Looking for Evo 6 RS

[anonymous-user]

What no Mitsubishi forum?

The time has come to scratch a 20 year old itch and get an Evo 6 RS. Unfortunately due to spending most of my time out the UK a private sale is a PITA and the 'specialist dealers' don't seem remotely interested in selling cars, or even replying to enquiries. So who are the good dealers/importers to speak to?

Cheers

[TommoAE86]

I'd always recommend TorqueGT for JDM cars, my two have been amazing and I will gladly spend my money there.

I've also heard only good things about JM Imports too.

[don logan]

Hi

The best available is here

http://jksc.co.uk/listing/mitsubishi-lancer-evolut...

Is it expensive for what it is? When a 22b is £90k

This is the same guy that imported all the 6’s in collaboration with Mitsubishi Japan before The Colt Car Company woke up!

Nobody knows more than him about them!

[adam.]

don logan said:

Hi

The best available is here

http://jksc.co.uk/listing/mitsubishi-lancer-evolut...

Is it expensive for what it is? When a 22b is £90k

This is the same guy that imported all the 6’s in collaboration with Mitsubishi Japan before The Colt Car Company woke up!

Nobody knows more than him about them!

A great car, that will never get used as a car, again. The price seems to have had a haircut lately, wasn't it 50k for ages?

Not sure what you mean about CCC and importing though? There were plenty of importers around offering brand new VI's before CCC starting converting them "officially"?

[don logan]

adam. said:

A great car, that will never get used as a car, again. The price seems to have had a haircut lately, wasn't it 50k for ages?

Not sure what you mean about CCC and importing though? There were plenty of importers around offering brand new VI's before CCC starting converting them "officially"?

Hi Adam

Yes LOADS of people were importing but these guys were “Ralliart UK”, these were OFFICIAL UK cars!

RE the 6RS, when it was up for £50k the owner had planned to keep it for himself as a kind of momento of what he did in that era, he put it up at £50k to see if anyone would offer to buy it at that price but hadn’t really expected anything to come of it!

I agree that it’s unlikely to get used as a car again, I was underneath my 7RS yesterday and was wondering about using it in the rain because I’m not sure anyone ever has!

[adam.]

don logan said:

Hi Adam

Yes LOADS of people were importing but these guys were “Ralliart UK”, these were OFFICIAL UK cars!

RE the 6RS, when it was up for £50k the owner had planned to keep it for himself as a kind of momento of what he did in that era, he put it up at £50k to see if anyone would offer to buy it at that price but hadn’t really expected anything to come of it!

I agree that it’s unlikely to get used as a car again, I was underneath my 7RS yesterday and was wondering about using it in the rain because I’m not sure anyone ever has!

Afternoon -- so Ralliart UK -> Extreme -> JKSC? Is that right? Pretty sure I went to their open day in ~1999, my old man had just taken delivery of his Icelle VI GSR.

[don logan]

adam. said:

don logan said:

Hi Adam

Yes LOADS of people were importing but these guys were “Ralliart UK”, these were OFFICIAL UK cars!

RE the 6RS, when it was up for £50k the owner had planned to keep it for himself as a kind of momento of what he did in that era, he put it up at £50k to see if anyone would offer to buy it at that price but hadn’t really expected anything to come of it!

I agree that it’s unlikely to get used as a car again, I was underneath my 7RS yesterday and was wondering about using it in the rain because I’m not sure anyone ever has!

Afternoon -- so Ralliart UK -> Extreme -> JKSC? Is that right? Pretty sure I went to their open day in ~1999, my old man had just taken delivery of his Icelle VI GSR.

Hi!

Yep, exactly right!

I bought my first 6 GSR from Jon in 1999 too, did your Dad come on the trip to Rotterdam?

I kept my GSR for about a year and p/x’d it for an RSX (Their conversion of an RS2) which I still own (think you’ve seen pics)

One of the tech guys from the Ralliart / Xtreme days has a garage next to Jksc now

[adam.]

don logan said:

Hi!

Yep, exactly right!

I bought my first 6 GSR from Jon in 1999 too, did your Dad come on the trip to Rotterdam?

I kept my GSR for about a year and p/x’d it for an RSX (Their conversion of an RS2) which I still own (think you’ve seen pics)

One of the tech guys from the Ralliart / Xtreme days has a garage next to Jksc now

Indeed I have seen your pics -- I do wish I had an RS/RS2/RSX tbh, but I was impatient and went and bought the first Evo I looked at.

My Dad's came in via Crowne Imports in Marlow, who are long since defunct. But I did have to do a trip over to the Netherlands too!

[Gary C]

fblm said:

What no Mitsubishi forum?

The time has come to scratch a 20 year old itch and get an Evo 6 RS. Unfortunately due to spending most of my time out the UK a private sale is a PITA and the 'specialist dealers' don't seem remotely interested in selling cars, or even replying to enquiries. So who are the good dealers/importers to speak to?

Cheers

what no AYC !

get a GSR

[anonymous-user]

TommoAE86 said:

I'd always recommend TorqueGT for JDM cars, my two have been amazing and I will gladly spend my money there.

I've also heard only good things about JM Imports too.

Excellent thanks will try them both...

don logan said:

Hi

The best available is here

http://jksc.co.uk/listing/mitsubishi-lancer-evolut...

Is it expensive for what it is? When a 22b is £90k

Yes I had seen that, lovely. Too nice for me as I will likely put 10k a year on it (there are also some great gravel roads near my favourite kite surf beach!). I agree Evo's look super cheap compared to WRX's. I had a '95 STi Type RA back in the early 2000's but it was always an Evo 6 RS that I wanted but couldn't afford.

[rallye101]

have a look in the ''for sale'' section of www.lancerregister.com

[adam.]

fblm said:

Yes I had seen that, lovely. Too nice for me as I will likely put 10k a year on it (there are also some great gravel roads near my favourite kite surf beach!). I agree Evo's look super cheap compared to WRX's. I had a '95 STi Type RA back in the early 2000's but it was always an Evo 6 RS that I wanted but couldn't afford.

IMO, a like for like Impreza could never quite match the capabilities of an Evo. A friend has a 22B and he assures me that he wouldn't get near what my VI GSR is capable of. I do respect both sides of the coin enormously though.

10K per year will have inherently expensive running costs, just FYI.

[don logan]

fblm said:

TommoAE86 said:

I'd always recommend TorqueGT for JDM cars, my two have been amazing and I will gladly spend my money there.

I've also heard only good things about JM Imports too.

Excellent thanks will try them both...

don logan said:

Hi

The best available is here

http://jksc.co.uk/listing/mitsubishi-lancer-evolut...

Is it expensive for what it is? When a 22b is £90k

Yes I had seen that, lovely. Too nice for me as I will likely put 10k a year on it (there are also some great gravel roads near my favourite kite surf beach!). I agree Evo's look super cheap compared to WRX's. I had a '95 STi Type RA back in the early 2000's but it was always an Evo 6 RS that I wanted but couldn't afford.

Hi

Yes, I know what you mean about being too nice, my 7RS is too nice too (I promise that's not a boast, I really understand what you are thinking)

It's funny you mention the STi Type RA because the seller of that 6RS really likes them!

[don logan]

adam. said:

fblm said:

Yes I had seen that, lovely. Too nice for me as I will likely put 10k a year on it (there are also some great gravel roads near my favourite kite surf beach!). I agree Evo's look super cheap compared to WRX's. I had a '95 STi Type RA back in the early 2000's but it was always an Evo 6 RS that I wanted but couldn't afford.

IMO, a like for like Impreza could never quite match the capabilities of an Evo. A friend has a 22B and he assures me that he wouldn't get near what my VI GSR is capable of. I do respect both sides of the coin enormously though.

10K per year will have inherently expensive running costs, just FYI.

I agree, Imprezas are great but it's the rare occasion when you can drive above 7/10ths that you can't believe what an EVO does ( a GOOD one, not a rotter) it's like you've woken the thing up to do the thing it was built for!

The 10k a year, I think driving a standard one normally is more expensive than a lot of "normal" cars but when you start driving modified ones hard / regular track days etc things change a lot, it's not that they are fragile, it's that they encourage the kind of driving that takes it's toll.

[MDMA .]

don logan said:

fblm said:

TommoAE86 said:

I'd always recommend TorqueGT for JDM cars, my two have been amazing and I will gladly spend my money there.

I've also heard only good things about JM Imports too.

Excellent thanks will try them both...

don logan said:

Hi

The best available is here

http://jksc.co.uk/listing/mitsubishi-lancer-evolut...

Is it expensive for what it is? When a 22b is £90k

Yes I had seen that, lovely. Too nice for me as I will likely put 10k a year on it (there are also some great gravel roads near my favourite kite surf beach!). I agree Evo's look super cheap compared to WRX's. I had a '95 STi Type RA back in the early 2000's but it was always an Evo 6 RS that I wanted but couldn't afford.

Hi

Yes, I know what you mean about being too nice, my 7RS is too nice too (I promise that's not a boast, I really understand what you are thinking)

It's funny you mention the STi Type RA because the seller of that 6RS really likes them!

I'm sure that's been for sale for the last year or two. I sent a link to a friend over a year ago.

[Gary C]

don logan said:

I agree, Imprezas are great but it's the rare occasion when you can drive above 7/10ths that you can't believe what an EVO does ( a GOOD one, not a rotter) it's like you've woken the thing up to do the thing it was built for!

The 10k a year, I think driving a standard one normally is more expensive than a lot of "normal" cars but when you start driving modified ones hard / regular track days etc things change a lot, it's not that they are fragile, it's that they encourage the kind of driving that takes it's toll.

They are great but the 4.5K service interval was a pain and it did use up consumables (tyres, clutches, brake pads, discs, rear diffs, starter motors) at quite a lick

Do miss by V though, replaced it with a brand new STi blob, and while that was a great car (did a LOT more miles, at much less cost) it didnt quite feel as special.

[adam.]

Gary C said:

They are great but the 4.5K service interval was a pain and it did use up consumables (tyres, clutches, brake pads, discs, rear diffs, starter motors) at quite a lick

Do miss by V though, replaced it with a brand new STi blob, and while that was a great car (did a LOT more miles, at much less cost) it didnt quite feel as special.

Painfully accurate that the diffs are considered a consumable.

[Ross16v]

TommoAE86 said:

I'd always recommend TorqueGT for JDM cars, my two have been amazing and I will gladly spend my money there.

I've also heard only good things about JM Imports too.

Another recommendation for TorqueGT. They imported my Evo V for me a couple of years ago and the service was excellent. When the car arrived in the UK it needed a few jobs done to bring it up to scratch and all were done FOC by them so the car met their high standards.

[monkeyears]

I have a one owner 6 rs and a TMRS, both are mint full history cars drop me a message if you want any info on either.

[adam.]

Ross16v said:

When the car arrived in the UK it needed a few jobs done to bring it up to scratch and all were done FOC by them so the car met their high prices.

EFA.