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newbie advice needed. - garyskisplym - 21-04-2018
ok mate just give me a ring.
Will mate it if i can will explain laters
newbie advice needed. - garyskisplym - 21-04-2018
Yes people it is a real rs200 has the beams lump in it. Is afew problem with it but will let john tell you about them as im on way out
newbie advice needed. - FirebirdPhil - 21-04-2018
Wow I am very surprised :biggrin: - you buying it?
newbie advice needed. - cooperjohn - 21-04-2018
hi all it is the real thing but its not all rosey guys... il explain.
on test drive the engine is very very very gutless and underpowered even on full chat with vvt on song it makes the right noise but is all show and no go!!
the over all drive was o.k but no better than my bmw and certainly no where near the performance i was expecting. this car has a claimed 190hp or 207 on 99 octain and tbh i just cant belive it. garys is200 seems like it has the edge over this one.
the inside and out side is ok for the age usual chips here and there.
the car has had an attempted break in straingly via the boot ,which appears to have been attacked with a scewdriver ,this wont be a cheap fix.
the history whats there. is in jap and the mot is actually out on this sunday coming not as the add sujests.
on the test drive when braking the wheel violently veers from left to right, could be rusty disks but then we did go on a very indepth test drive, enough to remove surface rust.
could at worst be bottom arm bushes or warped disk brakes.
all in all it needs lots of tlc and love and isnt the cleanst example out there.
newbie advice needed. - cooperjohn - 21-04-2018
but proof a altezza rs can be baught for cheap money, just a shame its a dog!
newbie advice needed. - Lexusboy - 21-04-2018
I think you should go and try another.
When Japanese cars go to auction the get a condition sheet does this have one.
Cars are graded in the Auction from one to five.
The area you should look for is from 3 -4.5 the higher the grade the better....
newbie advice needed. - FirebirdPhil - 21-04-2018
cooperjohn but proof a altezza rs can be baught for cheap money, just a shame its a dog!
Better to find a better example, probably save you money in the long run by buying a good one to start with. Shame though...
newbie advice needed. - cooperjohn - 21-04-2018
yea defo im still abit concerned about making the move from my bmw tbh my bmw drove just as nice as this rs did but with much more oomph, my bmw would kill this alltezza round the twistys and on the straight, maybe i need to find/drive a clean example and comapre the 2 that way. my bmw cost me all but £1200 and bang for buck its gonna take one good alltezza to warrent the extra 3-4k!!
newbie advice needed. - garyskisplym - 21-04-2018
Hi john. I need to speak to mike to see if he can take us for a spin in his then we can compare it to that not my is200. Will talk to you later about that. Ring you about 8.30ish