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Old 07-11-2004, 02:15 PM
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Default Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Viii

I have decided not to buy the Evo VIII that I have a $1,000 deposit on. It's a lovely blue and is sitting in the showroom, ready for delivery.

Anyone want to take an option on the contract?

It's a kick-ass car- 0-100kph in HOLY CR@P!!!- but I think I prefer the s2.
Old 07-11-2004, 06:44 PM
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hmmmm I wish I am in the market for a new car atm
how much is the new evo fisting dwarves?
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in Qld, you're looking at $68,764 on road.

if you seriously want it, let me know urgently. I'm calling the dealer tomorrow to tell him he can give it to someone else.
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good luck with that. a friend of mine has an evo7, i love it...

but I think I prefer the s2.

NO NO, YOU DO PREFER THE S2...not think!

anyway, why don't you want it anymore? just isnt a honda? haha!
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detuned hard!!!
standard my03 wrx is faster than an evo 8.
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that's what I said to the dealer- when the 6.5 came out, i drove it; it was an absolute balltearer. 0-100 in 5.2. NICE!

This thing is cut to 195kw, and is about a second slower. Sure, you could ramp it up pretty easily, but seriously- WTF?

Mitsubishi just can't get it right. The 6.5, great speed and handling, but the finish was CR@P and they wanted $80k for them. Strangely, the fact that they couldn't sell the fu@kers and had to discount them by $20,000 to get rid of the 100 they imported hasn't enlightened them- because now they bring in a good car, at a good price, and detune it to buggery.

Fools.

No wonder they are going broke.
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In the Motor magazine article on the Evo 8 they said that it was
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I pulled the pin this morning. My dealer didn't seem too concerned; I expect someone else will pick the car up shortly.
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Evo is a nice car, fastest 4 cylinder 2.0 litre in the world...i had evo 6.5 b4 my s2k...im still loving it, but gotta admit driving NA car is more fun than turbo..and yeah evo 8 is the ugliest off all evos......
dun forget s2k is the fastest 4 cyl 2.0 NA in the world
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