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Hey guys looking at jumping into an Evo 5, have heard quite a lot about themand evos in general being common for rust.

I had a look at one and snapped some pictures of the rust.

I am not that knowledgeable when it comes to rust so any advice would be appreciated.

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Thanks

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depend on the price and how long you want to use the car then the rust is not a big deal :rolleyes:

a lot of old and rusty car has been restore before

Well I must say this is probably the cleanest one I have seen out of 8 cars, it has the least rust but still has rust nonetheless

It would be a keeper if purchased and as for price. What kind of adjustment would you make for something like this. The car is around 18k advertised

take off 2k. pay panel shop 500 to fix the rust. done.

If you take it for a drive to the panelbeater now, he can probably show you where else it's going to break out.

Do a VIN Fast to see where its likely home was in Japan.

If the car came from a winter snowbound area, the future rust is likely to be under the car especially in line with the wheels. If it's from a coastal area, surface rust can be anywhere on the car with deep-seated rust coming through too. Ask the panelbeater for use of his paint thickness gauge. You can only measure on metal areas. On top of the body it should show above 90 microns. Undercarriage; if it's below 50 microns, it'll explain why Evos or all Lancers might be prone to some surface rust. Anyway, have you tapped away with the screwdriver yet?

As you said its the best of many you have looked at, you arent buying a new car. Wire brush, rust convertor, then get a spray can of fish oil and give it a going over. Its a $65,000 car for $18,000. Otherwise dont get a mitsubishi, they are renown for this problem from this era.

Mate I look at Evos for a living every day, and I can tell you now, if that hasn't been sprayed over at some stage before (which it doesn't look like from the pics), that's one of the tidiest you'll ever see. I've seen far far worse on an Evo.

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