While I swore I couldnt afford to own one, a friend has offered me his 8MR (tweaked to over 300 bhp) for a very tempting price. He's the sort of chap you would want to buy a car off too, extreeeemely fussy.

Have been in it, but not driven it and it doesnt seem like hard work. I do really miss the raw low down grunt of a rally beast, and also the riduculous grip!

Wont be for a few months which is ideal timing, and no hassle buying it etc.

Has anyone owned both? Mike?

Tempting.... but then I get out of mine and its the best looking car ive owned. Ever!

MB

 

you sure it's not a 260 that's been fiddled with?

tweaked or not, they are the runt of the litter and prices reflect that

EVOs are not an easy car to shift and I saw some that been advertised for over six months

better to get a FQ320 to start with imo

not comparable with the S

faster in any increment, on any surface, on any road

I haven't got a clue about tracks

 

Isn't the servicing schedule pretty extreme?

 

mostly every 4000 miles

and mid-teens mpg coupled with a little tank

usual story, buy with your eyes open, knowing the running costs

they are very expensive cars to run, thank ****, keeps a lot of people out of them

 

Pete,

I know the car well. The 260 has 1 less gear and a smaller rear wing. Its a 280 but properly tweaked. It has the right mods on it, HKS hardpipe kit etc...

I dont think the tank is as small as it was with the E6 and also got a suspicion the 4500 interval (which was just the diff) can be done either DIY or cheapy by a specialist.

I dont think the insurance or fuel will be much more than my STi, so its just going to be the servicing and consumables.

MB

 

My mate's been trying to sell his FQ300 for over a month - 02 plate depreciated by over 13K over two years!!!!

 

What sort of money does a 2 year old EVO sell for?

 

www.autotrader.co.uk

 

I asked what they sell for ...... not what people think they can get for them.

 

It's been a while since I was keeping in touch with the market

and it's not easy to answer because of the range of engines and the fact that two years is straddling the V11 and V111

but I'd say