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Postby Tagged » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:48 am

- around $7000 market price
- around 2L engine
- four doors
- performance comparable to a BZR....(im just using BZR as a benchmark really)

what are my options if I need to get something with four doors....??

"the person" that usually sits on the front passenger seat finds the BZR too rough......you know...the make up goes crazy when there are little holes on the road lol

and I also think something with four doors would suite me somewhat better.

problem is, I love the way BZRs drive, and can't seems to think of many cars that would satisfy the above requirements....i'm normally not a fast driver, but simply cannot stand a car that would no go when you need/want it to.....if you know what I mean :P
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Postby kim0663 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:13 am

honda dohc vtec anything.
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Postby iOnic » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:30 am

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Postby tiny2009 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:55 am

Corolla/Sprinter GT
Chaser/Mark II will do the job on the motorway but sluggish off the mark with a non turbo auto.

If you want comfort and power then go for a LS400/Celsior.
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Postby BZG Wagon » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:28 am

Sounds like you love your BZR - so I'd recomend one of these:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/sprinter/auction-459099939.htm

I believe they're six speed too. Otherwise have you considered a BZ-Touring station wagon?
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Postby SkylineObsession » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:44 am

R32 Skyline GTS-t. ;)

Or maybe a non turbo R34 25 GT (190hp) if the price goes down that low.
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Postby Bling » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:41 pm

Tell your passenger to harden up or to catch the bus. Chch roads are bumpy as. I'd recommend a 4WD if you want to reduce the bumps. They will still bounce you around though, no two ways about it.
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Postby rollaholic » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:47 pm

altezza? or a caldina for even more space. wagons are great.
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Postby Tagged » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:17 pm

BZG Wagon wrote:Sounds like you love your BZR - so I'd recomend one of these:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/sprinter/auction-459099939.htm

I believe they're six speed too. Otherwise have you considered a BZ-Touring station wagon?


yup love it a lot :D

the sprinter GT basically looks like a grown up family version BZR lol
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Postby Tagged » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:18 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:Tell your passenger to harden up or to catch the bus.


sounds like a plan haha!!
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Postby Tagged » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:20 pm

rollaholic wrote:altezza? or a caldina for even more space. wagons are great.


are altezzas good in terms of performance?? I know that RS200 is probably good but dont know about AS200. And its been puzzling me why is the RS version a 4-piston and AS a 6-piston...??
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Postby Sideros » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:22 pm

AS runs 1GGE engine I think? They suck.
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Postby Tagged » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:26 pm

Sideros wrote:AS runs 1GGE engine I think? They suck.


I see. I've been thinking a 6-cylinder should be stronger than a 4-cylinder....but in this case the 1GGEs probably suck real bad then?? lol
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:28 pm

1GFE, and they're ok...nothing to write home about. Manual one might be better
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Postby iOnic » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:45 pm

They're a big bag of dicks.
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Postby petrolhead » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:40 pm

My gf has the 6cyl auto, and after hearing all the bagging of them, i thought it would be a piece of crap... but its a really nice car to drive and i was quite impressed with the amount of power it had for a 2ltr.

It is not fast by any means but has a nice smooth power band, that you dont have to rev the shit out of to get it to go anywhere (because it wouldn't go any faster if you did.)
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Postby dnalunchie » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:41 pm

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Postby AE86less » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:09 am

petrolhead wrote:My gf has the 6cyl auto, and after hearing all the bagging of them, i thought it would be a piece of crap... but its a really nice car to drive and i was quite impressed with the amount of power it had for a 2ltr.

It is not fast by any means but has a nice smooth power band, that you dont have to rev the shit out of to get it to go anywhere (because it wouldn't go any faster if you did.)


Really depends what you want your altezza for, if you want a sports car get the I4, if you want a nice cruiser get the I6. Theres a reason Lexus put the 6 in their version. Brendan Duncker got more than 1000kms off a tank in an I6 model with a really high diff ratio.
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Postby blindnz » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:23 am

BZG Wagon wrote:Sounds like you love your BZR - so I'd recomend one of these:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/sprinter/auction-459099939.htm

I believe they're six speed too. Otherwise have you considered a BZ-Touring station wagon?


Don't know if I like the spoiler....
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Postby GTTpower » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:47 am

1G Altezza's are ok, drink heavily when pushed though compared to the 3S
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