Mitsubishi Evo V and previous car history

[Phils-Fast]

Well...its been a minute.

The service was carried out by a local Indy for circa £400 so i couldnt grumble.

Used the car a bit and as i do with all of my weekend cars, it went into the garage over winter, These turbo M cars arent the best in wet/icy conditions!

Over winter i thought about the future of the M4 and as i use it as a weekend car/piggy bank i made the decision to move it on.

M4's values are droppng like most modern cars so i looked at what i know best, 90's Japanese metal!

Just over a week ago i did a good deal on a Mitsubishi evo 5 gsr. a pic after its first fill up on the way home.



The car has a few tasty mods, stainless exhaust and air filter. Ohlins road and track coilovers, evo 9 (80 series) turbo and remap. Evo 10 calipers and 2 piece discs up front and evo 10 calipers and stock discs at the back. Also has an RS lsd fitted, no AYC pump/system.

a very different drive home, 3 hours in the Bm was easy going with a dct box and good stereo. The 5 is manual and the stereo had been removed...DOH

Got it home and got the doggo's approval



The car has been recently refreshed after being in storage for a few years.so first job was giving it a good clean. Im not a pro at detailing, my dad has been doing it for years but this one i wanted to do myself.

I've collected quite a lot of Meguires products over the years (xmas & bday presents) so armed with their ultimate products i set to work. Snow foamed, ultimate wash and towel dried.

The paint was rough to the touch, i believe from tree sap so i had a go at Clay barring the body.



Id clay'd the whole car until it was smooth to touch, then used the cheap argos DA polisher and Meguires ultimate compound. i planned to do an 'Ultimate' polish but i was bored and tired so i just used the Ultimate wax. easy to apply by hand and i feel it'll add protection.

Looking forward to better weather to use it and get a few better pics.

[d_a_n1979]

Phils-Fast said:

Well...its been a minute.

The service was carried out by a local Indy for circa £400 so i couldnt grumble.

Used the car a bit and as i do with all of my weekend cars, it went into the garage over winter, These turbo M cars arent the best in wet/icy conditions!

Over winter i thought about the future of the M4 and as i use it as a weekend car/piggy bank i made the decision to move it on.

M4's values are droppng like most modern cars so i looked at what i know best, 90's Japanese metal!

Just over a week ago i did a good deal on a Mitsubishi evo 5 gsr. a pic after its first fill up on the way home.



The car has a few tasty mods, stainless exhaust and air filter. Ohlins road and track coilovers, evo 9 (80 series) turbo and remap. Evo 10 calipers and 2 piece discs up front and evo 10 calipers and stock discs at the back. Also has an RS lsd fitted, no AYC pump/system.

a very different drive home, 3 hours in the Bm was easy going with a dct box and good stereo. The 5 is manual and the stereo had been removed...DOH

Got it home and got the doggo's approval



The car has been recently refreshed after being in storage for a few years.so first job was giving it a good clean. Im not a pro at detailing, my dad has been doing it for years but this one i wanted to do myself.

I've collected quite a lot of Meguires products over the years (xmas & bday presents) so armed with their ultimate products i set to work. Snow foamed, ultimate wash and towel dried.

The paint was rough to the touch, i believe from tree sap so i had a go at Clay barring the body.



Id clay'd the whole car until it was smooth to touch, then used the cheap argos DA polisher and Meguires ultimate compound. i planned to do an 'Ultimate' polish but i was bored and tired so i just used the Ultimate wax. easy to apply by hand and i feel it'll add protection.

Looking forward to better weather to use it and get a few better pics.

Wow! That's hell of a replacement Looks in superb nick and that's hell of a spec it's got now with those upgrades...

Many moons ago, I was 'unfortunate' enough to own a VI Tommi Mak for all of 3 months until it was written off by a HGV not watching what it was doing whilst trying to do a 3 point turn in the gym carpark... The CCTV persuaded the insurance to pay out with no questions asked and that was that; never ventured into an Evo again... All I'd done to it was get a full service and 4 new tyres

[Phils-Fast]

Thanks mate, i see it as an upgrade too despite the obvious lack of toys and age difference. Petrolheads are a strange bunch, i know. Japanese cars values are strong at the moment and its a car that been on my 'list' for years, well an evo 6 was.

I bet you were/are gutted to have lost a tommi mak. The prices alone are ridiculous. Quite a lot of parts are the same evo 5, 6 and 6.5 (tme) so even trim bits are priced for an tommi mak now.

I was very close to getting a white one before the supra but after a car-vx check the mileage didnt add up.

[cerb4.5lee]

I was really impressed with how positive you stayed with the gasket change on the M4, and I enjoyed the humour you put in there too!

Your Evo is a cracking replacement for sure, and I've always been a really big fan of them.

Enjoy it.

[trails]

Evo looks to be an upgrade to me, lovely old thing and far more occasion than the M4. Good work

[liner33]

Enjoyed the thread , interesting to go from a M4 to a Evo , but they are a lot easier to work on after the BMW

[d_a_n1979]

Phils-Fast said:

Thanks mate, i see it as an upgrade too despite the obvious lack of toys and age difference. Petrolheads are a strange bunch, i know. Japanese cars values are strong at the moment and its a car that been on my 'list' for years, well an evo 6 was.

I bet you were/are gutted to have lost a tommi mak. The prices alone are ridiculous. Quite a lot of parts are the same evo 5, 6 and 6.5 (tme) so even trim bits are priced for an tommi mak now.

I was very close to getting a white one before the supra but after a car-vx check the mileage didnt add up.

Haha yeah it was bit of a kick. Just glad it happened as it did and no one was in it/hurt etc

I'd had numerous Jap import Honda's and then decided to try a totally different car; it bit me in the arse

And yes their values are mental now; I know my EF8 CRX SiR would be worth a fortune now, as would the EK9 I had! Just the way it goes...

[Phils-Fast]

cerb4.5lee said:

I was really impressed with how positive you stayed with the gasket change on the M4, and I enjoyed the humour you put in there too!

Your Evo is a cracking replacement for sure, and I've always been a really big fan of them.

Enjoy it.

I may have been positive when writing it up for PH but at the time there were words to make a sailor blush!

[Phils-Fast]

trails said:

Evo looks to be an upgrade to me, lovely old thing and far more occasion than the M4. Good work

I agree, as a daily car the M4 would be great but as a weekend car it did everything too well. i wan a bit of noise and feel something i believe the evo will give me in spades.

[Phils-Fast]

trails said:

Evo looks to be an upgrade to me, lovely old thing and far more occasion than the M4. Good work

great sense of occasion, every mirror has something good to look at, be it a wing or an arch. You can see loads through the windows too and its surprisingly compact for a 4 door saloon.

[Phils-Fast]

liner33 said:

Enjoyed the thread , interesting to go from a M4 to a Evo , but they are a lot easier to work on after the BMW

I have to say the financial side of it plays a big part when the weekend car does maybe 1500 miles in the year. so if it depreciates quickly as the m4 seems to have done (high insurance pushing prices down)

a limited number Japanese import has much better residuals this day and age. plus its awesome and makes lots of cool noises !! haha

[liner33]

Phils-Fast said:

I have to say the financial side of it plays a big part when the weekend car does maybe 1500 miles in the year. so if it depreciates quickly as the m4 seems to have done (high insurance pushing prices down)

a limited number Japanese import has much better residuals this day and age. plus its awesome and makes lots of cool noises !! haha

Cant see the Evo depreciating but they do consume money at an alarming rate ime

[Phils-Fast]

liner33 said:

Cant see the Evo depreciating but they do consume money at an alarming rate ime

Yes being rare and Japanese makes for expensive parts. glad it came with mods as that's saved me a fair few pennies.

[d_a_n1979]

Phils-Fast said:

liner33 said:

Cant see the Evo depreciating but they do consume money at an alarming rate ime

Yes being rare and Japanese makes for expensive parts. glad it came with mods as that's saved me a fair few pennies.

This is what started to put me off the import Honda's in the late 2000s... Prices were getting sillier and sillier really

A lot you could sort with UK spec items; but to try and keep it OEM/JDM etc; that's when it started to get daft.

Fortunately didn't have issues like that with my Jap import BMW E39s; different kettle of fish seeing as they were all made in Germany!

[Phils-Fast]

d_a_n1979 said:

This is what started to put me off the import Honda's in the late 2000s... Prices were getting sillier and sillier really

A lot you could sort with UK spec items; but to try and keep it OEM/JDM etc; that's when it started to get daft.

Fortunately didn't have issues like that with my Jap import BMW E39s; different kettle of fish seeing as they were all made in Germany!

indeed, case in point mine is missing front brake ducts which form part of the inner wheel arch liner area. some on ebay for £300, NLA available from japanese stockists. Also oem gear knob is the same as a TME one and is £127!!

[sbk1972]

Nice to see an update. :-)

You and I have similar car tastes. I ordered a brand new Black Evo 5 GSR back in the day via an importer called Dennis Stepney in Findon West Sussex. I waited 7 weeks for it to be delivered from Japan only to be told that the car had been crushed within the container. TO say I was pi55ed off was an understatement.

I originally went to buy a white R33 GTR but then changed to an Evo 5 but I couldnt wait any longer and brought a M3 Evo convertible.

That doesnt look a GSR, is it a Rs ? Didnt they have the active yaw diff ? The speed of those things were amazing. I remember the evo vs Impreza race offs :-) I did eventually buy a Impreza STI v6 coupe.

Tremendous buy. What have you got planned with it ? Fast forward 24 years and these engines / cars are pretty well known now and there are so many mods / preventative maintenance tricks you can do, like the move of the yaw pump etc.

I love and hate reading these threads :-) Reminds me of the great cars I had in my 20s and now in my 50s I drive pure crap. To be young again.

Simon

[d_a_n1979]

Phils-Fast said:

d_a_n1979 said:

This is what started to put me off the import Honda's in the late 2000s... Prices were getting sillier and sillier really

A lot you could sort with UK spec items; but to try and keep it OEM/JDM etc; that's when it started to get daft.

Fortunately didn't have issues like that with my Jap import BMW E39s; different kettle of fish seeing as they were all made in Germany!

indeed, case in point mine is missing front brake ducts which form part of the inner wheel arch liner area. some on ebay for £300, NLA available from japanese stockists. Also oem gear knob is the same as a TME one and is £127!!

It's daft isn't it...

TBH I can't complain; I found a box of brand new NLA parts (and some rare aftermarket parts) I'd spugged away in the loft and completely forgotten about until the wife came across them last year. Quite a few bits I'd bought via ICB Motorsports in the States as they were cheaper than 'overnight parts from Japan'

Everything (all Honda) from brake pads, OEM brake lines/clutch lines, emblems, solid badges, decals, a few genuine Honda gear knobs, gasket sets, interior trim parts, tail lights etc)

Solid it on eBay to a Yank for £2k on the nose inc shipping; he paid there & then! So obviously he was going to make a good profit on it all across the Pond! Made my life easier; 2 boxes via UPS and I was quids in...

[cerb4.5lee]

sbk1972 said:

I love and hate reading these threads :-) Reminds me of the great cars I had in my 20s and now in my 50s I drive pure crap. To be young again.

I'm very similar, and it is the cars that I had back in my 20s that I look back fondly on the most too(my XR4x4s/200SX). I'm fortunate to still be driving what I'd call nice cars now in my 50s. However I'd love to do my 20s again when it comes to cars for sure.

[Mr Tidy]

cerb4.5lee said:

sbk1972 said:

I love and hate reading these threads :-) Reminds me of the great cars I had in my 20s and now in my 50s I drive pure crap. To be young again.

I'm very similar, and it is the cars that I had back in my 20s that I look back fondly on the most too(my XR4x4s/200SX). I'm fortunate to still be driving what I'd call nice cars now in my 50s. However I'd love to do my 20s again when it comes to cars for sure.

I loved the cars I had in my 20s, and getting to experience them in context as I couldn't justify spending what MK2 RS2000s and 2.8i Capris fetch now!

[Phils-Fast]

sbk1972 said:

Nice to see an update. :-)

You and I have similar car tastes. I ordered a brand new Black Evo 5 GSR back in the day via an importer called Dennis Stepney in Findon West Sussex. I waited 7 weeks for it to be delivered from Japan only to be told that the car had been crushed within the container. TO say I was pi55ed off was an understatement.

I originally went to buy a white R33 GTR but then changed to an Evo 5 but I couldnt wait any longer and brought a M3 Evo convertible.

That doesnt look a GSR, is it a Rs ? Didnt they have the active yaw diff ? The speed of those things were amazing. I remember the evo vs Impreza race offs :-) I did eventually buy a Impreza STI v6 coupe.

Tremendous buy. What have you got planned with it ? Fast forward 24 years and these engines / cars are pretty well known now and there are so many mods / preventative maintenance tricks you can do, like the move of the yaw pump etc.

I love and hate reading these threads :-) Reminds me of the great cars I had in my 20s and now in my 50s I drive pure crap. To be young again.

Simon

Im going to continue purchasing cars off my 'list' for as long as i can. im 37 now and have owned around 34 cars. Certain once cheap japanese cars are now an investment.

The car is a 5 gsr with spotlight covers like the RS, a previous owner has removed the AYC diff pump and pipe work and the rear diff is now an RS lsd unit. So a rawer more natural driving experience is to be had.

Ive only owned it for neary 2 weeks but it has already got under my skin.
I'm looking forward to my next drive out but my wife seems a little sour that the rear facing child seats might not fit. Although these are a 4 door saloon theyre tiny next to a modern saloon.