Rawhide

Yep - it certainly does go well. Sounds nice at full chat as well. I have to be honest and say that below 5k it reminded me of a transit van!! It sounds dull compared to the symphony of a VR6. You need to pay attention to drive it quickly. You could very easily be caught out if in too high a gear.

Doh.. couldn't get my attachment to work :wink:

Well after much deliberation and many months without a car I've picked this baby up. It's a very different drive to the VR6 but it's a lot of fun. It's quicker than my mates R32 golf but rubbish for launching off the line. :? I've been deliberating as to what car to get for a while but when I saw this I pretty much did the deal the day after it was listed. The car is mint and drives like new. It's the first RWD car I've owned so I'm learning new skills quickly. I still really miss the Corrado (which I sold to Zippy - hello mate!) and I was actually keeping an eye out for another one. I almost did a deal on one in Scotland that was listed here. I may well come back to Corrado ownership. If I find a minter I may well pick it up and put it in storage for a few years. Thanks for all the help with the Corrado. I've only posted this message as I still lurk here and you lot seem a very well balanced bunch of enthusiasts rather than badge snobs who only appreciate one car. Cheers. Rawhide

The UK 1.6 vTEC and the JDM block are the same. The performance increases are due to higher RON fuel in Japan. JDM ones came with air con which is another belt to drive and were slightly heavier than UK spec cars. The VTEC unit was slightly different as well (mechnical rather than electric) Some of the JDM ones had LSD as well which would be handy. My money would be on the CRX. They were allways very competitive at short track stuff. Great grip and lift off oversteer as well.

Cheers guys.. I think the prelude is looking like a winner. Remember this is a stop gap so reliablity, running costs and resale are just as important to me as balls out performance. As for the others; Fiat - sorry, I know they're fast but can't see anything else appealing Alfa - Nice but resale and depreciation / reliabilty puts me off Im now looking for a low mileage late model, in dark paint, with leather and manual! Not much to ask surely ;)

Andy - your on my wavelength. This car is really just a stopgap for a while. The way I see it it won't cost much to run and won't lose a lot of cash while I'm saving for an S2000. I have to admit the interiors look dull as dishwater but as long as it goes well enough this isn't a big worry. I'm not looking for VR6 performance just enough to keep things interesting. I was considering a 200SX. I used to like them but only the newer shape models. However I think thats more of a balls out performance car that I'm just not interested in at the moment. I used to have a Sunny GTiR and that was rapid but quite unrefined and used to do 22mpg no matter how you drove it :(

Other than I'm on the wrong forum.. I'm thinking this might fit the bill for a while. I've put my plans of S2000 ownership on the backburner until Autumn. I need a car with a boot as well to put kite surfing gear in. I'm after a reliable mile mucher than also excites and I've allways quite liked them. Anyone here owned one? How do they compare to a VR6 ownership.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... escription Just wondering if this is a one off or common. My mum has just bought a Audi convertible which has a 2.0 turbo engine and I think this is the same block shared with other VAG cars.

I've just tried to buy tax for my bike. Got all the way to the end and it's rejected both my VISA debit card and VISA credit card. Looks like they don't support that standard :mad: Bit of an oversight really :roll: I don't have anything else!

:shock: http://www.visordown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209164

:shock: http://www.visordown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209164

Scuse me.. can I but in and ask what sort of MPG do you get out of the 200SX? I'm mostly interested in motorway mileage on a standard spec car. I'm looking for a replacement for my VR6 and the 200SX is ticking a few boxes for me. I used to have a Sunny GTiR but I got rid of it as it did 18-22mpg everywhere.

I'm sure it was the pigs in Orwells animal farm that said "everyone is equal, except some are more equal than others.." Strangely ironic :roll:

Fair point.. I really don't know much about them. I though the Brabus badge was like Cosworth for fords rather than just a cosmetic outfit. A mini people carrier with a HUGE engine sounds like fun to me but if it's all show and no go then not worth it I guess..

I've just googled the Brabus smart roadster and I admit it is quite cool. However it doesn't work for me as concept. It's almost as long as a full size car so you can't park it sideways. There's very limited storage so it's not practical. It's not desperately fast (i imagine) so it's not a sports car. Can't see the benefit over a Brabus smart car. This is where the A class comes in..