Are there any Major problems with the EVO yet?
Jun 30, 2003, 10:42 AM
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no problems @ ~4000 miles.
I did have a small amount of grinding during 1-2 shift but only when the car was cold. After about 1500 miles the problem has not been seen again. So probably just a break in thing.
I did have a small amount of grinding during 1-2 shift but only when the car was cold. After about 1500 miles the problem has not been seen again. So probably just a break in thing.
Jun 30, 2003, 10:56 AM
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Originally posted by skibum
I have only owned German cars before this car.
Maybe I am spoiled because their paint is 10 times better than the crap they put on the Evolution. I have more paint chips on my Evolution than on my 10 year old German cars!
Maybe the paint is better than some domestic cars but that is not saying much.
I have only owned German cars before this car.
Maybe I am spoiled because their paint is 10 times better than the crap they put on the Evolution. I have more paint chips on my Evolution than on my 10 year old German cars!
Maybe the paint is better than some domestic cars but that is not saying much.
Agreed. I've owned nothing but Domestics and I won't hesitate to complain about their shoddy paint quality.
My mother's AMG ML55 however has the deepest black paint I could imagine. From other BMW/Audis/Benz I've seen, I would agree that their paint is the best.
Jun 30, 2003, 05:31 PM
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Some ppl experiance gear grinds..while some peoples seem to be just fine after 1000-1500 miles!!
the lower part of my rear doors is also getting chewed up a bit, I have many small chips and even a few pretty big ones now on the driver's side rear door, the other side is not nearly as bad.. I think it's from the wide front wheels spinning in corners and kicking stuff onto the door when on the throttle hard. Thats not a biggy to me, they are easy to fix and low on the car anyway. I would never put mudflaps on my car, I'd rather live with the chips!!
Jul 1, 2003, 08:03 AM
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The front end on my Subaru is speckled from all the chips. Not to mention that SOA told me to **** off over the paint problems when I brought it up. My paint was so bad that under the hood and in the trunk area you can still see primer. SOA said that was perfectly acceptable by their standards.
Jul 1, 2003, 09:41 AM
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I have the most miles by far of any privately owned Evolution out there at around 14,800 so far. Here is where I am at:
-Engine has a loud ticking sound at cold that will not go away.
-Gears have had a grind in them since I picked up the car.
-Paint on the lower strip behind the driver side door, yet in front of the rear wheel, has several chips that showed up within the first couple weeks of ownership.
Other than that, the car is doing okay. I will have almost 16,000 miles on it by the end of the week..so stay tuned.
-Engine has a loud ticking sound at cold that will not go away.
-Gears have had a grind in them since I picked up the car.
-Paint on the lower strip behind the driver side door, yet in front of the rear wheel, has several chips that showed up within the first couple weeks of ownership.
Other than that, the car is doing okay. I will have almost 16,000 miles on it by the end of the week..so stay tuned.
Jul 1, 2003, 01:28 PM
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Originally posted by zTargeTz
How would you classify those problems? minor, major, annoyance?
How would you classify those problems? minor, major, annoyance?
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Jul 1, 2003, 01:39 PM
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Originally posted by skibum
I have only owned German cars before this car.
Maybe I am spoiled because their paint is 10 times better than the crap they put on the Evolution. I have more paint chips on my Evolution than on my 10 year old German cars!
Maybe the paint is better than some domestic cars but that is not saying much.
I have only owned German cars before this car.
Maybe I am spoiled because their paint is 10 times better than the crap they put on the Evolution. I have more paint chips on my Evolution than on my 10 year old German cars!
Maybe the paint is better than some domestic cars but that is not saying much.
Jul 1, 2003, 03:21 PM
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No issues for me after 6500 miles.
Not to turn this into another "the EVO is faster than a...” It would seem that the EVO is certainly not slower than those very nice M series cars... Most folks that really know EVO would likely disagree with that statement… Not to take anything away from BMW, awesome cars…
I love the video where an EVO and a Skyline are tailing a 911 turbo by a few feet around a road course.. The Ferrari, NSX and a few other quite amazing cars were not even visible on the same side of the track by the end of the race… From what I know they were all stock cars. My friend that owns a 911 showed me that video. I was very surprised…
Not to turn this into another "the EVO is faster than a...” It would seem that the EVO is certainly not slower than those very nice M series cars... Most folks that really know EVO would likely disagree with that statement… Not to take anything away from BMW, awesome cars…
I love the video where an EVO and a Skyline are tailing a 911 turbo by a few feet around a road course.. The Ferrari, NSX and a few other quite amazing cars were not even visible on the same side of the track by the end of the race… From what I know they were all stock cars. My friend that owns a 911 showed me that video. I was very surprised…
Jul 1, 2003, 03:23 PM
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Originally posted by Meeyatch1
I have the most miles by far of any privately owned Evolution out there at around 14,800 so far. Here is where I am at:
-Engine has a loud ticking sound at cold that will not go away.
-Gears have had a grind in them since I picked up the car.
-Paint on the lower strip behind the driver side door, yet in front of the rear wheel, has several chips that showed up within the first couple weeks of ownership.
Other than that, the car is doing okay. I will have almost 16,000 miles on it by the end of the week..so stay tuned.
I have the most miles by far of any privately owned Evolution out there at around 14,800 so far. Here is where I am at:
-Engine has a loud ticking sound at cold that will not go away.
-Gears have had a grind in them since I picked up the car.
-Paint on the lower strip behind the driver side door, yet in front of the rear wheel, has several chips that showed up within the first couple weeks of ownership.
Other than that, the car is doing okay. I will have almost 16,000 miles on it by the end of the week..so stay tuned.
