The evo doesn't have the looks.

^some people say the Z is an ugly car also. I chose the Z over the EvoX because I was tired of boosted cars always having weird gremlins (I owned a VW GLI and a BMW 135i previously), I wanted a coupe, and the Z just seemed a little more comfortable than the Evo. I drove my friend's Evo MR around for 2 days and the interior drove me nuts. It was extremely loud and everything rattled. The car only had 7k miles. However, I look stupid now whenever I "try" to keep up with my friend and his modified Evo. Those cars get stupid fast with very little effort. It's whatever floats your boat. I like to throw my Z around tracks with a lot of turns and I don't really care about speed. I wouldn't trade my Z in for anything else on the market besides... a Porsche GT3? :)

It's all priorities. Decide what attributes you want most in your car, give both vehicles a fair test drive, and make a decision based solely on YOUR experience. Done and done.

S.

Ouch! Sucks to be Canadian, eh! :tiphat:

Epic Fail.

So somehow your $5K worth of body damage translates into the Z losing too much of its value vs. the Evo?!?! I wouldn't pay top dollar for a banged-up car either, I don't care if it's a Ferrari! Plus, you are calculating your loss based on what a dealer wanted to give you for it on a trade-in. That's the lowest possible market value out there.

I love the logic of some people. :gtfo2:

$5k worth of damage, still left $15k lost in value. The Z doesnt hold its value, period. The Evo's do. But whatever I didnt really care. At that point i just wanted to get rid of the Z. I would have traded it in even if i was only getting $10k for it.

EVOs hold their value? I really think you got that backwards but I could be wrong. Z's hold their value better than most cars, you find out as soon as you look for a used one.

I would consider buying a used Z but not a used EVO. I know how EVO owners treat them! lol

and you think Z's are treated any better? I can go in the city right now and buy a used one for under 30k now.

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Nissan/37...howcpo=ShowCPO

18,xxxkms on it and 29k. Thats about $13,000 drop in value on a 09 with only 18,xxxkms

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Nissan/37...howcpo=ShowCPO
2009 Evo 85,000kms and still $36,000. Thats a $4000 drop in value for a 09 with 85,000kms


I own/owned both cars, dont sit there and tell me the Z holds more of a value then the Evo...lol. Mitsubishi's are famous for holding their values.

The Z has some the highest residual value in the market. They only sell 10k per year. There aren't very many. Snakes, you just got taken to the cleaners. Cosmetic damage or not, you ate $20,000 and don't car is stupid. Regardless if you liked the car or not, you let your emotions devalue what you were selling to the dealer. It's not one sale, but two, because you did not see it as such, I would estimate your eating $100 every month you make a payment on your Evo that could have been put back into your car.

yea, and those are random samplings. I can go to an autotrader ad and pick out a stupidly overpriced evo and a underpriced Z also. Evo's get the supra treatment- they were in a few movies so people think they can overcharge what their worth. And that 09 Z your talking about? If its an 09 that means it has a good chance of being sold in 08. So a 4 year old car lost 10k off the top end, and not to mention its getting winter time so RWD sports car prices are dropping all over? Good call

so you are saying the over hyped yeah buddy, but they haul *** when the right mods are done to em. :driving:

Well the Evo is an 09 as well, so theres a good chance it was sold in 08 as well and only lost 4k with 85,000km's on it. My buddy just traded his RalliArt for a BMW 355i or whatever the hell they are called. I believe he had 68,000kms on it and he got $36,000.

Another local Evo owner traded his Evo in for a bmw as well. Paid $39,000 for it brand new, had 35,000kms on it and got $37,000 for it.

I see this posted all the time and it just isn't true. Let's do 2011 models.

370Z coupe

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 5 Yr Total
Depreciation $3,233 $2,835 $2,494 $2,212 $1,985 $12,759

2011 Mustang:
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 5 Yr Total
Depreciation $2,574 $2,275 $2,023 $1,816 $1,655 $10,343


WRX sedan:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 5 Yr Total
Depreciation $2,585 $2,268 $1,994 $1,769 $1,587 $10,203

Mazdaspeed3

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 5 Yr Total
Depreciation $1,864 $1,649 $1,465 $1,315 $1,199 $7,492

NADA is having an issue pullign up 09's right now- so we will do 2010. I picked NADA because when getting approved for a car loan through my credit union-they use NADA to determine the value.

2010 GSR evo-thats the trim model I belive you have in your sig- 30k miles. I put the wheels/leather/sunroof as options

2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sedan 4D Evolution GSR AWD Base Price, Mitsubishi Lancer Dealer Cost & Mitsubishi Lancer Prices w/ Mitsubishi Lancer Trade In & Book Value | NADAguides | NADA Car Value Guides

here is the Z- touring w/ sport package (assuming this is what you had based on the price you mentioned earlier)

2010 Nissan 370Z Coupe 2D Touring Base Price, Nissan 370Z Dealer Cost & Nissan 370Z Prices w/ Nissan 370Z Trade In & Book Value | NADAguides | NADA Car Value Guides

Same year, same miles, same amount in options, the Z is worth more. Once again, with the Evo you are paying the "fast and the furious" sales tax.

Not saying you or NADA are wrong but im seeing different prices going with my buddies to get their cars. Not that it changes the difference between the two cars but add $10,000-15,000 to those prices that nada quotes, for Canadians...lol.

A guy in my unit was looking at traded in his 350z for a 370z or GTR. I was looking at used 370z's and they were between 20-30k with between 30,000-80,000kms. In Canada you are lucky to find a used Evo for anything less then 30,000-35,000 no matter how many km's on it.

And once again, bunch of our local evo club traded their cars in for BMW's (oddly enough 5 guys traded their evo's for bmw's within a span of a couple months) and they all got amazing trade in value. I actually called up the dealership yesterday to give me a quote on my car with a blown engine. $19,000k for a evo that has a blown engine which is pretty damn good.