Lancer Evolution Appreciation Thread

[Ant1]

I had loads of Evo’s years ago, I could never really fall in love with them though. I just prefer the more agricultural feel of Imprezas and they’re what I’ve really loved and kept for years.

Here’s a few of my old ones, last Evo I had was prob 11 years ago!

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This was quite a rare car, RSX evo 6
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nice car this one which I put back to std (just lower) and fav mod was the orange indicators.
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It took me a long time to grow up and ignore the “evos are better than Imprezas” argument that kept me buying them to try and fall in love with.

The only thing I’d buy one for now is an Evo 5 as an investment. I tried to get a mate to buy one a year or so ago, fresh import, mint underneath and was like £8k. The yanks love an Evo and when their 25 year rule hits them the prices will go flying up.

It’s not a argument it’s a matter of fact, Evos are much better then any Scooby.

 

[Silent_Scone]

It’s not a argument it’s a matter of fact, Evos are much better then any Scooby.

Duh

 

[adamlstr]

It’s not a argument it’s a matter of fact, Evos are much better then any Scooby.

I do still love a 2-door GC8 though.

 

[adamlstr]

I'm really going to miss, the freedom to go vroom-tiss.

 

[ChrisR]

Fancy an Evo 1 with 9k on the clock?

Search results for: 'evo i 180320'

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www.torque-gt.co.uk

 

[Silent_Scone]

That’s not bad value considering.

Plans on hold now to buy my one. Owner is being understanding about it, were all fcked somewhere down the line with this.

 

[adamlstr]

That’s not bad value considering.

Plans on hold now to buy my one. Owner is being understanding about it, were all fcked somewhere down the line with this.

Sold my old one on Saturday, never been so glad to see the back of something.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Sold my old one on Saturday, never been so glad to see the back of something.

Fair play. I thought I'd have had no chance of selling the scoob if it had been a week later.

 

[Ant1]

Sold my old one on Saturday, never been so glad to see the back of something.

Thought you liked it?

 

[adamlstr]

Thought you liked it?

Loved it, and every single minute of owning it. Given the world has just imploded I'm grateful to have the cash, rather than a car I'm not using.

 

[ChrisR]

Quite like the 6 RS Torque have got as well, the 8 MR RS looks funny on those standard steelies!

 

[Ant1]

Loved it, and every single minute of owning it. Given the world has just imploded I'm grateful to have the cash, rather than a car I'm not using.

Sold the ohlins yet?

 

[Ant1]

Good cars will always sell regardless of the times.

I still have money waiting for a cracking MR340 but nothing around.

 

[adamlstr]

Ohlins sold last week yeah, the Alcons are earmarked for a mate of mine.

Everything else is pretty much gone!

 

[Ant1]

Can’t wait to get mine back, slow going.

 

[Ant1]

Got some mint TME seats to sell also.

 

[adamlstr]

Got some mint TME seats to sell also.

Ha, this time next year Rodders!

 

[Silent_Scone]

Got some mint TME seats to sell also.

How much lol

Good cars will always sell regardless of the times.

I still have money waiting for a cracking MR340 but nothing around.

I know a good one in Poland if you're willing to travel...

 

[adamlstr]

How much lol

I once bought an entire TME interior for £250, In 2006/7 when no-one gave a s**t about the 'one with stickers'.

 

[Silent_Scone]

 

[adamlstr]

Genuine 7RS?

 

[Ant1]

How much lol



I know a good one in Poland if you're willing to travel...

£2500 and I’m getting bites even under the current climate.

 

[Ant1]

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So it’s going ahead??

 

[Silent_Scone]

So it’s going ahead??

Well, I'm definitely going to look when I can, yeah. Not backing out. He's having problems with sourcing the Ohlins parts due to German border restrictions atm, I'm in no rush.

£2500 and I’m getting bites even under the current climate.

And it's a pass from me. £700? RS Seats are basically a charity case, come on...

Genuine 7RS?

Yes dude, imported couple years back - it's Blacky's old car from MLR

 

[adamlstr]

from MLR

What's that?

What's the specs? Hopefully those are genuine Works?

 

[Silent_Scone]

What's that?

What's the specs? Hopefully those are genuine Works?

Hope they are!

lol I know, that place is dead.

 

[Ant1]

They are genuine Works yes, seen this car a few times and looks decent.

 

[R3k1355]

What's that?

What's the specs? Hopefully those are genuine Works?

Hope they are!

lol I know, that place is dead.

and got worryingly supportive of Tommy Robinson, some of the folk on there ain't right.

 

[Cookson]

and got worryingly supportive of Tommy Robinson, some of the folk on there ain't right.

Sounds just like the Ford RS Forums

 

[Silent_Scone]

They are genuine Works yes, seen this car a few times and looks decent.

Could have told me that .

Owner seems very genuine and the car has hardly ever seen the damp by the looks of it. Big fan of the wheels, too.

 

[Ant1]

Could have told me that .

Owner seems very genuine and the car has hardly ever seen the damp by the looks of it. Big fan of the wheels, too.

online that is!

 

[Silent_Scone]

online that is!

lol fair! Place where I keep cars off-road has closed for the foreseeable now too. Bet all the money bags are gutted they won't be able to take advantage of the quiet roads that keep their metal there.

 

[gavinf91]

just bought an intake, downpipe, exhaust, carbon front lip and vortex generator. isolation is great for the bank balance!

 

[R3k1355]

vortex generator?

 

[gavinf91]

vortex generator?

sonic the hedgehog spikes?

 

[Darren S]

Hope they are!

lol I know, that place is dead.

I've been on there since about 2007, I think? Rarely went on in recent years - the place definitely felt 'dead'.

 

[adamlstr]

I've been on there since about 2007, I think? Rarely went on in recent years - the place definitely felt 'dead'.

2003 here, when the old man had his ones. It was insanely busy back then.

 

[Darren S]

2003 here, when the old man had his ones. It was insanely busy back then.

It seems like a night & day difference to how it was run years back. DIdn't the founder bloke pack it in/hand it over? Didn't he have an earlier Evo 1 as well?

 

[R3k1355]

The place got sold to Verticalscope.

They're a company that go round hoovering up online forums to get the ad revenue as well as member and trader fees.
Naturally the customer support is pretty much non-existent and no-one gives a s**t.

I'm surprised the traders on MLR still stick around, they're literally pissing money down the drain paying any money to be on there.

 

[adamlstr]

It seems like a night & day difference to how it was run years back. DIdn't the founder bloke pack it in/hand it over? Didn't he have an earlier Evo 1 as well?

It began with Darin, who founded the Lancer Turbo Register, which catered for the Lancer 2000 Turbo long before the Evo's were on the scene. He ran it for years and years through its boom and bust, then eventually sold it a couple of years back to VS as @R3k1355 said.

I’ve known Darin since about ‘99 and he put a lot of his life into the LTR/MLR and fair play to him for getting something back and selling up. He always had an old Lancer 2000 Turbo, I’m not sure if he still has it. IIRC he once let Stig Blomqvist pedal it around Combe years back.