FlamingCorsa
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stunning car mate,
i would love one but know i could not deal with service and petrol costs, i would not look after one how it should!
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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Looks mint in those pics Rob. Please bring it to the meet
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
Location: yorkshire
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I think 8 is the best by far, how much was it if you don't mind me asking? The jap imports are always tidy but the worrying thing is I bet 90% get clocked before coming in country , hardly any have the history from japan.
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Originally posted by Gareth
looks lovely bet you wont sleep tonight lol i fancy another they are great cars i did shit loads of miles in mine and never had a single problem.
Snap. One of the main reasons I regret selling mine tbh.
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c20let
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Registered: 25th Jun 05
Location: Aberdeenshire Drives: VXR Astravan,Evo 9GT,mr2 tbo
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Originally posted by Gareth
looks lovely bet you wont sleep tonight lol i fancy another they are great cars i did shit loads of miles in mine and never had a single problem.
Same here. I've had mines over 2 1/2 years. Been forged and 500bhp for over 1 year and never had any problems.
Only thing with mines is the clutch, driving through town is a joke, it's so jerky. Must look like i can't drive 
Getting up to 600bhp won't be cheap!
[Edited on 26-11-2010 by c20let]
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Robo C20Let
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just gof the baby home, omg is all i have to say, its amazing already had it drifting round a few islands lol
i will bring it the meet (where and when please)
the pictures really really dont do it justice, when i got it home i just sat there looking at it for 30 min stunning
oh and it cost £11,000 bargain
[Edited on 26-11-2010 by Robo C20Let]
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dinglec20xe
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lovely car, my boss owns the 8 mr fq 320 off top gear, had that fitted with autronics and is about 450bhp, also got a customer we put a 600bhp engine in with rs drivetrain, runs 2.2 bar and they are bloody mental cars, awesome when set up properly, enjoy!
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Rob-e91
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Registered: 11th May 09
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very nice mate! in love with these lately 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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That's awesome. I'd love an Evo just for a while as I couldn't stomach the running costs.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
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Originally posted by Graham88
That's awesome. I'd love an Evo just for a while as I couldn't stomach the running costs.
obviously ive never had one, but what are the expensive running costs everyone talks about? Is it fuel, insurance or something else?
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Robo C20Let
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omg fuel consumption is awful, over one weekend and 160miles on the motorway (with a little and i mean a little play) cost me around 60 quid in fuel, need to top up again tonight so another 40 quid and that will probs last till thursday max
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SteveW
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if you dont mind me asking.. Whats insurance like on Evo8 ?
cos the VXR8 is a group 20 and Evo is too but sometimes they charge less for different cars.
Cheers
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big eck
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Its not that bad on the 8 upwards as there classed as UK official imports. Obviously the premiums will differ massively depending on peoples circumstances.
As said fuel consumption is laughable, you'll be VERY lucky if you see over 20mpg taking it easily. Your into single figures having a play.
The running costs can be good but only if its used as a weekend/dry weather car. When things break it WILL be expensive to fix also the car has to be serviced every 4.5k miles. I used mine as a daily so I went through a huge amount of fuel and a few services in the year I had it. I was using the car what it was meant for lol so it cost me a fortune to run but on the plus side the wife used it during the week to her work and back which worked out around 100 miles and she could easily get good fuel consumption out of it, she would fill the tank (which is bloody small) on a Monday and still be left with over a 1/4 on the friday.
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connollygt30
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Very very cheap car at 11k
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big eck
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There was one on MLR running 400/420 with some very sought after mods that went for £9750
There are bargins out there just now.
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AK
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have a long hard think before persuing 600bhp in a road car
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Robo C20Let
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no one wants a high powered low mpg sports car nowadays
insurance was £2700 which at 21 isnt to bad i think
fuel is a joke but oh well your only young once, i use it as a every day car but the car is very capable of it
for the miliage and condition £11k isnt to bad its been well looked after
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big eck
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Exactly adam, thats when things start to get VERY expensive and break lol, read many posts on MLR about it.
Running it as an everyday car is possible like you say Rob, I done it no bother in all weathers and it never once let me down.
[Edited on 29-11-2010 by big eck]
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connollygt30
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Fuck me £2700!
What do you work as? still with the parents?
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Robo C20Let
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Exactly adam, thats when things start to get VERY expensive and break lol, read many posts on MLR about it.
Running it as an everyday car is possible like you say Rob, I done it no bother in all weathers and it never once let me down.
[Edited on 29-11-2010 by big eck]
they just need servicing regualry which isnt a problem takes a while to get used to the car its handles and pulls different to anything i have ever driven
the best thing i bought tho is a car cover my god its saved me so much time from scrapping the windows plus helps look after it a bit better
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AK
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My Impreza is 400bhp and plenty fast, too fast maybe, for road use.
600bhp is just wasted if you arent going to do anything with it (i.e where are you going to use all 600 of those horses)
Also worth considering the costs.... 8k may get you that figure on paper but it will cost a lot to keep it at 600bhp if you use the 600bhp.
It will not be as nice to drive on the road either.
In short if you really want 600bhp go for it, but I think 500bhp max and/or spending more wisely on brakes and suspension would be a better decision
your car though  have fun
[Edited on 29-11-2010 by AK]
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Robo C20Let
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i will have to see what is best of both worlds 500 is easier to get to in all honesty
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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... and easier to use, easier to run
See a lot of 600bhp TimeAttack EVO's wrecking gearboxes, transferboxes, diffs etc.
(and they arent shite standard boxes either :S )
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Robo C20Let
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true true well it wont be till the new year,
even with hard use and i mean hard wragging are they still reliable cars
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AK
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no car will be that reliable if its abused - if thats what you mean.
If you look after it - lots of fresh fluids regulary, good plugs, filters, good map etc it should take heavy use.
When we've used the Skylines/Imprezas on the road we change oil at about 2.5/3k miles, about £60 just for oil.
If you want it to be reliable though the best bet it to just leave it alone (mod wise). The more you add, the more it may go wrong 
The saying 'if it aint broke, dont fix it' has some meaning here
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