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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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might just be the pic but kinda looks like the front end has been painted./?... CARFAX? Look into this stuff, or you maybe just buying some ones old headache. Which would kinda also explain why a EVO is at a honda dealer. LOL

But I can't talk to much I impulse bought mine at a ford dealer, had to get the tranny rebuilt within the month. Luckily the warranty covered it. Other than that, not much else to complain about.

Either way you go, good luck in your decision.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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Seems like a ripoff considering the paint is garbage. As others have said your looking at 5k for a quality paintjob.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bvasquez12
I took it to my mechanic and he said its a great car, being that my lancer has no ac, no ps, and the sunroof doesn't work, I'm stepping into a huge upgrade. So 12900 is too much is what your saying ? For an 03 with 40k miles
For the condition the car is in its kinda high lol. Read the advice we are giving you man. If you want it that bad then take it, but keep in mind you are going to be wanting to get it repainted eventually, redo the wing, probably redo the calipers. Not to mention just because the car seems fine you really have no idea what was done to it before the guy traded it in. It could have been heavily modified, it could of been running higher boost on stock tune. There are plenty of people who have these cars, run higher boost on the factory tune because they really have no idea what there doing.

Plus you have to ask yourself, why did the guy trade it in at a honda dealership vice trying to private sell it. He would of got a lot more money as a private sale than trading it in. Maybe he knew something was wrong with it and new he could pull it over a dealers eyes. You never completely know what your buying when you buy a car like this from a dealer who doesn't normally sell/deal in the car.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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It's done, they threw in a 3 year 30k mile warranty
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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No need to even bother posting a thread about if you should buy it. Your impulse buying got the best of you. Have fun with that paint job!
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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just chiming in I bought from a lithia dealership before and they stick to that warranty, just make sure you get all those problems fixed within those two months
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Dube
No need to even bother posting a thread about if you should buy it. Your impulse buying got the best of you. Have fun with that paint job!
You weren't the only one in this thread giving advice. Plenty of people backed him up and said it was a good deal.

Good luck with the car. Thats a hell of an upgrade
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 03:04 PM
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there are evos here that sell for that and don't need work, but have work already done to it for same price range....keep looking.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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With the mileage this low? Kbb is around 17k and it has 3 years of warranty
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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well
i dont mind the paint job if the car is in good condition
an evo main purpose is to be a driver car
not a show car
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by blw6989
just chiming in I bought from a lithia dealership before and they stick to that warranty, just make sure you get all those problems fixed within those two months
They actually gave me 3 years !
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Well be careful with that. There are plenty of ways for dealerships to get out of doing warranty work.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Pass on it get a crashed one or reposessed one and fix it up. That's Im going to do. Unless you plan on selling it later on who cares make it your own project that way youll know every detail in in in that car. If you want to know more hit me up I got the hook-up.

Financing with a co-signer **** that its a recession you should own your own car. Dont fall into the trap of owing money and gettin tacked with extra interest fees and ****. Its a wash and you have to pay money on repairs and they may not even want to warrantee it and guess what more money out of your pocket.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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That's true and as far as warrantee get your own. Nationwide has aftermarket coverage for 89 a month and covers the car front and back except the clutch You pay $100 everytime you go in for the work. You can get an evo now runnin for 10-11 k. That dealership wanted to charge you 13,+ after taxes your looking at about 15 to 16 k. And there is still no telling what condition is the car in even after you drive it for whats to come.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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The warranty covers drivetrain as long as it's not modded and I would rather pay 100 bucks for a new transmission than 1000 for a transmission on a cheaper Evo with more mileage. I really doubt I'll find an Evo for less than this one and especially with less mileage, the last one I looked at had 100k miles and he wanted 13000. So 13,800 with ttl, 3 year warranty, new tires and new ac, sounds like a pretty decent deal to me.
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