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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

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FN2 was a mess. Nowhere near as nimble as the EP3, weighed more, and looked dreadful. 

EP3 was the last good type-R IMHO if the K20A didn't burn oil like a mcdonalds deep fryer. 

Even Jeremy Clarkson didn't like the FN2 while reviewing it on TG. It did a lot worse than the EP3 head to head.

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The 1.2 does have peak torque lower down in the range so maybe that's it

Also couldn't get less than 5.6 l / 100km while driving out of town at 80-90 km/h in a very non-aggressive manner, with 3 people inside. Car was freshly serviced. Seems like far too much for a modern car.

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Going to have to agree on that one.

 

The sidewall is stretched a bit. Personally i spent months trying to find a good tire,rim size combination.

 

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It's not outside the rim width range, are we talking looks? We also have to take into account fender clearance. Maybe a 285 rubs? Maybe the 275 gave them the handling characteristics they wanted? Maybe compound they wanted wasn't there with wider tires? Bit of all?

 

Stretched isn't necessarily bad, either, unless we're talking looks. Miatas run 205s (spec'd up to 7.5") on 8" wheels all the time. This is for selection, clearance, and handling characteristics.

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It's not outside the rim width range, are we talking looks? We also have to take into account fender clearance. Maybe a 285 rubs? Maybe the 275 gave them the handling characteristics they wanted? Maybe compound they wanted wasn't there with wider tires? Bit of all?

 

Stretched isn't necessarily bad, either, unless we're talking looks. Miatas run 205s (spec'd up to 7.5") on 8" wheels all the time. This is for selection, clearance, and handling characteristics.

Just looks. Singer knows what they are doing. But some of us like a bit of sidewall^^ 

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Also couldn't get less than 5.6 l / 100km while driving out of town at 80-90 km/h in a very non-aggressive manner, with 3 people inside. Car was freshly serviced. Seems like far too much for a modern car.

in the Corsa? 1.4? Opel claims 4.8 L/100Km for highway driving so 5,6 seems OK.

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Going to look at a couple of cars next weekend. If this is still for sale by then i might just be driving something kind of fun until i can get something better

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Not going to tell you exactly what it is. And it's probably not what you are thinking :P

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Going to look at a couple of cars next weekend. If this is still for sale by then i might just be driving something kind of fun until i can get something better

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Not going to tell you exactly what it is. And it's probably not what you are thinking :P

It's a Lancer of some sort.

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in the Corsa? 1.4? Opel claims 4.8 L/100Km for highway driving so 5,6 seems OK.

A significantly higher value is not what I would call ok O.o

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Current car and dream car in one picture (from google)

 

Currently drive a 1995 BMW E34 525i

But I'm on the lookout for a good E60 :)

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A significantly higher value is not what I would call ok O.o

They always say a lot less than it is in real world

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It's a Lancer of some sort.

Yup 4G63 powered too.

Should stay in one piece for the next 3-4 years without too much trouble

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Other cars i might check out include

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Less fun. But more cash for other things

 

Or this

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Unfortunately the rims, Colour and the ad saying it's got a busted rear wing hint at this being a specific corrado that was owned by an arsehole in this very town.

But if it's been owned by other people in between it might've been sorted out properly

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Corrado G60? Be aware that the supercharger that comes with it tends to break/malfunction :)

 

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I don't think you would make it that easy, but that's a Lancer Evo(lution) VII :P

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Corrado G60? Be aware that the supercharger that comes with it tends to break/malfunction :)

 

 

I don't think you would make it that easy, but that's a Lancer Evo(lution) VII :P

It's a VR6^^ So no supercharger

 

And the mitsu is a 2.0 sport  :P

 

Snip the pics though. 

 

Tempted to get the corrado just because of the engine.

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It's a VR6^^ So no supercharger

 

And the mitsu is a 2.0 sport  :P

 

Bummer! :Lol:

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Bummer! :lol:

Looking for a reliable daily right now^^ 

Project cars will have to wait for a while

The car guy in me is doing this right now

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Looking for a reliable daily right now^^ 

Project cars will have to wait for a while

Why not name the project car your daily driver? :P

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Looking for a reliable daily right now^^ 

Project cars will have to wait for a while

The car guy in me is doing this right now

069QIH6.jpg

 

:lol: I feel yah bruh

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Why not name the project car your daily driver? :P

 

Yes please.

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Why not name the project car your daily driver? :P

Yes please.

Because my projects are slightly more.. Time consuming..

Here is my previous one that i had to get rid of because of a family feud..

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Damaged by the arsehole that might've owned the corrado when they kicked me out of the garage btw..

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Because my projects are slightly more.. Time consuming..

Here is my previous one that i had to get rid of because of a family feud..

 

Projects are to often discarded because of family feuds :(

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Projects are to often discarded because of family feuds :(

Yup. Would've been a rolling chassi with an engine in it by now if it wasn't for that.

(And that many of the parts got stolen.)

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