Considering upgrading, but have a few questions??

[Epiphany]

My Dads currently got a V6 2.5ltr Galant, and we're considering upgrading to a VR4, but have little to no info on it.

I had a look at the 10 questions thing, but none of the useful ones have been answered.

Whats the difference between the 3 VR models?
How much do the three models vary in cost?
What are the service intervals and costs like and how much general attention do they need?
What is the performance like on each model? (Compared to the v6 2.5)

Any advice is much needed and appreciatedas we don't know very much about them and internet searches don't tend to yield much useful info :(

[Axeboy]

I'll answer some.

The 3 models i think are:

VR4 - pre facelift standard model
VR4 Type S - pre and post top model normally tiptronic
VR4 Type V - facelift standard model usually manual


Very similar overall, but some have ayc/traction or manual/auto. The way I see it, basically its either manual or tiptronic and it either has AYC or it doesnt.

This site gives more specification (limited) info: http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/

All models generally sell for a similar price although I believe manuals command a premium of about £500/£1000 depending on age. Ralliart cars sometimes cost a little more although that seems to be less these days. Recaro Interiors usually atract a higher price too.

Service intervals are every 4500miles with major services at about 45/54k. These minor services can be done cheaply through using the members resources. AYC fluid changes however can be tricky and many tend to have that done at a dealer.

Performance is similar on each of the models. Pre facelift (<98) cars with the tiptronic box have 260bhp against 280bhp for the others, but no real difference. The cars take well and perform far better with a few simple mods.

Im sure some of the others will be round soon to confirm.

[Brunty]

Good answers Axeboy - other details can be found reading through the buyers guide section (which Barry has done a great job on).

http://www.clubvr4.com/index.php?page=BuyersGuide

Also search the forums regarding AYC and automatic gearbox problems which may seem daunting at first but are proving increasingly cheap to resolve because of the work of a number of forum members.

:2thumbsup

[richy rich]

three differant models are

1 type v
2 type s
3 supper vr4

type v has no ayc

type s has ayc

supper vr4s have different body kit

but as axeboy said for the rest

[Axeboy]

Normal VR4 too Rich.

So, 4 models. Forgot about the super :p

[Wodjno]

Whats a Normal VR4 :thinking:

[richy rich]

nick says it is pre face lift none s type

[Kieran]

nick says it is pre face lift none s type

Yep! Didn't know that untill I got a Galant VR-4 brochure from Ebay. On the pre-facelifts, there was no 'Type-V', but there was 'VR-4' and 'VR-4 Type-S'.

I would tell you in exact detail the differences, but unfortunately, my ability to read Japanese isn't what it once was........

[richy rich]

come on k get your jap sorted

[Kieran]

Okay, I'll have a go..... I'll try the paragraph on page 7....

"something something something AYC, something something something something something something Twin Turbo, something something something something something something something something Nardi, something something something four wheel drive, something something something...."

How's that?! :uhoh2: :embarasse

[richy rich]

that is great mate i know now exactly /haz

[ANTHONY]

Okay, I'll have a go..... I'll try the paragraph on page 7....

"something something something AYC, something something something something something something Twin Turbo, something something something something something something something something Nardi, something something something four wheel drive, something something something...."

How's that?! :uhoh2: :embarasse
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Japanese Hiragana

Origin

Hiragana syllables developed from Chinese characters, as shown below (http://www.omniglot.com/writing/japanese_hiragana.htm#hiragana). Hiragana were originally called onnade or 'women's hand' as were used mainly by women - men wrote in kanji (http://www.omniglot.com/writing/japanese_kanji.htm) and katakana (http://www.omniglot.com/writing/japanese_katakana.htm). By the 10th century, hiragana were used by everybody. The word hiragana means "oridinary syllabic script".
In early versions of hiragana there were often many different characters to represent the same syllable, however the system was eventually simplified so that there was a one-to-one relationship between spoken and written syllables. The present orthography of hiragana was codified by the Japanese government in 1946.
The hiragana syllabary

In each column the rōmaji appears on the left, the hiragana symbols in the middle and the kanji from which they developed on the right. There is some dispute about which kanji the hiragana developed from.

[Nick Mann]

No real performance/price issues between VR4 models. Buy what you want, especially if it has been well looked after.

It will cost nearly twice as much to run as a V6-24. But you will get much better grip and handling and a wow factor on the power that the V6 never quite achieves.

A standard/lightly modded VR4 if looked after the way Mitsubishi stipulate will last a very long time with minimal fuss.