My dad wants me to get a new car, and I told him that the only way im selling my turbo lancer is if im buying and evo. im hoping to get at least 5k for my car maybe more, I got approved for a 7k loan, and he might be giving me 3k which equals up to 15k to spend on a car.

im looking for the following

2003-2006 Lancer Evo 8 or 9 "I prefer it stock not modded, or if there is one for a reasonable price I will take it"

In black, silver, or white, with under 70,000 miles on it.

Can anyone tell me is this a reasonable price for what im asking? Just want to get an idea before I just jump in to buying one.

 

You won't get a IX for that price. Even if it has been abused. You might get like an 03 VIII, but there's no telling wether it would be a clean one.

 

ill be in the markett sooon too cant wait

 

+1

also you have to consider that people beat the **** out of evo's, and there is a decent chance that if you find a 15k evo your gonna have 2 spend 5k for repairs.

 

try to get more money and buy a clean IX. thats the good way ;p

 

You need to search VERY carefully when looking for used Evos... even if they look clean and bone stock, give it a VERY good go over... Look for any suspicion of modification that had been returned to stock.

This is coming from someone that was ignorant when searching for an Evo. I bought a IX that appeared bone stock in 2008 for roughly $24k. Didn't know about all the previous modifications and that it was on its second t-case (replacement was a junkyard part.) Plus the previous owner, at some point, broke the wastegate solenoid and just bypassed the vacuum line. Basically i was pulling peak boost the entire time i had the car. Until the motor blew up less than a month later. I got the motor replaced as well as the wastegate solenoid (like $70 btw... a $70 part caused me an expensive headache.) just a couple months later the t-case went out (previous owner beat the **** out of her .) and my car gets babied very well. So now she's on her third t-case and second engine.
i've had to drop quite a bit of cash to get her where she is now, but now she's as good as when she rolled off the factory floor plus a few extras

Don't get me wrong though. I'm not trying to turn you away from getting an Evo, I'm just giving you a warning from experience. After all this, I LOVE my car it's now the best car i've ever owned. and i've owned like 8 cars lol.
Good luck in your search! We'd love for you to join the Evo community

 

And don't forget, you will need $1,000,000 dollars saved for maintenance and fluids.

 

^^ x 1000 : If you dont have money for maintenance (EXPENSIVE maintenance) forget it, its gonna kill your budget and the rest of your life.

I bought my 2006 MR about two months ago. I didnt have much experience with theses cars,. I had an STi which was farily simple compared to the EVO... I thought it was almost bone stock when I bought it ( other than a garbage HSK ssqv and some nice aftermarket brembo rotors). Then I found alot of hints about mods on the car... lose platics, bent fins on the radiator, a red neon (!!!) on the firewall that was disconnected, acd pump empty, oil hadnt been changed for a LOOOOOONG time everywhere in the car (diff, gears, engine etc....) , car wouldnt boost over 14psi, lots of pressure leaks..... So all in all, paid the car 27k (CAN) and in just 2 months had to put 1500$ just so I could drive it and thats by doing most of the work by myself.... the stealership would have rapped me for 2500-3000$+++

I still have problems with turbo leaks, acd pump is fuc%ed and Im still trying to figure out how im gonna get all this fixed... I ordered some parts but I dont know if it will do anything good yet..

Anyways, think about it. If you dont have the money to buy a clean EVO , just forget it... the car will look good in your driveway but if you cant use it, whats the point.

 

Well fluids and maintence won't be so hard.I built my car from na to turbocharged, why becuz I wanted ro save money and learn. I just would lobe to own an evo but I will give you guys a heads up on my decision next month thank you for your help!!!