mr's are a waste...

the 6 speed sucks... its just another shift you need to make and a couple hundred rpm's arent worth it

you cna get a nice set of coil overs for 1000$ that will blow away the mr suspension... or even some swift or tanebe springs would be much better ont he gsr than the mr suspension for $200

the vortex generator on the roof can be had for 80$ shipped

can't get a short shifter for the MR

and probably going to swap the rims anyways...

so basically the first few mods every1 does defeats the purpose of getting an mr.

all the mods i have in my sig cost me less than 2k... my car compeletly outhandles, out stops and out runs a stock mr and i spent less money than you would getting an MR.

if the 6 speed made a significant difference then it would be well worth it and i would be driving an MR right now... but there's no difference at all... and i could care less about a badge

cheers!

 

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME thousands of dollars. When i come to Florida in a in march to sign my new contract w/ shipper and bring in my next skyline shipment IM TAKIN U TO LUNCH. Wherever u wanna go. Close to orlando tho.

 

I'm leaning towards an SE now....

Next question... Are the EVOs sold in the US made in Japan?

 

Yes.

 

no prob! i dont want it to seem like im completely knocking it... but if the ratios were a little different it would be a great buy... but i just dont think it makes sense. to me its just more work (shifting) for little to no gain

if you ask any1 else with an MR theyre gonna say im completely wrong and stupid..

and i forgot the mention... if your trying to impress people with your car..then get the MR because every person i speak to says, why didnt you get the MR, isnt it the best, blah blah blah, theyre idiots the magazine always tests the MR, but the 5 speed will do just as well as the MR for less money... the Evo lost 2 comparisons against the STI because the MR is priced 3-4k more than the STI, which makes it a bad buy... but the reg version is the same price as the STI...

cheers!

 

Yea i loved my 03. Had to let it go when the x got preg. now that i dont pay child support its time to replace her. Im thinkin an 05 SSL now. Or maybe an 03 w/ sunroof and i'll mod the turbo.

 

yea I got the MR,
I got the Short shifter
I got bumps in my roof, cuz its aluminum
6'th gear has gotta be quieter than 5th
tranny seems good enough to handle competition (yay or nay)
If you do want aftermarket rims. people will buy yours.
oh yea, bonus tiny guages!! lol

 

MR all the way.

 

Well, I guess it depends on if you can get a pretty decent deal on it?

 

MR is better than SE, I own a evo, but now i want to upgrade to a MR( why), because MR is much more faster and lighter, if you want a EVO you want pertformance, why don't you give $3000 more to get a much more high performance's car???
If i can buy it again I will buy a MR

 

How can you say that? According to www.mitsubishicars.com...

The SE weights 3263 and the MR weighs 3285.

They both have the same engine, same turbo, same everything (mechanically) except for shocks and transmission.

 

....I was going to say that. Seems to me, from what everyone has been saying, that the SE seems to be a better bang for the buck.

 

how can an mr be much faster??? where i see evos that are 5 speed tranny are
capable of producing 600-700 horsepower.

 

i got mine for 32k OTD including TTL....ftw

 

Out of sheer curiosity, what makes you believe the MR is a higher performing machine? Really, I'd love to know. We often see noobs hit the forum and proudly announce their IX MR ownership, as if they've grabbed the proverbial bull by the *****, when in reality it isn't very different from any other IX.