Evo 5 RS
Guy F was saying that he really struggles to shift anything 7+. Everyone wants the 5s and 6s.
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Lancer Evolution Appreciation Thread
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Guy F was saying that he really struggles to shift anything 7+. Everyone wants the 5s and 6s.
Haha. Here's my Evo ownership in numbers:
The amount of times I've launched from 0 MPH - Zero.
The amount of times I've hit the limiter in any gear - Maybe twice.
who’s guy f
Guy Francis, an importer.
Evo 5 RS
He said they just tend to sit around more. Jon said the same a couple years ago, but I guess it could be because a lot more of them are UK ones and tend to have had a hard life. Your time warp bus excluded.
fixedgear
ClioSport Club Member
My TME. Imported in 2017.
Last used... 2019
Last used... 2019
jameswrx
ClioSport Club Member
Checking some of my old evos they seemed to have died 10 years ago. Probably rust.
Was looking at pics earlier and have some of my 6 sat there in the snow, can only imagine it turned to a pile of dust after soaking up all that salt
My mate is trying to buy a non rusty Evo 5 and it’s not easy! He had a fresh import lined up with an importer, it was ready couple weeks ago. He sent me the pics through and it looked amazing in white with the orange indicators then I saw the underneath! Chap had undersealed it with black waxoil everywhere. I told my mate to leave it unless they had before pics, they did but it was rough as a badgers arse.
I did try even a wanted ad on MLR, but nothing.
Was looking at pics earlier and have some of my 6 sat there in the snow, can only imagine it turned to a pile of dust after soaking up all that salt
My mate is trying to buy a non rusty Evo 5 and it’s not easy! He had a fresh import lined up with an importer, it was ready couple weeks ago. He sent me the pics through and it looked amazing in white with the orange indicators then I saw the underneath! Chap had undersealed it with black waxoil everywhere. I told my mate to leave it unless they had before pics, they did but it was rough as a badgers arse.
I did try even a wanted ad on MLR, but nothing.
Evo 5 RS
Checking some of my old evos they seemed to have died 10 years ago. Probably rust.
Was looking at pics earlier and have some of my 6 sat there in the snow, can only imagine it turned to a pile of dust after soaking up all that salt
My mate is trying to buy a non rusty Evo 5 and it’s not easy! He had a fresh import lined up with an importer, it was ready couple weeks ago. He sent me the pics through and it looked amazing in white with the orange indicators then I saw the underneath! Chap had undersealed it with black waxoil everywhere. I told my mate to leave it unless they had before pics, they did but it was rough as a badgers arse.
I did try even a wanted ad on MLR, but nothing.
I wasn't even looking for a 5 but paid a bit through the nose for a good one, and I only really bagged that because of lockdown or I would have missed out.
jameswrx
ClioSport Club Member
Yep. They still have really bad cars over there. Isn’t it a case now of the only good cars are from down south?.
I’d imagine the US military are to blame for a lot of that. They love the imports and have a base on Okinawa, they seem to rust really bad there. A couple of the lads have YT channels and often say how bad they rust there because of the location.
Not sure tbh, I reckon the Evo has reached a milestone in age where the tide is turning - 7/10 cars going through auction look ropey as. Odd gem but they go for big bucks.
Glad I got back on the ladder when I did as I would be struggling now.
Glad I got back on the ladder when I did as I would be struggling now.
Evo 5 RS
One of the sites has under-car scans now from what I saw on FB the other week.
Going to get a lot harder for some of these traders to hide things.
Going to get a lot harder for some of these traders to hide things.
They are, but they are still awesome! This ones a touch quicker anywayThought they were slow?
Which one you getting? In order of good-ness, good-est first, 6-5-9-8-7-3-2-1------------------------4...
hahaha my order of goodness goes like this....9-7-8-5-6-3-2-1------4Which one you getting? In order of good-ness, good-est first, 6-5-9-8-7-3-2-1------------------------4...
And im getting a 7
Awesome, what are the specs?
Important ones are MINT and rust free. ND forged. Big breaks
will reveal all when i pick it up at w/e.Important ones are MINT and rust free. ND forged. Big breaks
Nice, I was looking at their rod jobs earlier. Haven't driven or used mine since the Turbo shat itself in August.
Nice, I was looking at their rod jobs earlier. Haven't driven or used mine since the Turbo shat itself in August.
Oh dear how come? Smokey or catastrophic failure?
Yeah, only the hot side shown any sign of breakage.
20m55s [emoji2357]
80 series going on and mapped as I type. [emoji106]
Evo 5 RS
Give it another 5 years and it'll be a puddle on the floor.
Got mine back running after having: Evo 9 Turbo, Mapped, AP Disks, and an MOT:
Haven't even driven it yet, the disks were past their best though:
Good times.
Clio 197,with megan'
My old FQ400...M400ANW....disappeared in 2016, no taxed mot since then. Curious what might have happened to it.
Last seen for sale at Clive’s Performance in 2017, not good!
Clio 197,with megan'
I did see rumours about Clives Performance in a newspaper, that was not good either. Shame, that was a good car.( Some of the time!.)
Do us a favour, go and like my comment on this:
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
Cheers.
@Silent_Scone
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