im looking in to buying a used car and ive showed my parents many cars and i finally found this white 2003 EVO 8 w/ roughly 70k miles. i mean why not right? its a 4 door, japanese, and it's fast.

What they are saying is, mitsubishi is just bad.. i asked why are they bad? and my mom just told me mechanics... so i dont know wtf that is because its way too broad...
can someone please tell me the Ups and Downs of owning a EVO 8/ or any mitsubishi..?

 

Teen noob....lol

 

yeah i am, thats why im asking for help on here.

 

welcome and they are misinformed about the mitsubishi brand. if you are interested in the evo, you can hang around and read on the different subforums and learn about the evo.

 

just tell your parents to log in here

 

they barely know how to use a computer let alone read and understand what people are saying on here. can someone really just give me a serious answer to my problem? not trying to be rude or anything i just want a serious answer

 

Not a bad car at all u wont be dissapointed take them for a cruise in it haha

 

Well I have a rule of thumb... Get a nice beater type car that is quick. Learn how to drive it, respect it ect. Dont drive like a ricer and then buy an evo so you dont wrap yourself around a tree. Drive like a teen, get in wrecks like a teen. It's a great car but maintenance is a large part of owning it outside of oil changes. 70k Id make sure the timing belt was done w/ paperwork of some sort before even considering it. Timing belt is $1000 job. + factor in if it breaks.... Your effed. I would get one with less mileage.

 

You make it sound like there is an easy answer. There really isn't. If your parents are paying for the car, then stick with what you can get while you can. If you are looking for a first car, you honestly probably shouldn't get an evo anyways.

Bang for your buck (HP wise) with a decent amount of reliability is where an evo is at. But I'm sure your parents don't give 2 ****s about how fast the car is. (rightfully so)

+1
Beat me to the punch and said it better than I could.

 

There is no serious answer they just have no idea what they're talking about. If they can't give you a better description of why they're bad they just dont want you to buy it

 

You don't just climb in the ring with Ali because you think you can box...

 

good one...but not really interested.

thanks everyone else that gave their insight on my situation.

 

There is nothing wrong with with mitsubishi cars. Especially the evo, the car is great. word of warning if your 16 or whatever teenage age, maybe you shouldnt look into an evo, they arent honda's and for a first car that is definetly too much power for a beginner. maybe a corolla or honda civic would be better suited for you considering your just getting acclaimed with driving.

 

you parents think 'Dodge' when they hear 'Mitsubishi'. Thats history

 

but in all honesty, this thread has a lot of good info
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...oking-evo.html

Not only the limited driving experience... but if your parents are paying for it, you may want to have them give insurance a call too... I dont think they will be too pleased to hear the premium numbers they will pay to be sure you are fully covered driving an evo.

If you are looking more affordable and want something similar to the evo. Try finding a Talon TSI and work your way up in the DSM world.