I have to agree with Mike on this one. The Evo is a car you can take the kids to school in, then drive straight to the track. In order for the SE-R to do that, it needs stiff suspension, loud exhaust and other mods that make it less comfortable. 300whp is easy to get with just a test pipe and a reflash of the ECU. True it may be a heavier car, but the power makes up for it. There isn't much in the same price range that competes with it, and I've been looking.<br>
<br>Eric Waterman<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Ivan Chou <<a href="mailto:chou.ivan@gmail.com">chou.ivan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>That's a good point. The EVO is far too pricey, even though I like what they've done with the MR model. The B13 SE-R was what, $14-15K new? The sleeper factor was one of the major qualities. The best match I'd say in today's equivalent price range ($18-20K) is probably the Mazda 3s or the Civic Si sedan. I really like the Honda Fit: small, nimble, and < 2500 lbs. If only they could boost the engine output a little bit to oh, say, around a 2.0L 140-HP engine? :) <br>
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<br>Ivan<br><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 7:49 AM, R. Blair Judson <<a href="mailto:purenergy@excite.com" target="_blank">purenergy@excite.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
<table bgcolor="white" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td width="100%"><font color="black" size="2">Do you really think so? To me, the EVO is expen$ive, way more powerful, and alot heavier. No one makes a lightweight, inexpensive, fun to drive, giant killer anymore (except for Lotus, but that really doesn't count as inexpensive). <br>
<div><br><br><br><br><br>--- On Wed 02/13, mike kojima < <a href="mailto:choaderboy2@yahoo.com" target="_blank">choaderboy2@yahoo.com</a> > wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid orange; padding-left: 7px; margin-left: 7px;"><br>The EVO is the car that captures much of what the old<br>SE-R was about.<br></blockquote><br></div></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
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