there to pass safety, other then that not much.

Thank you everyone again for any help or tips you give, it'll be awesome to be a part of this community .

 

Oddly, aside from the black spray painted subframe parts, bolts, and brackets, the X doesn't seem to have a lot of rust issues. The ACD pump seems to be the biggest victim of corrosion and the only real solution is the trunk relocation kit. I've had really good luck just spraying the underbody parts with Amsoil HD metal protector every other year to keep it all at bay.

 

Thanks splattj, that's some good news. and ill look into that trunk relocation kit for sure. and yea one of the first things I'm going to do is have it sprayed after me and my friend get the few repairs done that are needed for the safety.

 

Northern Ontario? Ouch. I'm in the south end of this garbage province and I can only imagine how bad it is 10 hours up from here :P the ACD pump warranty was extended to 160k kms incase yours happens to be dead and you have less kms than that. Where abouts are you picking up the car from? Dealership or private? A good rustproofing once a year goes a long way on these cars. My GSR is sitting at 245k and it's in good shape for the mileage and age. Clean underneath, although it hasn't seen a winter in 5-6 years that I know of.

 

Yea the car is around 125k on it, and its being sold by a dealership. And yea I live near the great lake area so we get around 150 inches of snow or more haha. and this sound great to hear that rust is not to bad. I currently have a Cadillac CTS 2003, and the way they made some of the changes then, theres plastic that held the snow and salt which was terrible, mind you I didn't own it first to, so it was pretty bad already. I hope to keep this car well taken care of and make sure it keeps in great condition for a long time.

 

As mentioned above, there is no running away from the salt in our parts. You can spray the under body with preventative paint/oil/film but it is still going to rust.

There is just no way around it.

Also mentioned, make sure you relocate that pump to the trunk or it will fail. It's not an if it will fail but when.

 

Well, there is a way and I can't stress this enough if you care for your car. Winter beater. The problem with us, is the further up north you go, the longer you have to drive the beater and the less you get to enjoy the toys LOL

125,000 kilometers on a 2008 isn't bad. Should be relatively clean, even if it's from Ottawa. You will see rust on the rear subframe and some on the front, but it's just cosmetic. The rest of the body should be clean. Check the bottoms of the doors, inside and out, and the rear wheel arches, and maybe the trunk lid but that's about all that's common. Luckily mine is clean in all those spots, and most I've seen are as well. Just the subframes start to look like hell after a winter or two.

 

Use search:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...rcarriage.html

 

another thread that maybe helpful

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-issues-3.html

 

 

^love this!

 

If you can afford an Evo as a winter beater, power to you. I'm not that rich.

 

Same. I understand why people want to keep them around and preserve them but to me it's just a car. If I had to drive around in some beater while a perfectly fine car just sat for the Winter months, I would hate it.