FQ and MR are totally different versions. FQ is only for the UK market (built by ralliart UK???not sure anymore)whereas the MR is actually for the global market and built by Mitsubishi Racing (MR).

 

The FQ 330 sells for $57,000 (if you do the lbs to $ conversion). If I had 57 large I don't think I'd be buying a factory tuned Evo. I'd rather spend the extra $25,000 over a stock Evo on upgrades I can get from the US aftermarket. I would actually go as far to say that the FQ series is pretty much garbage when you think what you could do yourself for the same amount of money. Didn't Shiv say that the total amount of parts he used on his red car was around $15k. And he's making well over 400 daily driven horse power. Anyways...

 

Keep in mind that the bone-stock EVO VIII in the UK is 24,000 british pounds. At current exchange rates, that means a bone-stock EVO III is ~ $42,900. The brits pay absolutely brutal taxes on cars. Heck, even a Corolla would cost you at least $5,100 more in the UK. Ouch!

$14,000 is still steep for the upgrade, but it's not nearly as bad as the $25,000 you originally figured.

 

I assume you're getting those figures from here: http://media.mitsubishicars.com/deta...73160&mime=ASC

1629 total Evos sold in Jan, Feb, Mar, and Apr of 2004

1027 total Evos sold in Feb (just a few sold near the end of the month), Mar, and Apr of 2003. You still need to include all the other months in 2003... so alot more than 2656 Evos have been sold since it's debut.

 

MSRP for me here in GA, in writing. Dealer said the first 3 will go MSRP, rest be will dealer markup. <shrug>

 

They have done very well, exceeding their goals from what I've gathered, 5000+ sold.

 

For all you nay-sayers or it's-not-coming-this-year-sayers...

Just spoke with the Rep from the Mitsu dealer outside of Cleveland (they are the ones selling the '04 Evo GSR on Ebay) who informed me that MMC is bringing the MR sooner than later and that they have already started production for LHD Evo MRs for the U.S.

The icing? He said that there's a boat with USDM LHD Evo MRs on their way... and maybe here as soon as 1wk to 1mnth. No one knows.

Why do I believe him? Well they sold over 30 Evos to date.. and they are already selling '04 Evo GSRs.

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WoW!!!! MR is coming sooner than I thought..., but I'm not ready for this yet... I need more $$$$....Daaaammmmmmm...

 

sweet

 

If you pay MSRP you are getting raked over the coals! The dealer does not need to make $3000 - $4000 on the sale of the car. I know for a fact that the dealership can sell the car for far below MSRP and still make a decent profit, because I bought my EVO for far below MSRP. Don't sit here patting yourself on the back because you are selling the car at MSRP. Anyone who pays MSRP or higher for a car is a fool.

 

That actually does make sense that they may already be on the way over. According to a fanatic who is also a dealer, MMC brought over a lot of Evos quite a bit before they were released to dealerships and they were stockpiled in LA then shipped to many dealers simultaneously. So it does make sense that they may already be in production and possibly on the way over. Still, I think we won't see them at dealers until Oct/Nov.

That means mine won't be ready until around February (he he...wait 'till you see what I'm going to do to this thing )

 

easy there chode. when a new and highly anticipated car first comes out, especially when supply is limited, dealers in bigger markets always tack on "market adjustments." it's total crap and it wouldn't work if people just refused to buy the cars from these greedy bastards. but the thing is...people DO buy the cars.

when the s2000 first came out, i saw people in my city gladly paying over $40K! and greed wasn't limited just to the dealers. some people managed to buy at MSRP then resold the cars privately for big profits.

sometimes MSRP isn't such a bad deal...

 

Agreed to the above post. Limited production vehicles commonly go for MSRP, because the sad fact is...there is always someone willing to pay more for these type cars. Just getting it without dealer markup seems decent considering we are talking about the MR.

 

what are u gonna do
i mean it's all ready soo good, i just want a sweet *** car that can blow the doors off anything

those cobra guys think they're soo badd with there supercharged v8

 

So, uhh.. anyone know if all the MR big wings will be all black? I asked this before, but I never got an answer and I'm still wondering. In all the pics that I've seen, the wing is all black, instead of being painted the body color on the sides.