Raleigh/Durham/Triangle Area Meet
#9691
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I got the evo 9 shield from an ebay seller. I forget his username but i believe if you just search "evo 9 heat shield" or something along those lines, you will find it.
#9692
Hello everyone, I'm new to the area and hopefully will be getting my hands on an evo ix fairly soon. I am located in Morrisville, west of raleigh, South of durham and was wondering what shops are recommended around here? I am not in a position to be able to work on the car myself and would need to bring it to a shop for literally everything. I am currently waiting for the seller to get back to me about a time to set up a inspection. I'm hoping everything comes out good when it happens tho.
Last edited by Kevin Trifaro; Apr 26, 2017 at 07:01 AM.
#9693
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Hello everyone, I'm new to the area and hopefully will be getting my hands on an evo ix fairly soon. I am located in Morrisville, east of raleigh, South of durham and was wondering what shops are recommended around here? I am not in a position to be able to work on the car myself and would need to bring it to a shop for literally everything. I am currently waiting for the seller to get back to me about a time to set up a inspection. I'm hoping everything comes out good when it happens tho.
#9694
Hello everyone, I'm new to the area and hopefully will be getting my hands on an evo ix fairly soon. I am located in Morrisville, west of raleigh, South of durham and was wondering what shops are recommended around here? I am not in a position to be able to work on the car myself and would need to bring it to a shop for literally everything. I am currently waiting for the seller to get back to me about a time to set up a inspection. I'm hoping everything comes out good when it happens tho.
Also a lot of knowledgeable folks on here who can help out with questions.
#9695
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Welcome! There are several good shops around here. Force Fed in Fayetteville is where I've gone over the years. There's also shops further away in Charlotte (Motion Lab) and Hickory (Dyno Time). Force Fed is nearby and can take care of you though.
Also a lot of knowledgeable folks on here who can help out with questions.
Also a lot of knowledgeable folks on here who can help out with questions.
#9696
I haven't been there, but several other local guys have been there and didn't have anything negative to say. He asked for options, so I gave him options! lol
I also tried to tell him he could just ask the encyclopedia of BJ
What's up w/ your car these days?
I also tried to tell him he could just ask the encyclopedia of BJ
What's up w/ your car these days?
#9701
Any suggestions for an automatic replacement? I was thinking about a Golf R...
#9702
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Osteoarthritis in my left knee is going to result in me letting go of mine. Just can't handle sitting in traffic with a 5-speed anymore. Three intra-articular steroid injections now, and it's just getting worse. I never wanted to get rid of this car...
Any suggestions for an automatic replacement? I was thinking about a Golf R...
Any suggestions for an automatic replacement? I was thinking about a Golf R...
I think Dan still has his Golf R so I'm sure he could give you some feedback.
#9704
Osteoarthritis in my left knee is going to result in me letting go of mine. Just can't handle sitting in traffic with a 5-speed anymore. Three intra-articular steroid injections now, and it's just getting worse. I never wanted to get rid of this car...
Any suggestions for an automatic replacement? I was thinking about a Golf R...
Any suggestions for an automatic replacement? I was thinking about a Golf R...
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'Lectric_Blu_IX (May 7, 2017)
#9705
I've had the MK6 R and the MK7 R. As a daily driver, the MK7 R is a fantastic car. The interior is really nice and that DSG trans is a really good transmission. As a weekend only toy I think there are "funner" options. The only "negative" on that car for me was that the Haldex AWD system isn't a true AWD system in the same way as the Subies/Evos. It's a front biased system that will send power to the back as the CPU senses it's needed. The result is that the car will tend to push (understeer) like a FWD car when pushed hard. That being said, with a good suspension setup it's still a properly quick car. Those cars respond really well to mods too. Sub 4 sec 0-60 with a tune.
Ideally, I'd like to get a Nissan GT-R, but that's just not in the budget. Unfortunately, none of the other affordable "fun" cars (Focus RS, Civic Type R, WRX STi, etc.) have a paddle-shift option. I could get a used X MR I suppose, but I just have a hard time trusting pre-owned Evos...
It saddens me to know that, no matter which car I get, it won't have the same "magic" that the Evo has. I wish Mitsu would consider resurrecting the Evo now that the compact/AWD/Turbo market space has exploded...they got out at EXACTLY the wrong time!
Thanks for the insight, Dan!!!
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