loddrik Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Do people stil rate the new ones, or are they a bit 'old hat' these days?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Chav. Great car's, but far too Chav. The image is just so naff. Fantastic cars of course, but naff image. Don't do it Lodders. Keep the B3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loddrik Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Chav. Great car's, but far too Chav. The image is just so naff. Fantastic cars of course, but naff image. Don't do it Lodders. Keep the B3. [/ QUOTE ] Don't worry mate, the Alpina is going nowhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Steer clear from electronic TAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 They are great cars, but the body kit has got more and more OTT on each model and the Chavs have got closer and closer to it for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 I should add....that on my way home from the office tonight I followed a Golf GTi MKV on a 55 plate....with a nice big Alpine sticker across the rear windscreen. I tried a picture but it came out pitch black. I laughed so much I almost ran into the back of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Actually, I think the Evo VI was the most extreme, spoilers wise. The VII was the first with the newer body and had much smoother lines, and the VIII and IX have got steadily more subtle. Still a chav racer though. And I always preferred the Subarus in my own chav racing days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Do people stil rate the new ones, or are they a bit 'old hat' these days?? [/ QUOTE ] Have yet to travel in any EVO, but I am a fan. The 2001 VII seems a very different machine to the previous models doesn't it? Going on the basis that a Lancer would be strictly a weekend playmate, the hardcore 330 bhp EVO VI RS Sprint was really the daddy. So stripped it didn't even have central locking! The Mak' was probably the swansong of the 'old school' Lancer. The seven looks much more subtle I agree. Would still rip your head off even in standard 2001 model tune no doubt. Second hand, the VI and VII appear to be great value. 'New' variants seem to come along so quickly that even VII FQ and MRs are now yesterdays news and, as a result, down into mid-high teens privately. Insane performance for the money. Would still take a B5 S4 of course. Couldn't live with all the unwanted attention of an EVO. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagus Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Love them. the turbo kick in is brutal, but i think they are great cars, and the rally style image, with the lairy kit and high perfomance for the price, not to mention the clever gear (AYC, VCD etc) which helps you to get good lines even if you slightly overcook it. There is the fact that you will be stalked by chavs, but you will be able to blow any scoobies away with one of the 300BHP+ models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Think id prefer a skyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagus Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Think id prefer a skyline. [/ QUOTE ] totally, but the one you want, an R34 GT-R V-spec II comes in at £45k+ for a really good, looked after low miler, whereas a nearly new well looked after evo 320 will be under £30k. Everyone with an interest in the evo would like a skyline, but in the same way that alot of scooby owners want an evo, but cant afford the car (or the extortionate costs of running) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] ....a nearly new well looked after evo 320 will be under £30k. [/ QUOTE ] Well okay under 30k yes - only around 20k for a 2004 VIII MR 320. Bargain indeed. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Certainly the fastest minicab on the streets, if you like that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiPartner Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 There's only one Evo as far as I'm concerned... and that carries an "M" badge! I'm with Snail on this one. If I bought a Jap car it'd have to be a Skyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I'm with Snail on this one. If I bought a Jap car it'd have to be a Skyline. [/ QUOTE ] If I bought a Jap car it would be........ oh wait I already did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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