started out with a green Mazda Miata. When I got enough money, I got the 67 Mercury Couger that really got me started, now i have over 100 cars. and about $3,000,000
First car
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First car, GT1: Toyota Supra (Turbo), Red
First car, GT2: Honda Prelude VTEC, Silver
First car, GT3: Chrysler PT Cruiser, "Gangsta Black"
First car, GT4: N/A, probably won't play it
First car, Forza Motorsport: Eagle Talon 2.0 GT Turbo, AWD, Red
First car, IRL: 1993 Honda Civic LX Sedan, puke green
First car, GT2: Honda Prelude VTEC, Silver
First car, GT3: Chrysler PT Cruiser, "Gangsta Black"
First car, GT4: N/A, probably won't play it
First car, Forza Motorsport: Eagle Talon 2.0 GT Turbo, AWD, Red
First car, IRL: 1993 Honda Civic LX Sedan, puke green
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I just have to say I can't believe this thread is still going! And that GT2 is still my favorite game.
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hsrdragger
Right on! Long live GT2! ¬
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I started With a Silvia Q's 1800 cc '88.
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I re-visited the Sunday Cup a few months back in a '82 Starlet, just to see if my skills had improved. I remember back in the day when I first got GT2 having too many cornering issues with this one, even at Tahiti, and it was my very first car.
I pretended I wasn't rich, so it wasn't like I put a stage 2 turbo, racing slicks, etc. on. I used the starting money of $10,000 to equip my car with the computer and sports suspension I think. Sure enough, I won Tahiti! I coudln't win High Speed Ring & Red Rock, tho...it's just too f#*@in' slow.
I pretended I wasn't rich, so it wasn't like I put a stage 2 turbo, racing slicks, etc. on. I used the starting money of $10,000 to equip my car with the computer and sports suspension I think. Sure enough, I won Tahiti! I coudln't win High Speed Ring & Red Rock, tho...it's just too f#*@in' slow.
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You ever notice in the 80's races and I think in the Historic race at Tahiti, there's an '82 Starlet? In the 80's races, it kicks major butt along with the FWD '87 Starlet and Nissan March. You'd think that the RX-7, Supra, and 4WD Celica are gonna be the ones to watch for, but it's those little hothatches that rock.
I think the computer put some slick tires on the '82 Starlet turbo S, and changed the turbo to a Stage 2 to get it faster. Yeah, you're right, once you've got better parts in it goes from econobox to extreme! I find that even with a 1.5-way differential, sports suspension & tires, the '82 becomes a lot more maneuverable.
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Me too. I love the fact that GT2 actually HAS a Europa. It's a bit of an odd choice if you think about it, considering how old a car it is. Even tho it handles like scrambled eggs on a well-oiled skillet, driving one successfully in sim races indicates a level of mastery. Mmmm eggs...
It's a shame MG didn't get their old B and Midget models in, don't you think? I mean, Lotus has quite a few models, including the old S4s, but MG only has the F. Just freekin' lame, man. MGB's and Midgets are SCCA staples in historic races along with Austin-Healeys and Triumphs. Same thing goes for VW...I was really shocked when I found they put the new, yuppy Beetle in but ignored the old one; which is not only one of the world's best-selling cars of all time, but also very capable in rallies.
Of course, I haven't bought GT4 yet. All the above models are probly in GT4 and here I am whining...
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I picked the Silvia Q's 1800 cc because it says in the car discription "a great car for beginners."
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i got a used '93 supra in mica red seeing the fact i was 7 years old and that i thought horepower=faster car, boy was i wrong when i got my nex racing game 
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In GT2 the Silvia Q's 1800 cc can go over 150 mph.
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But it only has like....135 hp?? Are you sure 'bout that?
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My GT2 Silvia Q's data seems to have been misplaced, but in GT3, I got a stock Q's 1800 up to 144.8 mph on the Test Track (top speed, not the Run & Setting course). It should get a little faster on the Run & Setting course, but not by much.
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it can go that fast when fully tuned with racing mods.
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wow. 199 mph?
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One time I almost hit the 230 mph mark in the Wiegert Vector w8 twin turbo.
I was short by less than 2 mph.
I was short by less than 2 mph.
rovens
Not tryin to knock you Rovens, but the Beat is an AWESOME car considering its HP and top speed limitations. I often pick the Beat in re-starts of GT2 because it can easily (when fully modded) win all races of b or a class, most I-C, and even some I_B and I-A races. The secret to this car is handling.... your first mods should focus there. I always start with tires/ pro suspension/racing tranny/stage 3 (or as high as you can afford) weight reduction. Also adding flywheel or clutch mods helps. This is a car that will teach you the mastery of maintaining momentum... how to take corners without losing too much speed. You also have to tweak the tranny for every track to get max accel. without sacrificing too much top speed. Ok, so i guess this is not the ideal beginners car.... but if you can beat everything up to I-B in a Honda Beat, you can claim to be a master driver.
PS: this car is so small , you can pass virtually anywhere, even entirely on the ripple strip !!
By the way , my current run of GT2 I started with the '86 MR2 1600G-limited SUPERCHARGER..... with stage 2 turbo it has 256 HP, with option to go 279 on a stage 3! NOt enough HP you say?? with a weight of less than 2200 lbs (stage 3 reduction), it'll surprise you. In case you can't tell, I am a big fan of underpowered overacheivers!!!
My dad has a Mr2 mark 1 '89 in real life, it kicks "Donkey word" really. We pulled off a Fto and nealy an elise once. It has Kona ajustables in it too. Sprayed pearlesance blue. T-bar too. Shame they didn't include it in the range of cars on Gt2. Hes gone and bought a suzuki jimny now.... 
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GT_BeatNot tryin to knock you Rovens, but the Beat is an AWESOME car considering its HP and top speed limitations. I often pick the Beat in re-starts of GT2 because it can easily (when fully modded) win all races of b or a class, most I-C, and even some I_B and I-A races. The secret to this car is handling.... your first mods should focus there. I always start with tires/ pro suspension/racing tranny/stage 3 (or as high as you can afford) weight reduction. Also adding flywheel or clutch mods helps. This is a car that will teach you the mastery of maintaining momentum... how to take corners without losing too much speed. You also have to tweak the tranny for every track to get max accel. without sacrificing too much top speed. Ok, so i guess this is not the ideal beginners car.... but if you can beat everything up to I-B in a Honda Beat, you can claim to be a master driver.
PS: this car is so small , you can pass virtually anywhere, even entirely on the ripple strip !!
I totally agree. It's great to see some other Kei-car fans here. One of my best replays is my Suzuki Cappucino rocking some other cars with twice the power at Laguna Seca...squeezing thru their mess at the corkscrew! The Mitsubishi Pajero is another great little machine.
The Beat and many other keis can get pretty far into the game because when fully=modded, they have a sports-car like power to weight ratio. I also agree that the Beat is a terrible car for beginners--it gets too tail happy unless you know how to tune & drive it.
I recently did the 80's races in the MR2 1600...used minimal tuning (sports suspension & tires--1.5 or 2 way limited slip, stock or sports tranny) and got some awesome replays as i outcornered the other 80's cars.
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