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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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been looking at evos for a little while like the evo4 for looks but cant really afford that much evo3 dont look as good any common faults and whats tunabilty like?
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:07 AM
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http://www.lancerregister.com/mlr_showmodel.php

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http://www.lancerregister.com/art_evo1to3guide.php
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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EVO 3 is practically a Proton.
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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EVO 3 is practically a Proton.
bad thing yes
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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i love the look of an evo 3, better than evo 4 imo. You see evo 4's every day, how many evo 3's are about.

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as for reliability i dont think they give you much greif but when something does break its very expensive.
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One of the things to go wrong with III's is the transfer box, but if this has been replaced... all well and good
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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Is'nt there a crank issue as well Lynne,

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Is'nt there a crank issue as well Lynne,

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thats 4's
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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Don't do it Roosie, your missus said she would like a fiat panda or something similar!!
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Is'nt there a crank issue as well Lynne,

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As Daviet said Mike... crankwalk on the IVs.

A girl down the road from me had a III, not long after she got it the transfer box went. Once she had a new one though, the car went really well and had no more faults.

The standard Mo's on the III are 15s though, it does need bigger wheels IMO.
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Originally Posted by DANNY-B
i love the look of an evo 3, better than evo 4 imo. You see evo 4's every day, how many evo 3's are about.

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as for reliability i dont think they give you much greif but when something does break its very expensive.
Very rare you'll see an Evo 4 once a week let alone every day.


True, pretty strong and reliable cars and i wouldn't say alot more exspensive to fix if you go to the right tuners, Evos are VERY good cars only reason i sold my Mak was cus i was like a wussy with it, didn't use it enough, so when i was offered a very good price i sold it, but if i have another some day it'll be an 8 or a 9 gt
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i think 3s look poo tbh
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Originally Posted by Roosie
i think 3s look poo tbh
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3's are ok the rest particularly 8 look like a bodykitted SKODA RAPIDE!!
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Originally Posted by tabetha
3's are ok the rest particularly 8 look like a bodykitted SKODA RAPIDE!!
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Doesn't matter what the 8 looks like, it's what's under the bonnet and the awesome handling that counts.
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Don't matter what the handling is like if the prick driving it can't drive!!
Had a laugh at EMERALD EVO DAY, when huge power was expected and told of by many did not happen!!, but power per pound crap compared with cossie, despite 20 odd years jap technology.
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Originally Posted by tabetha
Don't matter what the handling is like if the prick driving it can't drive!!
Had a laugh at EMERALD EVO DAY, when huge power was expected and told of by many did not happen!!, but power per pound crap compared with cossie, despite 20 odd years jap technology.
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Same can be said about pricks driving any car? But likewise I've had a laugh at many cossies claiming ass dyno power and then not even getting off the start line

Having had a cossie, which in comparison was lardy and dated, I'll take the Evo with the same power [370bhp] and newer technology anyday thanks!
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I like the 3! It has less electronic mumbo jumbo than the later ones.


Fast too! Even as standard they can shift! I got fucking mullered by one last week. And I mean mullered.......
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i do like the ones with livery over suits them.

how hard are they to get to 350bhp?
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Roosie
i do like the ones with livery over suits them.

how hard are they to get to 350bhp?
Not hard at all
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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how much are 3s going for

i quite like it

its like most cars ,the wheels make the difference etc
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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tabetha have you ever owned an Evo?
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about 3k-4.5k
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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http://www.lancerregister.com/showth...hreadid=160321

http://www.japaneseimportspecialists...r_forsale.html

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/190937.htm
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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if i do get rid of my cossie i will probly get one of these
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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mate you already drive one of the ugliest fords ever made so an evo 3 is a step up
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On this link I posted http://www.lancerregister.com/showth...hreadid=160321 the pics show 1 very cool Evo IMO
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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that will be this then http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MITSUBISHI-LAN...QQcmdZViewItem
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Originally Posted by staffi
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i love the look of an evo 3, better than evo 4 imo. You see evo 4's every day, how many evo 3's are about.

p.s
as for reliability i dont think they give you much greif but when something does break its very expensive.
Very rare you'll see an Evo 4 once a week let alone every day.


True, pretty strong and reliable cars and i wouldn't say alot more exspensive to fix if you go to the right tuners, Evos are VERY good cars only reason i sold my Mak was cus i was like a wussy with it, didn't use it enough, so when i was offered a very good price i sold it, but if i have another some day it'll be an 8 or a 9 gt
...........every day where i live...............2 of the bastards.............behind of coarse....
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I really like the look of three. I know it's a GT4 pic but I'm a way off getting a proper evo now I'm a mortgaged man

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I like the 3's but I prefer teh look of my 4

Buy it, you will never look back
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Roosie
Yup same one
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Old Jul 13, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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you can get a 4 for about 4k!

if it get a big payout from the bike crash i may consider one, 4 doors and a boot and all that lol

but i bet they do like 20mpg?

and whats the crank walk thing? common is it?
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Originally Posted by Redkop
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Yup same one
That is clean, and a good price
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yeh my pal says mpg is shite.................he thinks my car does well......
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mitsubishi-evo...QQcmdZViewItem

this is a good price
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Originally Posted by Roosie
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mitsubishi-evo-4_W0QQitemZ300129927408QQihZ020QQcategoryZ18230QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

this is a good price
Except.... as far as I can recall the RS model didn't have AYC. It was only the GSR that did.
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Thought so....

The RS model, developed primarily as a base vehicle for competition use, was offered with a torque-adaptive helical gear limited slip front differential - a world first on a 4WD model. And on the GSR the rear differential incorporated another world first: Active Yaw Control.
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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 05:33 AM
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everyone seems to be imporitng them how much could i save if i got on myself imported from japan etc
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