Jesus, I feel like everything I say on this forum is misinterpreted, I am in no way bashing the Evo, I am giving a REVIEW.

 

out of curiousity how did you get stuck with the middle in the back?

lose a bet?

haha

 

haha no, the girl im with doesnt like the guy who also was in the car, so she asked me to sit in the middle so she doesnt have to sit next to him....

 

^^^^^^^


Carlos

 

okay hah sorry I just had to know lol

 

i've used my AC only couple off time as I prefer open windows and cool breezes and had no complaints about the cold. I actually plan to take a little road trip tour of the east coast in the evo in a couple weeks which will consist of 5 days of heavy driving. Won't be the most comfortable but so used to making multiple drives from philly to syracuse every now and then so I'm used to long drives in it.

 

Yeah, generally I was saying that the Evo wasn't all that bad for long drives, but as i've been on the forums for quite some time (new name) i have seen plenty of posts about people asking about how long drives were, or contemplating trips, etc.

I just thought I would give my experience to let everyone else know

 

Then again, this isnt even with the SSL package, which I assume would be a much nicer drive, especially for the passengers.

 

What a gentleman! (Next time, tell her to sit in the front, or get over it.)

 

I don't think any RS's were built/sold with no A/C.

I've noticed that the AC in the Evo isn't as strong as in other Mitsus, most of my coustomers getting into other Mitsu vehicles have always complimented how cold they were, and we are A/C connoisseurs down here.

DSM's are notorious for losing power when the A/C is on, you have to turn it off before you do any highspeed driving or you will suck. I even have an ECU chip that will disengage the compressor it for me if I forget. I wonder if Mitsu made some sort of provision that cycles it to keep the stress off the engine.

 

Sounds like I'll just have to plan on breaking up the trip from NYC to NM

 

What do you mean you have to turn the A/C off before doing highspeed driving? What do u mean by suck? Just that you won't have the desired performance?

 

The Urban Jungle package was a myth that never existed. Mitsubishi juggled around the idea but it was never put into production. All the US RS models came with AC.

 

I do that too, turn off the A/C in all my cars if I anticipate some aggressive driving "highspeed driving." It helps in the longevity of the A/C compressor. Even my 1988 mitsu sigma has the A/C still working. maybe even colder than my evo .

 

I just got back yesterday from LA. My IX MR has seen Cali twice and already has 8000 miles on it in 2.5 months. My AC works just fine. And I think my car is way more tolerable then driving in a econo-car 8 hours. My seats actually have padding as opposed to those cheap *** things they call seats.