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Evo viii or ix, great solid cars and the tuning potential is massive
 
FD2 if u want to keep it honda.. If not i would always vote for an evo 9. Awesome all round cars and one i will own again for sure. The fq 360 is the best out of them all if your looking into one. Or diesel I would recommend the skoda rs, 170 bhp and with a remap will see 200ish, alot of power for a diesel.

Evo viii or ix, great solid cars and the tuning potential is massive

Off topic but what's maintainance like on an Evo? Aren't repairs mega expensive? And servicing them? I want an Evo so bad!! :nerv:

I was in the same boat a few months ago, wanted an Audi a4 or a8 or a BMW 330,335 etc or even a newer Honda... Wanted something that's sensible and will save me money and up to date but still has good power......ended up buying a supercharged dc5 lol
 
i would never own a evo, start of with i wasen't keen on reading a thread were evo was stolen and parents beaten up for keys lol. i do like the mark 5 but there are so much more you can get for £12500. I am trying not to go honda but its sounding like it is going to have to be. does anyone know what the s15's are like, is there any reliability issues ect?
 
S15's are basically new S14's. Platform is 99% the same. Most of the change was cosmetic wise.

S14/15 were the best balanced chassis. Much more grip front and back, better interior design, so many things I can name from owning 2 S14's and 1 S13.
 
S15 with a mild spec list would be dreamy. Nice fresh Sr20det and you're laughing, considering the Sr20 was in the 180sx, then in the S14 and now in their S15 I think it shows its potential, if it ain't broken don't fix it.

Rwd, modern, turbo, fun - Only other option would be an E46 M3 or R33 Gtr for me, in that price range of course :nice:
 
Basic bolt on S15 with ECU and Boost Controller can get you to 300whp with a good tune on stock motor and turbo. Very reliable too if it's a good tune.
 
Probably get slated but what about a Volvo c30 T5 R design? 230bhp/236lb
As standard. Only ever heard good things about them.
 
S15 is a good shout! There is a couple for sale on the sxoc forum.
 
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s3, r32 mk 5 golf, focus st, megan f1, corsa or astra vxr with a diff, rs4, s15, audi tt, m3 all the cars i was looking at round this price range so i was in same boat, went for a focus st and tbh so glad made the choice comfortable even on eibach springs, great handling, take the extra power very well mine running around 280bhp and bit faster than standard new rs. best option is pick a few you want and go test drive them all that made up my mind for me as when went in vxrs they handled like pigs, s3 with rs4 seats were nion impossible to find same with r32 golf but also price of reapirs on those was sky high. load of options but id say test drive will make your decision almost imediatly
 
can anything be more expensive to repair than a Honda? :D
 
can anything be more expensive to repair than a Honda? :D

well the r32 golf if you break the dsg box its 3k for new one if the engine goes that 4.2k lmao that put me off when they told me that as honda epensive not that bad lol
 
ok what would be a challenger to the R32 Golf? Maybe a S2000?
The gearbox in germany is about 5200 euro including tax, the engine block is about 4400 euro, the cylinder head is about 5600 euro! Change it to gbp by your own and compare.
The funny thing is you won't break the gearbox for example as fast as you would did it with the golf ;)
regards
 
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Off topic but what's maintainance like on an Evo? Aren't repairs mega expensive? And servicing them? I want an Evo so bad!! :nerv:

Running costs is the same as an ek9 if the evo is around 300bhp, maintence is like any car, if you hash it things will break but I never had any bother and I had my evo 6 for 2 years and the 8 about a year. Servicing isn't bad but it depends what you want to buy, oil and filter was about £50, brakes were the big cost for me as the ones I used were £300 for fronts and backs but they were the best thing I ever bought. They were probably the best cars I've ever owned and I will have one soon enough hopefully again.

i would never own a evo, start of with i wasen't keen on reading a thread were evo was stolen and parents beaten up for keys lol.

This could happen with any car...
 
I agree evos are one of the best handling cars.
 
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