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No Mini for me, ended up getting a different car instead...
Thanks to all who gave helpful advice to me in my car-shopping quest. Although I still like the Mini, I ended up getting a unique opportunity to buy a different car for about the same money. A guy I know decided to sell his perfect 2006 Lancer Evolution IX with 39k miles and I couldn't resist. It was a little cheaper than an MCS and is a really awesome car. I picked it up last weekend and it is in beautiful shape.
I still like the Mini, but am going to enjoy the Evo for a while!
Well I don't know how one goes from a MCS to a Mitsu Lancer but good luck and if this turns out not quite right we will be happy to welcome you back to MINIland.
Well, I wouldn't diss him for buying "just" a Lancer... it's an Evolution for goodness sakes! It is a superb and practical driver's car, and probably outperforms the MINI in nearly every test to man. At least he didn't settle for a Corolla S or something. Yikes!
Thanks guys. I love the Mini, but I couldn't resist getting a really nice Evo that is still under warranty for less money. The early models had some reliability problems, but the newer ones are very reliable from what I've heard and read.
Overall they are nice cars, i had a VIII and really enjoyed the car. Does your car have the leather interior? that made the interior look very nice! The only thing i didn't like was how fast the stock advans wore... it was under 10000 for mine just normal street driving.
By the way i got a mini because it's steering was almost as quick as the evo.
Don't listen to the haters. The Evolution is an amazing car... I got the chance to drive a VIII and it's quite a visceral experience. Those older generations are more about raw performance than the newer (Evo X) models. Enjoy!
Well, I wouldn't diss him for buying "just" a Lancer... it's an Evolution for goodness sakes! It is a superb and practical driver's car, and probably outperforms the MINI in nearly every test to man. At least he didn't settle for a Corolla S or something. Yikes!
haha...unfortunately...
I drive a Corolla S. But hopefully, that will be changing shortly.
I bet the Evo won't break as much as my MINI has, plus it's much more "tune-able." Every person I have known that's had one has completely totaled it within the first year.