Just got an Evo for a STEAL! :)

[hudsonhawk]

I picked this car up salvage for 7k, its an 03 with HIDs and 39k miles. You can see the damage in the pictures and its not bad at all. It also needs a mirror, new hid bulb, tail light bulb, and maybe a new intercooler. So do we think I got a good deal or what? Its already titled and on the road.:cool: Oh yeah and it's all stock.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/yekrahs/evo1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/yekrahs/evo2.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/yekrahs/ff26_12.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i194/yekrahs/aefa_3.jpg

[ferriolom]

Another lucky bastard with a salvage evo for cheap.
Nice pickup.

[1slow92]

I'd say you got a steal. Lucky you.

[twinturbo3k]

That's a good pickup, nothing majorly effed, just a bunch of small stuff. I've seen worse cars for sale with clean titles, often.

I've thought about pickin' up a salvaged car, more specifically a theft recovery that the interior is gone to hell and just throw some race seats and autometer gauges in.

This gives me motivation.

[Got Insulin?]

I hate you.


So yes, yes, you did.

[K_Mans_TSI]

That's a good pickup, nothing majorly effed, just a bunch of small stuff. I've seen worse cars for sale with clean titles, often.

I've thought about pickin' up a salvaged car, more specifically a theft recovery that the interior is gone to hell and just throw some race seats and autometer gauges in.

This gives me motivation.


Or there is frame damage, the hood looks funny.

[hudsonhawk]

No frame Damage, the hood has a dent on the front tip..

[Loner]

Yes, you got a steal. Good find.

[cs82685]

if the frames in good shape, you got a hell of a good deal especially with such low miles

[hudsonhawk]

The car drives as straight as an arrow. I carfaxed and gave it a thorough inspection before I bought it.

[frankozz]

I hate you. :P

[RadDsm]

That is a good deal, only downside is you wont get much if you try to sell it because of the salvaged title.

[Loner]

Why would you try to sell it? I would keep it.

[hudsonhawk]

Sold my last salvage ("rebuilt") evo for 18,000 :) . It was an 03 with 36k miles and make 400hp.

[DSM_Aruba]

I hate you too!! Very good price you got it

[11secdsm]

Good deal! Now go enjoy the car!!

[lazylaser]

WOW. congrats.

I would have bought three at that price...

[hudsonhawk]

Thanks, I definitely prefer and EVO over and Sti after owning both.

[Marq97GSX]

Lucky!!!!!

Hudsonhawk - Why do you prefer the EVO over the STi? Just wondering. I don't know too much about both of these cars, and I will be in one of those soon.

[UnsafeAtAnySpd]

Rebuilt titles are often the way to go. :)

[hudsonhawk]

Well they both have advantages.

Sti: nice guages, liquid filled rear view mirror, completely reliable boxter motor, beautiful transmission, brembo color is nicer, drive-by-wire (no throttle cable)

Evo: Fast for cheap, handles better in the snow, a lot more room inside, I like the black interior vs. teenager blue, the seats are WAY more comfortable, bigger trunk, WAY easier to work on...may I say spark plugs for instance, I think the interior is also easier to work on as far as radio's, guages, etc..

They both have some shared nice features like HIDs with levelers, nice steering wheels, nicely shaped center consoles.

Some drawbacks:

Sti: Interior is uncomfortable driving more than an hour, and the exhaust pitch will give you a headache, don't handle very well in the snow compared to the evo, VERY hard to work on and get at certain pieces, parts are more expensive for the most part because of brand names, etc.

Evo: Like I said HVAC controls suck, the 03s have transfer case issues and both of my evo's whine in 1st & 2nd gear, etc.

However the only thing that really bugs me about the evo is that the damn HVAC controls use a cable instead of being electric to change from hot to cold, and if they bend at all you can't change from hot to cold without reaching under the dash and moving the gear by hand (ANNOYING)

[Marq97GSX]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the bright blue int. on the sti. We'll see.

[turbolover]

I'm going to go cry now..:D Great buy!

[1990 Dsm Gsx]

NICE FIND!


Props to another Evo Owner :D

[hudsonhawk]

Thanks again :). It will probably be fixed and sold within 4 months like all 12 of my other cars :).

[kstallard34]

I wouldn't fix anything yet, i'd get rid of those horrible tails. lol Great find though, I am a big fan of black Evo's.

[Black94DSM]

Ouch on the roof being all dented up. Did the hood fly up on the car ?

[hudsonhawk]

Yeah the taillights are hideous.

[yangtech]

I need to find myself deals like that. Have fun with it.

[kqodprez]

How in the hell did you find that deal? I'd trade both of my dsm's for one. Please....let me in on the secret pimpin!!!!

[Burnett03]

I love the fact that you paid 7k for this but you are trying to sell it for 13,000$ to dsmlink members.

[hudsonhawk]

Sorry I like making money, already have offers for 12,500. Is it really neccessary to post that? Or are you just whining because I turned down your offer of 8,000

[Burnett03]

Sorry I like making money, already have offers for 12,500. Is it really neccessary to post that? Or are you just whining because I turned down your offer of 8,000

I wasn't going to buy the car for 8k anyways, i just wanted to see if you were the same person selling. I just think its funny how you post you bought it for 7k and then try to sell it on a DIFFERENT forum for 13,000$ Why the 6k markup? You haven't fixed anything on it.

[hudsonhawk]

because someone offered me 12.5k for it so I figured I would see if I could get more than what he offered before I sold it to him. I think 12.5k is very fair considering the low mileage and I got an estimate of 1,300 to fix it completely. So for 14k you can have a mint 40k mile evo8 not to mention completely stock...seems fair.

Edit: also its the name of the game, I have been selling cars like this for a while. I mean honestly if you bought the car for 7k and someone offered you 12.5k your telling me you would keep it?

[b00stedtalon2]

This car is currently for sale for 13.5k on my local forum...

http://www.xceedspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124299

[hudsonhawk]

Yup :)

[Burnett03]

This car is currently for sale for 13.5k on my local forum...

http://www.xceedspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124299

It seems the locals don't like the fact that you are selling it for almost double what you paid. :dunno: Imagine that.

[Burnett03]

because someone offered me 12.5k for it so I figured I would see if I could get more than what he offered before I sold it to him. I think 12.5k is very fair considering the low mileage and I got an estimate of 1,300 to fix it completely. So for 14k you can have a mint 40k mile evo8 not to mention completely stock...seems fair.

Edit: also its the name of the game, I have been selling cars like this for a while. I mean honestly if you bought the car for 7k and someone offered you 12.5k your telling me you would keep it?

Ya i'd keep it, but if i was going to sell it i wouldn't be dumb enough to make a post about how much i paid for it, and then try to sell it for double that amount.

[hudsonhawk]

Haha the "locals" is only one guy who saw your post and posted on his forums too haha. Seriously thanks internet police but the car will get sold even if you think making money is morally wrong.

Edit: locals from that forum have already offered me 12k...imagine that. So because I made a thread about how much I got it for you have to post on every forum to make sure I dont sell it? Thanks man you are really an asshole.

[yangtech]

I think it's pretty sweet to be able to turn it around and make money.

[ferriolom]

It's his car. He can sell it for however much he wants to sell it for...

[hudsonhawk]

Thanks guys...

[95GSX6bolt]

Yeah man there isn't anything wrong with flippin' cars. Money is money.

[kstallard34]

I pm'ed you on the link forums, but id actually like to see the quotes for the damage? It's hard to believe that fenders, roof, hood, door, intercooler, and mirror would only come out to 1300. Perhaps i'm wrong but you should show the quote in your for sale.

[hudsonhawk]

Yeah I have had the same guy fix like 8 cars. He told me the dents are very easy to pull out even on the hood, and that not a lot of paint even had to be used. I don't know how to post a quote? maybe if you took the pictures to someone in your area that does body work they could tell you. Honestly if you saw the car and did body work you would know that its not even bad at all.

Edit: and I"m fixing the intercooler this weekend. My buddy is certified to weld for NASA and he is fixing it for me. Just one of the inlets got smashed a little and needs to be either bent back a little or to weld on another little section.

[cs82685]

I wasn't going to buy the car for 8k anyways, i just wanted to see if you were the same person selling. I just think its funny how you post you bought it for 7k and then try to sell it on a DIFFERENT forum for 13,000$ Why the 6k markup? You haven't fixed anything on it.

The thread title is "just got an Evo for a STEAL!" That last word implies he got it for well below what it's worth. How is that any different from the person that picks up a "broken" DSM for cheap and then fixes the car in 5 minutes in the old owner's driveway after signing the title.

Can you really blame him. It's not even like he's trying to hide the damage in his sale and con someone, he's just making a profit which he's entitled to do.

If any of us was handed an evo in the same condition for 7K you mean to tell you it would never cross your mind that you could fix it fairly cheaply and sell it for a nice profit?

[fanaticdsm-er]

Why dont you just buy a used evo intercooler. I really think you just posted this to get people to be like "ohhh man your lucky broo." Who cares. My dad has been doing the same shit for years. So i see nothing wrong.

[kstallard34]

I meant if you had it quoted they give you a sheet of paper listing the damages and what it cost to fix? If you didn't take it somewhere how do you know it has no frame damage and how much stuff will ACTUALLY cost? I'm not saying anything is wrong, i'm just saying i'd like something more than a mythical quote by a guy down the street.

[Eclipse GSX 61]

Lucky you. An EVO is in the plans for me after I finish college. Don't listen to what everyone is saying, it is your car, and I see you obviously clearly listed its faults. Your not a scammer, you just got lucky and found a great price on an EVO and were smart about resale values.

[hudsonhawk]

No I don't have anything on paper but like I said I drove it over to my body guy and he told me what it would take to repair it. There is no damage to any door jams, underbody, subframe, or core support. Thats why I figured it has to frame damage. Also the guy I bought it from specifically told me it didn't and he got it straight from the auction.

Edit: I've been going to the same guy for a long time to do my body work, he does it free lance and is better than most body shops.

[hawaiifiveoh]

Eh, don't listen to what Burnett's sayin', he's been moody. But yea, I think it'd be almost dumb not to try to make the most profit possible off of this, who honestly wouldn't? If you can really get 12.5 out of it, then that is more money in your wallet.

[hudsonhawk]

Yeah he's going on every forum I put the car on to make sure everyone knows I bought it for a little over 7k. I guess some people really are that childish and have way to much time on there hands to be the internet police.

[dannyrampage]

Great steal bro congrats good looking car.

[hudsonhawk]

Well I guess the mods dont want to close this thread up...

[lost spyder]

Sold my last salvage ("rebuilt") evo for 18,000 :) . It was an 03 with 36k miles and make 400hp.

You my friend got someone good. Considering I paid 4g less for my clean titled 400hp VIII gsr. And this was from a dealer. Yea they got rapped in the butt. They we're asking for 20g when i walked in:rolleyes:. A week of being on their ass every day and negotiations took care of that. Needless to say the staff was pissed when i drove off the lot. Haha :D

[Asmodeus]

I have a friend who makes his living fixing and flipping cars. He does amazing body work in house (literally his huge garage) and fixes things right. Then sells them for an enormous profit even as repaired title vehicles. You would not believe what he pays for cars! Or, doesn't pay actually!

He's not lying about the condition it is in, or trying to say it is fixed when it isn't. So hounding all his threads is just butt hurt jealous douche bag shit. The guy is entitled to make whatever money he can make as long as he is not being deceitful IMO. If someone is willing to give him $16k for it. Then that's how it goes.

What if I won a new Cobalt? Do I have to sell it for $2500 because I didn't have to pay for it - so that's some kind of misguided fucking universal international fairness policy I have to honor? No. This situation isn't any different.

[totaleclipse_05]

Nice find bro! Wish there were deals like that around here. There are some salvage EVOs I've seen on craigslist and stuff, but those were terrible requiring extensive body work and already having possible frame damage and they still ask for 7-9k for them.

Don't mind Burnett, he always seems to try and rain on people's parades for some reason. You will get your asking price either way, don't worry.

[lost spyder]

I have a friend who makes his living fixing and flipping cars. He does amazing body work in house (literally his huge garage) and fixes things right. Then sells them for an enormous profit even as repaired title vehicles. You would not believe what he pays for cars! Or, doesn't pay actually!

He's not lying about the condition it is in, or trying to say it is fixed when it isn't. So hounding all his threads is just butt hurt jealous douche bag shit. The guy is entitled to make whatever money he can make as long as he is not being deceitful IMO. If someone is willing to give him $16k for it. Then that's how it goes.

What if I won a new Cobalt? Do I have to sell it for $2500 because I didn't have to pay for it - so that's some kind of misguided fucking universal international fairness policy I have to honor? No. This situation isn't any different.

I never said that he's lying about any condition or that he doesn't do good work. I'm merely stating that he was very lucky to get 18grand for a rebuilt evo. Because most people wouldn't. Especially when you can find them clean and without even a rock chip on the front end for much less(original paint).

But the fact that he flipped that car and made a good profit is awesome. So now with the profit he made on that car he basically bought this evo for himself for free. THats a great move. I'm just a weird person. If i went out and someone hit me even as a stupid little fender bender. I'd probably be dissapointed with my car and sell it.

I'm not this way with my dsm's though. I've been known to buy some seriously effed dsm's. Including my buddies compromised frame gsx after he took it sideways over a curb at 80mph and nearly flipped it (landed on its side). I'm currently looking at a clean 95 for $250. All complete with a spun rod 7 bolt.

Hope this puts some insight into my madness:o. As there was no intended douchebaggery in my previous post.

[Asmodeus]

I realize that my post immediately followed yours. But that doesn't mean that what I wrote specifically and only applied to you to the full extent of the meaning.

If you did follow him around to other forums being the happy hater, then yes, completely unacceptable. Period.

[lost spyder]

I realize that my post immediately followed yours. But that doesn't mean that what I wrote specifically and only applied to you to the full extent of the meaning.

If you did follow him around to other forums being the happy hater, then yes, completely unacceptable. Period.

Thats fine:cool:. I just defended myself a bit as i was unsure if it was directed towards me or haters in general. Just wanted to say I am not hating in any way. Just that it's not a smart move on those buyers parts. On his yes it's a great move. There is $$$$ to be made flipping cars.

[hydro606]

Nice find and pick up. Many of us our envious!

[thedige]

awesome steal man. i might have to be on the lookout for something similar now

[twinturbo3k]

Is this the same guy with the Evo that got t-boned by a buick one week ago?

I'm pretty sure this car has now been totaled twice, lol.

[Gamble]

awesome steal man. i might have to be on the lookout for something similar now

Buy it, he's selling it for about double what he paid for it. :rolleyes:

[Sebba]

And how do you know that?

[Gamble]

Because it was in the classified.

[Sebba]

Maybe I missed it...

[Gamble]

It was on a different forum.

[Sebba]

Now that does make sense.

[totaleclipse_05]

Big deal, if someone is willing to pay that amount he is asking, I don't see a problem.

[Sebba]

Chill dude, nobody is bitching.

[totaleclipse_05]

Chill dude, nobody is bitching.

??? Who said I'm bitching? Just stating my opinion, sheesh.

[twinturbo3k]

It's totalled guys (like, totalled after the original wreck). It's not for sale anymore, well, not for what he was asking originally. You could always shoot him a PM on dsmtuners.com, that's where it's posted for sale.

[Sebba]

Wow dude. Pics?

[turbostellar]

Very nice pick up man, I love those cars. If i could afford one i would definitly get one.

[Sebba]

Try reading the thread. It's destroyed now.

[frankozz]

Lol... What's up with these guys totaling their evos.... Like they are cheap or something.... :P

[1990 Dsm Gsx]

^^^
Hey Hey Hey!!! Lol

[Sebba]

I guess a formidable AWD car + no driver mod = oh shit time. (assuming that driver was at fault)

Breaks my heart.

[hudsonhawk]

Yeah I already sold the car weeks ago...your saying it got totaled by the new owner?

[twinturbo3k]

Yeah I already sold the car weeks ago...your saying it got totaled by the new owner?

You sold it to someone in Illinois right?

If so, then yes.

He was DD'ing it I guess, the clutch started to slip on him under boost and he put it up for sale.

The Talon I currently own was going to be traded for it, but, right before the trade happened he was T-boned by a Buick that ran a light. So the owner of my TSi at the time called me up and told me that the trade was off since it was in another accident, and it was on the cars "good side".

[The_Red_GSX]

Talk about destiny?

[91EclipseGuy]

Any link to the thread on tuners? Or perhaps what section it was in? I am curious

[hudsonhawk]

Haha wow thats insane

[twinturbo3k]

Haha wow thats insanely awesome for you twinturbo3k!

Hahah, fixed! Seriously though, I never was so happy hearing an Evo got hit, I literally think I jumped and threw one of those "I won the lottery fake punches".