your opinion

[legacy666]

So out of the blue I get a call from the lawyer of a long lost relative. Seems my father (who has passed) was named in her will and due to the fact that he is no longer around his share passes down to me. Now Im not talking about millions or anything like that , but still a substancial amount. My plans with this unexpected windfall are as follow. Half will be split in two and put away for my kids, my mrs has always wanted a RAV 4 so thats on the list, some is going towards our overseas holiday in September and then some towards some home maintenance. Which leaves just enough for a new toy. ;D for around the same kind of price I could get a. BC5 legacy (owned a couple love the look) ,b. Gen 1 WRX or c. an Evo 1 or 2.

Just wondering on your opinions, pros, cons etc. Whatever I buy I will also have some cash to put into it ( probably ship it off to Gary Capper for some work).

[Guest]

Evo but put aside 3k for the roof you\'ll need at some point.

[lachlan]

all depends on budget . all 3 cars attract more than their fair share of dropkick owners but also there are some awesome ones .

[Johnnynz]

Whatever you do you have time, you have cash. Take your time and be picky because you have the power as a cash buyer in a market where its hard to sell good cars.

[subysnax]

Agree with above. You really have to look for a decent one then look at the price. Do not want to buy a lemon and end up telling your wife you had to sell her plane ticket to buy that new engine

[DRFVDR]

Honestly I would put it towards either buying a house OR if you already own one put it on the mortgage, I know boring BUT sensible

[legacy666]

Luckily Im freehold.

[DacerX]

i thought this thread was going in a whole other direction

[legacy666]

Really i was hoping for some reasons to buy or not buy. I wont be rushing out to buy until I\'ve found something that really impresses me. I know the rusty roof issues with the Mitsi\'s, but heck they look like a bit of fun to drive. And of coarse the bc5\'s are getting pretty old these days.

The kids, Mrs and house are sorted.

[DRFVDR]

Ok then I would put the money into a savings account ( wait stay with me) then look at trademe,yards,forums just sit on the money ans wait until that perfect BC or early WRX/STi comes up, dont rush into anything as you have the money to spend just wait and check everyone you like over with a fine tooth comb no use buying one that is ALMOST perfect until you KNOW the perfect one is not just around the corner (maybe give yourself a time frame other wise you could end up waiting for ever )

[GC8E2DD]

This looks pretty tidy: http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/subaru/auction-596874536.htm

I think the owner might have an account on here?

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 legacy666 said:

Really i was hoping for some reasons to buy or not buy. I wont be rushing out to buy until I\'ve found something that really impresses me. I know the rusty roof issues with the Mitsi\'s, but heck they look like a bit of fun to drive. And of coarse the bc5\'s are getting pretty old these days.

The kids, Mrs and house are sorted.

All depends on the budget.

Early evos are coming down in price now but arent holding the value they were. You can get wicked deals on ones with rusty roofs then you just get the roof skin replaced and you know its sweet. BC have bad rust issues almost everywhere dont they? You can pick up forged 10sec evos under 14k and relatively stock muppet ones for 10k so may as well go the whole hog and get a run in forged rebuild with gt35 etc since you can wait.

If BC it needs to be a rs-ra imo to be worth owning one these days.

[DacerX]

I know of the perfect BC its a GT i know, but its all orginal, low km and perfect in everyway. Not a mark on it all interior perfect. Coming up for sale very soon.

[Marky]

Oh god the choices - though your budget is a bit vague (a BC is not in the evo price bracket to me unless the evo is rooted or the BC is fricken amazing for example)

Wrong forum to say it on but I\'d take an early evo way over an early wrx or especially a BC - a BC legacy is the same as an old E39a VR4 to me - old, overweight, and getting over-priced these days since they\'re all being crashed and/or parted out

What evowrx said is true too - if you\'re planning on doing one up, you can get ridiculously quick examples of most cars for not much more coin than a stocker

Hell... for evo 1/2 pricing you could have yourself an evo 4 if you go down that road - (waiting for people to say waah crankwalk/ayc probs) - no less reliable than the majority of subarus I guess and inherently capable of more in near-stock form?

Or if you\'re wanting a project you could take the opportunity and build something up yourself - maybe the old retna / 22b replica job? Or make an evomirage?

[Guest]

Cant compare anything pre v3 sti to an evo 1-3 imo. VR4=BC and Id go mitzi there too. Mind you they both have bloody strong bottom ends even though the BC shouldnt be spectacular.

Evo 4 is a lemon get a 5 for the benfits and f all further outlay. CD/CE evo are lighter too but no creature comforts. Evo 4 also cheaper than its predecessors the majority of the time. There is a black one turning 320wkw by memory down hastings way on tm that needs a new roof for roughly 8k. Good buy imo. I think it needs bigger turbo and possibly injectors but its had ayc delete etc and looks a sound example.

[94 Leone]

Put an Evo 3 motor in the Rav 4, I know a guy that had one, it went absolutely crazy. win/win, right?

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 94 Leone said:

Put an Evo 3 motor in the Rav 4, I know a guy that had one, it went absolutely crazy. win/win, right?

Fuckin retarded. 3SGTE for rav 4, sensible and runs 13\'s I think.

[newsuba]

Is that a common mod ?

The stock Gen 1 RAV4 Type G with 3S-GE was quick but nowhere near 13sec. quick.

[legacy666]

So what are the main faults with evo\'s. Theres plenty of 1-5\'s on trademe for under 9k. Whats the \'mitsi tick\' that I hear about. any other weak spots that I should keep an eye out for? My budget is probably around 11k (still undecided about that, but my days of spending thousands and thousands on mods are way behind me). 7k-9k on a vehicle and the remainder in the workshop.

Oh and lets not pimp out the rav

[CUDDAS]

the mitsi tick is like the subi tick in my opinion -poor maintainance & being raped is a pretty good contender for wear

[johnny5]

Go see Blazd and invest on a wicked night of Hookers and Blow

[legacy666]

 johnny5 said:

Go see Blazd and invest on a wicked night of Hookers and Blow

Thats all part of our holiday to Las Vegas

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 legacy666 said:

So what are the main faults with evo\'s. Theres plenty of 1-5\'s on trademe for under 9k. Whats the \'mitsi tick\' that I hear about. any other weak spots that I should keep an eye out for? My budget is probably around 11k (still undecided about that, but my days of spending thousands and thousands on mods are way behind me). 7k-9k on a vehicle and the remainder in the workshop.

Oh and lets not pimp out the rav

The tick is lifters. Replacements can be had for -$200 a set. Unless it bothers you I wouldnt worry about it. You can clean them or something I have the how to somewhere on file but sometimes a flush and a couple of oil changes in quick succesion can fix it.

If you want to do it I have a fuckin awesome tool designed specially to pop off the rockers to change the lifters. Makes it a 30sec process per lifter.

What do you want out of a car? Fast/handling/etc?

[ra555]

Haha just buy mine.

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 ra555 said:

Haha just buy mine.

7-9k? lol