like.. i only have 2500 miles on my IX but ive read a lot of people complain on other forums and such about how often it breaks down and all of this other stuff. is it really that unreliable? i mean... did i get screwed and get a bad car? because so far i love it so much...

 

You are a retard.... go selll your bad car and buy yourself a BMW

 

thnx for the positive feedback jerk... i was just curious if it really has as many problems as im being told

 

I don't know what people are complaining about. I've been a member of two Evo boards for quite some time, and I've hardly heard of any serious recurring problems with the IXs. There might be tiny quirks here and there, but nothing reflecting poor reliability or build quality. I've only heard of a couple serious problems (most of which were fixed by the dealership under warranty) or a few tiny issues (like the intercooler piping popping off) that are easily fixed.

 

Well take it this way you own a niche car where alot of their owners push the limits of the motor, suspension, turbo, drivetrain with events like drag racing, autox, rally

"If its not breaking then your not going fast enough" quoted from NOPI

cheer up though if you treat the car like the manfacturer intented then it will last forever, even if you don't it takes alot of abuse before parts break

Just my .02

 

its funny that you say that because when you have 5000 people with the same car you are going to here the positve and the neg. You don't see the Geo metro board and if there was one I am sure they would have the same thing.

 

You did not buy a bad car! The factory clutchs are a little weak so watch those hard launchs and Mitsubishi's wararnty is not very good but if your lucky you may get a good dealer that will back it up.

Enjoy the car and welcome to the site.

 

thnx :-D i was just reading some of the things on car and driver website from the users.. and they were saying all sorts of stuff that had me a little bit worried. but i dont drive it like i stole it.. and im not modding it out until the warranty is gone.

 

just as long as you take car of the car it will last long..keep up with that maintenance.. youll be fine. Most of the stuff you heard are people who either dont know how to drive or got it tuned the wrong way..

 

Hahahaa famous last words

Lets us know when you mod the car and what you put in it

 

I did a bunch of research before I purchased and came up relatively empty handed for common problems that were actually worrisome or didn't come as the result of pure abuse.

Go research common problems for an e46 M3... most people of the forums highly advise people to not even think about the M3 if it doesn't have a warranty or they don't have a ton of money to toss at fixing problems... ofcourse I probably just herd the bad, but scare stories such as the VANOS system going at $4000 to replace.

 

I have about 8,800 miles and haven't had ANY problems whatsoever. Oh yeah, its been modded since 1,500 miles and I learned how to drive stick on this car.

I guess the only inconvience that I've had were blowing off intercooler clamps even when I was stock, but I haven't had it happen to me again thanks to T-bolts.

 

I would suggest keeping it stock. Should have no problems. All calls modified will give problems because they are not designed to run aftermarket parts. But modifying these cars are the most fun part.

 

The reason you here these things is because people on this board love to modify their vehicles. Anytime you modify your vehicle from factory specifications, you could be playing with fire. Many members have over 300,400,500,600 whp and at certain limits things are bound to break. Not to mention, drag racing these cars seems to be the most racing these cars do. Constant launches and abuse will do the same thing to a "better built" or "more reliable" car. if reliability was an issue we would all have civic ex's with auto trannies and hub caps.

 

Every car has at least one fault...The achilles tendon for the Evolution would have to be the factory clutch and transfer case...The clutch is doo-doo for any form of racing, but the transfer case only really comes into play for a lot of people who drag race due to improper launching...As far as reliability though, I can only imagine this is one of the most well-refined motors on the market...After all, with over 15 years of research and development, it has to be one of the stronger motors still in production. Drivetrain components (axles and awd) are reliable enough for the guys working with 500whp who drag-race, so I can only imagine they are good enough for most types of racing...I think a lot of people purchase this car for the wrong purpose though. That being said, if you want a super-fast dragster expect setbacks and problems. In stock-form, or even stock-modified (bolt ons, factory turbo) you can expect your motor to last as long as you would like, granted proper maintenance and general precautions are taken. The truth is, if you really want your car to remain special to you, take care of it...I spent just as much effort detailing my Honda Civic as I do my IX, and take care of my possessions...Also, you should test for boost leaks before installing any aftermarket parts, and especially before you are retuned...After all, you don't want to tune for a leak (more typical than you would think)...As someone mentioned earlier, you can replace the clamps to avoid this, but really run a boost leak test (search for it, it's a cheap investment)...Other than that, nothing to worry about...Keep boost conservative, use high-octane fuel, retune for modifications, keep up with service manual (drivetrain fluids are often overlooked), do not install VTA blow-off valves (only extremely special circumstances is it actually beneficial), and don't buy cheap parts (problem for this car, if you want to call it that...quality costs!)...Other than that, the evo can easily be argued as one of the most reliable, consistent, factory race car...Especially in the average price-range.
-Austin