Do VR-4's have a 'sleeper' stealth factor in NZ

[Robotnik123]

I've read in the UK section, posts where they say their VR-4s have a Sleeper / Stealth / Q-Car factor to them, in that not many people know they're performance cars. But what about in NZ? VR-4s here must be lots more common than in the UK I am sure. Does joe public know what a VR-4 is, do you think?

[Gly]

theres far to many of them around now,

there deffinately not stealth

[Kenneth]

theres far to many of them around now,

there deffinately not stealth

True, but I do believe they are still generally underrated.

[bradc]

If you drive a japanese car with a turbo then you will know what one is, but an average person that has no interest in cars won't really know what one is.

A prefacelift car with stock exhaust and mags looks very boring in my opinion, and could easily slip by unnoticed

[mpau009]

Stealth... maybe not.

Yeah, i think your only hope is to try and pass yourself off as a v6, or 1.8. Theyre still the most common by miles. Certainly all my mates whether theyr into cars or not know what the VR4 can do.

BTW a car i have noticed is a sleeper, are those 4l jeeps, theres two round my way, and in a straight line they really fly

[Robotnik123]

Stealth... maybe not.

Yeah, i think your only hope is to try and pass yourself off as a v6, or 1.8. Theyre still the most common by miles. Certainly all my mates whether theyr into cars or not know what the VR4 can do.

BTW a car i have noticed is a sleeper, are those 4l jeeps, theres two round my way, and in a straight line they really fly

Yes, have contemplated going with a 1.8 GDI badge or similar. It could be a good idea for security too. Anyone actually done something like that and rebadged to a lesser Galant model?

[Brunty]

I know Ghanda has in the past used a GDi badge or something similar.

He's spent £3 ish on the GDi badge, then thousands on mods!

[bradc]

GDI's don't look stealthy either though, go have a look in my gallery and tell me how stealthy you think mine looks! http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=7

(ok sure it is black and possibly resembles a stealth aircraft, but damned it attracted a **** load more attention than my VR-4 does)

[Robotnik123]

GDI's don't look stealthy either though, go have a look in my gallery and tell me how stealthy you think mine looks! http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=7

(ok sure it is black and possibly resembles a stealth aircraft, but damned it attracted a **** load more attention than my VR-4 does)

Is black really that much more head turning than purple? Maybe so. My VR-4 Legnum is black. It is definitely harder to keep clean.

By the way, who doesn't your tail garnish say 'Legnum'? How did you do that?:speechles

[bradc]

Both of my facelifts were made in 1998 which meant that the Legnum wasn't written in silver straight on the tail lights, but came on a very ugly grey plastic thing that was peeling off on both cars.

I've attached the only pic I've got of this plastic thing, I ripped both of them off on my cars on the first day I had them. I think they look good from a distance, but they are terrible when you get up and close and when they start to peel off and discolouring it is even worse.

I beleive cars made from nov 98 to march 99 had this, after that they went to having silver letters straight on the tail lights the whole way through to 2002.

[ShadyNZer]

theyre sleepers if the average chap dont know much bout them...i remember when i first wanted to get a galant, and my old man was asking what they look like so i kept pointing out any old galant, didnt realize till i got mine and came on here that theres different kits on the VR4 compared to the VRG and sh!t...tho mines bout as much as a sleeper as a p head who just had a fry..

[bradc]

I think stevie wonder would be able to tell your car wasn't a sleeper :)

[KiwiTT]

Mine looks only a little bit tweaked.

[Rossco Type-S]

I don't know about up north, but down here they certainly are "sleepers". I get heaps of people pulling into the other lane at intersections thinking they will be able to pass me. Even SUVs and vans have a go.

[ShadyNZer]

suvs and vans have a go against me now, just the other night a land cruiser tried to overtake me in a 50k area..had a big bore tip and everything...cheeky

[jaimz]

Yeah, totally agree that only people in the know will know.

Especially with the pre-facelift 25-ST which usually (but not always) has same wheels, tints and bodykit as the VR-4. If you debadged one of each you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference I reckon.

Perhaps only the front rotor size would give it away.

[bradc]

they also have a differant exhaust cutout, and the high vis dash is a giveaway too

[Rossco Type-S]

I thought the huge ralliart exhaust on mine might give people some idea - but it doesn't seem too. I guess people but big bore exhausts on anything these days.

[bradc]

yeah the exhaust doesn't do much to excite people these days, mine twin setup attracts quite a bit of attention though :)

[Xeroid]

Yeah, reckon they're a bit of a sleeper generally speaking, most people don't expect a station wagon to fcuk off big time from the lights.
Kinda spoiled my 'sleeper' look though. Ralliart decals tend to do that I find ...LOL

btw, Windscreen now replaced and new Screen decal sourced and stuck.

[OSiRiS]

Mine is sleeper :D

[You See]

Mine's more of a sleeper than yours dude! :P

[Xeroid]

No, I think you mean your cars are asleep .....:evilgrin:

[OSiRiS]

Ahaha. Damnit.

[TRO]

Yer i reckon they mainly have the sleeper mindset in nz.... i knew they were quick, didnt quite know how quick till i went in detonates 2 weekends ago, last week brought my one.

Fiending for the boost already :afro:

[bradc]

TRO, look forward to seeing you at the next meet, I see yours is a facelift (1999 model) What are the specs of it?

[TRO]

Still learning about it, totally stock standard, pics to come soon. Will defently be bringing it to some meets in the near future :happy: so you guys can tell me about it when I do.

Loving the site, constantly learning from it.