http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/02/canada-finally-gets-the-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution/ Autoblog Comments for Canada finally gets the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/02/canada-finally-gets-the-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/02/canada-finally-gets-the-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution/Basically, they know they can charge that much because they have a certain quota to meet to make the car profitable to sell in this country, and that number is very very small. Something like 100 per year or less. They know darn well that many Evo fans will gladly pay up to $50,000 for their dream ride. It's a silly idea, because they could sell thousands with a better price.
The other justification for the price, which is more of a f-you to us Canadian consumers, is that Mitsu knows we can't just go down to the US and buy a US-spec Evo off the lot for 10 grand less, because NO Evos are admissible to Canada, even the newest ones, for the very reason of the bumpers.
Thank you, Mitsubishi.
Of course I'm not worried - I'll get to test drive it for a week and that'll be enough for me and my friends who get to ride in it.]]>Mar 2nd 2008 1:35PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/02/canada-finally-gets-the-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/02/canada-finally-gets-the-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution/Mar 2nd 2008 2:35PM