'I got a fever and the only prescription is more EVO'

2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

I got a ride in this bad boy today. Jealous! Jay and I are no longer friends

Wait, so you bought an EVO VIII to go along with your EVO I?

Nice!

What is it? MR? RS? GSR?

Nice! Now get some 7 tail lights for it and it will look 100% better!

Oohh God that thing is sexy!

Oh baby, is that sexy.

Details?

Sexy sexy sexy! Love it, Jay

Pics but no details? What a dick tease!

Ahh c'mon Rob! You got to ride in it before my girlfriend did!

Thanks for all the comments, this thing is sweet!

Details:
-EVO VIII GSR
-70,000 miles, running 22psi
-Godspeed intercooler
-Godspeed throttle body
-HKS RS intake
-Perrin IC piping
-Hallman boost controller
-Autometer boot gauge and A/F gauge
-Blitz turbo timer
-Vortex generator

I'm really happy with the car, but I'm thinking of getting the rims powder coated. They are just painted flat black now. Opinions?

I also want to try and get some EVO 7 taillights, or I might just get these painted.

I matched the colour of the EVO 8 rims I took from you yesterday. Theres a few close colours, nothing exact. Swing by and we can refurb those painted black ones to near stock in colour for ya.

PS, thanks for the ride, and for not pointing at my boner

CT9A is my favorite...looks good, pity though, i really like the stock viii wheels...

Man thats a nice Evo. Great color choice too. How much did it run you to bring it here ?

This is my next question!

Sexy car! Good buy buddy. We will have to start our own Evo club and go cruuuuuzin! lol

Rob, I'll have to coordinate a time to get the tires removed so I can bring the rims up. I love the stock grey on an EVO 8 wheel. Looks so much cleaner.

I also had a boner when I was driving, so thank you for being too preoccupied hiding yours to notice mine!

Thanks! I knew someone was going to ask about the price... Let's just say it would have been A LOT smarter for me to put a down payment on a house than to buy another car!



Tim, I'd definitely be in for that, your X is pure sex!

Hey just noticed, left hand drive! no excuse not to come to the shootout!

Yeah, this one is a USDM chassis, so no trouble at the border or anything!

I'll be at the shootout as long as I can book the time off work.

Are we doing an Invasion this year or what?!

There's no trouble with a RHD vehicle crossing the border, my buddy with an R32 GTR goes to the USA a lot with his car, never had an issue.

They must be a little bit more relaxed up in your area.

I get nothing but trouble in my 93.

He told me they get annoyed that they have to get out of the booth to go to the other side of the car, but never any issues.

Do you go to the Fort Erie or Detroit? I find those guys a lot more stricter than Buffalo.

I cross into Buffalo almost weekly.

On a couple of occasions I've taken the EVO, and they usually give me a really hard time when crossing.

UPDATE:

I added a few parts to the car that I wanted to share with everyone:

OEM Wind Deflectors




Rexpeed CF Bumper Ducts/Oil cooler duct

Before:

After:

It's too bad those ducts didn't attach from the inside so you didn't see the screws and edge. Probably what's throwing me off lol.

Love the car regardless though!

Thats sexy.

Jay's exhaust thingy is the same way so I am thinking he wanted it that way, looks good. Ducts are for brakes?

Bought my Evo X in the states, the savings was unreal. Buying an already imported 8/9 or a clean X in Canada is humorously ridiculous. If you look at the trend of Evo 8-10 prices, they are not going down much. So hang onto it because before you know it, it will be a highly sought after car. I thought about getting a 9 for a DD, a clean one is going to run you $26k. LOL.

Oh, and buying stuff across the border is the greatest thing ever. I probably go every 2-3 weeks. 4.4L jug of Mobil 1 synthetic is $22....

Do you typically declare everything when you come back? What do you tell them you're going across for - shopping? Maybe I should get you to grab me oil - Royal Purple is 50% of the price it is here...it's disgusting how cheap stuff is there.

I do 90% of my shopping in the US, some local but most is shipped to my friends place, I just tell the customs I'm going to pick up my mail or whichever local place I'm going. I cross probably 5 times a week so they are all familiar with me now but it has never been an issue. The American's like us spending our money down there.

On the return back, just show your receipt for your purchases and you're all set, if its more than $50 they'll likely make you pay taxes on it, but you usually still save a good bit.

If your purchases are less than $50 they'll usually(I'd say 99% of the time) just let you go as it's not worth their time to collect such a small amount. I've been lucky though and declared $75-80 sometimes and still not be charged.

Just be sure to declare, it's not worth the trouble of getting caught. They get to trust you as well and things just get easier.

I've seen the price of some in Canada and they were ridiculous.

Buying mine in the States saved me quite a bit, and it had a lot less mileage than the handful that were over here.

Peter, you and I use the same place in the States to have things shipped, I'm pretty sure I saw a set of beautiful new slicks with your name on it a few months ago!

Anything I buy in the States, I ALWAYS declare. Like Jason said, it's just not worth the hassle. I find if you're honest with them, they treat you fair.

Funny...I always have NO issues getting IN to the States, but coming back I always get interrogated, even though I am always very clear in what I was doing across the border and always declare everything. I've been across the border countless times (and across many of the different ones) and without fail the Canadian guards for re-entry are almost always assholes. And this is usually at the least busy times of day/week for them, too, because I refuse to cross whenever there's likely to be a crowd. (Weekends, holidays, etc.)

I use USaddress but my system is complex, lol. My brothers or parents tell me when they need to order stuff online from the States (mostly Amazon), I coordinate their orders with when I need to pick up stuff I ordered. Then I go pick everything up.
This week I have to pick up a kitchen sink, 2 bathroom sinks and 3 faucets for my bro and tons of auto detailing stuff for myself. Then my wife and I go to the Walmart and buy misc things. You'd be suprised how much cheaper things like moisturizer, motor oil and shaving razors are in the US.

People may think it's not worth it, especially since I live in Toronto. But my bro's sinks/faucets orders would have cost an additional $500 + tax if he bought the identical ones in Canada. I'm also currently looking for a SUV for my wife in the US.

As long as the Loonie is standing strong to the greenback, I'll be shopping in the US for most purchases.

an easier way would be to have it shipped to SGS Can-am Mailbox in Niagra NY. You dont have to rent a box but you can if you want. I think that you can have it shipped there and they will hold ot for between $5-15. I used them years ago to have a full body kit shipped for my car. To ship it to NY was $150 to ship it to Canada was $400. WTF? I shipped it there and drove across and picked it up. Customs screwed me but thats another story, lol.

Across the bridge for me is Weir's Package and Freight. They charge $4 to hold on to it no matter what size. And as Peter said Walmart in the US has killer prices, especially groceries. I went from spending $200 every 2 weeks here in Canada to now about $120 - $130 for 2 weeks.

I actually stay away from most food items in the US. Their food regulations are very lax, whereas Canadian regulations are almost as stringent as the EU's.

Trying to convince my wife to let me buy a 93 rx-7 while I'm shopping for her SUV. Rolling chassis for $3k, hell ya.

A little winter update:

-Nisei slim battery tray for Odyssey PC680.
(Trying to free up some space for the catch can I bought)



MY BIG WINTER PURCHASE!

-Enkei RPF1's!!

Bad ass wheels.