for real? piece of mind? you just lost at least 8k on a deal, you wreck the car on the way home, now you have a insurance check for 28k and you owe 36+k sleep with that. lol still way better off getting a new X mr for the same or close to that price and at least have a chance to beat the depresiation (sp). granted sam maybe a great guy and he is a great hook up, but that is NO deal on those cars!

Any untitled, zero-mile 1998 Supra Twin Turbos in the warehouse by any chance? ;)

:lol: Good luck!

You're missing the point. That scenario you described applies to any car you buy, though of course in this case, your ACV (actual cash value) would be lower because of the inevitable depreciation, even in the case of a new and unused vehicle of an older model year. No one is denying that, but the reality is that there is a market for a few pristine examples like these, especially considering the shift in direction that Mitsubishi took with the Evo X. I don't doubt that they will find buyers without much hassle.

A lot of people are in the market for pre-owned Evo VIIIs and IXs, preferrably with low mileage and being as close to bone stock as possible, which goes without saying. These Evos in storage present an alternative for those who specifically want a CT9A and don't want to have to cross their fingers that the miles on the clock didn't consist of constant abuse, whether in the form of poor driving habits, extensive track use or less-than-ideal mods. And for these people, they can get the full 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper and 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranties, which are no longer offered in those specific lengths. And speaking of warranties, there are Evo owners out there who, in hindsight, wish that they had held back on modding due to denied warranty claims, considering the reputation of car companies with vehicles popular in the tuner market. So now they can start with a clean slate and, knowing what they know now, stay bone stock (or mod very conservatively) and preserve the full warranty.

Pics?!!!

^ But realistically, they look like any other new Evo IX MR would... haha :p

Wow.... Whoever gets these is lucky

Why? It's not some ultra-rare car that was always sold out. They're no luckier than I was when I bought mine new, or the other several thousand people who bought new Evos.

What im wondering is how the warranty would work? Its from when the car is made, not bought so it might not even still exhist on a brand new car. But i could be wrong, i dont know.

WORST case scenario, you've got six years left on the powertrain warranty... which is still better than what the current Evos come with :p

Maybe They should hold on to them for another 10 or 15 years ... then with inflation, cost of living increases and the extinction of the 9s. 36k would be worth it. I am not sure of the production #s in comparison but i think people would buy a type-R for sticker price today.... enthusaists are out there.

You need to get a black one.

I don't see the value going up higher, especially since these aren't exactly rare variants. (If there were an Evo equivalent of the S202/S203/etc. models of the STI, that would be a different story.) You can't really compare its potential resale value to the Type-R, which was MUCH rarer and more of a special model... though I am surprised at the asking prices for some of them.

2001 Acura Integra Type-R - $23,900 - 10,342 miles
2000 Acura Integra Type-R - $22,500 - 72,000 miles (obviously asking for too much)
2001 Acura Integra Type-R - $17,990 - 29,950 miles

Maybe fqs then

How many Type-R's were made? It's not exactly like there were as many Evos as Civics or whatever.