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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Is This Evo A Good Buy?

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...e&aff=national

Pretty cheap as far as I've found. Relatively low miles too. I wanted to pick your guys' brains and see if there's something obvious I'm missing as to why it's so cheap?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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Honestly looks like a pretty damn good deal.

60k is somewhat high, but not bad, but be prepared to do scheduled maintenance at this mileage.

Car looks clean, doesn't look like any mix match parts, engine bay looks clean and stock, tires have lots of tread, I'd say go for it.

But remember, pictures don't tell everything. Look the car over top to bottom, check everything, you should know what to look for.

And of course, test drive. Get on it, make sure it pulls good and runs fine. See how the clutch feels to see how much life is left, etc.

Good luck!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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It looks very good. You should check it very thoroughly. Test drive it and feel how the tranny is. Check the inspection plate one the bell housing and see what color the pressure plate is; if its anything other than black it probably has an AM clutch in it. Also either do it youself or take it to a mechanic and have a compression test done to check for any piston/ring damage.
Drive it WOT on the test drive also. That car is extremely cheap, but maybe they need a quick sale. Good luck with getting an Evo.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Agreed. That does look like a good deal from the pics. However, when you see it in person it could be different. The best advice is don't get over excited and buy the first one you look at.

Good luck!
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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i have to agree with the above i really hate red evos in color but that one is clean. I could not find a dent rust misalignment etc. So body looks straight but as stated you need to drive it get on it test breaks test sunroof electronic etc listen for whining sounds of tcase and way motor sounds etc. good luck
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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that Evo is almost 5 years old 60k is not high, and from the pictures it is very very clean.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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Is this suspiciously low? Like, there's obviously something wrong with it because it's so cheap?

Or have you guys ever seen a legit Evo at this price?
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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Its not too rediculous, they might just want a quick sale. Take your time and check it thoroughly like i mention in my earlier post and in think youll be ok.
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by evoIXcencal83
Its not too rediculous, they might just want a quick sale. Take your time and check it thoroughly like i mention in my earlier post and in think youll be ok.
looks good I love red! get it
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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I've got to hold off for now... As MUCH as I don't want to.

My lease isn't up for another 8 months, but they'd buy it out for $2,500 under what I owe... So it's like putting $2,500 down, but nothing coming off the payment at all.

Man it's hard to resist, and I could actually make it work, but it'd just be soooooooo dumb...

...Unless of course you guys think this car is worth $19,000... Then the math would actually add up and I'd buy today

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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Go check it out and let us know if it's too good to be true
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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19 seem like what you would expect to see. Thats a good price
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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I dont think price is low at all, seems fairly reasonable. i got my stock 03 with same miles for 14,700 last month..
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Yea that is a good price. You find a deal like that once in a while.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Fair price, seems legit.
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