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I've recently sold my WRX, and we're back to just having our little Pulsar.

Now I'm working in the mines, my budget has slightly increased for our next car.

I was pretty set on buying a Stagea, but now I have seriously been thinking about a EVO 7.5 GT-A.

They are described as being a mix of sports and luxury. Are they just an EVO 7 with different interior, and auto box?

How interchangeable are parts between EVO 7 and the GT-A?

Any one had a drive of one?

Here are some on car sales i was perusing.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/mitsubishi-lancer-2002-10948242?base=1216&vertical=Car&Range=Price:Min,Max~0.5&page=1&eapi=2&sort=Price&cr=6&__N=1246%201247%201252%201282%204294964597%204294966896%201216&silo=Stock&find=evo%207%20gt-a|CarAll

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/mitsubishi-lancer-2002-11407417?base=1216&vertical=Car&Range=Price:Min,Max~0.5&page=1&eapi=2&sort=Price&cr=7&__N=1246%201247%201252%201282%204294964597%204294966896%201216&silo=Stock&find=evo%207%20gt-a|CarAll

Cheers adam

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That first one is running 20psi, Im no evo expert but is that fairly high???

yeah it is i guess. to be honest it was just a quick example off carsales for they guys who hadn't seen one before.

Nah them are WRXs run stupid levels of bost compared to skylines.

true, my old rexy ran 21psi on high boost.

Very small fuel tank

I was looking @ 1 a while ago & this put me off

really? i spose they like to drink it pretty quick too

i had a mate who is a mad evo fanboy describe them to me as 'the biggest money pits out of all the evo's'.. not sure how correct this is or not.

i drove one awhile a go i was looking at buying. bloody nice to drive and a goes well in standard form. yes the tank is a bit small but you work around it. i like the benefit of the auto with the EVO running gear.

fairly snappy if you are up it. had a couple of them.

i know next to nothing about the reliability of EVO's. would you say the the 'money pit' advice i was given was anywhere near correct?

if its virigin and you simply intend to drive it - I would say it will be fine. if you start fiddling with it - yes it will become a money pit very quickly. nothing seems to happen with these until you hit about 4k then its gone.

The GT-As run a slightly smaller turbo which gives it a fatter midrange with less top end. It works really nicely with the auto and short-shifting second-third out of corners is an awesome feeling. They came with a wide variety of options (i.e Recaro front seats are optional, as is the regular Evo 7 rear wing) and a number of colours that were never available in the regular Evo 7s, so make sure you look carefully at what you're getting. It's fairly common to switch to the Evo 8 MR factory turbo (or even the normal Evo 7 turbo), as they can easily handle 22psi for daily use.

The tiptronic box, however, is prone to overheating, and replacing/repairing it is where the expense comes in. Basically, get a trans cooler if you plan to do any mods to the motor.

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