My first car was a Toyota Rav4 then I drove a Lancer (stick) for 6-8 months before finally getting my Evo IX. After a couple of months, I eventually crashed my Evo.



Evos are serious machines and I learned the hard way. If ever you do get the X right now, I sincerely hope you've done all the research (and practice) needed. Good luck with your decision!

PS Before I crashed my car, I also proclaimed to be "patient", "mature" and one who "knows my limits".

 

i think Jehuty was saying to WORK to pay for the service, the beater ,etc.

If you drop that much dime on a car with NO money let over for when it breaks, where does that leave you-SOL (sh|t outta luck)!
Evos are expensive to both service, and MAINTAIN. Hell, a oil change runs you over $60 bucks at a dealer, even IF you bring your own fluids (pricey because of synthetic). Thats why i usually do oil changes myself.
This also applies for Audi's, any high performance vehicle pretty much! They are costly to bu, so they are costly to fix! Another thing is with the Evo X only being out for a year, replacement parts for body panels and such are quite expensive.

Think about it practically and realistically, it makes no sense to blow ALL your money on a car with NOTHING left over for service, gas, basic oil changes-

ALSO i just realized you would probably have to buy a set or winter tires RIGHT off the bat-theres a LARGE chunk of change right there.

Good luck with your choice, i just hope that you make a educated, smart, and most of all MATURE decision (so that you can stand true to your claims in the first post of the thread)

 

My first car was a 02 acurar rsx type s which was a stick.... then like a year or 2 later i got the Evo and i was 17 at the time.... I payed for every penny of it since ive had it.... i am now 20 going on 21 and have had my evo for over 3 years!

 

Get a Ralliart for now. You can get a new one, get the SST, the Evo 9 running gear, and the TTP is making some good power with them now. Plenty of car to start, close to the X in looks and really good power for a first time driver. I would never recommend any EVO for a first time driver, especially if you have never driven a stick shift. There is just too much attention needed with a car of this ability for a young driver.

Of course I am old enough to be your dad, so that may explain my fatherly advice.

My list of cars goes like this.

79 Ford F 150 XLT Ranger Lariat with 35" Gumbo Monster mudders.
73 Monte Carlo
79 Olds Cutlass
81 Trans Am
87 IROC Z
94 Grand Prix
86 Toyota pickup 5 speed
01 Tacoma Double Cab 4x4 TRD
02 Infinity I 35
03 Sequoia SR5 4x4
06 Honda Ridgeline
91 Accord EX Coupe 5 speed (filler while I looked for a used X)
08 Evo X GSR (used with 4k miles for 24k with SSS)

PLUS play toys in the garage: 72 Corvette (under restoration)
72 Buick Skylark 462 CI Big Block Buick


So I am used to plenty of performance and high powered cars, and I daily drive my X. I drive sanely and would never let a 17 year old drive that car. Too much speed, brakes, cornering for a novice driver.

 

no job?! theres no way in hell you are going to be able to maintain an evo...dream on kid. dream on.

 

yeah I just talked to my mom, can't spend more then 15k on my first car...
I hope I can find a used RA for about that much
I guess the evo will have to wait.

BTW Evoluvin why did you take me off your XBL friends list? im adding you back.

 

I just called Bell Mitsubishi, a dealer in Rahway NJ and they have a B-New WW Ralliart in stock.
Going to look at it on Saturday, mad pumped.

 

you hear that fellas? he's mad pumped yo

 

I cant believe this toolbag got 8 pages of response

 

yeah fellas hear this kid? jealous/mad much?

@strocse- come to NJ and say that **** to my face *****.

 

lol i bet this car ends up into some tree's pretty fast.... Good luck!

 

^fueling the fire is fun! (thats the reason it got 8 pages)




this thread was too all over the place to let sleeping dogs lie! I think the kid changed his mind every page of the damn thread! This is the part of evom i dont like..why arent these threads deleted or sent to the archives once they become useless....when i joined this site it was a vital resource, great tool....now its full of a WHOLE NEW BRAND OF 'TOOLS' -if ya know what i mean! :-D

 

maybe you should just buy forza 2, and a steering wheel!

then give us all the rest of the money for you wasting our time and bandwith!

 

I thought he was talking about his supersoaker! pumped yo!



im dead on when i say this and i havent even met you: your 17 year old whos growth plates wont close for over 5 years...voice still cracking...you say your mature yet you cant even make a single logical decision OR react in a sensible way to someone joking around with you)......and you want scorse to come say that to your face?

PLEASE someone from NJ show this kid what the REAL world is like!...and say it to face!

 

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I suggest you research the vehicle your interested in a little more! Not to get on such a pointless topic or BASH you like everyone else hear but make sure you REALLY know what your talking about before you state that on this forum. Ummm, I had a feeling this post was gonna get outta hand but I am sure most did too. Seriously do what you think is best and hopefully you won't have to learn from your mistakes...

MODERATORS please close this thread!