WIll
15-10-2007, 10:13 AM
Hi guys, hows it going?
Well been considering getting a Legnum/Galant tt for a few months now after narrowing my search down from various other similar jap performane cars. I think of all the cars of the age (1996/7) that the Galant/Legnum still looks most contemporary and provides best value/most car for the money.
I finally sold my previous bucket (Fiat Coupe 20VT) at the weekend so am now in a position to go straight out and buy, have a budget of max £6k as it will be a second car/toy. Have found lots of useful information reading through older threads here and have been pointed in the direction of Ebony and Ivory, who seem to have a good rep. Quite a drive for me 250miles approx so hopefully I will see a good one. Ideally looking for a black tiptronic model, really want leather but I know they are harder come by but if I'm under budget I don't mind paying for a re-trim or some leather recaros.
Anyway my reason for posting, I have a few nooby type questions:-
(1) Are Mitsu UK garages usually ok at servicing these models, how mush do the 4500 (small) services usually cost?
(2) What is the standard 0-100mph time? ( Haven't been able to find this out using search!)
(3) This is my first experience of driving a jap import, I live on the barren west coast of Scotland, will I need to, or be better to underseal the car to give it some protection as I don't believe that Jap domestic cars are given this protection in the factory.
Cheers guys, hopefully I'll be back posting a few pics of my new machine soon.
Will
Well been considering getting a Legnum/Galant tt for a few months now after narrowing my search down from various other similar jap performane cars. I think of all the cars of the age (1996/7) that the Galant/Legnum still looks most contemporary and provides best value/most car for the money.
I finally sold my previous bucket (Fiat Coupe 20VT) at the weekend so am now in a position to go straight out and buy, have a budget of max £6k as it will be a second car/toy. Have found lots of useful information reading through older threads here and have been pointed in the direction of Ebony and Ivory, who seem to have a good rep. Quite a drive for me 250miles approx so hopefully I will see a good one. Ideally looking for a black tiptronic model, really want leather but I know they are harder come by but if I'm under budget I don't mind paying for a re-trim or some leather recaros.
Anyway my reason for posting, I have a few nooby type questions:-
(1) Are Mitsu UK garages usually ok at servicing these models, how mush do the 4500 (small) services usually cost?
(2) What is the standard 0-100mph time? ( Haven't been able to find this out using search!)
(3) This is my first experience of driving a jap import, I live on the barren west coast of Scotland, will I need to, or be better to underseal the car to give it some protection as I don't believe that Jap domestic cars are given this protection in the factory.
Cheers guys, hopefully I'll be back posting a few pics of my new machine soon.
Will