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Old 09 February 2017, 11:04 AM
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AS above.. yes I know its the dark side but always like the look of these.


basically mate of mine is working away and has seen one tucked away at a car dealers. bodywork looks mint. not sure if it even runs but could be a nice project depending on what condition engine etc is in..


has anyone owned one or had and experience with them?


presuming from the engines in them they can be tuned quite well?


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Old 09 February 2017, 11:15 AM
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Mate of mine had an older one, sorry to say he found it very temperamental,I think they are twin turbo? and very hard to deal with. There may be another side to the tale, as he is a bit useless with motors.
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I always liked the look of them - mean looking car in the day!

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yep 2.5 twin turbo V6.. it is the estate version I have found. i8 think they look so mean


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i had the estate galant vr-4 for a few weeks was just so thirsty! mine was auto tho still went like hell tuning it wasnt that easy but think thats the auto box holding it back

A friend had the Super VR-4 that was a machine and alot faster
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Originally Posted by taylor85
i had the estate galant vr-4 for a few weeks was just so thirsty! mine was auto tho still went like hell tuning it wasnt that easy but think thats the auto box holding it back

A friend had the Super VR-4 that was a machine and alot faster


how come the tuning isn't easy?


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no idea, think as they wasnt massively popular but this was 8/9 year ago
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this was the super version
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Originally Posted by taylor85
this was the super version


apart from the wheels I love that
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think it got broken for spares, we tried to find it but vanished, wasnt many in the country

they went under a legnum i think
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Originally Posted by taylor85
think it got broken for spares, we tried to find it but vanished, wasnt many in the country

they went under a legnum i think


I think they look great.. depending on how tuneable they are, mods etc.. would be a great sleeper and good daily car for me.


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Mine was standard only did 18mpg back then ,
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Originally Posted by taylor85
Mine was standard only did 18mpg back then ,


ouch
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mine was a 97, pretty standard , was lovely to drive and made alot of noise was like a missile! handled pretty good too

I had to sell my 97 wrx to buy a house and this came up kinda cheap and i swapped my vectra v6 sri for it,
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Good in 1987
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It'll be fine until something goes wrong... then parts/ finding someone that knows a lot about them is going to be a nightmare.

Had a similar dilemma my self last year when looking for something interesting to drive, ended up buying a MK1 Golf because parts and knowledge are both plenty full.

It's alright buying a 25/35 year old car if they have a decent following... but I'd never go for something that's as rare as rocking horse poo with diamond studs in it.... which is probably why it's parked up doing nothing.




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