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NovaGTE2

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Registered: 26th Sep 06
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14th Nov 06 at 12:47

I know that they are not good but i am wondering if they would be any worse than what i am paying at the moment; i know the service intervals are short but are the servicing prices high?

Anyone know

Jambo

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14th Nov 06 at 12:49

Sell me your bmw

Marc

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14th Nov 06 at 12:50

Servicing ranges from £120-£600. Every 6 months.

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14th Nov 06 at 12:50

what are you paying now

Services - depends whats needing 'serviced'

Change the oil/filters/plugs yourself and save a fortune.

We service ours every 3k or so.

They'll be hard on tyres, and bush's etc too

NovaGTE2

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14th Nov 06 at 12:51

£600 +Vat every 20K and £300 for the one between; about 21MPG

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14th Nov 06 at 12:56

i hate folk that ask about MPG. If you have to ask about that buy a bloody diesel or 1.0

If you service yourself budget about 50-60 for oil
50 for plugs if you want daft fancy iridium ones :/

Oil filter/Air filter are same as normal... get both easily under a tenner.

Brake pads etc all depend how how you drive the car, and if you want standard.

No one can really give you a clear cut answer. You'll know best how a car of yours needs serviced. I'd say add a bit more onto what ever you are paying now.

They dont cost the earth to run.Most horror stories you here are from folk moving from a 1.0 corsa to an Impreza etc.

Lisa

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14th Nov 06 at 13:04

my evo 7 needs oil and filter change every 3500 miles wghich cotst me about £50 for materials,

needs servicing every 8000 miles (just had a 45k service which includes alal vbelts and pulleys) this would of been £702 plus vat at mitsubuishi..i bought parts and it cost me about £300

general wear and tear is what costs my handbrake went last week £212 for one
Rear wheel bearing is being done as we speak that is £156 pus vat

the only good thing for me is i don't need to pay labour

day to day running costs are no more that my vec gsi was as it does about 200 miles on £40 its parts that cost more as not a lot of places do aftermarket stuff

i sounf like i'm moaning but i'm not its worth every single penny

willhouse

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14th Nov 06 at 13:06

is there the rear diff and yaw control stuff that needs servicing on the evo's at a big cost every year????

Lisa

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14th Nov 06 at 13:06

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse
is there the rear diff and yaw control stuff that needs servicing on the evo's at a big cost every year????

£80 from mistsubuishi and that was included in my £300

Fee

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14th Nov 06 at 13:07

day to day running isnt too bad...
it's like lisa said...parts breaking are the stinger...
something goes and replacement parts are expensive.

willhouse

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14th Nov 06 at 13:08

quote:
Originally posted by Lisa

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse
is there the rear diff and yaw control stuff that needs servicing on the evo's at a big cost every year????

£80 from mistsubuishi and that was included in my £300

oh right- thought it was alot more from what i overheard my mate mentioning about servicing drivetrain on evo's - he works at gordon lamb mitsubishi in sheffield

Lisa

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14th Nov 06 at 13:09

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse

quote:
Originally posted by Lisa

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse
is there the rear diff and yaw control stuff that needs servicing on the evo's at a big cost every year????

£80 from mistsubuishi and that was included in my £300

oh right- thought it was alot more from what i overheard my mate mentioning about servicing drivetrain on evo's - he works at gordon lamb mitsubishi in sheffield

it is done in the servie which costs £700 so maybe thats why

willhouse

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14th Nov 06 at 13:10

quote:
Originally posted by Lisa

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse

quote:
Originally posted by Lisa

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse
is there the rear diff and yaw control stuff that needs servicing on the evo's at a big cost every year????

£80 from mistsubuishi and that was included in my £300

oh right- thought it was alot more from what i overheard my mate mentioning about servicing drivetrain on evo's - he works at gordon lamb mitsubishi in sheffield

it is done in the servie which costs £700 so maybe thats why

yeah that sounds about right- heard the figure of 900 mentioned on an aquintances evo 8 for the yearly service

NovaGTE2

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14th Nov 06 at 13:10

Yeh but that sounds no worse than the Beemer; £2,000 fitted for a new vanos which lasts about 50k!

MPG dosnt bother me; just hear horror stories about servicing but dosnt sound any worse than the BMW tbh.

Just lookin at Evo VIII GSR at the mo and they seem value for money IMO

Lisa

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14th Nov 06 at 13:12

mine will be for sale in next few weeks

Nismo

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14th Nov 06 at 15:13

Evos up to 6 will require YAW doing an what not, Gearboxes are meant to be an expensive job (budget 2K)

Used to have a mate work in a Mitsu dealership and he said they did about 5 gearboxes a week on Evos

Tom

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14th Nov 06 at 15:20

My brothers just about to replace his second box in his ATR and that's nearly £900 a go which i thought was bad (got the lsd etc), £2k for an evo is worse

This is alot of money for a fucking gearbox

NovaGTE2

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14th Nov 06 at 15:36

Ow bugger; maybe a P1 might be worth a look into a bit further!!

I know when the box went on my ATR it was expensive!! But with any car of that money and power nothing is going to be cheap!

Ojc

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14th Nov 06 at 15:46

Buy a Corsa Sport and then fit a 20 quid F13

Marc

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14th Nov 06 at 16:37

quote:
Originally posted by NovaGTE2
Ow bugger; maybe a P1 might be worth a look into a bit further!!

Bear in mind they run piggy back ECU's over an STi one and and can be prone to going pop

iceman

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14th Nov 06 at 16:39

You will also need to take into consideration age, mileage and how well the car has been looked after.
Stu

nik

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14th Nov 06 at 16:56

My old Evo VI Makinen cost a fortune to run. My 350z is like running a Corsa compaired to it.

Service every 4500 miles (£350 average reall), 16mpg, tyres lasting 5-6000 miles, brakes are crap so you need AP's (£1500 for the fronts), clutch is weak, uprated one is circa 1k fitted. List goes on. Gearboxes are strong

Edit to say I'm buying an E46 M3 and the running costs seem angelic