Since he said that he wants red or white the SE is out.

 

I have a Evo IX SE and I love it. Basically the SE is a MR with a 5 speed instead of the 6 speed. You have the nice recaro interior and the nice BBS wheels. Not the MR bilsteins though unfortunately

 

Aluminum roof on some models too

 

Dont rush it buying an evo is a mission unless you want to spend 20k on a bucket. Do your research is this going to be your new daily? Weekend car? whats your budget? If it effs up can anyone help you fix it.

 

most info here is correct with the addition of: the MR has an aluminum roof. i believe the SE does as well, but not the GSR. they all have power mirrors except, possibly, the RS. i'm not sure about that one.
HIDs are an option, but i forget which years and models. i have a IX MR, which comes standard with them.
i'll agree that the 5spd is good if you plan on making a drag car/freeway racer out of it (big power). i beat on my 6spd all the time, with 127k miles on it, and have no issues so far (300-425whp). when it breaks, i will buy another 6spd if i can't fix mine. i don't like the feel of the 5spd and i like my gear ratios.
the RS is awesome, if you plan to make it a track car. i don't think i'd want one as a daily. just my opinion, though (see my sig LOL).
the IX and VIII MR have ACD which is nice, compared to the open front diff of the VIII. that's good, also, if you plan to track the car.
MIVEC in the IX nets a bit more power and quite a bit of mid range. it's a nice feature to have.

when it comes down to it, all models are great cars and i'd gladly drive any of them.

 

SE
standard features of the IX (aka GSR), plus:
HIDs and foglights
red stitched seats
aluminum roof
black diamond finish BBS wheels
front air damn extension (aka SE lip)
(colors: grey, silver, black)


MR
standard features of the IX (GSR), plus:
HIDs and foglights
aluminum roof
BBS wheels
6 speed
bilstein suspension
gauges
carbon fiber handbrake handle
vortex generator
front air damn
(colors: grey, silver, white, red)


MR with Appearance Package (aka MR SE)
standard features of the SE, plus:
HIDs and foglights
red stitched seats
aluminum roof
black diamond finish BBS wheels
front air damn extension (aka SE lip)
6 speed
bilstein suspension
gauges
carbon fiber handbrake handle
vortex generator
(colors: grey, silver, black)



The order (with regards to price when new) of the Evolution IX USDM trim models are:
RS
IX (GSR)
SE
IX with SSL (GSR SSL)
MR
MR with Appearance Package (MR SE)

 

how long untill i can post in the classifieds??!!

 

Straight from the rules page.
"In order to post in the Marketplace you must have at least 15 on-topic posts in a technical forum (not show&shine, other cars, off topic, etc) and have been a member for 15 days."

 

If I lived in the states id get an RS for sure, I want bare bones nothing just motor and steering wheel everything else optional just WOT and kick butt!!