Always considered myself a car guy. Now it’s time for my midlife crisis/ have disposable income car.
I had an FD Rx7 back in the day. Been on a Volvo kick for a while as well. Currently have a 2004 v70r. While it’s fun it doesn’t have that wow factor. It has common catastrophic issues. Parts are expensive. Upgrades make the catastrophic issues far more likely etc.
Then
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Attached FileI have always dreamed of having an imported Rhd jdm car. Like everyone else I’d rather have a skyline/supra/nsx. But those come with a hefty price tag. And since I live in a place where a car like that might be used 4-5 months a year it’s probably not worth it.
So I’m looking at evos. Still a “jdm legend” if you will. But at a fraction of the cost of the skylines and Supra’s of the world. Also a more practical car with 4drs and a as a wrc car that I could drive in the winter(idk if I will).
I’m looking mainly at the evo 4/5/6(5 and 6 preferred for the updated front end that I think looks better; but wouldn’t pass on a 4 for the right price.)
I know I could get a 7/8/9 for about the same price. But it doesn’t fulfill my childhood dream of having a jdm car. And the 4/5/6 is what I grew up seeing in games magazines etc. Also idk if it’s just how Americans treat their cars vs Japanese. But most 7/8/9 that have spent their life here are pretty beat at this point. Where as the 4/5/6 being imported all seem pretty clean. Maybe they just don’t import the beat ones. Though I have seen a few.
I know the 4g63 doesn’t have the best reliability reputation. But I don’t think it could be anywhere near as bad as my 13b in the Rx7. I’m hoping a lot of that is stemming from people modifying and beating on eclipses and then acting surprised when they blow up.
I’d probably do a few mods. But nothing crazy. Just enjoy the car.
A lot of my friends had DSMs back in the day. Don’t recall a lot of catastrophic issues and they all seemed to have fun with them. One even had one running sub 10 second quarters. And that was back when that was quite an achievement.
So anyone got anything I should know before getting involved in the evo/4g63/imported rhd car game?