Right now i drive a 350Z and am thinking about getting an Evo IX, the Z is too small and im in college so i need something somewhat bigger...what do you guys think? good idea? bad idea?

Are there any problems i should look for when buying one? Any future problems i should watch out for?

thanks

 

if you are looking for somthing to put miles on i wouldent suggest the evo, it needs alot of maitenance

 

I bought my evo when I was 19 and made me a wannabe F&F. Since you're still young, you'll get bitten by the speed bug very soon enough. As far as your doubts in performance, let a test drive do all the talking.

 

yea..you want a WRX or something..unless your willing to pay for the maintenance for the evo.

 

the evo is reliable if you change the motor tranny diff fluids ALL THE TIME. but putting miles on it will drasticley depreceate its value$$. i would recomend the evo for someone who loves cars and will end up keeping for a LONG time.

 

if ur lookin for an evo...DONT BUY MODDED...try to find a completely stock one...lowest mileage possible...if u have the funds for it...some new evo 9s are goin for 37k...so happy hunting...

 

used evo9's over here with like 5-20k miles are going for like $24-28k

 

wow ...... so evos needs alot of maintenance ? I never knew that . what about their transmissions ?

 

good stuff to know...i wont be driving it much, ill be driving about 200 miles a week

i didnt know evos needed that much maintenance...anything else i should know before purchasing one?

 

I dont know about all this maintenance talk, I have ~24K on my evo and the only thing I had to do was oil changes and replaced my clutch @ 14K miles. BTW, I beat my evo like a red-headed stepchild. Maybe I am just lucky. oh yea, I almost forgot.... I had to lock-tite a nut on my manfold..... Damn thing kept loosening up.

 

really?? do you have an evo IX or VIII?

 

^just wait a bit more i'm at 46k. tranny rebuild, clutch, belts REAL SOON!

 

driftk1d. if you can afford one and all the maintenance, then go for it evo clutch and tranny are sh!ty

 

The Evo does require a lot of maintenance but if you can do most of it yourself then you can save a lot of money. Don't let that scare you away from an evo. You can spend just as much on your 350z as well, just really depends. For your sake though just check on your insurance rates first though because it will def. be higher than your 350z. Oh well good luck bro.

 

I really don't feel the Evo requires too much maintenance, but when your maintining a drift car and using it as your DD the Evos easy . The only weak link is the clutch which has gone out as early as 7-10k miles, but my 03' VIII lasted 50k miles exactly before the clutch needed to be replaced. It had gone though a few mtn. runs up in Dahelonga, but I like to think im not too hard on it either. Just change the oil, trans, and diff fluids regularly and it'll be fine.