Well I am about to pick up my first evo in the next few months. I haven't picked one up due to just wanting to shop for the right one. I don't want to rush out. This is my first real stock car that I will be purchasing. I have had an integra on spray, and a NA ek9 that ran 13s which was pretty fast for a honda. But comfort wise it sucked.

So now that im shopping for a car, ive read a few tutorials on how to tell differences of the evo 8 and 9's. I want to purchase a white, or gray 2006 MR but most of the listings on Autotrader, and other car websites are not very telling. And when you call the salesperson they can barely tell you what it is.

But I know that you can decode the vin to tell you if its an MR or not. I know to look for the BBS rims, the generator, and the middle decal on the center console where there shifer is when i look at the images.

So in my search for the perfect MR, is there any way you can decode the vin liek is there a specific number in there that shows you that its an MR? other then the subtle differences.


Other then the rims, vortex generator, (BTW no one on autotrader lists it as a 6speed though some of the ads, say MR but thats liek 1 or 2 out of like 50 postings.) And the middle decal that say: Lancer Evolution MR near the ALUMINUM shift knob. Though some pics show different.

liek this ad for instance, i even called them and they told me its an MR:

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false


Noticve no center bandge and the leather shift knob


No shark fins


No bbs rims

So this is obviously not an MR, but the salesguy even hung up and said hed check for me, and eh called back saying it is. So im really confused.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

The VIN decoder says its supposed to be a 6 speed.

http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vinDe...AH86C16U041752

I guess they could just be lying about the VIN not like its happened before :P.

 

Yea i was using that same website. Vin numbers for RS models pulls up as LANCER EVOLUTION AWD RS

Now notice it doesnt say that for the MR other then its a 6 speed model

Im just trying to figure this all out before i fly somewhere to pick up a car thats all,

 

Maybe Mitsubishi doesn't have a special trim code for an MR just the 6 speed option. It is just a website after all I think it would be best to get a real in person look at the car and scan over the badges on the door jam and so forth. If it really was a MR there should be a spot saying it.

 

Figured some one on this website would know how to decode the vin number if its MR or not.

 

Doesn't look like an MR to me at all.
It has a leather shift knob, emergency brake would be CF+alum, No BBS rims,
No Vortex Generator/ and shifter console is wrong,MR is square where the boot is / and it doesn't have the boost guage package /etc..

I doubt someone would put the 5 spd in and then go to all the trouble of changing everything to look like a GSR.
Did you look and see if it has the HD Bilstein shocks.. they are yellow with blue Bilstein stickers.

I think they have the vin wrong or something shady is going on there..

edit:
And if you look at the switches on the left side dash, It doesn't have the Headlight leveler switch or the fog light switch.
The blank plates are there, but no switches.

 

^yea all good points. not a mr

 

i suppose the link has been changed, cause now it doesnt show anything but a non mr

i guess from your phone call they figured out their mistake and updated their post

 

Mitsubishi does in fact make an OE 6-Speed Leather Shift Knob.

...just thought I would throw that out there since that is being made a point

Im not saying its an MR though. Actually, why dont I run the vin through Mitsubishi's database.

 

My Gosh -- all of your questions are answered below.

2006 LANCER EVOLUTION IX 4-DOOR SEDAN
2.0L DOHC 16V 4CYL MPI I/C T/C MIVEC GRAPHITE GRAY
5-SPEED O/D MANUAL TRANSMISSION

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STANDARD EQUIPMENT & INSTALLED OPTIONS

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SAFETY FEATURES AND DOOR HANDLES
-DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS -INTERMITTENT REAR WIPER AND WASHER
-FRONT & REAR CRUMPLE ZONES -LARGE REAR CARBON FIBER SPOILER
-CHILD SAFETY DOOR LOCKS -CLEAR JEWEL STYLED TAILLAMPS
-LATCH SYSTEM FOR CHILD SEATS -P235/45 R17 YOKOHAMA@
-3-POINT SAFETY BELTS FOR ALL HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES
OCCUPANTS -17" ENKEI@ ALLOY
-ANTI-THEFT ENGINE IMMOBILIZER WHEELS
PERFORMANCE/HANDLING
-TWIN-SCROLL TURBOCHARGER
-ALL-WHEEL DRIVE W/ ACTIVE
CENTER DIFFERENTIAL
-FRONT LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL
-REAR LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL
-MACPHERSON STRUT W/ INVERTED
SHOCK ABSORBER
-FORGED ALUMINUM SUSPENSION
-FRONT TUBULAR STRUT TOWER BRACE
-POWER-ASSISTED QUICK RATIO
RACK-AND-PINION STEERING
-FRONT & REAR STABILIZER BAR
-BREMBO@ VENTILATED
DISC BRAKES W/ ABS + EBD
-ALUMINUM PEDALS
DURABILITY/RELIABILITY
-VARIABLE VALVE DUAL MODE MUFFLER
-FRONT UNDERCOVER
COMFORT/CONVENIENCE
-CENTER-LOCATED TACHOMETER
-AIR CONDITIONING
-MOMO@ LEATHER
WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL
W/ HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
-AM/FM STEREO CD PLAYER W/6 SPKRS
-ALCANTARA RECARO@
FRONT BUCKET SEATS
-LEATHER WRAPPED SHIFT KNOB AND
HANDBRAKE LEVER
-REMOTE HOOD, FUEL DOOR &
TRUNK RELEASE
-DUAL VISOR VANITY MIRRORS
-FLOOR MATS
-POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS/MIRRORS
-REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM
EXTERIOR FEATURES
-PROJECTOR TYPE HALOGEN HEADLAMPS
-SIDE TURN INDICATOR LIGHTS
-ALUMINUM FRONT BLISTER FENDERS
-ALUMINUM HOOD W/ HEAT VENT
-COLOR-KEYED SIDEVIEW MIRRORS

 

nice

 

autocheck comes back clean



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2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EvoMR / Evolution IXReport Run Date: 2009-03-24 21:48:06.443 EDT
VIN: JA3AH86C16U041752
Year : 2006
Make : Mitsubishi
Model: Lancer EvoMR / Evolution IX
Style/Body: Sedan 4D
Class: Small Car - Economy
Engine: 2.0L I4 ECI-MULTI / EFI
Country of Assembly: Japan
Vehicle Age: 3 year(s)
Calculated Owners: 1
Last Reported
Odometer Reading: 16,605


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37 06/02/2006
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Vehicle: 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EvoMR / Evolution IX (JA3AH86C16U041752)

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06/02/2006 GLENDALE, AZ 37 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:AG04006153036)
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01/03/2007 PEORIA, AZ Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
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So with the above autocheck your telling me that its an EVO MR?

Also no they didnt change the ad.

The ad never said it was an MR and i told my brother who is in AZ that its not an MR, but he said he'll call and ask for me. So when he called me back he said the car is sold but they noted that the techie there said it was an MR. But from the pictures i told him that its not way its an MR.

And when i checked the vin, it said it was an MR.

 

From the looks of it that is not an MR. If it was originally some parts have been stripped. That car isnt stock either. I see a larger FMIC tucked behind that bumper.

 

doesnt look like an MR, but ive seen a 6 speed leather shifter knob..but it doesnt have the MR shifter console