Hey I'm doing a little research for my dealership.

The big question is, if the price ids right, would you by a pre-owned Evo fro a dealership.

With the big hype of the MR. I have people knocking down the door to trade in there 03 Evo. Some of potential trade-ins are in really good condition and some looking like the one where the guy tried to use his friend to change his clutch. https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...3&page=1&pp=15
(ouch?!!!!).

Of course if we were to take any Evo's in on trade. They would have to be low miles, no aftermarket products (Hint Hint, take off all your crap before trying to trade it in), and in pristine condition.

Oh yea, to top it off. Mitsubishi just introduced a new Certified program in which we can Certify all pre-owned Evo's with a 127 point inspection and the customer can receive up to a 10 year 100,000 mile power train warranty.

Not too bad If you ask me considering I paid 30,500 less than one year ago. You can buy a pre-owned Evo with a longer warranty than my 03.

But please let me know what you guys (and gals) think. If not I'll just trash the idea.

 

i know that at the dealership where i bought mine the owner had let his kid (a junior in HS) drive one for the year - then put it up on the lot as used for like $28k.

i would buy one used, but only if i knew who owned it before me.

 

I don't know if it's quite the market for a used Evo. Most people will mod it... so the warranty will be useless. I know I wouldn't mind saving money on an Evo over the new sticker price.

 

Certified by whom? dealer- you gota be kidding, maybe an independant mechanic cause dealers will say anything to sell a car.

 

some folks abussed evo's .. ide hela test drive it and such makes sure everythn is workn coo before i purchase it.

 

Well some people can't afford a new one. that's when the start considering a Civic SI or a Sentra Spec V, even a Celica Gt. If I was in the market price for any of those cars I would most definately consider a pre-owned Evo before buying one one of the list cars above.

Hey guys, I'm only talking about prime condition Evo's here. And if we were to take it in everything would be throughly checked in most cases clutch, brakes, and tires will have to be changed.

 

Personally Ill tell you this, before you buy anything, go to certified auto mechanic and let them see if its infact in prime condition "dont judge a book by its cover" . Even though it looks good now, you may have problems in the future. I would say that, one of the things that should worry you are: is the clutch in good condition?, was the engine properlly worn in?, brakes working properlly, was the transmission abused? These are all major problem areas with buying used cars. When some one tells you its certified, don't take their word for it. As stated, " most dealers will do anything to sell any car, especially mitsu dealers." Otherwise if there are no problems, go get yourself an EVO . I heard my Mitsu dealer (salesman) tell me, that one of the sales people drove a brand new EVO at like 150mph. Makes you wonder sometimes.

 

I did exactly what your talking about.

I recently just bought my 03 evo off the lot. I never wanted a used one. But this one, I had to do. The car is in IMMACULATE condition first off. I mean, I cannot really pick anything out that is wrong with it. Like, At all. 2nd The guy that owned it before me (i was looking trough the stuff in the glove box) Lived in Portland, Bought the car in 2002! and only drove it 7400 miles! ( I bought it a month ago), Tires had like 75% tread, And had every recipt in the car for oil changes and stuff like that. Plus on top of that, The guy was 47. So I felt really safe with that. Even if I did not see the stuff in the glove box, I still would have got it. But other than that. I Really looked at the tires on all of the used ones before I bought it. So that was really nice with this one.

Matt

 

We're talking about a pre-owned EVO here, not a brand new one off the lot. Meaning, there has been a previous owner. All you gotta do, if you're so skeptical, is purchase an extended warranty and you're fine.

I think selling used EVO's would be a good idea considering the number of people who've personally told me they're not gonna get a new EVO because of the price, and will probably end up getting a decked out Civic, used Audi, or something along the lines of "cheaper" (in price). Hell, there are people I've lost business to because of the used EVO's being sold on EvoM.

You know, there are EVO owners out there with 60,000 miles or more who've stated, "no problems so far" - on the phone, online, and in person. The Japanese people built this engine to withstand abuse. It's a rally car for god's sake. The only things that would break or need replacing are the clutch, brakes, and you know the rest. If anything else breaks, well, chances are it probably derived from something personally done to the car.

Used's EVO's all the way, IMO. You'll be tapping into another part of the market.

This is all my opinion and I ask that you treat it as such.

 

Personally I would not want to pay the extra expense of getting a "certified" car ... not from ... and not from any other manufacturer either. Plain and simple, you're buying a used car and along with that come certain risks and my confidence in a dealer or mechanic or any other type of "guru" to correctly assess that risk is basically nil. I'd find a decent looking used Evo at a great price, the rule of thumb being that I'd probably be willing to pay more for a stock Evo than a modded one. Either way I then have a decent margin for any maintenance costs that may come up.

Point-in-case the two Audis that I own. Several years ago I bought a '97 A8 for $14K. Had to put about 6K into it to get it perfect again, but still came out ahead of my original budget. Ditto for my A4, which I bailed a friend of mine out of earlier this year. Again I had to sink about 5K into it, but now it looks and drives almost like new, not bad for a '96 (although I still consider it a POS ).

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yeah as long as i knew who owned it first

 

The real expense is the cost of ownership. Not the purchase price, I can't see anybody being able to maintain the EVO with a high car payment. Owning a EVO is like owning an Airplane. just my opinion.

 

Are talking about a modded or stock Evo? Stock would not be as high, modded however will take a toll on your wallet. Its the same for any modded car. Parts wear out faster, lubricant wear out faster, use more gas, etc...

 

There you go... name, address, and phone number of all previous owners! Pictures too. Simply take it for a spin. If it looks good and feels good, then by golly George, it must be good.

 

An EVO is an airplane, or at least sounds like one. Especially when you take it up slow from a stop... it's got that hover sound if you know what I mean