I don't think think 30-40k is a real CE9A chassis Evo 3. Most of these are selling over 50k. Even GC8 Impreza WRX STI can hardly be found under 40k and that car is way less popular than Evo 3. 30-40k is probably a converted Lancer into Evo?
Anyway, a photo of the engine bay showing the strut tower area is enough to tell whether is it a real Evo or not. Peterj is an owner of an original CD9A Evo 1 and he posted photos of how Evo chassis is different in terms of welding and from that, an Evo can easily be spotted without even referring to chassis VIN number.
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