All mitsubishi cars are crap to work on. The wiring schematics look like they were written by a 4 year old gorilla with down syndrome. Also when something in the engine like a valve starts to go, they like to take the whole engine with them. I have driven a few EVO VIIIs......they are definitely a nice car, however I didn't like them that much and I'm not a big fan of mitsubishi products......after my DSM, I have always hated them. Also the EVO VIII hasn't seen the test of time yet. How do we know there won't be issues like on the DSMs? Honda's track record speaks for itself. Also in terms of their software, if you have something like All-Data or Mitchel's.....any info or specs you'd want are available on it, so their technology and info is readily available, you didn't get anything that special.........The EVO 8 is just a big fad right now, it will go away eventually.