Please Answer Some ? about Evos (I'm gonna buy 1)
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Please Answer Some ? about Evos (I'm gonna buy 1)
So I'm tired of getting my WRX stolen (so far it's a once a year thing) and I'm looking into evos and have a couple of questions for you guys:
1.) How easy are they to steal? Do they have transponder keys or anything like that? Are the locks a sinch to pop open? How's the stock alarm system?
2.) How whp can your car make with bolt on items. I'm not looking for a new turbo, cams, and internals. I'm just looking for intake/exhaust combos that will yield some differences with a good tune.
3.) How needy is the evo when it comes to maintenece? I know I know, I should do the oil every 3k miles and all the good stuff but I've heard that this car is especially fussy if you forget?
4.) Are there any good interior dash upgrade ot make it looke less like the $12k version of this car?
5.) What's the thing you guys hate the most about the car?
6.) How is it for a commuter car?
I guess that's it for now. I've searched but keep comming back with 12 pages of threads or nothing, so help a newbie out.
1.) How easy are they to steal? Do they have transponder keys or anything like that? Are the locks a sinch to pop open? How's the stock alarm system?
2.) How whp can your car make with bolt on items. I'm not looking for a new turbo, cams, and internals. I'm just looking for intake/exhaust combos that will yield some differences with a good tune.
3.) How needy is the evo when it comes to maintenece? I know I know, I should do the oil every 3k miles and all the good stuff but I've heard that this car is especially fussy if you forget?
4.) Are there any good interior dash upgrade ot make it looke less like the $12k version of this car?
5.) What's the thing you guys hate the most about the car?
6.) How is it for a commuter car?
I guess that's it for now. I've searched but keep comming back with 12 pages of threads or nothing, so help a newbie out.
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Search harder please.
1) Very. In fact they are a commonly stolen car. Don't know too much to get in technical, sorry.
2) The right bolt-ons can surpass 350whp.
3)The car demands more to maintain, as do many turbocharged cars. 3k oil changes are the least of your worries.
4) I like my interior
5) I love my car.
6) Do not get this if you want to commute. Period.
Obviously, my knowledge is very minimal.
1) Very. In fact they are a commonly stolen car. Don't know too much to get in technical, sorry.
2) The right bolt-ons can surpass 350whp.
3)The car demands more to maintain, as do many turbocharged cars. 3k oil changes are the least of your worries.
4) I like my interior
5) I love my car.
6) Do not get this if you want to commute. Period.
Obviously, my knowledge is very minimal.
1. from what i hear easy, an anti-theft device never hurt. i have a viper alarm myself. im sure if a thief really wants your car, he's going to get it.
2. what he said
3. maintenance is gunna be a little. depending on how much you drive, of course. expect within 40 miles to have done brakes, all fluids a couple times, maybe some other stuff, not sure price though.
4. https://www.evolutionm.net/features/article.php?id=73
5. 5th gear on the highway(mpg)
6. i got my car in june of 05, 25k miles first year with 0 problems. lightly modded(catback and intake), now i have turboback exhaust, and im currently at 35k miles and still no problems. just make sure you take care of it
2. what he said
3. maintenance is gunna be a little. depending on how much you drive, of course. expect within 40 miles to have done brakes, all fluids a couple times, maybe some other stuff, not sure price though.
4. https://www.evolutionm.net/features/article.php?id=73
5. 5th gear on the highway(mpg)
6. i got my car in june of 05, 25k miles first year with 0 problems. lightly modded(catback and intake), now i have turboback exhaust, and im currently at 35k miles and still no problems. just make sure you take care of it
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1. I do not know
2. From what I can tell he is correct.
3. I do not think it is any more than any other high performance car..they are not cheap to run. It also depends on how you treat it.
4. They make all kinds of stuff, dash inserts, CF everything it seems.
5. I dislike the sensitivity of the steering, you can never relax and drive. But it is also a constant reminder that this car can out maneuver pretty much anything.
6.I do not think it is too bad of a DD.
And search around more...there are many many opinions and pics on this site.
2. From what I can tell he is correct.
3. I do not think it is any more than any other high performance car..they are not cheap to run. It also depends on how you treat it.
4. They make all kinds of stuff, dash inserts, CF everything it seems.
5. I dislike the sensitivity of the steering, you can never relax and drive. But it is also a constant reminder that this car can out maneuver pretty much anything.
6.I do not think it is too bad of a DD.
And search around more...there are many many opinions and pics on this site.
1) From what I've heard (admittedly not much), they're pretty easy to steal.
2) For the IX, turboback + ECU flash + filter + manual boost controller = ~350 awhp
3) Road & Track had a long-term test Evo and can attest to the maintenance costs:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=2
"Aside from those minor worries, the other downside to the Evo is that it's a rather expensive car to maintain. The grippy, near-R-compound Yokohama A-046 Advan tires are the main culprits, withdrawing $848 (plus mounting and balancing) like clockwork from the rapidly diminishing R&T bank account every 10,000 miles. Tack on the $973 4-wheel brake jobs (our Mitsubishi dealer charged us only $400 for the first brake job, somehow unaware of the true prices of the brake pads — $250 for the fronts alone) and you start to understand that a big part of the reason the Evo performs so well stock is because Mitsubishi fitted the car with high-quality performance pieces. If you want to maintain that performance, you're going to have to spend some money"
That said, you don't have to buy OEM tires or brake pads when the stockers run out. The A046s have a very short life, yeah, but you can get good tires for around the same price that last considerably longer.
4) If you care that much about the dash (I have no problem with mine), the Evo isn't the car for you.
5) The gearing. Luckily for me, my commute each day is 100% street driving, but I've been on the highway enough to know that the Evo's gearing isn't ideal for the highway. If traffic is doing 80 mph, you have to be at ~3,000 rpm to keep up, which is hardly economic and can get tiring. If a fair amount of your driving is highway, I'd suggest something else.
6) I daily drive my IX MR and have no complaints. The ride is harder than that of many cars, yeah, but you should be willing to live with that if you want the performance this car offers. I don't mind the ride at all and I live in Chicago, which has some pretty crappy roads. It isn't the most economical car either, but can manage over 20 mpg in the city if you avoid going into boost excessively. It seats 4 if need be, and if you put the right tires on it, little can keep up in rain/snow.
2) For the IX, turboback + ECU flash + filter + manual boost controller = ~350 awhp
3) Road & Track had a long-term test Evo and can attest to the maintenance costs:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=2
"Aside from those minor worries, the other downside to the Evo is that it's a rather expensive car to maintain. The grippy, near-R-compound Yokohama A-046 Advan tires are the main culprits, withdrawing $848 (plus mounting and balancing) like clockwork from the rapidly diminishing R&T bank account every 10,000 miles. Tack on the $973 4-wheel brake jobs (our Mitsubishi dealer charged us only $400 for the first brake job, somehow unaware of the true prices of the brake pads — $250 for the fronts alone) and you start to understand that a big part of the reason the Evo performs so well stock is because Mitsubishi fitted the car with high-quality performance pieces. If you want to maintain that performance, you're going to have to spend some money"
That said, you don't have to buy OEM tires or brake pads when the stockers run out. The A046s have a very short life, yeah, but you can get good tires for around the same price that last considerably longer.
4) If you care that much about the dash (I have no problem with mine), the Evo isn't the car for you.
5) The gearing. Luckily for me, my commute each day is 100% street driving, but I've been on the highway enough to know that the Evo's gearing isn't ideal for the highway. If traffic is doing 80 mph, you have to be at ~3,000 rpm to keep up, which is hardly economic and can get tiring. If a fair amount of your driving is highway, I'd suggest something else.
6) I daily drive my IX MR and have no complaints. The ride is harder than that of many cars, yeah, but you should be willing to live with that if you want the performance this car offers. I don't mind the ride at all and I live in Chicago, which has some pretty crappy roads. It isn't the most economical car either, but can manage over 20 mpg in the city if you avoid going into boost excessively. It seats 4 if need be, and if you put the right tires on it, little can keep up in rain/snow.
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1.) How easy are they to steal? Do they have transponder keys or anything like that? Are the locks a sinch to pop open? How's the stock alarm system?
fairly easy to anyone who knows what they are doing, for those who dont will just bash the crap out of it for you at the mall.
2.) How whp can your car make with bolt on items. I'm not looking for a new turbo, cams, and internals. I'm just looking for intake/exhaust combos that will yield some differences with a good tune.
330 whp fairly easy, cams can get you more
3.) How needy is the evo when it comes to maintenece? I know I know, I should do the oil every 3k miles and all the good stuff but I've heard that this car is especially fussy if you forget?
maintenance isnt cheap and fairly regular
4.) Are there any good interior dash upgrade ot make it looke less like the $12k version of this car?
dunno what you mean here
5.) What's the thing you guys hate the most about the car?
no cruise control, way too easy to speed down the highway
6.) How is it for a commuter car?
its great, its just not easy on gas. i put 35,000 miles on a year DD commuter car. its wonderful here, and i drive it in the snow too. excellent.
fairly easy to anyone who knows what they are doing, for those who dont will just bash the crap out of it for you at the mall.
2.) How whp can your car make with bolt on items. I'm not looking for a new turbo, cams, and internals. I'm just looking for intake/exhaust combos that will yield some differences with a good tune.
330 whp fairly easy, cams can get you more
3.) How needy is the evo when it comes to maintenece? I know I know, I should do the oil every 3k miles and all the good stuff but I've heard that this car is especially fussy if you forget?
maintenance isnt cheap and fairly regular
4.) Are there any good interior dash upgrade ot make it looke less like the $12k version of this car?
dunno what you mean here
5.) What's the thing you guys hate the most about the car?
no cruise control, way too easy to speed down the highway
6.) How is it for a commuter car?
its great, its just not easy on gas. i put 35,000 miles on a year DD commuter car. its wonderful here, and i drive it in the snow too. excellent.
Last edited by newimportowner; Apr 2, 2007 at 06:15 PM.
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thanks. I appreciate the honest opinions.
I was just wondering how this car would compare to my wrx (which had the works, coilovers, upgraded turbo, ic , exhaust, tune all the good stuff) and it looks like it can definatly keep up.
Only thing I'm worried about is the car being stolen. My wrx was jacked out of my driveway at 10pm and nobody said anything. I read that some people though they have the transponder keys, but I'm not sure if that makes them any harder to steal.
I think I got the answers I was looking for, thanks guys
I was just wondering how this car would compare to my wrx (which had the works, coilovers, upgraded turbo, ic , exhaust, tune all the good stuff) and it looks like it can definatly keep up.
Only thing I'm worried about is the car being stolen. My wrx was jacked out of my driveway at 10pm and nobody said anything. I read that some people though they have the transponder keys, but I'm not sure if that makes them any harder to steal.
I think I got the answers I was looking for, thanks guys
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gap insurance is definitely worth it.
if someone wants to steal your car, they are gonna do it. no matter if u have an alarm or not. they know how to disarm them.. one reason why i dont have an alarm and probably never will. everything can be broken into and stolen, no matter what u do. this applys to any car..
im just gonna skip the rest of the questions sorry, im a bit tired.
if someone wants to steal your car, they are gonna do it. no matter if u have an alarm or not. they know how to disarm them.. one reason why i dont have an alarm and probably never will. everything can be broken into and stolen, no matter what u do. this applys to any car..
im just gonna skip the rest of the questions sorry, im a bit tired.