Evo X Service costs

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NailedOn

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235 months

Monday 4th January 2016
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18 months into ownership I have found my Evo X SST reasonably sensible for running costs.
Tyres, brakes and routine servicing all around expectations.
I am surprised to be quoted £450 to change the spark plugs!

NailedOn

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Tuesday 5th January 2016
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My mistake.
The quote was for the whole service. £450 incl. VAT.
It is a Ralliart dealer and as I am some way from civilisation and they are my nearest garage by far, I like to use them.
Thanks for your reply.
Evos are a bit of a niche on PH. When I ran TVRs, the threads were red hot - a bit like the cockpits...

NailedOn

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Saturday 6th February 2016
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I can see that Evos are something of a minority interest here.
Nonetheless I shall persevere.
AYC pump ( anti yaw control ) £2k to replace!
I kid you not.
Mercifully covered by warranty but what are Mitsubishi thinking when they have a component that costs 6% of the price of the new car? Buyers of these aren't billionaires.
Are there further horrors in store?

NailedOn

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Saturday 6th February 2016
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Red Devil said:
http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=434...
http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=132...

If I wanted a Jap 4 door car I would go for a Subaru. YMMV.
Wearing a blue and yellow jacket isn't compulsory... wink
Thanks for the links. Good stuff on there.
I have to confess my X is painted in a very STi blue, albeit with black wheels!

NailedOn

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Sunday 7th February 2016
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BarryP said:
The AYC pump on a X is very exposed, it get
s a lot of road debris and salt thrown onto it which causes corrosion. they can be rebuilt as has been said previously for about £600. Autotorque do a relocation kit which moves the pump into the boot area and so prevents them becoming corroded.
This is very helpful information.
If my AYC pump was out of warranty I'd be hunting around for a sensible price.
Autotorque have an impressive homepage. Good pointer. Thanks.

NailedOn

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Wednesday 17th February 2016
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My Ralliart dealer reckons that the AYC pump is the weakest link on the Evo, bar none.
The warranty replacement has a more durable and corrosion resistant casing so I'm hoping it will 'see me out.'