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THE SEARCH BEGINS

Which model & why??

As with any car search, budget plays a huge role - I didn't want to blow it all and not have enough left to mod it all now did I. I originally looked at EVO 7's as this was my preferred shape as it looks slightly more modern than the 6's, and if I wanted all it needed was cosmetic changes and it could look like a 9. Black or Blue were to be the colours of choice, so this tended to narrow my options slightly. I looked over a stack of 7's ( almost all with 40K on the clock - go figure eh), yet most seemed poorly modified or heavily thrashed out. Even though i was planning to mod just about every inch of the car i still felt the need to source a good example.

Then I found it! A one owner Black Aus spec EVO 8, slightly more costly than a 7, yet completely untouched, 40000Ks, log books and still under factory warranty. I had no chance of bargaining for this one, surely he could see I wanted it BAD!

The deal was done!

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