Has anyone else owned an Evo X and sold/traded it already? Any regret?
Dec 30, 2008, 03:47 PM
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Has anyone else owned an Evo X and sold/traded it already? Any regret?
I just wondered if any of the others who have sold their X still browse these forums?
Do you miss it ever? I miss the SAYC like mad, and I miss the utility of a four door. There are a lot of things I don't miss, but being such a part of the community and not owning one is sad.
Had I opted in later and done a 60 month deal at 0%, you could guaran-dang-tee I'd still have it. A deal like that in this economy on such a great car is a wonderful thing!
Anyway, I'm still here, but don't post nearly as much and do 98% of my work behind the scenes moderating. I hope you all have a happy new year!
Do you miss it ever? I miss the SAYC like mad, and I miss the utility of a four door. There are a lot of things I don't miss, but being such a part of the community and not owning one is sad.
Had I opted in later and done a 60 month deal at 0%, you could guaran-dang-tee I'd still have it. A deal like that in this economy on such a great car is a wonderful thing!
Anyway, I'm still here, but don't post nearly as much and do 98% of my work behind the scenes moderating. I hope you all have a happy new year!
Dec 30, 2008, 04:46 PM
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There's a lot of reasons, but I wrote it all down in the blog in my sig if you're interested. It might be page 2 or 3 now. Its called "The trouble with X". In spite of that, I loved the car.
Not unless you know a really good hypnotist I can take my wife to. 
Dec 30, 2008, 05:07 PM
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I sold my evo 8 and missed that car for 2 years. I bought a Viper GTS its supercharged makes almost 600 to the ground but I never left this forum. 3 months ago I bought a new phantom Black Evo X very nice car Ive done all the basic mods but honestly its no Evo 8 or 9...
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Dec 30, 2008, 05:16 PM
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the evo always have tranny problems,my evo 8 and 9 both did and the x still has problems.thats why i went with the slower sst lol.no problems at all.i regret getting rid of my 500hp evo 8 i miss it so bad.the evo x i would gladly get rid of, its disappointing.
Dec 30, 2008, 05:39 PM
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Noize, are you getting the new car itch again? 
End of the year is such a tempting time to shop and take the plunge!
I have followed your Evo-to-BMW adventures. I have almost 90K miles on my 2005 GSR (daily commuter, no mods) and have the new car itch badly. I want the X but read about all the issues here, plus it's heavier and would have to have a tune. The 135i would be my 2nd choice. The steering would probably turn me off. I drove a 335i and it felt numb. On 2nd thought, I drove the X briefly and the car wasn't raw like my 8, so "gee why not just get a BMW" ...I might just keep my 05 for a little longer. I fortunately have a few other nice cars to play with but I like having a "cheaper" car for my daily driver.
What do you dislike about your 135i the most? Do you feel it will be reliable? How's your highway mpg?
End of the year is such a tempting time to shop and take the plunge!I have followed your Evo-to-BMW adventures. I have almost 90K miles on my 2005 GSR (daily commuter, no mods) and have the new car itch badly. I want the X but read about all the issues here, plus it's heavier and would have to have a tune. The 135i would be my 2nd choice. The steering would probably turn me off. I drove a 335i and it felt numb. On 2nd thought, I drove the X briefly and the car wasn't raw like my 8, so "gee why not just get a BMW" ...I might just keep my 05 for a little longer. I fortunately have a few other nice cars to play with but I like having a "cheaper" car for my daily driver.
What do you dislike about your 135i the most? Do you feel it will be reliable? How's your highway mpg?
Dec 30, 2008, 05:53 PM
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Noize, are you getting the new car itch again? End of the year is such a tempting time to shop and take the plunge!
I have followed your Evo-to-BMW adventures. I have almost 90K miles on my 2005 GSR (daily commuter, no mods) and have the new car itch badly. I want the X but read about all the issues here, plus it's heavier and would have to have a tune. The 135i would be my 2nd choice. The steering would probably turn me off. I drove a 335i and it felt numb. On 2nd thought, I drove the X briefly and the car wasn't raw like my 8, so "gee why not just get a BMW" ...I might just keep my 05 for a little longer. I fortunately have a few other nice cars to play with but I like having a "cheaper" car for my daily driver.
What do you dislike about your 135i the most? Do you feel it will be reliable? How's your highway mpg?
End of the year is such a tempting time to shop and take the plunge!I have followed your Evo-to-BMW adventures. I have almost 90K miles on my 2005 GSR (daily commuter, no mods) and have the new car itch badly. I want the X but read about all the issues here, plus it's heavier and would have to have a tune. The 135i would be my 2nd choice. The steering would probably turn me off. I drove a 335i and it felt numb. On 2nd thought, I drove the X briefly and the car wasn't raw like my 8, so "gee why not just get a BMW" ...I might just keep my 05 for a little longer. I fortunately have a few other nice cars to play with but I like having a "cheaper" car for my daily driver.
What do you dislike about your 135i the most? Do you feel it will be reliable? How's your highway mpg?
The car has been dead nuts reliable so far and has never given me one hiccup. The gas mileage is insane on the highway. I drove it home to Indiana for Christmas and got 31.8mpg, you can thank direct injection for that one.
The acceleration is nice- I have a friend with an E46 M3 that is stock. All I have modwise are dual cone filters and a tune. He dropped it in fourth on the interstate and I left it in sixth, and he still couldn't pass me.
I'm making 5whp less and 40wtq more than my Evo VIII did with full exhaust, cams, cam gears, tune, pump, injectors, and a GT3071R.
Still, I miss that X SAYC. I miss going into a corner at an unthinkable speed and coming through easily.
I have too many car loves. If I could have an X and a 135i, it would be awesome. Heck, while in dream land, throw a clean black 2001 Integra Type R in there too.
Dec 30, 2008, 06:09 PM
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I miss my VIII like a ****, if that counts. Knowing what I know now I wouldn't have traded it in. My 08 Eclipse GT is nice, don't get me wrong. It's just, you know, not an Evo. I'm tempted to get a X just to partake of that visceral driving experience again. $31,900 at 0% for 60 months on a new X with SSS is just about as good as it's going to get. However, another ~$600 car payment every month would be a chore. So for now I'm not with the one I love (Evo). I'll just love the one I'm with (Eclipse).
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