my buddy bought his evo from orland park toyota last week and had a real good experience, i hate dealers but they actully worked with us,and took offers on the evo. if anyone is looking for clean evo's check them out,ive been working on dsm's for a while and these evos are not hacked they actully clean,looks like they dont buy just anything,they actully inspect them before taking any in. we went to 2 other dealers around the area and it was a waste. here is a link to their site

http://www.orlandtoyota.com/searchus...ake=Mitsubishi

 

Hahahaha....a 2005 EVO with 76,000 miles in excellent condition (less than 5% of all cars) is suggested to be worth no more than $21,000 from a dealership and they have it listed for $24,000! In my opinion not a good deal at all, and I honestly wouldn't ever buy a Mitsubishi from a Toyota dealer, Im sure they dont know much about these cars. Ha, even some Mitsubishi dealership dont know jack! When I bought my Ralliart brand new a couple years back the Mitsubishi dealer I bought from didnt know squat about my car.

 

thats why you make an offer and they will work with you,i rather buy an evo for a little more that looks clean and maintained then to buy one cheaper and have to put thousands into maintance work. they inspect their cars and i was even told they dont sell them with bad brakes or tires,if they need any changed, they replace everything all around so customers dont have to worry.they can just get in and drive without dumping money right away,only reason i made this post is because i was suprised that they actully know what they were talking about. it looks like they dont buy just anything, because the evos look clean and not hacked up.

 

and why are you talking ,trying to make me look like an idiot, you bought a new ralliart, when you could have had a evo for same price,so looks like you dont know what you talking about.

 

Lol, you even making that remark makes you an idiot. I have my reasons for buying the Ralliart: 1. I need an automatic just in case my wife ever needs to use my car and the MR is almost $40K, I paid $30 for my car.
2. Insurance & license stickers are way cheaper on my car considering its considered a Lancer and insurance companies know to insure the EVO seperately & higher.
3. The Ralliart w/ Recaro package is way more rare in my area than any EVO. I sees evos everyday and one lives by me, I never see Ralliarts.

As far as a dealer goes, I could care less if its in good shape or not, you dont price cars more than they are worth thats just ridiculous. Yeah it is a dealer so surprise surprise they are trying to make as much money as possible but that doesnt guarantee that the car has no problems just because they say so. Who knows how hard any of those 3 EVOs were driven by previous drivers.....def not the dealership or you! Plus interest rates are higher on used cars and Im not even interested in dealing with that.
Reguardless, yeah they are nice cars and look to be in good shape but they are still sitting at that dealership and I guarantee they will for a while unless those prices drop.

 

goxmotors.com

Honest and they'll work with you. They usually stock 2-5 evos. Check them out.

 

I brought my EVO from Orland Park Toyota, super good experience! I tried private parties and other dealers. It's true most dealers don't know what the hell there talking about. These guys do know what there talking about, and they deal with EVOs all the time.

 

Just picked up my graphite grey 2005 MR from them this past weekend.

 

Made an offer on mine at 21,000 which is about 2-3K under what KBB books it for as private party. Pretty good deal IMO.

 

did they fix the ACD light on that GGP evo MR?

 

Yep, no light. Drove it all the way back, no hiccups at all. Been driving it around back roads for the past couple days, no problems either!

 

what do you mean no light? the last time I was there all three light were on. only one light has to be ON when you press the ACD button. tarmac-gravel-snow. if it is not lighted at all, they must have disconnected/disabled it.

 

I'm not sure how many of the local dealers are truthful or honest, but it's business. Your walking into someone trying to sell you a timeshare when you're looking at a used vehicle...nothing wrong with it but of course there are mild pressure put on X and Y that are simply beefed up brochure ads.

However, there are some that do get things done the right way, even if it means that you need to spend a bit more and get a bit less in the return.

We've worked with a slew of local dealers, Lucky, Go X, M&L, Luxury and more and for the most part, it's been a smooth ride and from what we know, the clients are still running and the cars don't have any issues. They paid for the services like anyone else, they might have not paid WHAT anyone else does but that too is simply business.

If you smear your own name you'll never get far and you need to entrust in the person who is helping you with a purchase.

There are differences in the guy SELLING you a lemon or the guy HELPING you purchase what you want.

We've recently had a hike up in inspections going on. This is a friendly PSA to remind you of the potentials when purchasing a vehicle.

We work with the local dealers on our block and a few third party ones as well that are nearby. We've performed inspection for their own clients as well as outside clients that are purchasing elsewhere.

The deal is, if you purchase a vehicle privately, first and second party dealers or third party dealers, always get the vehicle looked over. It's a simple task that's inexpensive. General visual inspections and bushing torsion testing shouldn't cost more than 35-50 bucks. You never know where that car has been, what the vehicle has been through and whether it's life has been full of torture and torment meant to look pretty or if there is validity behind the claims of it being "mint".

Going further down the inspection line, it's more of an opinion at that point as to when the maint. services were performed. On a general note, we always recommend to start fresh, keep a log from that mileage and work towards having the maint. items replaced.

Now, to go deeper, this is more of a preventative maint. type of service. A smoke test (we utilize an item that dispenses mineral oils into smoke under 3-5 psi of pressure through the system for leaks) and of course a compression and leakdown test. Generally you can get away with both services for around 140-160 dollars.

Always make sure to have headroom with services, maint. items and of course whatever may be recommended for replacement. It's nice (but not always easy) to have a solid thousand dollars set aside for replacement or reconditioning of items to lessen the burden that mother nature has already introduced onto them. Wear and tear items are generally the first things that need replacement, from the brake system, vacuum lines and hoses, fluids and worst case, clutch operations.

We'd all love to simply spend that money on upgrades but what's a car meant for? To drive from one place to another, to get you to work or school, to take the mother to church on a Sunday, for a relaxing cruise with the significant other...whatever it may be, you won't get any of it if the investment isn't up to par. PPI's are a nice way of getting to know the car you're about to invest in. A vehicle in proper working order is a great thing, all you need is to take a bit of cash out of the cushions in assuring that the one you are about to buy can get you to that state.

All in all, you have to prepare yourself for the worst case scenario, however, you are allowed to dispute this with the person selling you the car. Remember, everything is negotiable...yes, even the people at carmax (personal experience there). So, allow people to help you with the purchase, you can even inform the dealership that if the inspection pans out in the right direction you'll purchase the vehicle as long as they cover the inspection costs.

There are a lot of things that someone can do to properly prepare themselves for the purchase of their dreams, or of their worst nightmares. Remember, just ask any questions you may have to the people who are helping you, it's not about being a salesman (as they SELL you a lemon) but deal with people who assist you in the PURCHASING of quality good and materials.

This all stems from a client who had come in with a vehicle for an inspection and the dealer had also come with. Unknowingly, there was a report from the dealer that stated a "21 point inspection" with a PASS in bold letters on it.

When the vehicle was on the rack and we started pointing out the faults, the dealership sent over a manager to smooth the situation over, but its black and white.

- Axle Boot (x2)
- Exhaust Leaks
- Faulty BOV gasket
- Faulty End Tanks on Intercooler
- Rear Wheel Bearing
- Faulty HID Wiring which caused fuse to blow when lights were tested

It's never perfect, but things can get resolved.

Clients need to know that facilities like this still exist and are operational. That's why there are shops and individuals that can help out with these types of things. Not EVERYONE is out there to screw you, just find people that you can work with, especially when things don't go as planned.

-Mark

 

whoops, read your post wrong, i thought it said CEL light. ACD light is fine. lol my bad