should i or shouldnt i

[sportiyo]

i was bored and looked on carsales the evo 6 now is cheap, iam not sure i should change or not what do u guys think? r they reliable? i know they drink heaps but thats alright any common problems with them?

[MR22ZZ]

entirely up to you mate... drive a few and see how they feel.

[TRDYUS]

I wouldn't see the prob, it's in turbos nature to drink. They're a fantastic car.

Ummm are you after a usual 6 or tommy?

[sportiyo]

PROBABLY NORMAL 6 VERY HARD TO FIND THE TME

[RME1]

Get one i say! As long as you don't regret it, then i don't see why not.

[selyaT]

No comparison...

I'd go the Evo everytime. It's already been covered but yeah fuel costs will be up there, along with insurance. Keep in mind that they're a pretty harsh ride compared to the Corolla so your baby might not like it, but I think you upgraded to coilovers on the Corolla anyway didn't you? I know Leroy has your old springs..

[MR22ZZ]

PROBABLY NORMAL 6 VERY HARD TO FIND THE TME

I know 3 people who have bought TMEs in the last month... they aren't that hard to find ;)

[sportiyo]

so r they super expansive to keep in terms of service repair compare to stivos?

[Jen]

Are we talking the Mitsubishi Evo 6???

In which case I'd be fairly cautious. The Evo 6 would have had to be imported into the country, they didn't start selling them here untill the 8 and therefore parts/ servicing etc would be fairly expensive. Insurance??? be warned, I've looked the insurance for these things and it's really not cheap. I'd also expect the Evo 6 to be thrashed in it's last 7 odd years (I mean really, who wouldn't!).

But having said all that, I have been following the Evo since the 6 and will one day own one. I console myself with the fact that I bought a fantastic set of Toyota stivo training wheels to prepare me for the day I can afford to fork out $60k for a car..... So don't let me discourage you

Edited October 23, 2007 by Jen

[SuperDave]

They imported 100 Evo 6 TME's ;)

At least Mitsubishi was nice about it and only imported 100, meaning it wasn't a full import allowing you to import your very own from the same production period :yay: But I think that was just a by-product of the test sales on them.

I love the 6, but the 7 is a better car im my opinion (if your going the import route).

[ooy33h]

so r they super expansive to keep in terms of service repair compare to stivos?

Hi Sportivo...i havent owned a evo6 but i have owned a boosted lancer cc with gsr engine and boosted satria gti with evo engine...now got a 05 sportivo ..... service repair and maintenance on turbo charged cars (spesh the evo) cost $$...i found it that i would have to do oil change and services every 2.5 - 5kms as it was very tempting to gun the car at every set of lights...also you do get tempted to add more to the engine bay...bov, fmic, pod filter...these things add up, and then you have the engine management system with temptations to have turbo timer, boost gauge, boost controller...heheh the list goes on...but now ive got the stivo, im happy that i can still give it a punch and just stop and turn it off....not needing to wait for the turbo to cool down......and im glad i can park it at the shops (still a corolla) not like and evo where you have to be cautious on where you leave it....at the end of the day its up to you if it suits you....the sportivo's got it all i reckon...looks, power, comfort....good luck anyways...stephen

[rolla06]

Turbo cars are expensive to maintain, once you mod it, it can be more expensive to maintain. Recently I 'm giving my Skyline a brake service, the brake pads alone costed me $500, and I changed the brake lines, brake fluid etc, nearlly a grand just for a brake service. With my corolla, I will never spend $500 just for brake pads, but with the Skyline, I have to.

And on full tank of Shell V power I could only get 250kms.

Above it's just some facts that I've been through

If you are prepared to pay for the higher maintainace, insurance, and feul costs, then go for it...

[JF-GEE4CE]

wtf 500 bucks on brake pads....

[Simo]

Should just supercharge your corolla :P

[CHA54]

I've owned six different turbocharged cars.

The maintenence costs aren't all that different from a NA car, approx $70 more per 10000km.

The reason the cost is more is due to twice as many oil and filter changes, which are easy to DIY. On the NA cars you can stretch to 10,000km intervals for service, on my turbo cars I like to keep the intervals less than 5000km for oil and filter, more often if the tune is rich.

On a stockish evo6 you shouldn't have many issues. About the most expensive thing would be a clutch replacement, but you should get at least 100,000km out of a clutch. If you keep the car standard then you're unlikely to have any issues.

[sportiyo]

mmmmm

interesting read, coz i never really looked into turbo cars, so if i keep it stock should be ok? coz thats what iam gonna do if i buy it

according to rollamods i should get it coz i service the rolla every 5000km anyway, but reading rolla06's comment is scaring me, 1000 for brake service and full tank, say $80 lasts 250km!?

[RME1]

No need to be scared. I moved from a 1zzfe rolla to a 1999 WRX.

1 tank of fuel = $60 VPOWER 9-10L/100km

Changed all Pads = Bendix Ultimates $200

Oils and Oil filter = $70-80 Genuiine Filter and half decent oils

Alot of the costs can be saved through DIY. it's pretty easy. It's the ridiculous service cost from the Mitsubishi and Subaru ppls charging $300++ for a minor oil change. That's what kills ya.

[SuperDave]

wtf 500 bucks on brake pads....

For track/performance pads thats about the going rate for the name brands.

[CHA54]

the last set of EVO DS2500 pads I purchased were $300, but that included labour for cutting the pad down to fit a superstrut toyota caliper. That was from St Mary's Specialised Brake and Clutch in Sydney.

From memory the DS2500's in my WRX were $200-250 for the front axle set, the rears last a lot longer than the fronts. I got 100,000km out of the pads on the rear of my WRX and ~40-50K from the fronts on DS2500's, bendix ultimate and RB174's.

Ignore the fuel consumption figures posted above. On a stock tuned Evo you will get much better economy than that. On my rex with stock ECU I'd generally get about 400-450km around town from 50L, and ~600km from the same amount on the highway.

Edited October 25, 2007 by rollamods

[sportiyo]

me and my wife went to check one out.....well, i loved it but my wife hated it so.............

she reckon it looks like a rice up lancer and the dash is...well very average, and the fact that we had to add money to take away her luxury that turned her off

Edited November 1, 2007 by sportiyo

[akim4]

How are you paying for it?.. cash or loan?