^ yea, no need to pick up somebody elses problem just to save a few bucks.

 

other locations are across cali and vegas. so a 2-3 hour drive isnt that bad at all.

ahh now that explains the very attractive asking price!

 

Yea I had a feeling about that...considering that is below bluebook and how clean it was. Makes me feel better now

 

If you want good seafood I would recommend Clearwater on Fri and Sat. I am a diehard seafood fanatic and it's probably one of the best places I have tasted around these parts. Fresh large kind crab...the shiz nits. Anthony's isn't bad either.

 

yup, it's so hard being patient looking for the perfect evo. I want a WW Evo IX with under 40,000 miles. So far all I see are GGs

 

I told you dude. My friends told me is not open yet but maybe very soon because they said they will be open summer time.

 

edit. it doenst open until late summer (august). my friend called the mall.

 

There are a few on autotrader. It really just comes down to how much you want to spend. The 'deals' go fast.

 

Its going to be harder and harder to find a clean Evo with under a certain mileage.

Time stops for no one. Either it be people or Evos.

 

^true.

brendan - i would search on autotrader as well like nemsin said. when i was looking for mine, craigslist and autotrader were my search tools.

 

Honestly I would look in Cali...they tend to be better taken care of and have lower mileage. I hate to say it but most evo owner's in WA have endured bad weather and snow. In CA they are predominately wealthier (meaning the evo is not a DD), the car never see's bad weather, and they are generally cleaner. Obviously all opinion but it's pretty relative if you keep an eye on it.

I bought mine in Cali from a very nice fellow and Porsche TT owner. Mine was about 1yr old with low mileage and literally looked and smelled Brand new. The 16hr drive back home was the best experience I ever had in the car. I continue to keep my eye's open for my current interest and there is a very high likelihood I purchase my next car down there as well.

 

Check this one out http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/1805777023.html

 

Guess I got lucky, I wanted a EB IX with <30K miles for near $20K.

I found one 2 weeks later with 31K miles for under $20K but it was barely running and had minimal damage to a fender plus a non-working ACD.

Got it running for less than $1K and did the paint correction myself. And warranty application for the rest of it!

But anytime you buy used you have to assume an average of ~$4-5K in eventual repairs. I'm at about $3K in replacing parts that the previous owner was too stupid or cheap to replace properly the first time.

 

Just a word of warning I would tend to stay away from anything with aftermarket cams...you are playing with fire as it's easy to screw things up. He most likely didn't do the frowned upon 1x1 headstud install seeing as he has an aftermarket headgasket. But that could bring upon the fact if he hurt the original headgasket. That and the fact he has BC (Bogus Cams). $24k is alot for an RS too.

Be VERY picky looking for an evo...they are usually romped on and 3/4 of them are owned by people less than 21. Hard to find ones without mods or even then they may have previously been modded. But there are enough for sale you usually get lucky if your patient. I would definately take somebody with you knowledgeable on evo's as their are usually tell tell signs on if it's been modded or been driven hard.

#1 don't buy one from a stealership...joy ride central (been there seen it done)

 

these are great tips. hopefully he sees these pointers/tips.

the only regret i have is picking an evo i want to buy without personally looking at it. it sucked that i drove it out the lot with a slipping clutch. its all good as it costed me less than $1000 for the repair..