EvolutionM - Mitsubishi Lancer and Lancer Evolution Community - FS [MidWest]: Stock 2004 Evo 8 RS, 2000 original miles

PRICE DROP 8/1/2015 -- $25,500!!

CAR: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS
COLOR: Rally Red
MILEAGE: under 2300
LOCATION: Midland, MI, USA
VIN: JA3AH36DX4U062432
TITLE: Clean and clear
CARFAX: Clean

Here is a rare opportunity to own a mint condition extremely low mileage RS. This is one of the lowest mileage EVO VIII RS's that I know of in the States. I have seen evidence of a 2004 and 2006 RS in bubbles in a gentleman's collection with like 300 miles, but as far as I know they are not for sale. The car is 99.9% OEM. It even still rolls on the original tires, which despite their age are in fabulous shape.

Car’s History

This particular EVO was the genesis of one of the most dominant series of cars in the SCCA SOLO2 (autocross) world, the “Showcase EVO’s”. Andy (dealer principal of Showcase Mitsubishi) had the car sitting on the lot in 2004 and decided to enter it in some autocrosses that summer (partially for fun and partially as advertisement for Showcase). The car had some “Showcase” graphics put on and was prepped for ESP class, which is basically stock with minimal allowed bolt-ons and sticky tires (he picked this class because, except for the rolled fenders, all of the allowed parts were easily removable if he decided to put the car back to stock and sell it as a stock car at the end of the season). Andy realized the potential of the platform and had so much fun with the car that he decided to build a new autocross car every year until sales of the 8/9 ended in 2007. His later versions of the “Showcase EVO” went on to win something like 15 SCCA SOLO2 and ProSolo National Championships between him and the successive owners/drivers, who to this day continue to refine and perfect the platform.

In October, 2004 this car was sold to the first owners, a middle-aged husband and wife from New Mexico, with 851 miles on the odometer. It received a fresh livery but otherwise stayed pretty much the same over the years. In their 10 years of ownership the couple (who are now in their 60’s) kept the car as a garage queen, only taking it out to autocross it several times per year. They put on an additional 1200 miles in 10 year. That’s 120 miles per year on average.

I’ve been looking around for a while for a good low mileage EVO, and when I saw this come up for sale I knew it was destiny. I bought my 06RS brand new and by the time I took the first sawzall to it, it only had 12,000 miles in 5 years. Now it is a bare, caged shell awaiting a full Time-Attack build. Although I never regretted cutting into that car, I have always felt a little bad for permanently ruining a good clean low mileage RS. I jumped at the chance to save this RS from a fate like my ’06. I just had a feeling if I didn’t buy it that someone would not see its potential and it would end up living a hard, dirty life, either crumpled into a tire barrier or crammed full of the best eBay and China has to offer. I knew that this car had been impeccably maintained over the years, so I knew the mechanicals were sound and the chassis was as rust free as humanly possible. But 10 years in the desert with 10 year old baked on graphics made the outward appearance mask the true potential of the EVO. Kind of like a supermodel after an all-night drug and booze fueled bender! Lol So I bought the car and have since restored it to its former OEM showroom glory.

Engine/Turbo/Drivetrain - 10/10

Completely stock. Engine and transmission have never been modified or opened. Transfercase I believe was replaced in 2006. It used to have a piggy back tuner that has since been removed. The ECU has never been reflashed. Car has all original boost/vacuum lines and emissions equipment. The car has always been fed a steady diet of high octane unleaded gasoline. Has never run leaded race gas or E85.

Exterior - 9/10

Overall the paint and trim is in great shape except for a few issues. First is the bottom of the front lip - it looks like it scraped over a curb or parking stone. Has some scratches and small gouges in the bottom, but the front looks good. Second is the rear of the front wheel well openings. The paint is worn off the fender just behind the front tires. The car previously had wider wheels and tires installed and my guess is in the sandy/dusty conditions of NM since the tires stuck out past the fender they just kicked up dirt over time that ate away the paint. I had thought about having this and the lip repaired/repainted, but didn't know if a new owner would prefer that or prefer all original, so I left it. The new owner can make the decision to leave it as-is or have it touched up. The third exterior issue is the rear fenders have been rolled to fit the previously mentioned wider tires. I would rate the rolling job a 7 out of 10. I've seen better, but I've seen a lot worse too. One bonus, if you plan on putting coilovers on the car you can run 285-width tires or stretched 235's on 10" rims for that "hellaflush" look ;-) lol Final issue is a small 1/8" paint chip in the driver's side door.

Interior - 10/10

Interior is all original, no rips, creases in the seats, stains, cracks, etc. Looks and smells like a new car.

It was very hard to come up with a price for the car. It IS a very rare and desirable car as there were only a couple hundred sold in the US that year (and a majority of those have been wrecked, abused, caged, gutted, or have 100,000 miles), but I know it's not an L88 Corvette or an original Shelby Cobra. However, if you really want to buy a brand new EVO 8 this may be the closest you'll ever get . . . So pricing is based on the cost of the car in 2004 adjusted for inflation, then $$ subtracted for the few wear items and the mileage. (BTW, if you had invested $29K in the stock market in 2004 (DJI or S&P500) it would be worth about $53k now

Asking price is set at $29,900

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