EndingCredit
07-07-2013, 09:03 PM
Hi all,
First off, sorry for having a username sounding like some sort of spambot; I usually use "Ending Credits" but it's two characters two long for the forums here.
I don't actually own a VR-4 but I've been looking at getting one sometime in the future as something more powerful and practical than my current car. I was speaking with one of the guys at the VR-4 stand at Japfest 2 today and from what I gather, they're great cars apart from running costs. My pocket aren't particularly deep but I don't need to drive much and have the use of another car so it's not so much issue if I have to take it off the road and fuel isn't too much of a problem (although I've still managed to find myself doing some 4000km this year purely on long-haul drives).
Just a couple of quick questions (I'm sure I'd find the answers to these with a bit of digging around, so call me lazy);
1.) How much is servicing on an annual basis and how costly and frequesntly are repairs needed (from what I gather, Japanese Car = Good, High End Mitsubishi = Bad)?
2.) How much is tax, I presume it's the higher rate for cars imported before 2003?
Also, how do the standard Galants/Legnums stack up? Are they still fun cars or typical mid-range saloon?
Just going to finish to say how impressed I am with rhe VR-4, didn't even know they existed till a few months ago but they look like they give all the thrills of an EVO (well, heavier chassis makes a difference I guess) with half the drawbacks. Also, all the ones I saw at Japfest 2 looked great and the chap I was chatting with was really helpful (sorry, I would have added you as my referred, but I don't know your username).
Many thanks!
-EC
First off, sorry for having a username sounding like some sort of spambot; I usually use "Ending Credits" but it's two characters two long for the forums here.
I don't actually own a VR-4 but I've been looking at getting one sometime in the future as something more powerful and practical than my current car. I was speaking with one of the guys at the VR-4 stand at Japfest 2 today and from what I gather, they're great cars apart from running costs. My pocket aren't particularly deep but I don't need to drive much and have the use of another car so it's not so much issue if I have to take it off the road and fuel isn't too much of a problem (although I've still managed to find myself doing some 4000km this year purely on long-haul drives).
Just a couple of quick questions (I'm sure I'd find the answers to these with a bit of digging around, so call me lazy);
1.) How much is servicing on an annual basis and how costly and frequesntly are repairs needed (from what I gather, Japanese Car = Good, High End Mitsubishi = Bad)?
2.) How much is tax, I presume it's the higher rate for cars imported before 2003?
Also, how do the standard Galants/Legnums stack up? Are they still fun cars or typical mid-range saloon?
Just going to finish to say how impressed I am with rhe VR-4, didn't even know they existed till a few months ago but they look like they give all the thrills of an EVO (well, heavier chassis makes a difference I guess) with half the drawbacks. Also, all the ones I saw at Japfest 2 looked great and the chap I was chatting with was really helpful (sorry, I would have added you as my referred, but I don't know your username).
Many thanks!
-EC