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I recently bought an Evo X within the last month. I broke it in on the ride from Texas to Illinois. I didn't really get to have much fun on the drive due to breaking it in but its got some miles on it now. Its definitely a fast car that handles great, there is no doubt about that. But, there are some things that really annoy me. The car feels so cheap and has lots of quirks that just annoy me. My steering wheel is crooked for one. It is off by about 10 degrees so hopefully an alignment fixes that issue. The relays on the Evo are absolute garbage so you have to replace those asap. I am by no means a big guy (5'6" 165 lbs) and with a coat on I barely fit. The car already shifts hard into 3rd gear. The center diff pumps go out all the time in Evo Xs. I feel like the turbo lag is awful. When just driving around town the car is very slow. I have not really driven the car hard yet but I slowly go up into the RPMs on the highway and it just doesn't quite feel right, not sure how to put my finger on it. Plus the car was +/- $10k higher than a Fiesta ST. A couple of my friends just got Fiesta STs and are having the time of their life with them. The ST was on my list of cars to consider and I did test drive one. It was very fun. Now I can't wait to trade in my Evo and get an ST. Just thought I would share my whining experience and why I feel the ST would have been a better fit.
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Someone paid $60,000 for a new EVO? Why? You can get a decent used one for $20,000 nowadays...
The $60,000 car in question was a 2006 IX model with only 300 miles on it.. nearly new.
I, in coastal Southern California, ever heard about that with powdered cold substance. No idea what is though :nailbiting::cat:. Just kidding.

About Evos, as much as I love them. I consider IX as the pinnacle of its development. X is trying too hard to be an S4/RS4 although not by any means it is a bad car at all: it is still a great car. However, honestly, it hasn't changed for years, either, while its competitors have.

I suspect that OP's originating dealer might have been an incompetent one and didn't do PDI thoroughly before handing the keys to him.

I just found out that there is a person from Northern California bought an 300 (yes, THREE HUNDRED) miles from a used car dealer in my area for $60,000.:panda::nailbiting:
How have the competitors been changing? The Evo, while still old, has been far better than the WRX/ STi regardless of how many changes they have made. With the new WRX coming soon, the STi trim could have been a better car, but they stuck the dud of a motor that has been in use since 2004 into it.. not a whole lot of change going on there.
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