Another Newbie

[cheese]

Hi everybody, I am looking to get me a Legnum VR-4, I am looking at it tomorrow, is there anything I should look for, are there any common problems or does anyone have any advice they share.

Also it has MMCS, is it possible to configure to work in English, the current owner said it can also be used to pick up tv if a special FM band exapander is bought.

I would appreciate all advice given, but I have to log off to wash my car before it gets dark. So please excuss any lack of response for the next hour or so.

thanks

john

[SGHOM]

bit of bad timing John !!

the site will be down for the next few hours for upgrades !!

welcome though !

[cheese]

Hi SGHOM,

Thanks for welcome, I thought I had done something bad and crashed the site

I would still some advice please if anyone can help, I could be the new owner of a VR-4 by this time tomorrow and I just wanna make sure that I get a good one.

Cheers

John

[Spirit]

Hi John and welcome to CVR4

Take a good look at our Buyers Guide.....located under the "Resources" button at the top of the page.

With regards to MMCS........simply do a search on MMCS and it should reveal a load of info about it.....but basically no you cannot convert it to English

[psbarham]

welcome to the club mate , do you have any pictures of the car you are going to look at (autotrader etc) as one of us might know the car , just check the obvious things and read the buyers guide , in fact there may be a member near by that might be able to have a look with you

[cheese]

I have a done a search and found a link to MMCS central, but for some reason it won't let me registar as a new user. I'll try again tomorrow, it does look like a good website though.

I have some photos of the new one, the current owner is doing a straight swap with my car,
Here is a brief description...
dec1996 trigger mauve 52500 miles , auto tiptronic , 4wd , abs , traction control, active yaw control, a/c , heated front and rear screens, full unmarked beige leather, mmcs(mitsubishi multimedia centre system ) a touch screen which controls cd changer , air con , radio ,16 inch alloys
All of these have been changed
cambelt , tensioner and idler
water pump
iridium plugs
fuel filter
coolant flush and refill (mobil 1 5yr)
brake fluid dot 4 plus
gearbox flush and refill and filter(12litres dexron 3)
oil and filter(motul 10/40
hks panel filter
ayc and rear diff oils (dex 3 and motul gear oil)
2.5 stainless cat back exhaust
debadged
smoked side indicators

The pictures are small, but thats all i have at the moment

Cheers

John

[cheese]

One more

[psbarham]

isn't that mr p's car ? if so i think its a pearler , but as with buying any car , if it doesn't feel right then it probably isn't , but like i said i think that particular one is pretty damn good good luck tommorrow

[Nick VR4]

Welcome... nice looking car

[bradc]

It sounds like the guy has cared for it quite well, and even the engine bay is nice and clean too. I think psb is right, it looks like it is another members car here.

I made a little video recently on using mmcs, if you do a search you should be able to find it, it would be in the last month or so.

[Kieran]

Welcome to Club VR-4

As Derek says, we're in the middle of a forum upgrade (or rather Barry is!), so bear with us if the site 'hiccups' at you over the next few hours.

The car you've listed does sound like MR. Ps. It looks to be a nice one.

The MMCS is not able to be UK converted. I have spent more time than most looking into this, and my car doesn't even have one (but there is one in the cellar!).

[richy rich]

welcome to the club

looks nice mate

look for any gear box leaks as to change a £10 seal cost £600 at mitsi

plus the best £20 you will spend is become a member.

if you can hold of buying the car and do more research

rich

[cheese]

Thanks Nick, I hope it is in person,

I don't know the guys forum name but his surname does begin with a P, so maybe it is the same guy.

I previously sold my old front bumper to him last year,

It does look in mint condition, and the interior looks fantastic.

[cheese]

He said he has done

"a gearbox flush and refill and filter(12litres dexron 3)"

does mean that everything should be in order in terms of the gearbox?

[richy rich]

sorry but look your self.....................

[cheese]

I will look, thanks for the pointer,

And if the deal goes ahead one of the first things I will do is fill in the application form and join the club. I have learnt from previous owners clubs that the information that other owners have is worth a hell of a lot more than the membership fees they charge.

I have to go now the Superbowl is starting and I have to admit I am big fan.

But thanks everyone for the kind words and the advice I will look again in the morning for any other posts.

Cheers everyone.

[Kieran]

He said he has done

"a gearbox flush and refill and filter(12litres dexron 3)"

does mean that everything should be in order in terms of the gearbox?

Probably. Dexron III isn't actually the correct specification fluid (and having recently flushed and changed to the right stuff, I can vouch for the difference it makes), but many members use Dex.III without any major issues.

The fact that it's been flushed though is very welcome news - The VR-4's gearbox is demanding of it's fluid and it does get toasted quite quickly.

[mr p]

hi guys, yes this is my car and i will be very sad to see it go it is lovely and as with my skyline before it has been looked after bordering on the obsessive .it was originally sold to quail but unfortunately he could'nt get insured . i would just like to add for the short time i've been a member i've found everyone extremlely helpful and found it to be one of the better club forums along with the skyline forum .so thanks to everyone who gave their help and nice comments about my car and when i go to the pod or castle coombe i'll pop over to say hi thanks again kev (mr p)

[cheese]

Hey Mr P,

I hope you don't think anything bad about me doing some resaerch on the car, the good news is that everyone said it looked amazing.

Even better is that I have sorted the insurance, and some chocs for you, so I'll see you a bit later on.

[mr p]

Hey Mr P,

I hope you don't think anything bad about me doing some resaerch on the car, the good news is that everyone said it looked amazing.

Even better is that I have sorted the insurance, and some chocs for you, so I'll see you a bit later on.

no problem i would do the same with a car i didnt know much about