Hello i am new to the EVO family, going to pick it up tomorrow. LOVED the test drive so much fun. Im comming from a 2006 Pontiac GTO. i will be getting a 03 evo viii. kinda high miles but i plan on rebuilding most of the motor so i should be good...here is a link to the ad on craigslist where i found it.

http://abilene.craigslist.org/cto/3888546630.html

 

welcome-ish being that you didnt buy the car yet lol. super cheap evo man hopefully all is in good order. remember theres more to a car than a motor to replace. check up on the trans, its gonna be notchy with that kinda mileage, take some hard turns and see how she holds. also check for vibrations on the highway. ask for maintenance records also. im not gonna say its a good buy but im also not gonna say it isnt. if theres one thing i learned in this world is you get what you pay for, evos even with that mileage still sell for 16-17k with an owner that took good care of it. are you planning on daily driving? good luck with the sale tommorow and post some pics and let us know how she is when you get her!

 

good luck getting your evo! you will not regret it!

 

i got on it pretty hard and it felt good, trans felt pretty good with the aftermarket clutch...i couldnt corner due to it still raining outside but i got up to 60 and cruised for a little didnt feel anything out of the ordinary, he just replaced wheel bearings and cv axles so that could be why there was no vibrations

 

Just use your best judgment. Also there are tons of threads that cover buying evos that you can search for. Either way, welcome to the family.

 

Im confortable getting this evo, just wanted to say hey and ready to meet you guys

 

did you buy it yet? oh and welcome!

 

Yep been driving around town ALL day, I LOVE THE CAR!!!!!! question though, how do i know which trim i have (MR, RS) ect. idk which trims there are or which] one mine is. could someone tell me the differences?

 

looked like a gsr to me, unless you got roll up windows then its an rs

 

Auto windows, locks, sub roof, no cruise control

 

thats not good, just hooked up boost gauge and its only reading 10 psi, cold starts at -20 then starts to idle at -15, never seen it go over 10 psi though...could it be the gauge? It has 3 wires (im assuming for lights) that are not hooked up just the vacuum line is hooked up...could it be the wires? or do you think its the car?

 

Probably the vacuum line you're using. How do you have it connected/Where to?

 

just bought it yesterday and previous owner had ran vacuum line but never hooked up gauge...ill go out and look where it is now

 

Here is a pic of where it is connected under the hood, please let me know if you need to see where all the joints are and how they are connected, and at the very end from inside the car to the gauge he used what looks like some kind of tube that you would use in a fish tank water pump, but anyways here is a pic of under the hood where its connected

 

Can't see the pic, maybe it's just me.

I'm not saying it's 100% the vacuum line, because there's a lot of other things it could be... This is just a good place to start.