Why?

 

I'm keeping mine forever... although it's getting "gutted" next year once it's paid off and another car is purchased

 

well the evo was my 9th car...now i am on my eleventh i seem to change acars every six months to a year also i cant make up my mind.....

 

Yeah, why? He's right... Just pratical, and blantetly truthful.

The only problem i see with FJF's post is the fact that he states that the main reason for owning the car is for performance purposes; but to me, if i wanted an all out performance car at a practical price i would just buy an old Civic, drop an H22 in it, turbo it, and smoke super cars for 1/2 the price of a stock Evo. Evo's only run high 8's to date, performance is a hard pressed reason to soley keep your Evo when DSM's are in the high 6's...

I think looks, price, practicality, and performance all play a role here. All the listed aspects are hardly perfected, but enough to get me to keep the car for now, it would be hard to say forever though; these roles are hard to justify, which is what will one day bring end to my Evo.

 

I'll be keeping it til the motor goes and dropping a buschur built 2.0 into it . If the tranny goes it'll be a shep tranny. Repeat with each part, replacing with something better. Til our gas supply runs out >

 

I understand what you're saying and I truly appreciate your perspective. I wasn't referring to running in a straight line when I mentioned performance. IME, The Evo is unique in its price range by offering the pilot a street legal, road course-capable racecar.

 

mine is a keeper for sure!

 

I just bought a used VIII, which I will keep for at least a year or two. I plan on getting a used IX at some point. Either way, I think I will try to keep an EVO on hand forever. I think it is such a cool car, one that if you are driving down the road in 15 years, assuming it is still in great condition, people will really stop and stare.

 

I have contemplated selling mine but have had a change of heart. I've wanted one since I learned about 4g63t's in 96 and have wanted one ever since. I have a 9mo old son who's gonna probably inherit it. When he's 8 or so we'll start building it into a monster if I don't start by myself before then .

 

im keeping mine for a long time

 

Definitely will be keeping it. It is the only car that I've had that keeps me smiling every time I come back in my garage and look at it and keeps me entertained everytime I drive it.

 

I cant see how people keep a car for 6 months to a year,,, Flushing $3500 for sales tax on a $30k,,, over and over again, god Im smarter than that , and thats saying somthing.

Im always looking for the next bigger and better thing with cars, I just love them.
But after I get my evo paid off, I dont think I can stomach another $30k car loan. And that is using the evo as a trade in down payment,, thinking I can get $15k for the evo in 13 months and about 60k on the odo.

But you know,, and most pass over it each day/week/month/year.... you only live once, that we know of,,, and you never know when your going to punch out. So with that in mind, I would love to try out another new car,, ie the 335i, of 335ix. And if I dont like it , well time to play the car game again.

Yea I know I just contridicted myself,,,, it happens often lolololol,,,,damn cars!

All in all the evo is going to be hard to part with,,, sellers remorse is setting right over my head.

 

til the 2008 m3 comes out...

 

I'd like to try driving an exige, nsx, skyline r34 gt-r, ASM or AMUSE's s2000's lol

m3, supra... thats about it. for now

wouldnt trade my evo for any of them though

 

As long as i Live!. damnnit! LOL