Mitsubishi 3000GT
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I've driven a Stealth which I assume is almost like the 3000GT.
It performs nicely. Great acceleration, nice top speed, and held the coners better then any European cars I've driven. The only thing I didn't care for was that the shifting wasn't smooth and I'm used to. Also from what I hear and read these cars tend to be very expensive all the way around. From insurence to maintanice, and this isn't counting the almost 20g's you'll be throwing down to buy one.
But I say if you got the money to burn go for it whether is be the Stealth or 3000GT.
It performs nicely. Great acceleration, nice top speed, and held the coners better then any European cars I've driven. The only thing I didn't care for was that the shifting wasn't smooth and I'm used to. Also from what I hear and read these cars tend to be very expensive all the way around. From insurence to maintanice, and this isn't counting the almost 20g's you'll be throwing down to buy one.
But I say if you got the money to burn go for it whether is be the Stealth or 3000GT.
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It's a little "whistle" I believe, because his user name is GTO VR_4, which is the high performance Japanese market version of the 3000GT.
Anyway, I've know a few. They can be quite expensive to maintain. Not that they are particualrly unreliable, just that parts and work are expensive when something does happen. I never actually drove one but I've ridden in them. The do seem to handle well but they are quite large and heavy considering how small they are inside. They can be built for a lot of power but I prefer something a little lighter on its feet, myself. I'd look for a Galant VR-4 instead, which is fundamentally the same mechanicals but in a four-door sedan.
Hope this helps.
Anyway, I've know a few. They can be quite expensive to maintain. Not that they are particualrly unreliable, just that parts and work are expensive when something does happen. I never actually drove one but I've ridden in them. The do seem to handle well but they are quite large and heavy considering how small they are inside. They can be built for a lot of power but I prefer something a little lighter on its feet, myself. I'd look for a Galant VR-4 instead, which is fundamentally the same mechanicals but in a four-door sedan.
Hope this helps.
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Im a big guy, so a friend of mine a while back swore he could outrun me (hes a small guy) so one day when we were playin football, i ask him lets see who' the s faster one..I outran him..
as long as you have the "powa" to back it up, weight shouldnt be a big problem, but yes i do understand a 3000GT weighs a lot.
as long as you have the "powa" to back it up, weight shouldnt be a big problem, but yes i do understand a 3000GT weighs a lot.
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Power isn't the problem. It's little things like braking and turning and driving on rough or hilly roads that make weight the enemy.
You can do a lot of things in combat boots, but running the 100-yard dash is not one of them. Give me a lightweight, simple car any day.
Well thanks for the feed back everyone. You have pretty much talked me out of looking at one.
Between the high cost of maintanance and the possibility of higher insurance rates. I also didn't realize they were as heavy as they are.
Well the search goes on.
Maybe I'll get lucky and we wont buy anything. I love having no payments.
Between the high cost of maintanance and the possibility of higher insurance rates. I also didn't realize they were as heavy as they are.
Well the search goes on.
Maybe I'll get lucky and we wont buy anything. I love having no payments.
Dude. 1992 Volkswagen Corrado VR6.
I recommend this to everyone looking for a fast, fairly cheap alternative to totally mainstream crap.
It was sold here in four-cylinder form between 1990 and 1992, and in six-cylinder form between 1992 and 1994. The VR6 came with 178 horsepower, and had a 0-60 time of 6.8. It weighs 2,810 pounds. It has 18.6 cubic feet of cargo space (the outgoing Camry has 14) and seats four.
The basic price of the car today is around $5,500 - $6,000, including traction control, an alarm, power windows and locks, automatic seatbelts, air conditioning, and fog lights. Only around 20,000 SLC's were imported.
I recommend this to everyone looking for a fast, fairly cheap alternative to totally mainstream crap.
It was sold here in four-cylinder form between 1990 and 1992, and in six-cylinder form between 1992 and 1994. The VR6 came with 178 horsepower, and had a 0-60 time of 6.8. It weighs 2,810 pounds. It has 18.6 cubic feet of cargo space (the outgoing Camry has 14) and seats four.
The basic price of the car today is around $5,500 - $6,000, including traction control, an alarm, power windows and locks, automatic seatbelts, air conditioning, and fog lights. Only around 20,000 SLC's were imported.
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Does it have to be "scary-fast"?
If you're looking for reliable and good looking, there's always the venerable Nissan 240SX 1995-98, The last generation Honda Prelude (SR780 will give me hell for that choice).
Or since you're near Detroit, Ford Mustang (any after about 1992)
A C4 Corvette. They are getting more affordable every day.
Or the "old guy" Hod Rod, A Caddy Eldorado. There's one up the street from me for $6K its a mid to late 90's model. It would look very nice with a 17-inch 5-spoke wheel with about a 245-45 tire.
If you're looking for reliable and good looking, there's always the venerable Nissan 240SX 1995-98, The last generation Honda Prelude (SR780 will give me hell for that choice).
Or since you're near Detroit, Ford Mustang (any after about 1992)
A C4 Corvette. They are getting more affordable every day.
Or the "old guy" Hod Rod, A Caddy Eldorado. There's one up the street from me for $6K its a mid to late 90's model. It would look very nice with a 17-inch 5-spoke wheel with about a 245-45 tire.
I was going to suggest the C4 Corvette, but that begins to borderline on 'impractical' and 'supercarish,' fairly far away from a Trans Am or Stealth. The Prelude is more docile unless modified (though it did look absolutely stunning in its final generation).
How about a 3rd-generation Mazda RX-7?
How about a 3rd-generation Mazda RX-7?
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Your damn right I'll give you hell!!!
Anyway if your wife is looking for a somewhat powerful RWD I say Mustang SVT, I've haven't driven a 03 or a 02 yet so I don't know how they ride or anything, but I hear they are nice.
For high out put FWD your choices are endless. Grand Prix GTP, Boneville SSEi, Monte Carlo SS, Taurus SHO, Intrepid RT, etc.
There is some help.
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Originally posted by streetracer780
Your damn right I'll give you hell!!!
why? because it's written Honda on it?
the last generation Prelude was chosen as the best handling car under 30 000$ by Car and Driver in 1997. it didn't sell too well, but it was a very good coupe. one of the best FWD cars sold in North America at the time, definitively.
stay away from the early C4 Vettes. kit cars have better build quality, Benzes are cheaper to maintain.
88-92 Toyota Supra? they're cheap, reliable and relatively sporty... or maybe a last generation 300ZX?
Blind allegiances based on country rule, because ignorance is fun to tear down.
Grand Prix GTP: Get real. The GTP sedan starts at $26,165 new (they don't make a Grand Prix coupe anymore) and comes with a 240 horsepower 3.8-litre supercharged OHV V-6 (naturally). It gets 18 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. The Nissan Altima 3.5 SE costs just $22,649 and comes with a 240 horsepower 3.5-litre V-6. It gets 21 mpg city and 26 mpg highway.
Bonneville SSEi: Starts at $33,405 and yet comes with the exact same 240 horsepower 3.8-litre OHV in the GTP Grand Prix. It manages less miles per gallon (18/27) also. The Toyota Avalon starts at $25,845, and comes with a 210-horsepower 3.0-litre V-6. It gets 21 miles per gallon city and 29 miles per gallon highway. The Altima also betters the SSEi Bonneville in all categories except highway gas mileage.
Monte Carlo SS: Starts at $23,030 and comes with a 200 horsepower version of the ever-popular GM 3.8-litre V-6. It gets 20 miles per gallon city and 30 highway. The Toyota Solara SE coupe starts at $21,685 and comes with a 198-horsepower 3.0 litre V-6. It gets 20 miles per gallon city and 27 highway.
Taurus SHO: They stopped making this because they realised what a pointless package it is/was. ConsumerGuide says the used one is worth around $9,000 (sometimes slightly more, sometimes slightly less) and that's only if you can find one in good condition. It came with a 235-horsepower 3.4 litre V-6, and got around 16.5 average miles per gallon. The model was recalled eleven times. Meanwhile, the Volvo 850R came with 240 horsepower 2.3 litre turbo and was sold in America between 1995 and 1997. A good one can be had for around $200 more than the Taurus SHO. Average miles per gallon was slightly higher than 22.5.
Intrepid R/T: The Intrepid R/T is now called the Intrepid SXT. Although it starts at $24,235, it requires two packages totaling more than $1,500 on top of its price. Call it $25,700. It gets 18 city miles to a gallon and 26 highway miles. Unfortunately, due to its literally huge size, it has no import rivals and just two domestic rivals, neither of which are front-drive.
I dunno - that's a bit too much praise for it (and this is from a Honda-hater). No coupe will ever be considered one of the best FWD cars sold in America due only to some of our wonderful FWD sedans like the Camry and Accord.
And the only reason it was best handling under $30,000 in 1997 is because that was the year Mazda removed the Miata from around here (or was that 1999?).
Still, it was quite a car - maybe a tad low on power - but well-styled. Unfortunately, Honda made one of the worst Japanese brand moves in history by replacing the Integra and Prelude with the RS-X.
Originally posted by PunkRock
Doug, it's obvious you see cars as tools for transportation, and not as things to "extract" pleasure from, else you wouldn't come out with such a statement.
Sensibility and practicality before all else. My dad's going out next week to buy yet another ES300 - it'll be his 29th Camry-bodied car. Oh the values we grow up with. Keep in mind that my favourite car of 2001 was the Outback wagon and of 2002 it was the entire Altima range.
Talk about unorthodox.
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Yo, M5Power you forgot the finest FWD sedan on US roads, Acura TL Type-S.
Back to the topic, since I was a kid (9 yrs. old) I've been in love with the 3000GT/GTO, especially when it won the Import Car of the Year by Motor Trend in 1992 beating the 300ZX. Aside Porsche 959s AWD capability (which I also drool when I was a kid), the 3000GT AWD has the same sophistication at half the price. And before I got involved with Honda's, Misubishi's are once my favorite auto makers (by making all those VR-4's, GSR's and GTi's] until they phased-out the Eclipse GSX, and the 3000GT VR-4. Right now the only Mitsu's I like are the Pajero EVO, and the Lancer EVO-series.
Back to the topic, since I was a kid (9 yrs. old) I've been in love with the 3000GT/GTO, especially when it won the Import Car of the Year by Motor Trend in 1992 beating the 300ZX. Aside Porsche 959s AWD capability (which I also drool when I was a kid), the 3000GT AWD has the same sophistication at half the price. And before I got involved with Honda's, Misubishi's are once my favorite auto makers (by making all those VR-4's, GSR's and GTi's] until they phased-out the Eclipse GSX, and the 3000GT VR-4. Right now the only Mitsu's I like are the Pajero EVO, and the Lancer EVO-series.
Ok...Well that's a lot of info from everyone. Thanks for the input.
I talked to my wife last night ans she is pretty set on something sporty and fast. It also has to seat 4 (the 2 in the back don't have to be comfortable). She doesn't like large cars or mini vans.
I'm pretty sure it will end up another T/A or maybe something very similar to that.
Thanks again for all the info.
I talked to my wife last night ans she is pretty set on something sporty and fast. It also has to seat 4 (the 2 in the back don't have to be comfortable). She doesn't like large cars or mini vans.
I'm pretty sure it will end up another T/A or maybe something very similar to that.
Thanks again for all the info.
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you should just get a used 240SX(90-97) and drop a Silvia engine in it you can probably get that cheaper then a new 3000-GT will cost and a turbo 240 will whip the crap out of a 3000-GT(not the VR-4 of corse which has over 300 HP)but unless u have 50K to drop thats not going to happen
