I haven't driven one of the new ones, but my wife had a 2002 lancer for 4 years and it was a GREAT car for her. She drove it from 10k miles to 97k miles, and all it needed was tires(at 80k miles), a set of front brake pads(at 65k miles), an air filter (at 25k, K&N so never changed it after that), and regular oil changes. Oh yea, and a set of spark plugs here and there to.
The car was so maintenance-free it was ridiculous. Its easy to see why the Evos are so reliable compared to DSMs, based on this platform it is a dream come true
