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Super Mod (極度の調整器)
LOL, so if you saw a granny 1.0 Starlet, you'd exclude it, even though a Glanza's completely different? A Caldina GT-T looks nowt like a standard one... :homer:
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LOL, so if you saw a granny 1.0 Starlet, you'd exclude it, even though a Glanza's completely different? A Caldina GT-T looks nowt like a standard one... :homer:
If I was you I wouldn't even be thinking of buying a legnum they seem to be very unreliable according to mechanics in Nz the gdi models had problems with lower grade fuel and the engine eventually dies about 10-15,000 km's later.
I used to have a mitsubishi mirage had nothing but problems with that pos car I know people that have owned vr4 legnums and galants that have had so many problems one guy had to get an engine rebuild at 90,000 km's and those tiptronic models have problems with invecs computers and cost $3500 nzd to fix :shoot:
I also reckon they are an insult to the vr4 badge true vr4's were the early e39 shape vr4's that have the 4g63t engine that were eventually replaced by slow heavy overweight cars that didn't perform very well and cost even more to run than the original true vr4
Imo the real true vr4's were the 1987-1992 ones good cars strong gearboxes on the evo 0 models
A legnum or galant vr4 weighs more than a caldina even a stagea is too heavy.
I used to have a mitsubishi mirage had nothing but problems with that pos car I know people that have owned vr4 legnums and galants that have had so many problems one guy had to get an engine rebuild at 90,000 km's and those tiptronic models have problems with invecs computers and cost $3500 nzd to fix :shoot:
I also reckon they are an insult to the vr4 badge true vr4's were the early e39 shape vr4's that have the 4g63t engine that were eventually replaced by slow heavy overweight cars that didn't perform very well and cost even more to run than the original true vr4
Imo the real true vr4's were the 1987-1992 ones good cars strong gearboxes on the evo 0 models
A legnum or galant vr4 weighs more than a caldina even a stagea is too heavy.
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Super Mod (極度の調整器)
Deano - You've made some very good points in your post, but as usual, you spoilt it a bit with your usual references to beating other cars... Therefore, I've edited your post so that it reads as it should...
Phil
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we've seen your pics babe, if these woman had a screwdriver handy they'd dig their eyes out.
oj
anyway i personally quite like vr4's stagea's sti wagons,caldina's the heap....i havent looked into them enough to know which one id go for but maybe someday i'll decide to make that decision.
but def rick an interesting route to take, few years and you wont realise that you've built a sleeper...it'l just creep up on you and one day you'll be thinking this yokes fairly fast now!
anyone have anymore info one the volvos forementioned? are they petrol turbo? and are they the engines that the scandanavians(sp) love to feed big boost too?
Phil
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Super Mod (極度の調整器)
I hope that's street talk for good? Need I remind you to look in my car profile under my Avatar?
Phil
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I hope that's street talk for good? Need I remind you to look in my car profile under my Avatar?
lol no its not street, i dont do street yo'yo man stuff. unless im taking the piss outa chavs.
i listed all the wagons i could think of then added "the heap" to say, "all these plus whatever ive missed" to suggest that i would consider any of the forementioned or missed in the future.
Phil
sx_turbo
Lifer
I hope that's street talk for good? Need I remind you to look in my car profile under my Avatar?
when he said heap, he meant "the lot", as in he looked at the lot
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Didn't think it was, but just thought I'd check.... A lot of people seem to be dissing the GT-T just because Deano has one, which is unfair... The lad's done something right (for once! ), so should be given a little bit of credit...
A lot of people seem to be dissing the GT-T just because Deano has one, which is unfair... The lad's done something right (for once! ), so should be given a little bit of credit...
sx_turbo
Lifer
i'm not after an estate per say really, i just see them and they look different lol
no particular reason, i might not be even able to sell the starlet yet so i just doing some groundwork for when and if it does go
GTti
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Yes very reliable, but they just look so dated! One of my favorite touring cars.
Picking up a nice one with reasonable mileage looks difficult though, and they can be quite expensive for a car that age with x amount of miles in my opinion.
You see some with close to 200,000 miles, just goes to show how reliable they are.
sx_turbo
Lifer
lol errmmm nope.
i not fussed abouit comfort, it's only for weekend use really, so there isnt any preference, i just looking whats fast reliable, fun jap, and rare lol
seeing the figures for the beemer really put me off them
GTti
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Even though this post has been edited it's still a load of rubbish and you didn't read a word I said about the Legnum VR4's.
We're not talking about GDI models.
We've already established the triptronic can have issues with the torque converter seal and other issues. Hence look for the manual version.
A Legnum VR4 is just over 1500KG. That's not very heavy for an estate car with a 2.5L twin turbo engine and modern Evo technology
So if you get a good manual example, you have 4WD, active stability control, active yaw control, traction control and ABS.
For this you can expect to pay £3200 which is not alot of money.
They do cost alot to maintain, petrol, oil changes etc.
Saying a car needs a rebuild is rubbish, there are plenty around in the UK with well over 100,000 miles. Any car will need a rebuild if it's been abused or not maintained well.
Phil
Super Moderator
what about a project ricky? maybe a old 325i and try a budget turbo conversion?
would something like that keep you happy at the weekends?
Phil
faisalgtturbo
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yep 2.3 or 2.5 petrol turbo lump (850 t5r)
tdo4 i think its a 13g ish size
there were a few in pistonheads a while back...
faisal
sx_turbo
Lifer
@ phil, the idea is to stop modding cars.
need something reliable, it is initiatially a weekend car, but if i do find another job then it will become the daily driver.
also will be starting to look at moving out and spending more time seeing the world, the past year has seen me just work on my car and my mates car and thats it really
need something reliable, it is initiatially a weekend car, but if i do find another job then it will become the daily driver.
also will be starting to look at moving out and spending more time seeing the world, the past year has seen me just work on my car and my mates car and thats it really
faisalgtturbo
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like pringles !!!
once you pop u cant stop:drive::drive:
(modding)
faisal
once you pop u cant stop:drive::drive:
(modding)
faisal