RE: Mitsubishi Evo X FQ-440 MR | PH Used Review
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gigglebug said:
FN2TypeR said:
gigglebug said:
That has been sitting there for years, I always check to see if it has gone or not when I drive past EvoFQ440 said:
I guess performance wise and for driving comforts, the FQ440 is the most desirable of the Evos.
My first car many, many years ago was the Tredia, a 1.6L turbo charged saloon which I kept for a few years until it fatally overheated after accidentally putting it into turbo mode while driving down the M3.
But by then I was wanting something a little quicker, having had the taste of what a 1.6L could do, so I upgraded to the Lancer 2000
Back in the day the Lancer was a little known box car; the Evo’s hadn’t yet arrived and only those few in the know showed any respect.
I fondly remember driving down the motorway only to find a rear driver, often in a Saab or RS Ford, flashing for me to move over; and when instead I would put my foot down; they would invariably back down after failing miserably to get past. After a few attempts, I would generally let them pass and I guess it was only when they finally went by that they would see the words Turbo 2000 on the front spoiler.
In the years after, the Evo’s came along and the 250BHP Lancer was no longer the competitor it used to be.
I have driven the FQ440, and while it’s a great car it doesn’t provide the same excitement; maybe it’s because there is no longer any point in putting your foot down. Anyone seeing the FQ440 MR badge and spoiler as they approach know exactly what they are up against; so there is no longer the thrill of the surprise.
Probably the best EVO’s are as most acknowledge, the 6.5 editions. They are lighter, more versatile and generally a better everyday experience.
Having said that, if I can’t have both, I would take the FQ440 and keep it safety in the garage for the occasional weekend outing.
Which comforts are those, I wonder? My first car many, many years ago was the Tredia, a 1.6L turbo charged saloon which I kept for a few years until it fatally overheated after accidentally putting it into turbo mode while driving down the M3.
But by then I was wanting something a little quicker, having had the taste of what a 1.6L could do, so I upgraded to the Lancer 2000
Back in the day the Lancer was a little known box car; the Evo’s hadn’t yet arrived and only those few in the know showed any respect.
I fondly remember driving down the motorway only to find a rear driver, often in a Saab or RS Ford, flashing for me to move over; and when instead I would put my foot down; they would invariably back down after failing miserably to get past. After a few attempts, I would generally let them pass and I guess it was only when they finally went by that they would see the words Turbo 2000 on the front spoiler.
In the years after, the Evo’s came along and the 250BHP Lancer was no longer the competitor it used to be.
I have driven the FQ440, and while it’s a great car it doesn’t provide the same excitement; maybe it’s because there is no longer any point in putting your foot down. Anyone seeing the FQ440 MR badge and spoiler as they approach know exactly what they are up against; so there is no longer the thrill of the surprise.
Probably the best EVO’s are as most acknowledge, the 6.5 editions. They are lighter, more versatile and generally a better everyday experience.
Having said that, if I can’t have both, I would take the FQ440 and keep it safety in the garage for the occasional weekend outing.
FN2TypeR said:
I'm not sure if it has been available all that time I'm afraid; surely they'd have been open to offers one way or t'other though, that's a lot of cash to have sitting around!
It sure is! They only have to find one person who loves it for what it is and wants it over the competition, old or new, to buy it to be fair and it is only an asking price. gigglebug said:
I’d spotted the add a while back but I’m can’t tell from it whether it has been for sale the whole time or not. The description makes it sound as if they have had it on display since new but only decided at a later date to put it up for sale. Maybe you would know one way or the other? It’s an interesting proposition for anyone who absolutely must have one but realistically how many folks is that likely to be? With the rapid progress of the power race in the small car segment the headline grabbing feature that this car possessed, when compared with it contemporary rivals, has all but been made redundant by it’s more modern equivalents, especially when you take it’s asking price into account. I still wouldn’t begrudge anyone buying though, I think that it looks ace personally.
Pretty much my feelings. Falls firmly into the category of cars I wanted when I couldn't have one and they were current and don't want now.aarondbs said:
I love an Evo having had the pleasure of an EVO VII. I also had a modded Subaru WRX in the distant past too. I, like a previous poster, never felt the X was as muscular and purposeful as the previous. I was always outwardly on the Subaru side but inwardly felt the VII better than my 2003 Subaru
Mirror that, albeit in reverse. I started with an 1998 Impreza and upgraded to an Evo 7, I had one of the first batches to arrive in the uk, it felt like I had bought the starship enterprise. I absolutely adored that car, it remains the only car that actually made my heart race before I started it up.
EvoFQ440 said:
I guess performance wise and for driving comforts, the FQ440 is the most desirable of the Evos.
My first car many, many years ago was the Tredia, a 1.6L turbo charged saloon which I kept for a few years until it fatally overheated after accidentally putting it into turbo mode while driving down the M3.
But by then I was wanting something a little quicker, having had the taste of what a 1.6L could do, so I upgraded to the Lancer 2000
Back in the day the Lancer was a little known box car; the Evo’s hadn’t yet arrived and only those few in the know showed any respect.
I fondly remember driving down the motorway only to find a rear driver, often in a Saab or RS Ford, flashing for me to move over; and when instead I would put my foot down; they would invariably back down after failing miserably to get past. After a few attempts, I would generally let them pass and I guess it was only when they finally went by that they would see the words Turbo 2000 on the front spoiler.
In the years after, the Evo’s came along and the 250BHP Lancer was no longer the competitor it used to be.
I have driven the FQ440, and while it’s a great car it doesn’t provide the same excitement; maybe it’s because there is no longer any point in putting your foot down. Anyone seeing the FQ440 MR badge and spoiler as they approach know exactly what they are up against; so there is no longer the thrill of the surprise.
Probably the best EVO’s are as most acknowledge, the 6.5 editions. They are lighter, more versatile and generally a better everyday experience.
Having said that, if I can’t have both, I would take the FQ440 and keep it safety in the garage for the occasional weekend outing.
I love this too. My most amusing two sleepers being my mk2 golf synchro de-badged with a mk3 2.0 16v engine running 180hp inside. My first car many, many years ago was the Tredia, a 1.6L turbo charged saloon which I kept for a few years until it fatally overheated after accidentally putting it into turbo mode while driving down the M3.
But by then I was wanting something a little quicker, having had the taste of what a 1.6L could do, so I upgraded to the Lancer 2000
Back in the day the Lancer was a little known box car; the Evo’s hadn’t yet arrived and only those few in the know showed any respect.
I fondly remember driving down the motorway only to find a rear driver, often in a Saab or RS Ford, flashing for me to move over; and when instead I would put my foot down; they would invariably back down after failing miserably to get past. After a few attempts, I would generally let them pass and I guess it was only when they finally went by that they would see the words Turbo 2000 on the front spoiler.
In the years after, the Evo’s came along and the 250BHP Lancer was no longer the competitor it used to be.
I have driven the FQ440, and while it’s a great car it doesn’t provide the same excitement; maybe it’s because there is no longer any point in putting your foot down. Anyone seeing the FQ440 MR badge and spoiler as they approach know exactly what they are up against; so there is no longer the thrill of the surprise.
Probably the best EVO’s are as most acknowledge, the 6.5 editions. They are lighter, more versatile and generally a better everyday experience.
Having said that, if I can’t have both, I would take the FQ440 and keep it safety in the garage for the occasional weekend outing.
Any golf boff could see it wasn't a gti and so would be hideously slow until they realised it wasn't.
The second was the silver 325i with standard wheels, disks and badges but an m3 engine.. which with the standard 325 diff made it a close ratio final drive and f-ing quick off the lights.
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