a friend of mine bought a brand new evo about 2 weeks ago (16 years old and a brand new evo) and today we noticed that his tach was jumping from 3500-4000 rpms. not during heavy acceleration, but during normal/slight acceleration. like jumping back and forth between 3500 and 4000 fast enough to do it a few times per second. im positive that this isnt normal, but some1 please correct me if i am?

never thought a brand new car, even from mitsbishi, would have problems so fast.

 

take it to the dealer.

 

my friend (17) got a '05 evo and had no problems with it at all so far

 

Friend bought a brand new one last year. Every 600 miles the CEL lit up. If I remember it was either the cam or crank sensor. Not even its first oil change and it was traded in for a new s2k.

 

woulda gotten me a wrx and invested the rest

 

DAYUMN!! 16 & 17 year olds with new EVO's. I wish my parents loved me that much.

 

I'd take it straight back to the dealer.

I'd take it back to the dealer for anything wrong with it while it's covered bumper to bumper.

 

I just wished they'd spoil me that much.

here you go son, your first car which happens to be a $30000 car!!! what is he going to get when he graduates? a ferrari?

 

i know some people with evos (a couple that properly broke them in and more that didn't)

they are proned to have problems... natorious for clutch problems and they have the 6 bolt 4G63 (probably the nicest Mitsu engine) but they have their fair share of problems.

if your friend isn't/didn't break the car in properly (which considering his age and likely reason for buying the car, he probably isn't/didn't) he mine as well sell the thing before he puts 15k miles on it, because the maintenance on that thing is going to be out of this world

 

new drivers and fast cars = my car getting totalled after 4.5 years of ownership and hardwork, not to mention, unhealthy attachment........stop...don't cry...