Hey everyone!

I'm a new user on this forum and I'd like some more information on buying my first Evo

First of all, my name is Ricardo, I'm 20 years old (25-01-1993) and I live in the Netherlands.
I currently drive a Seat Leon 1.6l Sport (2001) and it drives perfectly.

However, I want something faster. So I was looking around and saw an amazing looking Mitsubishi Evo IV (1996).

It has been imported from Japan this year and is currently for sale at a price of: €6,995.-



Do you guys think buying a 17 year old Evo IV is a good idea?
Should I be looking at newer Evo's?

My budget for the car itself is probably 7000, but I could spend sme extra cash on modding/tuning etc.

Cheers!
~Ricardo

 

Best of luck, check the eng number to make sure and check the rear chassis legs for rust

 

Thanks ^^
Will do :P

 

I am a sucker for older EVOs so naturally my answer is always going to be "Yes! BUY IT NOW!!!"

And then ship it to me.

 

It looks pretty, doesn't it?
What should I be looking at when buying older Evo's though?

 

Here are some informations about it that Ricardo gave me on another forum!

The IV isn't stock, it has some modifications:
18 Inch Ultralite Wheels
Strutbar front
Strutbar back
HKS Open Air Filter
Forge Blow Off
RVS Exhaust manifold cover
Big Intercooler


Global Information:

140.450 km
Sedan
4 Doors
Gasoline
Sep 1996
Manual transmission: 5

Technical Information

1.997 cc
Cilinders: 4
280 PK / HP
1.350 kg

I heard they have a problem with crankwalk?

 

Thanks man, appreciate it!
Good to see you on here ^^

 

I hope you like to wrench on cars, or are prepared to spend the kind of money it takes to keep an older high performance car like that evo on the road. Evo's are by no means economy cars. If so ide say go for it, wish we could get older evo's here in the states without jumping through flaming hoops. Im jelly

 

Jumping through flaming hoops? Lmfao
How much per month would it be to keep such a car up and running? ^_^

 

depends on how you drive it, how its modded etc. You gotta factor in Tires, brake pads, oil changes, preventative maintenance. The not so regular but more expensive stuff would be clutch job, timing belt, drivetrain fluid changes. If you are really on the ball with the preventative maintenance its not too bad. If however stuff starts to break its gonna be expensive. OEM parts for an evo are $$$ aftermarket can be cheaper but usually when stuff breaks you wanna upgrade it so there is more $$$. On a monthly basis it probably wont be so bad. Whats really gonna get you is the gas mileage.

 

I'll probably get some more money into my savings account And buy a VII-IX ^^
I don't want to loan money to finance a car either tbh.

 

Also, Ricardo, keep in mind that most people here are living in the U.S., so parts and labor (assuming you do not do your own work) are priced differently, fuel will definitely be cheaper in the U.S. and inspections will be different, depending on the U.S. state (there are none where I live).

Then again, the Evo IV was never sold in the U.S. to begin with, and importing one is next to impossible.

 

Oh my god if I could spend 10000 for a mint RHD evo 6 I would be so happy

 

In a lot of Euro countries, the road taxes (and associated inspections and repairs) for an older car are so high, that the car becomes a white elephant.

 

Found another one. This time a EVO VIII (2003)

Price: 10,900 euro's.

Sedan (5 Stoelen)
113.385 km
03/2003
195 kW (265 HP)
Gas

Acceleration (0-100 km): 6,1s
Topspeed: 245 km/u
Transmission: 5 Manual
4 Cilinders

Picture:



This looks pretty much stock, so I could tune/mod this to my likings ^_^