Considering an evo 8 ... anything i need to know?

JETRXY · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:22 am

Hey Guys

Been a while since ive posted as ive been pretty busy at work last few months.
Well im starting to get sick of my car and looking for a change (plus lost my licence for 6 months so that doesnt help either).

Been looking at a few evo 8 mr's on carsales the last few weeks and must admit they are really starting to catch my eye more and more, especially the white ones.

Now i dont really know much about these cars so im posting here hoping you guys might know a bit more about them.

Is there any common problems with them that i should look out for? i.e. gearbox strenght, bottom end, diffs etc?

The particular one im looking at has 46,000k's on it and seems to be in excellent condition judging by the pics. Only prob being that the car is in NSW, is there any problems i may experience if trying to reg in Vic?

Any input is appreciated

Cheers,
Paul

my.wrx · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:59 pm

Any pics of the car .. or a link if its on the net...

If in Sydney I can go and check it out for you

JETRXY · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:06 pm

Here you go man

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/pri ... &__Dx=mode

Cant stop looking at it!

my.wrx · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:11 pm

Very nice lookin Evo VIII MR ... they go pretty well too... The wheels set the car off i reckon..

If you need finance Paul...please PM me..I work for AUSSIE

JETRXY · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:19 pm

I know its been moded (exterior) just the way i like it, not to overdone. And yes the wheels do set it off.

PM on its way to you shortly

-T8- · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:32 pm

White evo, carbon and Cr kai's... Best combo ever
However surely you can import one yourself alot cheaper??

JETRXY · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:39 pm

Ive never really looked into importing a car myself tbh.
I would rather just buy something "off the shelf" so to speak... even if it is a few thousand more than importing.

Im not really a risk taker, and dont have the time to deal with any problems that could go wrong. And if something could go wrong, with my luck it would haha

domino · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:47 pm

Looks pretty nice

Saha · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:59 pm

Nice looking car!!! the wheels r really nice!!!

my.wrx · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:01 pm

Importing one can have its risks...
and sometimes isnt alot cheaper than just buying one from a dealer with warranty..

Patster · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:02 pm

JETRXY wrote:

Cant stop looking at it!

I can see why Paul.
Going of those pics it actually looks mint for an import.
Its had atleast 6-8k spent on mods already.
Definately get the under carriage inspected as some imports are known to have minor rust under the car, nothing serious.
IS tune my car so it would be safe to say the engine is in good running order.
Providing those klm's are original and you could talk the seller down a few k then it wouldn't be a bad buy.
Definately worth a mechanical inspection.

manz · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:14 pm

Looks nice ... love the white evos.... Are you gonna chase more power with it?

The 6 speeds arnt as strong as the 5 speeds ,but still strong.

For that sort of money id chase a 9, nicer front end and a mivec engine.

Join evooz great for informaton But dont bother posting anything (very overly moderated)

my.wrx · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:47 pm

manz wrote:

Looks nice ... love the white evos.... Are you gonna chase more power with it?

The 6 speeds arnt as strong as the 5 speeds ,but still strong.

For that sort of money id chase a 9, nicer front end and a mivec engine.

Join evooz great for informaton But dont bother posting anything (very overly moderated)

so true...EvoOz can be not nice moderators sometimes

JETRXY · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:16 pm

Patster wrote:

JETRXY wrote:

Cant stop looking at it!

I can see why Paul.
Going of those pics it actually looks mint for an import.
Its had atleast 6-8k spent on mods already.
Definately get the under carriage inspected as some imports are known to have minor rust under the car, nothing serious.
IS tune my car so it would be safe to say the engine is in good running order.
Providing those klm's are original and you could talk the seller down a few k then it wouldn't be a bad buy.
Definately worth a mechanical inspection.

Cheers for the info Pat, i was hoping you might stumble across this thread.
Out of curiosiuty what is servicing like $$$ wise on one of these? Lets say a basic oil/filter change?

JETRXY · **Posted:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:19 pm

manz wrote:

Looks nice ... love the white evos.... Are you gonna chase more power with it?

The 6 speeds arnt as strong as the 5 speeds ,but still strong.

For that sort of money id chase a 9, nicer front end and a mivec engine.

Join evooz great for informaton But dont bother posting anything (very overly moderated)

I'd be more than happy with 200atw and wouldnt really push for much more than that.
Im coming from a near standard rex so its a decent jump in power for me and should keep me happy for some time.

Really?! I thought that the 6speed would have been stronger

5 speed is the Australian version is that right?
TBH i actually prefer the 8 front end. Just something about the foglights on the 9 look a little strange to me, still nice but not as appealing as the 8 front end.

Thanks for the input guys

Patster · **Posted:** Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:39 pm

JETRXY wrote:

Patster wrote:

JETRXY wrote:

Cant stop looking at it!

I can see why Paul.
Going of those pics it actually looks mint for an import.
Its had atleast 6-8k spent on mods already.
Definately get the under carriage inspected as some imports are known to have minor rust under the car, nothing serious.
IS tune my car so it would be safe to say the engine is in good running order.
Providing those klm's are original and you could talk the seller down a few k then it wouldn't be a bad buy.
Definately worth a mechanical inspection.

Cheers for the info Pat, i was hoping you might stumble across this thread.
Out of curiosiuty what is servicing like $$$ wise on one of these? Lets say a basic oil/filter change?

Yer not to bad,depends on where you take the car.
In Sydney an oil change with Royal Purple 10w40 $100.00 with geniune filter $15.00 plus labour = $270.00
Its the tranny and diff fluids that get a little expensive but overall the services are not that expensive.
I dont take the car to Mitsubishi either, l use another guy for fliuds and services.
Its easy in sydney as we have 2 work shops who know their stuff.
Meek and IS.

REXXYY · **Posted:** Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:48 am

JETRXY wrote:

Here you go man

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/pri ... &__Dx=mode

Cant stop looking at it!

I don't blame you it's f*^#ing gorgeous

Flipper · **Posted:** Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:35 pm

Mmmmmm thats delicious!

Patster · **Posted:** Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:35 pm

It does looks smick looking at those pics.
Its a wonder it hasn't sold yet...

manz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:10 pm

Seen that one on evooz Pat? 35000 in this months fast4s absouloute weapon

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