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But since I'm bored...
Evo's have a very stout tranny as long as you're responsible enough to drive the car properly. Stock 5 or 6 spd trannies have been known to take over 600whp of abuse without breaking. This applies to your trasnfer case too... but again, its all about how you drive the car.
Nothing too terribley bad happens on a proper 6,000rpm launch besides wearing down and heating up the clutch. Again, it's all about if you know how to launch the car or not. What you may have heard is that the stock evo clutch can't handle anything more than the stock factory BTQ the motor puts out. Hell, it can barely even handle that.
The interior's fine in my opinion... if you're buying a car with luxorious additions as a main quality you're looking for, obviously an Evo is not your first choice.
Financing completely depends on your credit status. With a 700 or higher credit with big previous credit purchases, you shouldn't have trouble attaining a 5% or lower APR on a used '03/'04 Evo under a 12, 24, 36, or 48 month plan.
Insurance is very different from person to person due to personal and family driving records... hard to quote you on that.
There's no such thing as a reputable Mitsubishi dealersihp in Georgia. In my personal opinion, they're all horrible and won't back up anything with their warranty. They all profile you before you step in the door and assume you're a fk'n idiot comming in with full inentions to rag the shit out of their Evo's with no intentions of purchasing.
There are a shit-ton of TSB's for '03 Evo's and a small few for '04 Evo's. '03 Evo's have a very long list of problems that they came with from the factory... including weak synchros and a mysterious P0300 RANDOM MULTIPLE MISFIRE problem that the stock ECU loves to pull whenever it feels like it (usually around 60mph in higher gears). '04s have much less problems from the factory.
From my personal experience, there hasn't been any fauly electronics or easily breakable interior pieces from the factory.
I'm sure every evo owner has their own list of complaints about their car... and I'm no different. However, different types of complaints are generated by using the car for different purposes. I drag race my evo very oftenly so of course, shit breaks... and the more power you make, the more shit that'll break. If you intend to modify your Evo to make some really nice power and fast passes down the track, stamp this clearly into your head:
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY.
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oh btw, '03-'04 Evo8 GSR's, '05 Evo8 GSR's, and '06 Evo9 GSR's are all different. Generally speaking, the newer the generation from those 3, the faster it is when 100% stock and more expensive as well.