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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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Is this deal too good to be true??

2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
23,538 Miles
Price: $16,995

NADA Clean Trade-In: $20,150
NADA Clean Retail: $23,125

I checked the AutoCheck vehicle history report and it is clean (no more unlimited carfax and autocheck has 90 days of unlimited reports)...

Price definitely seems way out of whack for the year/mileage and alleged condition...


http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...aptcha=success
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:05 PM
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Hard to say w/o actually seeing it. Been modded but who knows how far.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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Looks good to me, but you can never be sure with used Evo's.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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yes, don't buy it so i can come look at it ;-0

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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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What do you guys make of the price? It's just way out of whack.. If the car is legit they could easily sell it for $20-$22k....
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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I bet dollars to doughnuts it's an ad for a phishing scam.

I've ran across them quite a few times over the years.

The easiest way to tell is to ask them if you can meet them and the car in person.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by golgo13
I bet dollars to doughnuts it's an ad for a phishing scam.

I've ran across them quite a few times over the years.

The easiest way to tell is to ask them if you can meet them and the car in person.
It's at a dealership... The car is listed on their web site with the same price...
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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The dealership either doesn't know what they have or the car is junk. Nobody, especially a dealership, would selling that car for anything less then $25k.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:32 PM
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I'm sketched out by quite a few things.
1. Ad says its a 5 speed. MR's are a 6
2. Has the red stitched Recaros (only in SE and MR SE)
3. If indeed it was a MR SE, wheres the sun roof??
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Might be a salvaged or something. I suggest taking someone who is mechanically inclined and has expirience in Evos to look at it. Because that is just too good of a price.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by tenaciousd199
I'm sketched out by quite a few things.
1. Ad says its a 5 speed. MR's are a 6
2. Has the red stitched Recaros (only in SE and MR SE)
3. If indeed it was a MR SE, wheres the sun roof??
SSL has the sunroof.

Originally Posted by quiCk paW 07
It's at a dealership... The car is listed on their web site with the same price...
I stand corrected then.

If the car has any warranty, it would be worth it for the OP to look into it.
Make sure you get the car inspected and if nothing else, get a compression and leakdown test performed!
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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Might be a good idea to ask around to see if the previous owner was a member on here? Might be able to give you some insight on why the price is low.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MitsuJDM
Nobody, especially a dealership, would selling that car for anything less then $25k.
OR, nobody in Maine is buying an evo right now, or a car period.

I watched the evo i bought come down in price 3 times before i bought it.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by randomevo
OR, nobody in Maine is buying an evo right now, or a car period.

I watched the evo i bought come down in price 3 times before i bought it.
The car is located in New Jersey...
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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Damn. =(

But true about the economy. Economy is so crappy right now, no one is buying anything big.
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