I am looking to buy an 03' evo with around 50K miles. I am new to the evo community so dont really have an idea of what needs to be replaced or what kind of problems if any start to occur at this mileage. Also, when I test drive the car what should I pay attention to in order to try and recognize a problem? Any advice is greatly appreciated thanks everyone. Hopefully I will be an evo owner soon.

 

You could find one with less mileage on these boards. And probably the same price or a tad bit more. How much do they want exactly?

 

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Check for slipping clutch, transfercase death whine, etc. Anything that shows signs of abuse. Also check for warped rotors, break kind of heavily and see if there is any wheel vibration. Last thing to check is tire health. Welcome!

 

he is asking 16,000 for it. seems he is hard up on money and wasnt able to sell it for the 18 he wanted originally. said it was stored in the winters and def. garaged most of its life. do you think i could find one for under 16K with 50k miles? If i feel warped rotors should i just offer a lower price or refuse to buy all together? I know i def. should with the transfer case whine right? what about if the clutch is slipping? is that a huge cost?

 

that seems very cheap. I paid 21,500 in december for mine. with same miles

 

thats definitely way to cheap. somethings up because a good condition evo with around 50k should get $18 grand pretty easy, or close to it

 

sorry to be off topic but ive been putting my car on sale for 24k - it's an 06 gsr w/126xx miles. is that too low? ive been getting like so few offers lol

 

may be a little low Flaze., but you don't want to go too high either . .I put mine up for sale (it's an 03 w/bpu 63,000 mi) and I was asking $24-25. needless to say i still have it.

 

Theres a couple of "stealerships" in my area that have 3 2003 Evo's for sale and they are aking the ranges between 21k-23k with about 30k-44k miles on them.

 

I think the reason the car is cheep is because he said he hit a tree limb which scratched up the front bumper cover. which to me is no big deal since i can get it repainted. so would everyone agree that at 16,000 its a pretty good deal if there isnt anything mechanical wrong with it?

 

ok i paid 24k for my 03...it had 39k on the clock...now has 45k...it is however fully bolted, i recived it that way...i think i was very lucky to get a car with mods, but also a guy that took care of it very well. it has never seen track time, and doesnt even have the 2 step set up on it. still on stock clutch. mho save some more money for a down payment on a 9... it is really a gamble to buy a used evo! i have talked to the original owner of mine several time, and i bought it from a dealership, but he insisted that the dealership give his contact info for the person who bought his old evo, he told me everything about the car. so save for down payment, go to cali and buy a gsr for like 27k or whatever the prices are out there and trailer it home if really far away. get a co signer if u must and u dont have any credit. i could have bought a 9 for the same monthly payments as my 8(intrest rate cheaper on new car)

 

People are asking >$20k for '03 Evos with ~50k miles. IHMO that kind of asking price is high. As has already been mentioned ~$18,000 sounds like a reasonable price. $16k almost sounds too low, but I've seen other Evos go for that price.

 

I would def. like to buy a new evo, but even with a really low interest rate you are going to be financing twice as much for a new than used. But I agree, if you can afford a new one it is def. the best way to go. I think I will be able to tell by how the evo looks and drives if it has been abused in its life. I will let everyone know how the test drive goes.

 

I would think there is an issue with it for that price. That is real low. I paid almost 30 for my 05 with 10K on it