Either a budget supercar or a delusional owner...
Either a budget supercar or a delusional owner...
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cologne2792

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2,151 posts

155 months

Monty Python

4,813 posts

226 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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"beats your scoobies and porches" - so it's faster than a house.

kambites

71,468 posts

250 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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They're moderately swift as standard with a fair amount of potential for tuning. The standard chassis setup leaves a lot to be desired, though.

I suspect you'd need over 300bhp to get 180mph out of one which is undoubtedly possible with that engine, but not very likely in that case.


Edited by kambites on Friday 18th July 09:27

Matt UK

18,084 posts

229 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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180+ mph??

I know that the Turbo versions can be would up and that these really can be made into very fast little cars.. But 180mph? Even it it could, not sure I'd want to be near it when it was!

But seeing as there is no mentions of the mods done/not done and that it has a £999 BIN, I'd say the owner was a wally.

AngryPartsBloke

1,439 posts

180 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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"she sticks to the road like glue and tops out on a track at 180+ mph "

HA, what a cock.

P-Jay

11,405 posts

220 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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cologne2792 said:
Someone hasn't noticed his Speedo reads in KPH and not MPH - 180kph being the speed JDM cars are limited to.


Oh, and it looks like a dog.

BritishRacinGrin

26,500 posts

189 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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It can do 180+mph though, and a nameless pro driver was 'more than impressed'.

Fastdruid

9,375 posts

181 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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180+ mph. yeah right.

That's a pretty impressive extra 40mph over the original top speed. Maybe that's 111+ mph as it's a JDM and he's not noticed...

panholio

1,109 posts

177 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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Did none of you see, it has an "unrestricted engine"?

180mph EASY. These things are rapid.

Shilvers

737 posts

236 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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I'm more impressed by this:

Postage: Will post to United Kingdom. Read item description or contact seller for postage options. |

wink

996TT02

3,342 posts

169 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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It also doubles up as a colour chart for all shades of yellow, he forgot to mention that!

vtecyo

2,122 posts

158 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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Matt UK said:
180+ mph??

I know that the Turbo versions can be would up and that these really can be made into very fast little cars.. But 180mph? Even it it could, not sure I'd want to be near it when it was!

But seeing as there is no mentions of the mods done/not done and that it has a £999 BIN, I'd say the owner was a wally.
They run out of gearbox before they run out of power.

Well at least my err... friends one did. Was around 280bhp.

Mastodon2

14,324 posts

194 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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With the 5 speed box, I'd be surprised if these things were not limited by the gearing to 140mph at the most.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

227 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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That looks a really tired example with boy racer alloys which sadly add nothing to the appearance.


Its also filthy - I wonder if he is doing his best not to sell it and can justify it to his other half saying oil this is all it was going to get its worth more to me let's keep it.





180mph lol you need notably both of 400bhp to hit 180mph

Jasandjules

72,589 posts

258 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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Well, I turned up to try to purchase a non-turbo once, but the chap said I couldn't test her as it was "too powerful" for me to drive.. I had brought my Chimaera.......

I am sure it is fast though with the turbo, not sure how long the engine might last if super tuned.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

227 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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doogz said:
lolwut?

a 400bhp E39 M5 will do 186mph with the limiter removed, and it's hardly the most aerodynamic car. Supposedly an E46 M3 will go faster with its 340bhp.
An E46 M3 will go faster than 186mph.....hmmm


P-Jay

11,405 posts

220 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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Jasandjules said:
Well, I turned up to try to purchase a non-turbo once, but the chap said I couldn't test her as it was "too powerful" for me to drive.. I had brought my Chimaera.......

I am sure it is fast though with the turbo, not sure how long the engine might last if super tuned.
If you believe the owners the engines are pretty much bullet proof - they used the same engine in the the Celica GT4 so have some rally pedigree and will handle quite a lot of power on standard internals - but done cheaply I imagine they'll die just like any other turbo car that has it's boost wound all the way up without a thought towards anything else.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

227 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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doogz said:
Depends who you believe. Either way, your previous statement was nonsense.
How so? 400bhp to hit 180mph and you stated that apparently a car with that power does 186mph. Where is this lower powered car to break 180mph?

ikarl

4,050 posts

228 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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my 2.0 n/a has seen 135mph (sat nav verified on a flat road)... the turbo does have a higher top speed and I'd expect that to be nearer 150 than 140

TREMAiNE

4,164 posts

178 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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I actually feel sorry for the owner. He clearly reckons he has something special.