Turbo car reccomendation
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Does it have to be 4wd? 200sx is right within your price range otherwise
Yours has been pretty good though Si
True, although I have been lucky. I have seen people who have bought 3k lemons.
98spec JDM will fix your worrys in a second.
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not for 3k though which is a shame.
Does it have to 4wd, any reason your excluding all else?
you have:
phase 1 impreza....very good cars, dont turn boost up without proper remap, people say crap engines are talking rubbish, just make sure its setup properly and it will be fine
evo 1,2,3....crankwalk issues but its overrated, dont let it put you off, good engine for up to 350bhp
pulsar gti-r...great engine, throttle bodies from factory, gearbox is the weak link, dont abuse the box and it will be fine
mazda 323 gtr.....very rare, came with all steel bottom end and roller-bearing turbo from factory...my choice
3000gt....to big and boaty, loads of electrical faults
celica st185, overall very strong, shouldnt be discounted but looks could leave a few things to be desired.
thats all i can think of at the moment
Excellent reply! Thats given me a lot to think about, thanks. As for 4WD, the car will mainly be used in wet / snow so I want the best possible way to deal with this (without getting a pajero etc)
My main car is a GSXR1000 so thats why im not going OTT with an actual car.
I shall have a look into your points above, looks like I may have to reconsider, thanks
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It's not like everyone dies in FWD/RWD cars when it's wet, and it rarely snows anyway (and again, not everyone dies when it does)!
Very true, but I currently have a FWD hot hatch so want a change. Perhaps I shouldnt have mentioned the snow bit - its a small consideration, its not like im buying the car just for this. Plus, I want a tiny bit of practicality, i.e. a boot and so a RWD mid engined car is out of the question, as is a front engined RWD car due to terrible handling in wet (I know, I used to have one) Unless someone knows of a heavy rear weight, front engined RWD car?
Snow, low-profile summer tyres and a turbo petrol engine are not a winning combination. That's not to say you'll die, but you'll have to drive at least as carefully in snow as everyone else, if not more so. Rain is a different matter, where suspension is the key thing.
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RWD are not that bad in the wet, unless your an arse with on and off right foot, be progressive and you will be be surprised.
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Not that bad? They are fine in the wet. I've driven like a tool in the wet with RWD and didn't die backwards in a ball of flame.
OP - Just because a car is RWD does not mean the back will try to overtake the front. Only time I ever had it was with rubbish tyres on the back or when I provoked it on purpose. If you are that scared of RWD, stick to FWD to be honest. It'll be fine in all weathers, 4WD for the sake of bad weather is just pointless.
You had a bad one then. My 200sx was fine in the rain with decent tyres, in fact I could go almost as fast as in the dry. Good modern tyres have made rwd cars so much easier to drive. Snow never stopped me getting 20 miles to work in it. It was interesting to drive in the snow and I had to be sure to carry plenty of momentum for hills. My Mondeo is much easier but rwd isn't impossible in snow.
You really do spout some crap on here.
If you modify it badly then yes, of course it's likely to **** itself sooner or later. Generally speaking though they are damn reliable cars, very little goes wrong with them.
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The last thing I'd be buying is a sodding Pulsar / GtiR