Buying an EVO with a 100K. Yes or no?
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If the is really nice shape and the price is right I would go for it. I would be really picky about signs the car has been driven hard.
I have seen some 100K car that look like a babied 30K miles and 30K mile cars that look like hard run 100K, I would rather have the higher mile car.
I have seen some 100K car that look like a babied 30K miles and 30K mile cars that look like hard run 100K, I would rather have the higher mile car.
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At first my thought was no way! But... when I do think about it, I think it could be a good idea. Given the evo's reputation you would expect it to have been heavily abused. But then again, how many cars driven by the average person are actually well maintained or even not beaten on? Most people love these cars and treat them well.
If possible, I would try to speak to the previous owner. If not, it may not be a bad idea to have a lab test the oil. Buying a turbo performance car used it tricky, and an oil analysis can unlock a lot of mystery behind the car's past. if you can speak to the owner and the car feels and sounds good, then i wouldn't necessarily worry about lab work
If possible, I would try to speak to the previous owner. If not, it may not be a bad idea to have a lab test the oil. Buying a turbo performance car used it tricky, and an oil analysis can unlock a lot of mystery behind the car's past. if you can speak to the owner and the car feels and sounds good, then i wouldn't necessarily worry about lab work
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I wouldn't consider buying it without a compression test on the cylinders. make sure you're at 140 across all four cylinders. Personally I wouldn't buy an evo with this many miles on it unless I was planning on rebuilding the engine right away. No matter how many owners might have owned this car it obviously has a lot of wear and tear on the engine. The piston rings are probably shot, the pistons are probably scored and the cylinder walls are probably scored too. Not to mention the crank bearings, etc, etc. There's a lot of things that can go on the engine and at 100K miles I'm sure the engine if you took it apart would look like ****. That doesn't mean it won't run, but honestly it's probably on it's last leg. BTW replacing the crank, pistons, and rods won't be cheap. WE're talking at least another $3,500 to have the engine rebuilt. I'd also be really concerned with the clutch condition and the transmission, transfercase and rear diff. All of which will go eventually. I bought my '03 with 15K miles on it from the original owner who left it stock, I wouldn't have had it any other way. One failure on the block and you're going to be kicking yourself, so either have it built or buy one thats got little to no miles on it. Good Luck
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At first my thought was no way! But... when I do think about it, I think it could be a good idea. Given the evo's reputation you would expect it to have been heavily abused. But then again, how many cars driven by the average person are actually well maintained or even not beaten on? Most people love these cars and treat them well.
If possible, I would try to speak to the previous owner. If not, it may not be a bad idea to have a lab test the oil. Buying a turbo performance car used it tricky, and an oil analysis can unlock a lot of mystery behind the car's past. if you can speak to the owner and the car feels and sounds good, then i wouldn't necessarily worry about lab work
If possible, I would try to speak to the previous owner. If not, it may not be a bad idea to have a lab test the oil. Buying a turbo performance car used it tricky, and an oil analysis can unlock a lot of mystery behind the car's past. if you can speak to the owner and the car feels and sounds good, then i wouldn't necessarily worry about lab work
I wouldn't consider buying it without a compression test on the cylinders. make sure you're at 140 across all four cylinders. Personally I wouldn't buy an evo with this many miles on it unless I was planning on rebuilding the engine right away. No matter how many owners might have owned this car it obviously has a lot of wear and tear on the engine. The piston rings are probably shot, the pistons are probably scored and the cylinder walls are probably scored too. Not to mention the crank bearings, etc, etc. There's a lot of things that can go on the engine and at 100K miles I'm sure the engine if you took it apart would look like ****. That doesn't mean it won't run, but honestly it's probably on it's last leg. BTW replacing the crank, pistons, and rods won't be cheap. WE're talking at least another $3,500 to have the engine rebuilt. I'd also be really concerned with the clutch condition and the transmission, transfercase and rear diff. All of which will go eventually. I bought my '03 with 15K miles on it from the original owner who left it stock, I wouldn't have had it any other way. One failure on the block and you're going to be kicking yourself, so either have it built or buy one thats got little to no miles on it. Good Luck
Catch my drift? That's why I'm getting a bad *** daily Paying it off, then turning it into a race car.
BTW, I almost jumped into an EVO X, but then when I realized I would be paying for the car for the next 4 years. I said HELLL NO! I'd rather get a DD Bimmer for what the payment was looking like.
I'm putting 7k down on this and it covers more then half of the purchase price.
Now for the carfax.
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I say go for it man! If you are going to have it paid off in 1 year, why not!?!? I wouldnt be worried about the motor it the transfer case you need to worry about. Make sure it does not have the slightest whine. That could set you back 3K. Also the Evo is not necessarily the best daily driver especially with coilovers. Be prepared to "feel" the road.
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He was unable to show the car today. I'm going Thursday morning!
Here are the pics he took.
Also called Pure Tuning in Ohio! Got a good idea on how much timing belt, and fluid flush would cost me.
Here are the pics he took.
Also called Pure Tuning in Ohio! Got a good idea on how much timing belt, and fluid flush would cost me.
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I say go for it man! If you are going to have it paid off in 1 year, why not!?!? I wouldnt be worried about the motor it the transfer case you need to worry about. Make sure it does not have the slightest whine. That could set you back 3K. Also the Evo is not necessarily the best daily driver especially with coilovers. Be prepared to "feel" the road.
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If you want to stop by Sat. We will be meeting up in Ypsi. We can give pointers/in-outs on these cars.
If you want to stop by Sat. We will be meeting up in Ypsi. We can give pointers/in-outs on these cars.
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Haha I like your attitude. As long as you are prepared for the worst, then it seems like a gamble that could really pay off. I would almost plan on a rebuild, but hope that wouldn't have to happen until its payed off. I think a lot of people on these boards are utter perfectionists and freak out at wear on a car. If you plan on tearing it apart sometime soon and are ready to shell out some cash later on, I say go for it!
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Put it this way. I'm in an evo shop almost everyday and have seen probably over 40 different evos just this year. Ranging from stock evo all the way up to 500+ whp T4 setups. I've seen many, many new customers bring in their stock appearing evo only to find out it's already been built once and returned to stock appearance to sell. Even if this block never had a big turbo strapped to it, I have no doubt your cylinder walls, pistons and rods are really worn out. Honestly dude I think you're going to find out when you start building on this engine that you're going to run into more issues than you ever dreamed possible. Like I told you before the least you should do is a compression test. But if you're not going to listen to me then good luck, don't tell you I told you so a few months down the road. Best of luck buddy