I have a black 99 3000GT VR4 and I'm extremely tempted to sell it to buy an Electric Blue EVO IX. I fell in love with my VR4 and all I need is some convincing comments for me to let it go to join you guys.

VR4

Pros:
Exotic and Extremely Rare! Only around 200 produced in the US.
Sexier and catches a lot more attention. (In my opinion)
Leather Seats and Comfortable ride.
Has only 40k miles on it and holds its value for a Mitsubishi.

Cons:
Scarce aftermarket support.
Doesn't handle as well as an EVO.
Potential Maintenance may be costy

What do you guys think? Give me some insight!

 

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evo has more potential, i personally dont like the way 3000gts looks, i know lots of people do, but i dislike it. awd, 4g63, aftermarket support, ease of tuning evos. ix will hold value well because its the last of the true evos in the usa at least

 

Go with the EVO. You will have a ton of fun.

The EVO still gets attention...

 

i would go with the evo as well, once you get in it im sure you will get just as much attention!

 

go with the evo, working on those vr4s is a royal PITA, I know from experience...

 

aimen to that man..

 

Agreed. The IX is the ****. IMO the X is garbage body wise. Plus, this is a Pro evo forum... wut did you expect us to say? Go with the Evo bud! Either way, enjoy.

 

keep the 99' 3KGT

 

Keep the VR4 and buy an Evo.

Or, sell the VR4 to me...doesn't happen to be a spyder, does it?

 

trust me you will still get plenty of looks in the IX....i get Q's all the time about my car.....the best one is "is that a subaru?"
and i seen a vr4 on the highway, it was ugly as imho....old looking....

 

I've owned both....performance and handling wise I LOVED the Evo, but wished I kept my VR4. There are TONS of aftermarket stuff by the way.

 

It kind of looks like obese NSX that is bloated in every corner.

It isn't too fun hurling a 4000lbs car around corners.

It was called GTO in Japan and the rest of Asia, never was popular, even the front wheel drive FTO was more popular.

 

get the Evo my friend has had both and would NEVER go back to the vr4.

 

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