Bit of info on the GTO/3000GT

KillBoY_UK · 12 Apr 2006 at 20:29

lovely looking car allways wanted one being 21 and a uni student can't to afford to drive at all with all the lovely x1900's about!

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2006 at 20:38

Gibbo said:
In a straight line my 3000GT had better straight line acceleration over an M3 CSL anywhere between 1mph-150mph

Erm, are you sure about that? I mean like, properly sure rather than 'I raced a CSL on the bypass and pwned him'?

Kitchster_uk · 12 Apr 2006 at 20:47

I don't really want this to get to handbags, just want some advice on do's and don't, such as the whole "it must have FSH" etc

Gibbo · 12 Apr 2006 at 21:16

[TW]Fox said:
Erm, are you sure about that? I mean like, properly sure rather than 'I raced a CSL on the bypass and pwned him'?

Nope would never believed it myself but it was Elliot who told me he thought my car had better straight line acceleration over his very own M3 CSL.

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2006 at 21:20

Gibbo said:
Nope would never believed it myself but it was Elliot who told me he thought my car had better straight line acceleration over his very own M3 CSL.

Well I certainly can't argue with that

6thElement · 12 Apr 2006 at 21:26

Was this while it was on the back of a flatbed after a certain Oulton incident? jk

wsurfa · 13 Apr 2006 at 12:32

M3, M5, Ferrari, quite a few 600 sports bikes - all easily eaten by the 'plastic jap supercar' I used to drive. It was also seriously quicker than the S8 I owned recently and quicker than the VFR800 I used to ride although slower under 150 then the CBR1100xx I've got now.

Unless you've driven them I wouldn't be so sure about writing them off - I've also drive the 540 whilst decently quick for a teutonic barge, nowhere enar the same league

D4VE · 13 Apr 2006 at 12:57

Whats the quarter mile of an M3 CSL and a 3000GT?
Pretty sure the M3 CSL will thrash it.

Kitchster_uk · 16 Apr 2006 at 17:10

Right, been looking at the optoins on the 3000GT and then the GTO. The import is going to cost around £600 more to insure but there are more around they are cheaper. Is there a massive difference between the two or is it jsut the odd 20bhp, which I am sure can be tuned out of it?

Cheers

Matt82 · 16 Apr 2006 at 17:15

iirc the UK ones have bigger turbos and brakes too :S

Gibbo · 16 Apr 2006 at 18:56

D4VE said:
Whats the quarter mile of an M3 CSL and a 3000GT?
Pretty sure the M3 CSL will thrash it.

A stock UK 3000GT (320BHP) 1996 onwards is 13.2-13.4s with a terminal of approx 105mph I think and am unsure what an M3 CSL is. I would be guessing at 12.8-13.3s. Wheras the 540i I believe is approx 14.8-15.4s which is quite a bit slower in comparison.

Gibbo · 16 Apr 2006 at 19:00

Kitchster_uk said:
Right, been looking at the optoins on the 3000GT and then the GTO. The import is going to cost around £600 more to insure but there are more around they are cheaper. Is there a massive difference between the two or is it jsut the odd 20bhp, which I am sure can be tuned out of it?

Cheers

Jap ones are 280BHP with 9B turbos and are sometimes not fully specced up, for example might only have cloth interior etc., however there is a JAP varient that is very quick which is the MR version, it something in the region of 150kg less heavy than a GTO/3000GT due to several weight saving measures. The MR also handles better and is better suited to drifting due to the lack of 4WS and no sunroof.

UK cars have 320BHP as STD with larger 13G turbo's plus I believe UK cars have larger brakes and are fully specc'd as standard. Basically there was only one varient of the 3000GT in the UK as you got everything as STD for 45k when new, so considering you can get decent cars now for 6k-11k makes them exceptional buys.