Car Choice

[jetpilot]

Mazda 3 Fail for me thanks

Skyline, interesting car and believe it or not, some very cheap well tuned items available, just like the 7\'s, they are worth more in parts these days. I have a friend very experienced with Skybus an he suggested the best model to go for these days is the 33 gts with a single, T78 or similar, massive power and almost bulletproof, however, they look like absolute sh*t compared to 7,s, 8,s etc

Supras, too big and bulky to answer an earlier question.

350z would be the choice if cash wasnt limited, as mentioned, very costly to tune and by all accounts, the younger models have rods with similar structural properties of cheese.

Rx8, very tempting as a long termer

Rx7, can it be beaten, bang for buck and looks, not likely hence why its an option. Im thinking, smooth a*se and Nimbus Grey..............If only it was a little more plush inside

[B.Martin]

Well if it\'s narrowed down to the 7 v 8 debate then there is a big one started by me somewhere which was very interesting, but turned out to be irrelevant as soon as a nice FC3 turned up :p

But it\'s worth a read if your considering one over the other nearly every point is covered and if it\'s not then do some unholy thread revival!

[m1tch]

Ive gone down this route (best of both)

FC3S turbo II - 500bhp+ next year - limited miles - 6-23mpg



2003 Volvo V40 sport lux for the daily - 40-65mpg



Did someone say shiny?

[turbo boy]

Why not a taste of detroit muscle? Thats what i want next.

[jetpilot]

A big no the FC i am afraid.

Detroit muscle, fun, but with most of them you would find better handling on a swivel chair!

Lets put it this way, if the 8 was as responsive to tuning as the 7, it would be one of them, but really struggling to come to terms with 300hp max,

[Lacey]

Exiled Viking / Tony\'s RX-8 is 330bhp

[Will66]

300 is the cheap max and it makes very good use of its power.  It\'s no drag racer but it\'s easy to drive fast.

[m1tch]

What about a Stagea? All the performance of a skyline, with the practicality of a Volvo

[Grant Monkhouse]

the way i see this is that you want something that handles well and has huge amounts of tuning options?? out of the cars mentioned above there is only 1 that will do and that is an FD plain and simple, the rx8 maybe great but it just isnt practical to spend so much to make it powerful, when you already have a good base to start with an FD.
 
either buy a cheap one and build it exactly how you want it, a friend of mine just managed to get an FD for £650!! (no i didnt miss any numbers on that price)
 
or buy one someone has built for you, single turbo etc, or one that is ready to be single turbo\'d.

[jetpilot]

300 is the cheap max and it makes very good use of its power.  It\'s no drag racer but it\'s easy to drive fast.

From my recent readings (only read) an exhaust port mod is necessary to help cooling and assist with reliability, petit racing do one.

I wonder how much Tonys 8 cost to get to 330, bet it runs well into the thousands.

I dont think i would go single again to be honest. It had huge grin factor and super quick, but i think a well set up pair of twins would suffice, much more drive able in the real world.

Thanks all, great to have some opinions.

[Nik da Greek]

Not being funny, but 330 is a fairly feeble power output in the great scheme of things. Not wishing to disrespect the \'8 community, but you\'re never going to get sensible power out of them as long as they\'re hampered by that stupid sideporting for emissions legislation and ....errrr, actually for no other reason anyone can understand. They look OK, if you lose the silly smiley Pokemon face for an aftermarket bumper, and they handle well, but if you\'ve got power as a criterion look somewhere else. Maybe put an FD engine in an \'8, is that possible? Will the turbo gubbins fit?

Can\'t find it in my heart to condone your other alternative of 350Z, tbh. A car so hideously malformed and bloated that I expect several Nissan stylists were taken out into the parking lot and allowed to expiate the honour of their ancestors through ritual seppuku. I can picture it now; "AAiii!, you have designed the new Z-car to look exactly like a filthy round-eye barbarian Audi TT with a serious cake habit. You must die to salvage the honour of Datsun!"

"But, honourable Boss, we have a plan to save this awful situation.. we shall paint it the same colour as baby shlt and put the headlights on the wrong way up so no one will compare it to the decadent German thing."

Anyway, they\'re shlt. Get any power out of one and as soon as you let the clutch up the stupid thing just goes in a small circle in its own length.

Buy a Monaro, that\'s my vote. No it isnt actually, stop being a big ghey and buy an FD. :rollinHTH :Thumbs-up

[Grant Monkhouse]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha breathe breathe hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

I forgot all about manaros!! They\'re awesome. But will cost loads to get more power.

Just get an FD.

[Nik da Greek]

OK, Monaro VXR then. TBH, they\'re not madly expensive to power up, after all that engine in various guises has been in anything with horse and cart suspension for the last four ice ages. The early Monaros are becoming quite startlingly cheap, too. Must be the griffin stuck on the front having its usual effect on holding value

[Grant Monkhouse]

If you like the twins then do this, twin tdo5\'s!

[Grant Monkhouse]

OK, Monaro VXR then. TBH, they\'re not madly expensive to power up, after all that engine in various guises has been in anything with horse and cart suspension for the last four ice ages. The early Monaros are becoming quite startlingly cheap, too. Must be the griffin stuck on the front having its usual effect on holding value

Manaros cheap? Where?