VR4 on E-Bay

[richibass]

Has anyone seen this VR4 on E-bay?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

[Brind]

Who put those alloys on it? :noshake:

[Kieran]

And his feedback rating is -2.

What's that smell? :shifty:

[Big Ian]

the car look's fine...but those alloy's ........if i see a car for sale with those or similar alloy's they are alway's still with the importer?
as it seam's everyone over here get's rid off,as soon as!..As the alloy is crap for our wether.also why is the front plate not attached?

[Nick Mann]

The car is a pre-facelift tiptronic.

260 bhp.

Does he think he has got 50 bhp from a filter and exhaust? Maybe the weight saving on the wheels has been taken into account!!

[mintyfresh]

The guy who is selling it rang me today to offer it as a p/x with my Rx7.

how quickly should the car do 0-60 and the top speed?

is th etiptronic box slow, or worthwhile? im not a fan of automatics.

Thanks guys

Deano.

[Nick Mann]

HISTORY!!!

The 45k (now 54k I think) service is £800ish at a dealer.

The 0-60 should be about 6.0 secs. The top speed should be limited, but it is difficult to know where at. If not limited, 150 should be reached without too much trouble. (Excepting the law).

I had a tiptronic - the only auto I have ever owned, and it almost convinced me. Easy in traffic, but easy to do what you want if feathering the throttle round corners.

An unbelievable amount of car for the money, but expensive if you don't buy with your eyes open. Have a look at the buyers guide located under the resources tab above.

[zedy1]

me thinks he bought it from keightly :rolleyes:

[Brind]

Don't assume the tiptronic is the same as a basic automatic.

[mintyfresh]

Keighly the import place? Thery have many cheap cars.

Does the tiptronic box hinder the performance at all? Im quite interested in the car ebcause i want something bigger, but from what you guys have said, 310bhp does sound a little generous for him to say.

[mintyfresh]

also, he feels its worth £7500, does this sound right?

Im relying on you guys because of the rarity and how hard it is to find info on these cars.

Thanks

Deano.

[Brind]

Keighly the import place? Thery have many cheap cars.

Does the tiptronic box hinder the performance at all?

Erm.. welding your foot to the floor, both hands on the wheel holding on for dear life, while you take corners at break next speed without having to take time out to change gear yourself, and virtually constant acceleration times.

Nah.. it's no fun.

[mintyfresh]

lmao, point taken.

[SGHOM]

A few little mods & tweaks here & there, & you can record a 4.69 secs, 0 to 60 mph !! :-b It has been done................... with the auto !! sadly, my best is only 5.12 !

[mintyfresh]

My Rx7 is fast. sub 5 second 0-60 fast. But im just too big for it. having all the power in a comfortable car does sound good.

How do these big estates handle then?

[SGHOM]

How do these big estates handle then?

Where abouts are you in the UK ??
A few of us are at silverstone this coming weekend, to race the club circuit !! :-b
As for the handling......... It's not too bad for a big car !! :rolleyes5 4WD, traction control, AYC...... [ active yaw control, same as EVO's ]
unless you are a rally driver, you will loose your grip [ on reality ] before the car does !! awsome ! :rolleyes5 :-b

[Kieran]

Hmmm....

You tend to get a feel for cars on ebay, and this one gives me a kind of :shifty: :shifty: feeling...

Couple of thoughts...

You can make out the numberplate in the pictures, yet when you type it into the RAC's DVLA details page, no details come back. If the car was registered only a year ago, this should be entered on there. :nono: (Incidentally, you need to register for the lookups now - Hurry though, it's about to be taken offline!)

"SOME SERVICE HISTORY, 1000s SPENT ALL RECIPTS" - Why has the guy had to spend £1000s? What's he had done - and where?

"CAR SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES WITH FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL" - Whoopie doo. But it doesn't say how many miles the owner has covered since "importing" it a year ago. This could just mean it's had 1 change in 12 months if it's only covered say, 5000 miles.

[Kieran]

Reading my last post, I do sound like a harbinger of doom!:$

I think this car can be summed up by one simple phrase:

"Caveat Emptor"

[mintyfresh]

some good questions, and i think i'll let this car slide away, but i am now interested in getting myself a VR4.

Are there any particular models or years i should look out for. i will have a budget of between 8K-10K

[Jimbo]

some good questions, and i think i'll let this car slide away, but i am now interested in getting myself a VR4.

Are there any particular models or years i should look out for. i will have a budget of between 8K-10K

You should be able to get a damn good one for that money, certainly an early official UK-spec Ralliart version, but all these are tiptronic - only some of the earlier imported ones came with manual boxes.

There's not a great deal of difference in performance/handling between the saloon and the Legnum, but some of the older type-v models had 20bhp less than the 280 most cars have and some also didn't have the AYC fitted. Look for one late 99 onwards though, and you'll get all this stuff.

Be prepared for some expensive running costs. Everyone's experience is different and everywhere charge differently, but if you drive it a lot you can expect to pay that 8-10 again within two years, EASILY! Mine's about 20p a mile in petrol, and over a thousand a year in servicing. Add to that tyres and brakes, but then mine aren't standard so they cost more.

There's some good deals to be had on the likes of discs and pads, and access to these is granted to all paid up members - I echo the wise words of others here when I say it's best £20 you can spend on your car! There's an ever growing database of information in our members section that you simply won't find anywhere else.

Have a read of the buyers guide on this site - it's a brilliant summary and answered many of the questions I had.