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MrDeCat
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31st Mar 04 at 08:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone got any experience of these? I quite like them... A lot of car for not a wihle lot of money... And if you can get over the Rover thingy they look quite nice.

Insurance is not 2 bad either considering that with a chip your looking at cossie chasing.
SetH
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Excellent performance however mated to a horrible front wheel drive chassis that cant cope with the power.
Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
Excellent performance however mated to a horrible front wheel drive chassis that cant cope with the power.


^^ Got it in one
mike16v
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quote:
Originally posted by MrDeCat
considering that with a chip your looking at cossie chasing.



wouldnt go that far but there quick
Skinner
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31st Mar 04 at 08:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the brakes arnt that good either
Stuckey
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they do look nice
SetH
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Maybe a decent suspension kit and an LSD would sort it out? They are a lot of car for the money, dont know how reliable they are though.
MrDeCat
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Supposedly reliability is quite good?

Any1 know any good owners sites? Not finding much on google
Ojc
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31st Mar 04 at 09:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Please do not purchase this motor vehicle if you like cars that go around corners.
Mad Moe
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Was told these things weren't far off a std Cossie performance wise, just look a bit dated now imo
Ditch
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31st Mar 04 at 09:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quick motors, about 200bhp in standard form and simple boost mods do them proud.

As said the handling really aint up to much at all.

The normal Rover 220 Turbo (not a coupe) is supposed to handle miles better with a decent set of coilovers
Gambit
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they aint reliable, and costly to fix
MrDeCat
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Well if they are unreliable and handle like a pig on stilts I might have to 4get about them... LOL

Anyone suggest a nice turboed car < 5K.
Colin
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Hmmmm not bad, and not many around too
Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by MrDeCat
Well if they are unreliable and handle like a pig on stilts I might have to 4get about them... LOL

Anyone suggest a nice turboed car < 5K.


Pulser
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Ojc
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Nissan 200SX - 200bhp RWD Turbo fun.

I want one as well as my Nova.
Rainesie
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My mate had a 200 coupe turbo. As said before loads of car for the money, all the toys like abs, p/s, electric everything, full leather, t-bar roof etc. His had been tuned up to about 250 bhp. Would get upto 140mph no problem and 0-60 was just under 6 seconds. Had god knows what else done to it. Everything had been uprated.

Saying all that, it didn't corner and was prone to drive shaft problems. I wouldn't have one now.
MrDeCat
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Hmmmm... Well OJC might be on to something. Have been looking at the 200SX Touring as well.

They look blong slammed on some phat rimz + Tuneable.

Think they are the same lump as a pulsar but detuned?
Ojc
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Yes, this is the car for you.

They are realible as well.

And for some strange reason they go quite cheap as well.
MrDeCat
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Yeah they do go pretty cheap... Think is I only have up2 5k, so realistically if I get a 200SX its gonna have 70-90K on the clock...

They are reliable tho defo...

GOTTA LOVE THE JAPS
Gambit
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there was one with 19k on it that went for 5.5k over here (isle of man)
GT4Brody
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quote:
Originally posted by MrDeCat
Supposedly reliability is quite good?

Any1 know any good owners sites? Not finding much on google


wrong reliability is cack mate
CORSA NUT
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My mate used to have one..Pretty rapid like but as said they do not handle and the brakes are shite

I would only consider one if it were a minter 1 owner and was cheap! 200sx is a much better option!!! Series 2 like Like in the pic ....
MrDeCat
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Yeah they are nice... Gonna get an insurance quote later. Were they all import? Most UK?
Gambit
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nah they are UK cars mainly

group 18 insurance

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