mattydont
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In saying that, Please continue or some else could hijack and continue.
RVR dear future owner, things i have learnt
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Benzo4gT
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4piknup
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4th could have made a monosyllabic reply to every post in this thread and have his numbers up, and it wouldnt have made this thread any worse (or better)
Benzo4gT
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LOL, I think it was meant to be quite a serious and informative thread. Oh well, looks like it's up to me now.......sigh
RVRs - Can range in price from $1k for an SSG doer upper to 8-9k for a good example of a Hypergear R which were a limited production run.
- People don't really notice the Sports Gears (SG & SSG) because they look like a soccer mum, soft roader mini van. The Hypergear Rs have the full bodykit and get more attention, but it's really down to how you drive it, like
any car.
- They are a Jap import so realistically they have never had the oil changed or any maintenance at all worth a crap so expect to have worn out everything, but you might get lucky. Hypergears are generally looked after better.
- Parts like front doors and dash bits are almost identical to a nimbus, the rest isn't, and in my dealings trying to find parts, I've just bought parts cars for cheap and inventoried spares I don't use.
- Servicing should be something you need to learn yourself otherwise you'll waste your money paying for some apprentice to undo a bolt and turn a filter. Engine repairs are the same as any 4G, it can get expensive if you
need to rebuild an engine or gearbox, in which case it may be cheaper and easier to find a cheap hack and molest it for spares or make/modify parts that are a close match.
- They are moderately quick in manual form and there is the element of surprise if you have an SSG, the Hypergears give it away a bit with all the body kit, but they have a lot more punch so they can back up their looks.
-The bolt on engine mods are the same as an evo, or very close.
Hope this helps
Now that I've been mature I'm off to poke road kill with a stick and trip old people.
RVRs - Can range in price from $1k for an SSG doer upper to 8-9k for a good example of a Hypergear R which were a limited production run.
- People don't really notice the Sports Gears (SG & SSG) because they look like a soccer mum, soft roader mini van. The Hypergear Rs have the full bodykit and get more attention, but it's really down to how you drive it, like
any car.
- They are a Jap import so realistically they have never had the oil changed or any maintenance at all worth a crap so expect to have worn out everything, but you might get lucky. Hypergears are generally looked after better.
- Parts like front doors and dash bits are almost identical to a nimbus, the rest isn't, and in my dealings trying to find parts, I've just bought parts cars for cheap and inventoried spares I don't use.
- Servicing should be something you need to learn yourself otherwise you'll waste your money paying for some apprentice to undo a bolt and turn a filter. Engine repairs are the same as any 4G, it can get expensive if you
need to rebuild an engine or gearbox, in which case it may be cheaper and easier to find a cheap hack and molest it for spares or make/modify parts that are a close match.
- They are moderately quick in manual form and there is the element of surprise if you have an SSG, the Hypergears give it away a bit with all the body kit, but they have a lot more punch so they can back up their looks.
-The bolt on engine mods are the same as an evo, or very close.
Hope this helps
Now that I've been mature I'm off to poke road kill with a stick and trip old people.Dave_GSR1.8
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Slight hijack (but perhaps not quite as off topic as some other posts!) but re:
"- They are a Jap import so realistically they have never had the oil changed or any maintenance at all worth a crap...."
not something I realised, so your saying servicing of cars is a bit hit and miss in Japan ? If so I'm guessing because they have a a high turnover of car ownership there ?
Sorry 4th
"- They are a Jap import so realistically they have never had the oil changed or any maintenance at all worth a crap...."
not something I realised, so your saying servicing of cars is a bit hit and miss in Japan ? If so I'm guessing because they have a a high turnover of car ownership there ?
Sorry 4th
Benzo4gT
Operator
My comment was a bit of hyperbole, biut it's not too far from the truth
Generally the newer the model the more likely that it's had factory services. My RVR is 20 years old, I bought it from a lady who bought it from an importer, complied in 04, so it was 10 years old before it got over here,
it was a pig. Bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends, brake callipers, clutch master and slave and a very poorly serviced filthy engine, AND it was growing a sunroof
It really depends on the owner and how much they like the car, that's why HSGs tend to be in better shape. It seems like SSGs fall into the who cares bucket.
Like you alluded to in your comment, there doesn't seem to be much impetus to service your car when you know you're going to turn it over every few years. They have quite expensive inspections after the car is 3 years old and the
cars are cheaper than what we pay for them here.
Generally the newer the model the more likely that it's had factory services. My RVR is 20 years old, I bought it from a lady who bought it from an importer, complied in 04, so it was 10 years old before it got over here,
it was a pig. Bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends, brake callipers, clutch master and slave and a very poorly serviced filthy engine, AND it was growing a sunroof
It really depends on the owner and how much they like the car, that's why HSGs tend to be in better shape. It seems like SSGs fall into the who cares bucket.
Like you alluded to in your comment, there doesn't seem to be much impetus to service your car when you know you're going to turn it over every few years. They have quite expensive inspections after the car is 3 years old and the
cars are cheaper than what we pay for them here.
penngwyne
Well-Known Member
I just laughed again
But seriously!
But seriously!
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