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Postby black_ice » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:17 am

Thanks Jesse...I am currently looking at another ralliart and getting it inspected at RTR this week...fingers crossed!
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Postby Jonesy » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:18 am

Nice one dude, good luck! Post up some pictures or a link if you get it!

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Postby black_ice » Mon Nov 25, 2013 11:29 am

If I do end up buying it i'll definitely start my own ride thread..I just hope its in good nick.
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Postby black_ice » Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:27 pm

Hey guys did not want to start a new thread so I thought i'd ask here.

Techsport vs RTR for an inspection. RTR is 3x the price of techsport so is it worth it. I know you get what you pay for but has anyone had good/bad experiences with either??

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Postby mcpondy » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:47 pm

Hi I'm new to this forum, I'm thinking of buying a ralliart (08-10) mdel. Theres not much around in QLD. Does anyone here think 86k on 2008 is too much?

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Postby el3ment » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:49 pm

mcpondy wrote:Hi Im new to this forum, Im thinking of buying a ralliart (08-10) mdel. Theres not much around in QLD. Does anyone here think 86k on 2008 is too much?


Depends. Make sure the gearbox has no issues, and that the engine has had its timing chain replaced with the revised design (2010 and up come with the new one from factory I believe).
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Postby efod3 » Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:56 pm

86K on a 2008 car isn't too bad, I've got 75k on my 2009 RA. It will have no warranty so check the story you get fits the number of k's. Check service history, if it hasn't had the SST fluid changed factor in doing that. Don't think officially it's done until 100k but it should be done much sooner than that.

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Postby BST50N » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:06 pm

mcpondy wrote:Hi Im new to this forum, Im thinking of buying a ralliart (08-10) mdel. Theres not much around in QLD. Does anyone here think 86k on 2008 is too much?


Thread hijack!! LOL my 2010 RA just ticked over 86k km - to me, that many km on an 08 is on the lower side
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Postby black_ice » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:09 pm

86k does not seem excessive..thats approx 15-17k a year average so not too bad...but what the others have said...ensure the SST fluid has been changes if not do it immediately once you buy it..its not cheap and will cost you approx $800-1000.

Get it fully inspected at an evo specialist workshop if possible..drive the car and make sure gear changes are smooth..if you hear a few clunks from the SST here and there, thats pretty normal.

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Postby mcpondy » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:21 pm

Wow thanks for the quick reply guys. OK I'll check that stuff out. Here is the link...

I am going to a dealer cos I have to trade etc.

http://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/detai ... D-15744531

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Postby R4LLI4RT » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:25 pm

my RA is a mid 09 build and its my daily drive

just got to 130k


as long as its servied and had the chain done its all good.

i would as a sweetner ask the dealer to reflush the sst
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Postby black_ice » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:17 pm

^ thats a good suggestion..

From the pics it does not look like a mitsubishi dealership so make sure they use the right fluid..say you want genuine mitsubishi SST fluid and get them to give you a receipt with the work done and fluid used just in case they are planning on putting in cheap fluid.
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Postby R4LLI4RT » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:27 pm

either that or the oem ford stuff
few threads here show its 99% the same stuff
word is some dealership in sydney use it aswell because its alot cheaper then the oem mitsu stuff
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Postby el3ment » Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:46 pm

If its through a dealer, then perhaps ask for some warranty... most give it anyway, just for peace of mind, in case something is wrong. But yeah...

good luck dude. I just traded my 2008 MY09 RA with 82,000km in for another car. :)
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Postby mcpondy » Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:41 pm

Did you trade the one in your signature? If not, it wasn't black was it?

This one fell through for now. The sales girl accused me of being rude cos I didn't play along with her sales tactics. I'm still fuming about that!


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