Is this Galant VRG a Good buy? Help please [Archive]

roy5

25-09-2006, 11:59 AM

Hi There

Theres a car im thinking of buying

its

Galant VRG 1997 (1.8)
Tiptronic, 55,000 kms
Dark Purple, Leather, 10 CD Stacker - Sony with MD Player.
Includes 1 Year Warranty, New Import. Very good condition

The car appears to be in reasonably good condition, but do you think this is a good buy for $9500 ? Or should this be much lesss? this is from a dealer and he says its not relaly negotiable

and also , can you give me your opinion on this Other car
Galant VRG 1998
Manual, 45,000 kms
asking price $9000, just a cassette stereo

Thanks guys :thumbsup:
Yes i know they are different transmission, and obviously worth different $$$, but are they both good buys, and if not, how much would you pay for each (from a dealer)

Gly

25-09-2006, 08:38 PM

i wouldnt buy either,

you can get a good vr4 for less than 9k,
and a good V6 or STR for sub 7k

i would not but anything with a GDI motor as they tend to stuff out on our gas,
you would need to run on 98. all the time, to keep it healthy-ish
(there ment to run on 105 octane)

go buy one privately, save yourself thousands.

bradc

25-09-2006, 08:43 PM

They aren't worth that much at all. You can get V6 2.5's on trademe for $5000. They may have done more km's than those cars, but there is no way I would buy a 1.8 galant for anything like $9000

KiwiTT

26-09-2006, 12:50 AM

Get a 2.5 V6 or if you can stretch your fuel bill further get a VR-4

Kenneth

26-09-2006, 12:53 AM

I got a VR-G... I hated it so much I had to get rid of it within 2 years... :(

d i c k i e s

26-09-2006, 02:24 AM

get a VR4 man, if ur gonna spend $9000 on a car might aswell be a VR4 not a VRG. ur money will be better spent.

roy5

26-09-2006, 04:02 AM

d i c k i e s

26-09-2006, 04:13 AM

1998 Purple Legnum VR4 (http://www.thecaryard.co.nz/vehicle_detail.asp?cyid=144762&site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egmclmvd%2Eco%2Enz%2Fthe5th dimension%2Fvehiclelistings%2Easp%3FvehicleID%3D39 1%26m%3D3%26l%3D3%26y%3D1998%26p%3D7990%2E0000%26r %3D2)
Nice Car under $10,000

1996 Green VRG (http://www.thecaryard.co.nz/vehicle_detail.asp?cyid=132775&site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egenuinevehicleimports%2Eco %2Enz%2Fthe5thdimension%2Fvehiclelistings%2Easp%3F vehicleID%3D2676%26m%3D3%26l%3D18%26y%3D1996%26p%3 D8990%2E0000%26r%3D2)
u would prolly want this one since u dont want a VR4.

Kenneth

26-09-2006, 04:20 AM

Okay thanks for the opinion, but i really cant afford the fuel bill of anything over 2 litres (so it will have to be a VRG), and it must be bought from a dealership.

Is it fine to have a GDI engine if its run on 98 octane? Thank you

Well, when I had a GDI the fuel economy was absolute crap... even with 98 Octane fuel. I would get about 400km out of 50L of fuel. VR-4 didn't do much worse, so I got one of those instead :P

In saying that, the GDI I had was a 4WD model, so you can expect better out af a FWD.

roy5

26-09-2006, 04:46 AM

wouldnt Vr4 be a mission to insure..only on restricted liscense

d i c k i e s

26-09-2006, 05:03 AM

wouldnt Vr4 be a mission to insure..only on restricted liscense

depends... umm theres only one insurance company that will insure your car and thats the national auto club. they deal with high performance cars. its exspensive, but at least they insure you. may wanna try going through a dealer, maybe he could hook u up. i know mine did, after i got my legnum last year. after a year or so, u can try state or someone, whom im with and i have both my VR4's insured by them.. cheap as too! $30 a fortnight for both my cars. i think i was paying double per week for national auto club.

choice is yours! :curtain:

bradc

26-09-2006, 05:18 AM

Get the 2.5l v6, it isn't a gdi model, and they are very common

roy5

26-09-2006, 05:27 AM

To be honest i really cant afford the gas and the petrol of a VR4, and also cant afford the insurance and so on. but thanks for your opinions..

But what do you guys think about a
1997 35,000 kms Silver tiptronic, at $9300? 1.8 GDI VRG

Good buy or nah?

Its not much more than the car that dickies posted (Green Galant).

Thanks

d i c k i e s

26-09-2006, 05:30 AM

The car appears to be in reasonably good condition, but do you think this is a good buy for $9500 ? Or should this be much lesss? this is from a dealer and he says its not relaly negotiable

should have told him why? he has to answer you... should have asked how long has the car been in the lot? when people say that kinda stuff from you, you gotta think should i buy from this place? seems kinda shady...

roy5

26-09-2006, 05:34 AM

Well you see.. one of the galants was at the mitsubishi dealership - the salesperson says the price is fixed and its on 'special' as they want to get rid of it to make way for new stock, and arent making any profit :S ,
and the other ones (including that green one you posted above dickies).. are at the same dealer, who says their prices are fixed, not negotiable (and he said that they are priced at what he expects people to pay if the negotiated it down from a higher price,,,, if u know what i mean). I know that this leather one i was just talking about has been in the yard for 2 weeks

Your opinion? I know Vr4s must be great cars, but if you had to get VRG 1.8, would you pay $9000 for a 45,000 1998 km manual , and also $9500 for a 55,000 km tiptronic with leather?

Thanks so much

d i c k i e s

26-09-2006, 05:43 AM

if i had to, i wouldnt buy either... thats why i have the VR4's... u want value for money (see which has had a better service history etc... im sure theyre good but one must be better than he other). ask em when the cambelt was done etc... as i did with mine before i got my leggie. cost me nothing extra. better them get it dont than you. cost more money!

the tiptronic one sounds good as it has cd stacker etc.. save even more $$$

Gly

26-09-2006, 06:29 AM

DONT BUY A GDI! there lemons!

and have you seen the what the used car market is like today!
the car he is trying to sell you is at most a 5k Car.

but if you must insist on getting one...

BUY ONE PRIVATE.
its a buyer market

roy5

26-09-2006, 06:51 AM

Kenneth

26-09-2006, 07:05 AM

would you not buy a GDI becuase the petrol is expenisve? ? :S or are they extremely bad fuel economy?

Please dont say something like GET VR4!!, it's kinda out of the question.
This car is to be a first car... and i dont relaly want something that goes extremely fast and so on.

Thanks again

No, because the engines are problematic. They have so much stuff to go wrong that if something does go wrong it takes ages to find out (if they even can) what it is.

Had mine in the shop for 2 months and still didn't find out what wasn't working right. i just couldn't be bothered anymore so got rid of it.

DO NOT BUY A GDI. There you go, you have heard it twice now.

But seeing as you seem determined to buy one, get the manual.

Gly

26-09-2006, 07:13 AM

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT BUY A GDI

i would not buy anything with a GDI motor as they tend to stuff out on our gas,
you would need to run on 98. all the time, to keep it healthy-ish (it will still stuff out eventually)
(there ment to run on 105 octane)

DONT BUY A GDI! there lemons!

No, because the engines are problematic.
They have so much stuff to go wrong that if something does go wrong it takes ages to find out (if they even can) what it is.
Had mine in the shop for 2 months and still didn't find out what wasn't working right.
i just couldn't be bothered anymore so got rid of it.

DO NOT BUY A GDI. .

Subaru ETA

26-09-2006, 07:13 AM

GDI is a crap engine, cause plenty of problems! how do i know this? im a mechanic who works with an ex mitsi mechanic. to be totally honest the v6 is the better way to go for a few reasons:
a) it will hold its value ALOT better...you pay $9000 today for a GDI you wont get $5000 for it next week!
b) on the open road the v6 is a mean car!
c)GDI is crap, great idea but not designed for here!
d) insurance aint all the bad! try national auto or Pioneer insurance.

There is a 97 V6 legnum on the shore for $11000. knock them down you could get it for $10000. it will be alot better investment.

also the v6 aint that hard on gas, its just like anycar, its how you drive it! if i drive my vr4 like a nana it can do better ks to a tank than the mrs pulsar

roy5

26-09-2006, 07:47 AM

Okay.. well after all that.. i guess i wont go for GDI, but i was wondering

Do you guys know if the Year 2000 Galants are GDI? I think the model (trim) is "SEI" Ive tried looking for specs on google but not sure (cant find anything)

Thanks

bradc

26-09-2006, 09:29 AM

I beleive SEi models are NZ new, and as such they won't be gdi.

roy5

26-09-2006, 02:26 PM

Do you know if SEI is any good? Cheers thank you

bradc

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