Evo fans in the house?

[Leon]

I've done almost a year with just the Kia Sorento tow vehicle as my daily driver, so I'm getting itchy feet.

Partly investment car, partly amusing car, depending on what I end up with.

Japanese cars are going up in value strongly (interesting ones).

I'm thinking about getting a manual Evo X.

Anyone have any real world experience with one?

While looking around I got taken for a drive in a 315kw at the wheels Evo 6, which was interesting. Rainy day. Worst budget tyres ever (Blacklion brand...). Instant all four wheels light up in any of the gears selected while I was in the car, as soon as it came on boost. Cool car, but probably not for me, because I'd race it, and that's a good way to break shit on anything this tweaked. Pretty much waste of time trying to drive it on the road, and with the brutal clutch, it probably wouldn't get up my driveway.

[Yw-slayer]

SATANIST!!!

I know someone with an Evo X. I can ask him for feedback if you're interested. But this being HK I don't think he puts tons of miles on it.

[Leon]

Nah, it's all good, I'm just checking if somebody actually on here has had one, cos they're sold all over the place, unlike the older Evo's.

FYI: An Evo X manual, is near half the price of an Evo 9 here. The 8's and 9's are already out of my price range. The 7's are just in.

[Yw-slayer]

Oh, right. OK then. I think his might actually be an auto anyway.

[CudaMan]

I've co-driven an IX a few times with some mild bolt-on goodies, mostly suspension/wheels/tires and a bit of power added (nothing crazy). It's a hoot, particularly as the owner has worked hard to minimize the understeer inherent in the car.

Not from an owner's perspective, but from a driver's perspective, can recommend.

We didn't get the manual X here and you hardly see any Evo Xs at motorsports events in the States.

[Phil_SS]

I had to check to make sure because I thought someone on the forums had an Evo X with a stick, and they did offer one in the US. The Evo X GSR has a 5 speed manual.

I thought it was the guy that was shoving a Nissan V8 into a 240sx.....

[Leon]

Yeah, the 9's are well out of my range Cuda. Huge demand for them.

Well I've put a deposit down on a 5sp manual Evo X GSR this arvo, so will likely fly up the country next Saturday, and drive it home the same day. Which makes several times I've flown to Auckland (biggest city in NZ), and driven something 650km home again. MX5, Suzuki Swift Sport, a Mazda Familia for somebody else.

[Godson]

I had to check to make sure because I thought someone on the forums had an Evo X with a stick, and they did offer one in the US. The Evo X GSR has a 5 speed manual.

I thought it was the guy that was shoving a Nissan V8 into a 240sx.....

That's correct. I funny remember his sn though

[CudaMan]

I'll be darned. I thought we only got the flappy paddle Evo Xs!

[Dicknose]

Ive driven thru a wall of white smoke when one exploded in front of me...

[Leon]

That definitely happens. I've beaten an AC Cobra on a racetrack in my AW11 MR2 because it turned into a steam generation machine.

[Leon]

Had the Evo trucked down, because that was going to be cheaper and easier than fly drive, with various Uber rides to and from airports.

Haven't driven it much yet, as the tyres on it are antique and perished so will need immediate replacement. As is the stereo, which is in Japanese, seemingly not bluetooth, and is the wrong radio frequency for NZ (not that I ever listen to the radio, because I hate commercial radio here).3665

[CudaMan]

Sweet! I like the red with the copper in it too.

Rally videos stat.

[Yw-slayer]

Looks sharp.

[Phil_SS]

Man, that makes me want something like that......always loved the rally car look.

[Leon]

Sweet! I like the red with the copper in it too.

Rally videos stat.

Any video's shall be tarmac, or grass, nothing real rally (gravel). Nothing immediately scheduled however.

[CudaMan]

To Americans, a tarmac stage or grass is considered rally. :)