big eck
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Anyone know much about these cars???
There getting pretty cheap now even for the very clean well looked after examples
Seen a few on PH for around the £4-£4.5k mark with a long list of goodies on them claiming the 300+bhp mark
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big eck
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This is just an example
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/245344.htm
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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i enquired about this a couple of weeks ago
was told the engines are weak, most have been rebuilt a couple of times and if not they'll need it,
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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it will break like no car you have ever had before
i can link you to someone whos just bought one, and whats gone wrong so far
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big eck
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ooft they that bad lol
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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rebuild every 2 years generally
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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always wanted 1 never had the balls to buy though.
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16V_1600
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
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My mate had one, always cream crackered.
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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My uncle knows someone who has one.
Engine has been rebuilt about 3 times, the gearbox has blown serveral times while on a dyno. I don't think they are much cop although I wouldn't mind one.
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M6RKK
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Glasgow
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ma mate still has one... after a few years and 15K later .... it still runs stupid power and is always fucked...
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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my mate has one with only 60k on it and at high revs it rattles.....rebuild needed
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barter
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Registered: 27th Oct 07
Location: essex
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my old man has a pulsar running just shy of 800bhp abbey do his work and sponser etc and he dosnt have probs.if you spend your cash proply then you'll be ok.its the same with any car play around with it things go wrong.no differnce with problems you get in any modiffied motors
[Edited on 02-12-2007 by barter]
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nik
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Weak gearbox and brakes are the main issues, both can be sorted with a stronger box and new brakes.
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Colin
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Yep there cheap for a good reason!
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
it will break like no car you have ever had before
i can link you to someone whos just bought one, and whats gone wrong so far
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
This is just an example
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/245344.htm
Goodness gracious. I think the Renault 5 belongs to the valeter next door to where I work.
Small world 
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corsa sam
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Registered: 14th Jul 06
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I've got a Pulsar and I love it. It is by far the most fun car i have owned todate. The only problem i have had is that the alternator went and this nakered the bottom pulley costing me just short of £500. I have had the car for well over a year. As long as like any car its serviced regularly and not abused every day it should be ok. Saying that today i have noticed that the clutch master cylinder is leaking
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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I want one
Just can't afford to run one 
4x4 and 225bhp in a small hatch has got to be fun.
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Shane
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
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as long as you dont drive it like a tit it would be fine, kerry had two and never had any problems with them,
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Daimo B
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Think the clutch change is an engine out job on them due to the position.
Very quick cars up to 100mph, on the 1/4, but a lot of transmission power loss after that.
Good little cars, but better available for the money.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Very quick cars and a lot of bhp per £££
They are not as bad as people make out, the reliabiity issues are mainly due to loads of people without a clue owning them.
You'll find most of the mollested ones have had huge boost increases with no uprating to the cooling nor the internals which in turn has bad effects.
Stock for stock they are very good cars and you shouldnt have many problems. Only weakness as mentioned before is the gearboxes but this is maily down to the level of tune a car may run.
Brakes could also do with uprating as they are generally pants as standard and woud have a trouble stopping a milk float
I'd get myself onto a Pulsar forum and read up as you'll only get mindless tittle tattle on here.
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leekeefy
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Registered: 8th Sep 07
Location: manchester
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1 bar boost limit on standard internals,like most jap cars pistons are the weak point after that(with exeptions of course,sti-evo),think you can tune to 320bhp with boost upgrade,fmic ect,but engine is really highly stressed then!
also as said above gearbox and clutch are in trouble then too.
really quick but expensive to fix!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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radders on pf bought a standard low milage one, and had to have sooooo much stuff done to it
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bolton
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Registered: 2nd Dec 05
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ive had one, luved it to bits, never had a problems with mine it just drank petrol for fun thou! was really bad worse than my 300bhp corsa let! id have another one thou
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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Sat in one and hated it That's enough for me!
Love the looks of them but IMO the like's of scooby's and evo's you can get for 4-5K i wouldn't bother.
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