Originally Posted by Ludikraut

Some things to consider, F0rcedFed:
- An Evo is a high maintenance car (read: synthetic oil, regular transmission fluid changes, expensive tires, alignments, tune-ups, clutch, etc, etc)
- Don't buy a used Evo, unless you can afford to rebuild it, a lot of ppl beat the **** out of them and then dump them
- the longevity of any car is directly related to how well you take care of it and how well you drive it
- An Evo is a , so rust proofing, quality of paint, fit and finish are not that great. Again a lot of care will have to be taken for the car to last a long time

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Originally Posted by Turbopit

Not to derale the subject to far, but how about buying a used Evo and spending the money you "saved" on a built engine, etc... Assuming you have the cash for the new engine of course. I guess a couple things it would depend on are what you intend to use the car for and how much you really saved by buying used. Plus if you can work on it yourself or not. etc...

Originally Posted by forbidden color

I guess Warrtalon thinks he represents all the evo owners here.

That attitude is getting pretty annoying.

I actually bought the Evo, because I know the engines proven deal and I know it'll last more than 200,000 miles, since crankwalk cases are minimal, unlike the DSM engines.

it's sedan, i have close to 100,000 miles and I had no problem whatsoever with it.

That's with 2 seasons of Auto-x on Sundays, which is followed by Drag Racing Friday and Saturday. I probably have over 800 launches on my car, especially at Steel (no wait)

I had to replace some parts, like clutch and what not, but my transmission is strong, engine is strong and every other components are great.

I probably need to change out the Timing belts and few other componets needs to be upgraded to balance out the power and wear, but I have good feeling it'll still be strong over 100K and beyond.

Good point, because a lot of people think this car wont last, thinking this is some sort of Mustang drag car that blows up everytime at the drag racing.

But the thing is most of the owners here are weekend warriors that daily drive their cars.

I don't know why most of you think this car isn't made well.


The fit and finish is better than most honda's out there, interior is a bit weak but that's why you only pay 30K for the car.

I think Evo's a great car that I'll have well over 200,000 miles.



You don't buy the Evo to just blow it up after 50,000 miles do you?


The problem is that most people on this board think they're some hardcore racers because they drag race on weekends. That snobby attitude don't carry out that well.

You don't see real racers being an a hole in this board do you?

Real Evo owners who Love this car to death does care about how long the car will last and think ahead about what they need to do to keep the car maintained well.

All the Evo owners who does go out and race on weekends who daily drive, we get together and talk about maintainance and issues that may come up in the near future.

Seems like that's what we talk about more and more as the mileage pile on more and more.

It's nice to have a 1000whp drag car, but if you blow it everytime you run it, what's the point in that? You're not a pro drag racer where you change your engine out every run.


I plan on buying a used RS shortly to make that into a dedicated road track car. Which in turn, my 03 will still be a street car that'll be daily driven without any problems.

Evo's a good car overall. If you doubt that you shouldn't be in this board. Most of the problems you'll see will be the tuners fault, or drivers fault.

Originally Posted by prostcj

I'll be happy to get mine past 20K. It already has problems.

Originally Posted by AtO-MiX

Well of course it would be better than a stock evo...Its heavily modded by that point.