First decent shots of the new car
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Originally Posted by czr
No offense, but those black rims are not doing it for me. It looks like it the car's hubcaps fell off.
Maybe a polished lip on black wheels?
Maybe a polished lip on black wheels?
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Originally Posted by Ike
See my above post... I'm not much of a Mitsubishi fan myself, they're a pretty pitiful car company that manages to make one brilliant car. I'm lucky enough to have a very mod friendly dealer, they even installed the TBE, intake, and some other mods. I wanted over 300whp from my daily driver, and that wasn't happening from the WRX unless I upgraded a lot of things, with the Evo it's cheap and easy. Even with an STI I would have had to worry about things like upgrading the fuel, turbo, and intercooler once I got to a little over 300whp. Lastly, the handling on the Evo is just a little better and sharper than the STI.
I like they way you explained it. I'm surprised that the EVO handles better. You would think that a AWD/RWD combo would perform better over the AWD/FWD based. I do value your opinion, you tell like it is. I can't wait for the EVO X, I hope I'm not let down..
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I like Evo's.. too bad they don't have them in Canada.
But I'm also not a big fan of that blue... maybe its the light or something. I like deep, dark blues. Even the winning blue is not as deep as I'd like it to be. But nonetheless, its a beeauutiful car. Have fun with it!
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Originally Posted by SlowLude
I like Evo's.. too bad they don't have them in Canada.
But I'm also not a big fan of that blue... maybe its the light or something. I like deep, dark blues. Even the winning blue is not as deep as I'd like it to be. But nonetheless, its a beeauutiful car. Have fun with it!
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Originally Posted by Chrisbert
I thought Subaru was more warranty friendly than Mitsu; is it just your dealership that give you warranty confidence?
Red Devil, I just might be there and you have a PM back
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Originally Posted by khtm
Nice upgrade Ike. I hate the looks of the wing, but I can respect its purpose.
Day shots would be nice.
Day shots would be nice.
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Originally Posted by zoom44
gotta say it![Big Grin](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
ike? those are the GOOD picsof the car?
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ike? those are the GOOD picsof the car?
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Originally Posted by allmotorRX8
the evo is nice, that blue is nice too
but on the third attached picture of the second set of pics
the one with the lights, that one looks like a toy car
but on the third attached picture of the second set of pics
the one with the lights, that one looks like a toy car
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Nice car. But yeah, I have to agree that the wheels aren't good. If you had some standard silver wheels (whatever they call that finish? Like our stock wheels have...) it would look VERY nice. Congrats again on the purchase!
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Originally Posted by vectorwolf
Nice car. But yeah, I have to agree that the wheels aren't good. If you had some standard silver wheels (whatever they call that finish? Like our stock wheels have...) it would look VERY nice. Congrats again on the purchase!
Already have the stock Enkeis in "that finish". I was going to use them for trackdays but now that I see the inside edge of the tires I'm considering picking up another set of Bronze or Gunmetal wheels for summer/trackdays since these wheels have my allseasons on em. Regardless, I still like the matte black wheels on the car, to each their own.
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I do like that color, but it wouldn't be my favorite for the Evo. It's definately different which is a big plus, though. I personally don't like the black wheels against that body color -- looks like you're running 4 spare tires. A few chrome accents on the body and some brushed aluminum rims or something like the stock RX-8 rims would really look nice IMO. Keep the wing -- Evo's look weird without them.
Awesome car in general though. Try not to smoke every RX-8 you see. If we ever hear a "kill story" about an RX-8 beating a blue Evo we'll know it was you being generous.
Awesome car in general though. Try not to smoke every RX-8 you see. If we ever hear a "kill story" about an RX-8 beating a blue Evo we'll know it was you being generous.