Is Buying a Mitsubishi Evo 8/9 or X Worth it 2023? The Truth No One Ever Says..
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- Опубліковано 9 сер 2023
- Probably the most requested question i ever get on instagram is buying an evo worth it or not hope this helps people in their journey to owning one
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First!!! You been on fire with this constant uploads brother. keep it up.
Thanks man I appreciate that
Nobody cares
Mitsubishi should relesse a heritage program for all their evo parts. That would be awesome 👌
No doubt, they should do the heritage parts like Nissan. I doubt they ever will, but let's all hope. Parts are either discontinued or crazy expensive. It's getting ridiculous.
@@SICKIX it's Mitsubishi though so I doubt they will do this. They don't care too much about enthusiasts. They have turned very boring.
@@grantkahale8933i think Mitsubishi do care about enthusiasts, but the enthusiast area is a niche market. Cars that actually make profit for a company are boring cars. So usually performence divisions are the ones that are first cut.
You mean Mitsubishi doing something that would make sense and be profitable?! 😂
@@Mrlolibresadly, they're gonna be remembered as a boring car company for family/old people for every new boring suv, pickup truck they released. they have a very long way to do if they want to attract more younger customer nowadays if they don't released any new sports car like toyota, subaru, mazda, nissan and even suzuki.
I've owned my Evo 8 since 2004. For people who are thinking about getting an Evo they need to be aware of a few things. The stock ride on an Evo 8 is very stiff. Driving on the freeway for long periods maybe too much for some people. The stock turbo is an older on/off type so it doesn't build power smoothly like the new ones. The handling on these cars are excellent and allows me to drive with confidence. Lastly the Evo gets attention on the streets. If you don't like attention the Golf R is a better daily 4 door sedan for you. That being said I still love driving my Evo and even rebuilt my engine after 185k.
Very cool! I love hearing from long-term original owners.
My 03 with titanium turbo option builds just fine. Oh and it's jdm.
I love the EVO, it’s my dream car since childhood, and it’s what got me into the car scene in the first place. If I could own one, I would be set for life.
apply yourself towards the goal daily and it can be done
Same bro same. I would trade 6 of the 7 vehicles i have to have one. Maybe 4 of 7. Im tied to 2 and my wife needs one lol.
Grabbed my EVO IX, in 06 with 3 miles on it, had no idea in the future it would be considered a unicorn! Now that I’m a dad it’s funny to have my sons friends come over say hey that’s a car from fast and furious lol. And I do agree with life happening, “go take a drive” the car always gives me a smile when I drive it. Thanks for the clip homie stay safe! 🙏🏼
I'm an original owner of a IX SE. Drove it off the lot with 5 miles on the clock. The single most reliable car I've owned. I did think it would maintain some value, solely due to what it is, but not like this. Been offered silly money for mine. Not for sale, plus my son really wants it. I'm 60yo now, so it may not take long :)
wow that is crazy lucky to have lived that experience never sell it!
@@felixf5211 wow that is crazy what did the car sell for back then?
@@DissFooJosh I paid right around $33K. The SE was $1750 over the GSR.
I have been wanting an evo since 2015. I got one in 2020. I've been daily driving it for 3 years 40k miles later and I don't regret getting it but DAMN my pockets and ass hurt.
Buy a different car to daily. Daily a evo is if your ballin
Yea Evo is the Friday afternoon and Saturday type of car the maintenance too much to drive them every day that's why you need the Accord or Camry as second car for reliability and high mileage
I love the platform and believe Evos are worth it if you have the love and patience for them. It’s a blessing to drive one and it’s one the last cars of a car era so if one has the means for ownership, I definitely think it’s worth it. Great video brotha!
absolutely man anyone who can appreciate what makes evos special knows that they will only go up in value and continue to become more rare for a non ruined one and thank you
Thank you for your content. I took the 3rd evo I’ve owned for dyno day to find out I’m going to have to rebuild the engine. I’ve thought about throwing in the towel and selling the car. Reconsidered it and plan to slowly give the IX the TLC she deserves. I’m grateful to have bought a house last year to have a garage. If it means 4 years of the evo being in the garage to get to a standard I’m happy with, I’m up for it. Thank you for reminding me to not give up🤙
Thank you for sharing the story glad it helped, the evo is definitely not a platform for the weak but can yield incredible performance if set up correctly hope you find your way to restoring the car
old jdm cars are slowly becoming "if you love it buy it, if not get somethin better for the crazy price tag"
This just affirmed everything I had in mind, this is an absolute dream car and I will definitely take the step towards buying one in the next year. Thanks for your explanation.
Glad that it helped brotha best of luck in your search
Iv owned a 4,6 and 10, a great strong reliable performance car, the more numbers you chase, the issues you seem to acquire. 👍🏻
absolutely more power = less forgiving mistakes
I just go one for 22k built motor stock turbo and injectors. Tuned to 340whp . Clean title south car chassis has 180k but motor has 1-2k. It’s honestly a blast and I hope to keep it forever
Respect to that salesman sitting at the desk behind the computer because when he stated he advised not buying no new vehicle in this economy that sincerely felt genuine seeing he is content driving old Celica and not being bothered with a bunch of financial debt is a person that is financially mature and concerned about his well being cause vehicles have become very overpriced people paying 500-600 a month on small economy cars like Corolla and Honda civics and that's with good credit scores.... So shout out to that salesman!!!!!👏
just bought an 8.. super excited to get it delivered!
You will love it brotha one of a kind machine
Hey man. Just bought my first evo and I’m 24! So hyped to finally get one of my dream cars. Just replaced the monoloc and flushed all the fluids. Do you baby yours or do you yknow drive it like an evo is meant to be driven?
Appreciate you gang.
Anytime G
RRT is here in CT, I've been told if you own an EVO that's the only place to get it tuned from. No one else, cause this guy RAIF is the EVO god.
Where in CT bro? And do they have fb page too? Ty
Gotta love the older Corolla! ours stayed with us for 25 years and was still running when we decided we weren’t going to keep it!
Just spent 10K to refresh the whole EVO X chassis + AYC diff, mitsu really don’t have great part program for Evo parts. Even the front lip and rear subframe cross members are no longer in production. Kind of glad I had it done before the parts went out!😂
Love my low mileage, stockish, Evo 9. Gonna hold onto it for a while.
I had my EB 9 for 7 years and it never gave me any major problems. It was FBO with a fp red. I moved onto M3s but what car do I never see on the road An Evo. It’s a special car and if you can find a good one and take care of it will be a great experience.
Electric blue is the goat color, FP red would be a fun set up M3's are the grown up version of the evo that is more refined
I have a fbo FE with 2800 miles. Love it. Never getting rid of it.
Good vid bro. I know it’s worth buying one all day it is. Just patience’s Is the key with Mitsu. Me owing a 9 GG and a 95 3K VR4 yeah money is a factor but if you love the platform you pay to play. I am a die hard Mitsu Guy only cars I ever owned. Best to rack up on certain Mitsu parts that are discontinued etc. if you are a baller you can go all out and get Billet stuff. Now since Mitsu does not plan on making cars. They should at least do an heritage program like Nissan and Toyota on making OEM PARTS again at least. These cars are getting harder an more rare even rebuilt and salvaged title ones are going up. Of course do you’re homework know the platform etc. know the history
With E85 you'll likely have trouble starting in colder climates. But if you're in Florida, Socal etc. you're good!
Very good video!
Thanks man appreciate it
Thanks for your honest review
I’m on my 4th Eclipse I hate it, but addicted. @2G Mitsubishi Eclipse car scene.
Hahaha that’s the story of every Mitsubishi enthusiast trying to escape
Drive evo 9 electric blue everyday for work went new and still going and love it, replace part 1 clutch, radiator,2 set of tire, 3 battery 1set b.pad 1 timing belt about 3k on it for the years .all new sport car performance just a tiny better with to much electronic and 55k and more, got mind new in 2007 gsr for 31k ,I tell my wife it family car 😂 the Evo is good and made my family happy safe that what you want out any
car.
Evos are a good car that has a purpose but I had to get a daily man 😂. It does everything it’s suppose to do very well but as you get older you want a classy car with some comfort
@joshyu $1,000 for an OEM alternator or starter?!! 😳 That’s crazy! Not sure if everyone is aware, but at that cost it would be worth just having your core rebuilt at a shop. In the Bay Area I recommend San Jose Generator & starter. That particular shop does excellent work at a fraction of the cost & to top it off you’ll still have your original core. I have one alternator that’s still going for over 20yrs now for another car. There are similar shops all over the US. Might be a good way to save a small fortune without sacrificing quality.
That’s really good advice thanks for sharing that, yeah OEM mitsubishi stuff must be made of diamonds because they charge ridiculous for some things
depends on the price. doea it make sense ? no they are old cars part's harder to find. if you have income to f around with a still be great on bills then yeah do it
Have you driven a IX with S-AYC?
I still want an evo 6/8/9 someday 🙏🏾
Previously owned a 2014 Evo X for 6 years. Dead nuts reliable, handled power extremely well. Loved that car!
Currently own and just bought a mint 2003 Evo 8 and its amazing. Defintely worth keeping these cars going. Nothing beats the personality and characteristics of these cars. My 03 is a forever dream car for me that I was fortunate enough to purchase. I am one who paid 35k for the 8 but I'm a diehard Evo guy. Price didn't matter much to me.
I'm in the same situation right now....do I sell my Evo x and get an Evo 8/9?
@evodre personally, if my 10 didn't get hit and totaled I would of kept it as a daily and have the 8 as a weekend car. The X is a much better daily driver than the 8 by far.
@CO_EVO_8 My X isn't my daily so that's not so much my concern it's more if getting into the older platform is better or worth it I just fell in love with the blue by you color
@evodre Ah gotcha! I think at the end of the day the older generations are assets and continue to go up in value. If you can find a super nice example then I'd jump on it. Totally worth the money in my opinion. I'm basically doing an OEM plus only build on my 8 has I want to preserve the car as much as possible.
Got an Evox and yanked the ToB out of the pressure plate. That Tob has got to the weakest part of the clutch to get pulled out that easily and leave you stranded. Hopefully the act monoloc im putting in it will stop that crap permanently.
I’ve been thinking of buying next year!!!
Love the bonnet pal
How much did you get for the Evo x ?
drove a 6.5 TME and a type r GC sti on one of my japan trips, both monsters but i ended up swapping a coupe 2.5rs here in the states purely for the parts. DSM seem to be going the way of the dodo, where as subaru seems to stock basically all you need since you have a huge year range that is a direct fit. Sad to see these kinda fading from no real support from mitsu.
Yeah and the Mitsubishi scene in general is weird Subaru has always done a better job of having a well branded company, parts and community pushing the platform further
Bought a Evo 8 3 months ago, not a single regret lol, well….yet 🤣.
Recently bought an Evox been a mitsubishi guy since paul walker;s green eclipse. And i already have a fully built 3000gt. And i got it for pretty cheap at 17k for a phantom black evox @52k miles out the door. For me it was completely worth getting. I don't intend on building it past bolt-ons and just enjoying it for what it is. Which is great because this evox already came with Ams intercooler,piping.boost controller and a vibrant single exit exhaust. So i really don't need to buy any mods.
Being that you a Mitsubishi fan would own the 2012 eclipse sport even tho it doesn't come with the turbo no more?
@@cedricmiller4370 i owned a 4th gen eclipse..wasnt fast by no means but it got me where I needed to go. At the time I wasnt modifying cars like I am now.
Picked up my evo ix mr for 29k few months ago. 98k mile. Clean title lightly mod.
I loved it,been my dream car but as you said i am not willing to pay 35k and blow in my hands cause they old cars nowadays sooo will wait or not have it,i will deal with that ,prefer to save and invest in other things
35k is nothing compared to what it will be in the next few year’s…
"This is the only video that get's right to the point!" ...after 7 minutes of a Starbucks run vlog lol.
Haha disclaimer would’ve been good
Idk if I fully agree with the outdated part and comfort part. I daylied my evo 9 for 10 years on coilovers and and 460+ hp on stock block. Beat the shit out if it for its whole life 100k miles worth and never had an engine issue i didn't cause. I do agree it's way over priced these days and I just spent 22k to fully build mine. Still love the car.
It also has a super impressive awd system even compared to modern standards.
You can definitely daily it there’s a lot of people who wouldn’t want to though the point of the video was to display both the pros and cons of the platform. Evos we’re way ahead of their time and severely undervalued for what they can do I love them but for most they are just an overpriced Mitsubishi that has a better engine than a Subaru
Good advice bro, get out of the house, go for a drive, get some coffee😊
I don’t mind spending the money because again I’m in love with the platform. But Mitsubishi does need a heritage program badly. I’m thankful to have a low mileage EVO ix at 29k miles but I’m super anal and I replace anything with a scratch on it and store parts away because the discontinued feeling hurts.
Agreed man buy up everything you can! Don’t sell the low mileage unicorn
So, I have a 370z I want to move to an Evo X as a Daily. I don’t need a ton of power just something fun that’s reliable and being able to enjoy my dream car for a year or two. I work remote so I wouldn’t drive it to to much. Let me know what you think.
Evo X are good cars just try to buy a stock one and not some abandoned project
I got a GR corolla in March after years of looking for a clean evo 8 or 9. Still would like an evo one day but the GR corolla has been making me happy
Corolla GR is a great platform that is ready to be enjoyed out of the box
@@DissFooJosh thanks man you’re spot on about that
Obsessed G just spent 80k on a 1900 mile 8 MR. I feel Like they will continue to appreciate. And none of those German cars you mention would not hold a candle to the IX. Even the “new technology” you are talking about are heavy, ugly, more complex and harder to work on. I love The new FL5, but I feel like my IX MR with my few mods would still pull away from one. Nothing will ever compare to a IX IMO. The greatest AWD Turbo ever.
Yeah I seen that one, I agree with you I love the cars but many people do not understand the platform or “hype” if you know true drivers cars then you can appreciate/love the evo platform in general they don’t make cars that are analog and raw anymore too much safety equipment and electronics
My guy in the IE I recognize that 91 Freeway
Great Vid…I guess I Cant Afford an Evo or GSX 😪
If that’s what you really want anything is possible
If I can add my opinion there is a saying you gotta pay to play. It doesn't matter what you're going to buy for fun it will cost you and anything you modify you will sacrifice reliability. You learn that easily from your tuner on the 1st day before it even gets parts or jumps on the dyno. If you're concerned about how old it is personally, I wouldn't be. Technology catches up to you, but it also brings exciting new options to old platforms. When the 8s and 9's came out 2003-2006 the car was crazy ahead of its time when it comes to performance, but you have to keep in mind this was the early stages of tuning in the US the previous Evo's were never even in the US market. So a 600awhp Evo was killing cars like KB Cobras and M3s. Now there's cars coming out with 500-800hp right out of the gate. Luckily for older cars turbos and mods have become better so your older car will be able to keep up if not beat most cars. At one-point 1000hp Evos on the street were rare now you find them and some are sequential with over 1200hp just killing it. There's a lot that goes into something like that. The point is it's not a cheap hobby to have if you want one you want one for the right reason. And it doesn't have to be an Evo it can be and NSX, Supra, STI etc. I sold my Evo a long time ago it was super reliable, quick, easy to work on 'just ask a BMW owner how fun it is to work on a BMW' I made up my mind I will be buying another and keeping it in 2025 maybe before the Summer of next year and the second I get it I'm sending it off to get worked on. Can't wait.
thanks bro you really helped me, so ima sell my hawk sti for an evo 😀😀
Lol Hawkeyes are good too though!
The day I finally get my Evo, it will definitely be an impulse buy 😂
Now whats your opinion on keeping the car stock or doing simple bolt ons and daily driving it?
Bolt ons is definitely the most reliable for the car as far as daily driving goes but I think these cars can make 400-500whp very safely without giving anything up but for simplicity/ daily driving bolt ons is the way to go
@DissFooJosh I've been looking into the 8/9 for a daily and just trying to do some good research beforehand. Good video here for sure man.
Glad it helped! That’s what it’s all about
And didn’t even get into the usability of the gearing, once you’re not stock, you pretty much have to change your final drive to utilize all the power
There’s a lot of things untouched in the video driveability, ecu’s, best street turbo size, 2.0 vs stroker the list goes on
Imo they aren’t worth it there’s a lot of different modern platforms that make more power for cheaper
With prices rising the way they have I'm glad I was able to get my 8 when I did in 2009, but I will never get rid of it, its become such a huge part of me I would feel empty without my CT9A and it never ends I prob have over 30k invested but I mean the options are endless.
Plus not to mention this car has done nothing but amaze me since the 1st time I drove it. 14 years owned and loved and it never has stopped giving me thrills.
I agree with you 2023 is a bad time to buy a new car prices are outrageous on everything if you have a Evo or eclipse gsx that you purchased years ago that's still in good condition it's best to keep it cause having a performance vehicle that's paid off in 2023 is an accomplishment!!!! Even the salesmen in the video at the desk said he doesn't advise buying a vehicle so you know we are in hard times if a salesman talks like that!!!!
My X MR was totally worth it
My evo was also a financial mistake.. I still love it though and maybe hate it aswell 😂
It's always worth it.
Love my old Evo but when I had to buy another X it was so hard finding one that wasn't clapped out with the previous owner hardly maintaining it
Yes agreed people don’t take care of the cars it’s sad they are always clapped and over priced for the condition
@@DissFooJosh hey excuse don't laugh or anything but being a Mitsubishi fan would you own a 2012 Mitsubishi eclipse GS sport even tho it doesn't have the performance specs of the Evo or is that a absolute no in your book?
@@cedricmiller4370 no laughs here if that is the car that makes you happy and you enjoy it then by all means go for it man life is short
@@DissFooJosh that does make sense after I could always get a engine out of a Evo and put it in the eclipse and have some serious muscle under the hood
The STI and Evo were worth it until factory cars like bmw, Kia, etc started producing boosted cars.
As much as I want another IX my adulting tells me to settle for a Gr Corolla
Was your black 9 from CO a SE model?
Yes it was
@@DissFooJosh dang, I wonder if was my old one. Did it have a steering column boost gauge and an AMS cat-back as the only mods when you got it?
no it did not have a steering column boost gauge and stock exhaust @@Just_Space_Dave
What about evo x?
Btw the answer is yes. It's worth it.
To me it is too but to most it is not
I want a white evo 9 but can’t see myself paying 35k plus 😂, I’ll keep waiting to decided between an sti or evo x.
35k is nothing compared to what it will be in the next few years
Bravo !
EVO hyped car
Mercedes C63 Benz for me
Pffft😢
Bs where can u get a sti ra motor for 2g
www.flatironstuning.com/10103ad020
There are multiple websites that sell them for $2100-$2500 including Subaru dealerships just have to try to look for them
Answer:YES video done....
I rather have old-school cars than anything new cars now these days.
New cars are not meant to last long only leased
Mint man
Thank you man I appreciate it
Love Starbucks coffee😋, skip the sandwich bro!
There is no way Evos are worth the price they are going for. They are on the same overpriced level as 240sx. Don't get me wrong I love Evos but I'd rather take a clean DSM than an evo.
I keep hearing people say that parts for these are becoming hard to find can someone give me an example of what those hard to find parts are?
blocks gearboxes transfers heads
@@markc1456 what about things like water pumps headgaskets oil pumps
@@246goess all still available
You know I said it in your last vlog..Nutten beat a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
You still writing service?
Yep still in the game
Seriously dude…I own a Supra and Civic HB and cops never bother me….I guess it because I don’t have a Evo parked at Cal Poly
They don’t really harass women that’s why..
@@LP-bt4jk so you don’t have any harassment issues then… it’s ma’am right..
@@kuya_art I am whatever you say I am if I wasn’t, then why would I say I am?
Too much financial risk for most poeple. Not worth it.
I agree man it’s a high risk platform if you don’t have the resources/funds to make it work
This provided 0 knowledgeable insight. Many blanket statements that could be applied any any performance vehicle from any brand.
Yes but blanket statements that people don’t apply to JDM cars because the internet hypes them up too much and doesn’t talk about their reality