12 GT4's for sale on PistonHeads and growing (Vol. 2)

[Dan911]

Yidwann said:

So does anyone know anything about the Blue Cat S one for sale on Autotrader?

I think it’s been for sale for a little while and I understand why people would be more than hesitant about it.

There is a GT4 UK Facebook group, I'm sure the original owner was on there with photos of the condition of the vehicle after the crash.

[Yidwann]

Dan911 said:

There is a GT4 UK Facebook group, I'm sure the original owner was on there with photos of the condition of the vehicle after the crash.

Thanks Dan

[GT4RS]

Yidwann said:

So does anyone know anything about the Blue Cat S one for sale on Autotrader?

I think it’s been for sale for a little while and I understand why people would be more than hesitant about it.

Someone bought and repaired a blue 981 gt4 in South Wales. A mate saw it when it was crashed, apparently it was in a hell of a mess.

[Yidwann]

This one is in South Wales so its safe to assume its the same one.

[Bincenzo]

Yidwann said:

This one is in South Wales so its safe to assume its the same one.

I am the previous owner, drop me a pm if you’d like any more info.

[Armitage.Shanks]

I'm still trying to work out why the Cat S is £65k when another £6k buys a straight one? Usual price adjustment is a Cat car two-thirds the price of a 'straight' equivalent.

[bosshog]

Bincenzo said:

I am the previous owner, drop me a pm if you’d like any more info.

Could you share the condition before the repair for all to benefit?

[200Plus Club]

Needs to be in public domain with reg number so it can be searched or someone is going to be out of pocket potentially

[Dan911]

200Plus Club said:

Needs to be in public domain with reg number so it can be searched or someone is going to be out of pocket potentially

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=231&t=1969416

[Bincenzo]

This was the damage, mostly confined to front offside. Aquaplaned on the motorway, hit the central barrier at about 60mph. That’s the last time I saw the car. Reg DK16GHO

[Dan911]

Bincenzo said:

This was the damage, mostly confined to front offside. Aquaplaned on the motorway, hit the central barrier at about 60mph. That’s the last time I saw the car. Reg DK16GHO

Would you mind popping that in - www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23...

[finmac]

Bincenzo said:

This was the damage, mostly confined to front offside. Aquaplaned on the motorway, hit the central barrier at about 60mph. That’s the last time I saw the car. Reg DK16GHO

Ouch - cup tyres?

[Twinfan]

finmac said:

Ouch - cup tyres?

Exactly what I thought when I saw the pic.

Glad to see you got out OK, which is the main thing

[Bincenzo]

Twinfan said:

finmac said:

Ouch - cup tyres?

Exactly what I thought when I saw the pic.

Glad to see you got out OK, which is the main thing

Thanks, no injuries other than a sore neck. Car held up very well considering. Cup 2 tyres and standing water do not go well together. I’ve since replaced the car and fitted PS4S.

[Twinfan]

Bincenzo said:

Thanks, no injuries other than a sore neck. Car held up very well considering. Cup 2 tyres and standing water do not go well together. I’ve since replaced the car and fitted PS4S.

Good news re. the (lack of serious) injuries

PS4Ss are superb as an all-round tyre, and I really think people should reconsider running Cup2s as a daily tyre throughout cold and/or very wet periods regardless of how careful they drive. I've been caught out in downpours a couple of times on them and it's a horrible experience.

[ChrisW.]

I agree for general use, and in some ways the PS4S also seems to offer a little more steering feel ...

[finmac]

ChrisW. said:

I agree for general use, and in some ways the PS4S also seems to offer a little more steering feel ...

I’ve now done 8000 miles on PS4s in two different GT4s including many winter/standing water/low temp driving. Awesome tyre!

[Twinfan]

Yep, they're truly great. We've done around 50k on them on our Focus RS for daily use all year round and they just work

[RacerMike]

The N1 spec Cup2 is a lot better in standing water than the N0 was.

Having said that, driving to the tyres capability as it gets wetter generally means it’s fine. That can mean 60mph on the motorway if it’s really bad, but 99% of the time I drive it in the dry, so I’d much rather have the correct tyres on.

[Twinfan]

The N0 must be bloody lethal then, I'm talking about N1s which are rated D for wet weather performance on a scale of A - E.