Sold Evo, Here's a Story of my Experience
Sep 2, 2005, 12:03 AM
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Sold Evo, Here's a Story of my Experience
Well I owned my 03 Apex Metallic Silver Evolution for a short period of 1yr. In that period, i have went through good and bad times with this wonderful car. i first got the car with a slipping clutch, 25k miles, Greddy type S BOV, AEM intake and 3in catback. Immediately replaced the clutch with ACT HDSS with a new OEM flywheel and learned my lesson as i asked a "experienced" mechanic to do the job as I helped...BAD MOVe. Nightmare. Took 7 days total 8hr shifts and my car was not in the best shape. I started modding slowly and added small things, boost gauge, turbo timer, new exhaust, downpipe, etc... basic bolt ons, and also went through 10 BOVs just so i knew which was best for the Evo. I studied the Evo about 6-8 months before I got the Evo. The day i got the Evo was the happiest day of my life! I loved this car to death. The steering is ultimate, the low end torque was unbelievable as my other car was a N/A 2g Eclipse with i/e. I never knew a car could feel this way. It felt as if i was taking off in a jet.... unbelievable car. As i started studying online and seeing how the Evo was stompin on competition in magzines, videos, streets, i knew this was NOT a typical car. The Evo boosted my confidence, brought me happiness, stress, and cost me more than i thought it ever would. Through it all, i miss it like CRAZY but plan to get another one in about 2-4yrs but will be on these forums everyday and read about amazing Evo stories and graphs as if i still owned my Evo...PS DONT EVER GET AN 03! 
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Sep 2, 2005, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RalliArtEvoVIII
Well I owned my 03 Apex Metallic Silver Evolution for a short period of 1yr. In that period, i have went through good and bad times with this wonderful car. i first got the car with a slipping clutch, 25k miles, Greddy type S BOV, AEM intake and 3in catback. Immediately replaced the clutch with ACT HDSS with a new OEM flywheel and learned my lesson as i asked a "experienced" mechanic to do the job as I helped...BAD MOVe. Nightmare. Took 7 days total 8hr shifts and my car was not in the best shape. I started modding slowly and added small things, boost gauge, turbo timer, new exhaust, downpipe, etc... basic bolt ons, and also went through 10 BOVs just so i knew which was best for the Evo. I studied the Evo about 6-8 months before I got the Evo. The day i got the Evo was the happiest day of my life! I loved this car to death. The steering is ultimate, the low end torque was unbelievable as my other car was a N/A 2g Eclipse with i/e. I never knew a car could feel this way. It felt as if i was taking off in a jet.... unbelievable car. As i started studying online and seeing how the Evo was stompin on competition in magzines, videos, streets, i knew this was NOT a typical car. The Evo boosted my confidence, brought me happiness, stress, and cost me more than i thought it ever would. Through it all, i miss it like CRAZY but plan to get another one in about 2-4yrs but will be on these forums everyday and read about amazing Evo stories and graphs as if i still owned my Evo...PS DONT EVER GET AN 03! . PSS: Mitsubishi dealerships are the absolute worst people to ever serve customers and sell cars
. PSS: Mitsubishi dealerships are the absolute worst people to ever serve customers and sell cars
Sep 2, 2005, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RalliArtEvoVIII
PSS: Mitsubishi dealerships are the absolute worst people to ever serve customers and sell cars
Sep 2, 2005, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by RalliArtEvoVIII
my other car was a N/A 2g Eclipse with i/e
this is me when I was 19 when I had my 2g with i/e as well. (almost 23 now)
luckily my 05 is running strong though. hope to see you back soon!
Sep 2, 2005, 07:07 AM
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I think when you first bought the car, it may have been pretty beat up on, sorry that you had to go through such problems. Buying used can be like flipping a coin. More often then not the new owner will be pleased with his or her purchase, but on ocassion a person can buy a real problem car.
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I had an 03 and I was unfortunately plagued by the p0300 disease!!! I sent it to the dealer several times and had 4 ecu "reflashes" by Mitsu. Eventually I took matters in my own hands and permanently resolved my p0300....I'll post that in another thread!........dont get an 03!
Sep 2, 2005, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RalliArtEvoVIII
PS DONT EVER GET AN 03!
It sounds like you got stuck with a car that was beaten up a bit. And you made things worse for yourself by going to bad mechanics. A clutch job that takes a full week of 8 hour days???
That's unheard of.Emre
Sep 2, 2005, 08:21 AM
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It sounds like you got stuck with a car that was beaten up a bit. And you made things worse for yourself by going to bad mechanics. A clutch job that takes a full week of 8 hour days??? That's unheard of.
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That's unheard of.Emre
+1
And a 40hr week for a clutch replacement - holy cow. I did it with my mech. in 2 afternoons - maybe 3 or 4 hrs total of work.