damn that sucks...they better do a SE model well alot of power features..

 

i read a lot of comments on how mitsubishi is failing in the states but here where i live mitsubishi is one of the strongest sellers...
also here they carry cars like the mitsubishi montero and the mitsubishi montero sports also called nativa they have a lot of models with diesel engines i have a nativa 3.2liters turbo diesel i see that in the states they dont sell all of there lineup,and they need the evo to sell more cars cause here there are a lot of people that buy lancers,thinking they have a piece from an evo...

 

This! I don't understand why Mitsu only made 300 SEs for 2010. It's a great idea! No wing, TC-SST, and all the MR performance goodies without the 40k price tag, yet they stopped making them.

 

The thing that Mitsu doesnt realize is that all of there advertisment is telling costumers they build there cars with all the experience they have had in rallys and races and now ditching the evo would be telling costumers they dont care anymore about racing and that they will turn the page to green and its fine they do it but they are being very hard on that change,trying to change the things to fast,is like going to MCDONDALDS and when you see the menu you see they dont longer sell burgers but PIZZA!!! WOW THATS WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!

 

one thing American guys cant wrap around they mind , is actually US is not a primary market for Mitsubishi. Fact they doesn't really looks like they actually care LOL.
I mean the best cars besides the Evo really not making the shore. But i can understand, every where else they can and do sell they cars more expensive.
I mean even the fist evos was like almost a half editions..
The Evolander never made it, neither the great Pajero not here anymore, the real Mitsubishi pick ups never made it, FTO i dont think they ever sold it here etc.
Looks like it the Mistubishi dump they cheapest cars and they do not really care about anything else.
In EU the Mitsubishi has a much better name and reputation so as other parts of the world.

So i dont blame the americans to doesnt respect the company. Feels like visa versa.

 

very true

 

Yeah it seems to be vice-versa but dont you think that the USA govt has some strict rules on what type of cars can get in their country?? remember the 2003 evo 8 that mitsu had to modify the bumpers and door beams cause of some FDA regulation i had an evo8 jdm and its rear bumper was completly different to the USA model.
YEAH the triton pickup or L200 sportero as we call it here is a very popular car cause its a very tough truck...

 

Not exactly. The 2011 lineup changed around. A "base" 2011 MR is basically a 2010 SE with BBS wheels (with the standard cloth interior), while a 2011 MR with the Premium Package is basically a wingless 2010 MR (with the leather/alcantara interior).

 

Problem is a 2011 base MR costs $2-3k more than a 2010 SE. I'd give up the BBS wheels for the Enkeis for $2-3k.

 

Have to say I agree as well. They seem to take off in certain areas, but just not as well as others.

 

Evos are not DSMs.

That aside, Evos are already enjoying exceptional resale value. They were made in limited numbers and there is a strong demand.

 

Hey if it drives like a DSM, makes power like a DSM and breaks like a DSM...it's a DSM LOL

 

I was being snide about the DSM comment, point was it isn't the same reliability / limited production the Supras had.

They aren't enjoying exceptional resale values at all. No banks will loan more than nada guides. And no insurance company is going to payout higher than nada guides, unless you go through the hassle of over insuring it which is more trouble than it's worth. I found out the hard way as I was selling my X MR. Fully loaded, bought for 38k in aug 09, sold for 29k in March 11. That's a HUGE hit. People that have their Evos listed high are sitting on them.

 

The Supra is not the be all and end all of good resale value. I understand people always like to use it as the reference point - but there is plenty of landscape in the good resale value category and the Evo is squarely in it.


The banking crisis caused banks to not want to loan "more then NADA" that is no fault of the Evo, nor any used car. Most banks will only go 80% or what they call loan value. They do this to protect their interest if the buyer defaults on the loan and the bank is forced to repossess. Banks are not in the business of selling cars, dealers are - that's why you generally don't see cars for sale outside your local branch. They generally load up all the repos and dump them at auction to get a quick return. Because they will typically only loan 80% of book they can unload them quickly with little loss. Dealers pay more and sell for more and dealers can get banks to loan more because of the need to profit and stay in business. I can and regularly get people bought at 105, 110 even up to 130% of NADA value for certain customers.

Right now clean retail NADA on my 2005 with 57K is about $20,500. I could look at a loaded 2005 Lexus ES330 with nav and Mark Levinson and the same mileage (which undoubtedly cost more then the 34K my car listed for) and its $18,900. Of course there are far more Lexus ES then Evos, but that's why I loaded it up with options to give it a more sporting chance. Out of any similarly priced import of that same model year, I do not believe there to be a car to have a higher NADA value.

Any car owner will take a beating selling that early, and 1-2 years is early especially when there are new versions of your car being built and currently sitting on dealer lots. That is why it is silly to compare it to what a Supra does now because there are 1. No Supras being built. 2. Less then 5000 of them (TT models) left from all model years 93-98. There were more then 5000 Evos imported in 2003 alone.

 

no more evo's... oh well... i didn't think it could get any better than the X