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Old 04-03-2008, 07:27 AM
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Default evos scared of turbo tCs....

look check this out there wondering y our cars r better than theres...

http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=187944
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Old 04-03-2008, 07:34 AM
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my roomate has an evo MR that would walk your average turbo tc... those guys are driving ralliart lancers... BIG difference

It'd be nice, but those guys are judging purely on numbers.
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word ...where s a darn turbo kit for the gen two...!!
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pretty impressive find....interesting
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Originally Posted by krazyscion
pretty impressive find....interesting
yeah... definatly not denying that. Its fun to read things like that.
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well at least thers a group we know that respects other cars...
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I wouldnt consider that being scared.
looks like they're just showing a bit of respect to the tc as opposed to the boundless Scion sucks comments all over the auto forums.

nice to see some decent complimentary comments on our cars.
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i agree, i was expecting to read countless bashings on the tC
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maybe we should invite those guys to a scion meet. lets the mitus guys and scions start a beautiful friendship ..
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Originally Posted by scion_jon
i agree, i was expecting to read countless bashings on the tC
It's an Evo forum, not a Honda forum. It's things like that thread that give reason to respect Evo owners.
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mm that made me happy :]
hahahaha
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even though thats the evo forums...those people are comparing a lancer ralliart turbo, which produces similar power on a mild turbo setup....the evo is a different beast completely...

that being said, there is still respect over there for tCs, and they make fun of honda just as much
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Originally Posted by scion_jon
i agree, i was expecting to read countless bashings on the tC
It's an Evo forum, not a Honda forum. It's things like that thread that give reason to respect Evo owners.
x2

this is the first time i've ever seen respect from one company to another
Mitsu gets a high fiveee
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Originally Posted by Akrylic09
Originally Posted by CarbonXe
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i agree, i was expecting to read countless bashings on the tC
It's an Evo forum, not a Honda forum. It's things like that thread that give reason to respect Evo owners.
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this is the first time i've ever seen respect from one company to another
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I see it all the time. It's the SI/SRT-4/SS guys who think they have the fastest cars in the world, becuase they're slightyly faster than the non-sport version of their car. STI guys usually show respect, not WRX..they're tools and a half.

Haha, my friend who has an Evo 9 MR just said "oh the ralliart guys are poser noobs" .
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My friend was trying to get the 9 MR for the longest but we live in the east coast (Connecticut).. The closest dealer that had a brand new one was all the way in the west coast (Oregon).

Went to the dealer the other day and saw the evo X GSR just pulling in.. they had it in silver. it was nice.. had a rockford fosgate headunit.. nice projectors/HIDs. trunk was a little small. They said the MR was on they way for around May but they were basically sold already.

Got another friend with an EVO X .. drove his 5spd.. it's fast but I think the tC has more potential.. idk why, maybe because I own one
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The Evo X is a joke. Ugly as sin, overweight, terrible gearbox..Mistubishi slaughtered the Evo.
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Old 04-03-2008, 08:59 PM
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It's not ugly, but a 5-speed? Come on. Didn't the 9's have 6 speeds?
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^^yes the evo 9 MR Edition has 6 speed but not the regular evos they are 5 speed.
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Scions are beasties.
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yea and the new MR is going to be 5spd auto with paddle shiftin..
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