Post by JonW on Jan 6, 2019 13:44:19 GMT 1
Lovely car there Jon, never owned an Evo but would love one. There's something about the scooby burble that i like though, this is my 5th so no stranger to the marque, the P1 was my favourite but prices have rocketed, but this is quick if not quicker than the P1, must be the Jap gearbox, there is a list as long as me arm of jobs to do, but it's a slow resto this one, just gonna enjoy it for a bit then slowly go through it. You are right, modern cars are just too easy to drive, not much engagement with the driver, i'm sure there are those that will disagree, but drive one of these and you'll see what we're on about! Now, roll on spring and some slightly warmer weather! Thanks, Andy.
Thanks mate. I agree I love the noise the boxer makes. I have been a Subaru fan for 20years so the Evo is a departure for me, I actually am still a member of Scoobynet from when it wasnt full of chavs (lol!) and guys were learning about these cars and what made them tick. To be honest I really, really wanted a V5 or V6 GC8 Sti but couldnt find a good enough one, and then this Evo V came along so I snapped it up. I didnt realise til I got one just how well appointed it is for a 1998 car compared to the Scoobys of the era; The V came standard with 17" OZ wheels, Brembos on 300+mm disks, Adjustable spoiler, Air con, 3 point strut brace, FMIC, AYC, PIAAs and Recaros. A lot of that was stuff I would have added or wished to add to a GC8 etc. Of course nothing is for free or that easy and the downside is that the Evo is less easy to work on than a scooby. Eg. I had a squeak over speed bumps and traced it to 2 small screws being loose in the rear bumper cover brackets and the only way to get to them was to remove the whole bumper, they were just out of reach, you could see them... but.... LOL! Thats typical of Evos it seems, cramming the turbo engine and drivetrain along with the wide track and deeper/longer bumpers (to get the length / width for the rally regs) into the Lancer was done the quick way and not designed for easy maintenance it seems. Being an import I guess you also got the 180kph limiter and speedo in yours? I have it in mine, but here in the city there is little chance to get to 180 so I'll leave it in for now but in the UK Id have ditched it on day one given the quieter roads.
We probably should start a set of threads for cars somewhere on here. I know a bunch of us own toys like these