Should I replace perdana?

[vr2turbo]

Have you driven it before? How did it fare compared to your VR?

Drove it once when he brought to office and we drove it out for lunch. Low end very nice, suspension stiff as it is the STi version, but now VR stiff suspension just as hard.....lol

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Drove it once when he brought to office and we drove it out for lunch. Low end very nice, suspension stiff as it is the STi version, but now VR stiff suspension just as hard.....lol

Looks like that is indeed a good car to drive. Not wrong to set my target on one.

 

[vr2turbo]

Looks like that is indeed a good car to drive. Not wrong to set my target on one.

Yup, BHP higher, handling good, AWD, boxer sound, etc.......

 

[marsha1l_v6]

If you spent 6k already for the conversion from auto to manual, you might as well keep the car. Selling it away for 3k is like a waste. Not like you can do much with the 3k.

What you want to do with E36 and E46? RB or JZ engine conversion? I suggest not because the work to do is troublesome. I have a friend who bought a E36 and he is thinking of doing a 2JZ-GTE conversion. Some shop quoted him RM17k including the engine price.... And you need to source custom mounting kit for that... Mind you, BMW parts are not cheap and old parts are probably hard to come by as well... Rare parts = high price...

I was planning to go for m3 swap for e36. And leave it as it is .

Subaru is a great car..hahaha..

sadly my heart leans toward older gen car due to less techy and reliability

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Yup, BHP higher, handling good, AWD, boxer sound, etc.......

Sitting room for rear passengers also okay right? Since it is a proper sedan car.

I was planning to go for m3 swap for e36. And leave it as it is .

Subaru is a great car..hahaha..

sadly my heart leans toward older gen car due to less techy and reliability

Woa, M3 engine is not easy to come by... The 3 litre one? Roadtax is expensive.

I like older cars as well. Easier to fix if anything goes wrong. I can live without the new high tech stuff.

 

[marsha1l_v6]

Sitting room for rear passengers also okay right? Since it is a proper sedan car.



Woa, M3 engine is not easy to come by... The 3 litre one? Roadtax is expensive.

I like older cars as well. Easier to fix if anything goes wrong. I can live without the new high tech stuff.

Ample space at the back..somewhere myvi like leg room spaces..

Yes road tax expensive..but less headache compared to jz swap. Can be a long term project car. Yet to visit BMW specialist at seremban/subang. Blum kira2 lg.

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Ample space at the back..somewhere myvi like leg room spaces..

Yes road tax expensive..but less headache compared to jz swap. Can be a long term project car. Yet to visit BMW specialist at seremban/subang. Blum kira2 lg.

Myvi kind of leg room space is good enough. From pictures, I thought the leg room might be small due to the large STI bucket seats.

If you can source is M3 engine and people to do it, I guess it should be okay. Plus you get the fun of NA engine roar and response.

 

[lsm1991]

Those under 50k WRX STI version 8 could probably be illegal singapore cars running with illegal roadtax... There are many WRX STI over there and most of them end up shipped here instead of scrapped. Lately there has been a lot of cases of singapore scrap cars going around Malaysia with cloned registration plates... Really troublesome if you are caught driving those cars.

no.... i have been to view 2 units (v7's) last year...

lets put it this way.... its a buyers market now... if they are desperate to sell and need cash, you can get them for very little. Dealerships lowballing all the time and banks not giving out loans (or the loan deals are just terrible) for these types of cars. Those who have money for a sports car are usually older guys OR those can afford much more expensive newer cars.


ohh yeah should mention... a friend bought a 350z for 35k recently haha
direct from owner. (was a stock standard early auto)...
according to the owner, shop only offered him 30k for it.
basically the high running costs put ppl off...

 

[RENESIS VIII]

no.... i have been to view 2 units (v7's) last year...

lets put it this way.... its a buyers market now... if they are desperate to sell and need cash, you can get them for very little. Dealerships lowballing all the time and banks not giving out loans (or the loan deals are just terrible) for these types of cars. Those who have money for a sports car are usually older guys OR those can afford much more expensive newer cars.


ohh yeah should mention... a friend bought a 350z for 35k recently haha
direct from owner. (was a stock standard early auto)...
according to the owner, shop only offered him 30k for it.
basically the high running costs put ppl off...

So, if you know people and got connections, you can get a car lower than the supposed 'market price'. Never actually thought about this factor at all... Because I always thought who would sell off their car at a lower value even if they are desperate to sell...

RM35k for 350Z is real cheap... My relative who owns one 350Z spent 20k for 19" CE28 and 15k for this titanium exhaust system. My relative spent 35k for 2 mods while your friend just bought a whole car with 35k.

 

[vr2turbo]

ohh yeah should mention... a friend bought a 350z for 35k recently haha
direct from owner. (was a stock standard early auto)...
according to the owner, shop only offered him 30k for it.
basically the high running costs put ppl off...

Due to the high displacement also, road tax also expensive. Like previous Harrier the 2.4 second hand easier to sell than the 3.0....

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Due to the high displacement also, road tax also expensive. Like previous Harrier the 2.4 second hand easier to sell than the 3.0....

350Z roadtax damn expensive. Around 4k plus a year... 370Z is even worse. Not to mention both of their tyres are expensive too... 18 or 19 inch. Some even want to go for 20 inch... I really like their V6 engine sound but aiming to own hose cars will really kill the pocket...

Another car that I know of with expensive roadtax would be Toyota Celsior/Lexus LS400... The first generation model... 4.0 1UZ-FE V8.... Second hand value around 30k...

 

[vr2turbo]

Any car cc more than 3L the jump multiple upwards a lot....

 

[marsha1l_v6]

Quick question..

I've never own a turbo engine car and drive one on the highway.

I had wonder this for quite some time. Am i on boost/hurting the engine if i cruise the highway at 160kmh avrge?

This would be my speed if i travel up north (penang) and slightly higher down south due to better road condition. Doing this speed effortlessly with my pv6 without stopping at RnR.

:vroam:

 

[vr2turbo]

Quick question..

I've never own a turbo engine car and drive one on the highway.

I had wonder this for quite some time. Am i on boost/hurting the engine if i cruise the highway at 160kmh avrge?

This would be my speed if i travel up north (penang) and slightly higher down south due to better road condition. Doing this speed effortlessly with my pv6 without stopping at RnR.

:vroam:

Boost is when you accelerate, when cruising no boost, but will have when needed......lol

 

[lsm1991]

So, if you know people and got connections, you can get a car lower than the supposed 'market price'. Never actually thought about this factor at all... Because I always thought who would sell off their car at a lower value even if they are desperate to sell...

RM35k for 350Z is real cheap... My relative who owns one 350Z spent 20k for 19" CE28 and 15k for this titanium exhaust system. My relative spent 35k for 2 mods while your friend just bought a whole car with 35k.

can only imagine the owners face when the dealers make an offer for a 350z....

ahh well this kind of car, not easy to sell.... ppl that like it get scared away by the taxes while people who can afford that kind of tax usually have the $ to buy something better.

 

[loose_end]

350z price same goes to rx8

 

[marsha1l_v6]

What I meant was, let say at 140kmh cruising rpm would be around 3.5k ..the boost kick in at 3k rpm..

Would it boost through out the journey or sooner or later the pressure would equalize

 

[lsm1991]

350z price same goes to rx8

EHHHH!!!!!!!!! also as bad!? mi i have seen was 40k but that was just one unit....
my god..... these things depreciate fast....

ahh well i guess they will stop depreciating so rapidly at one point...

 

[marsha1l_v6]

EHHHH!!!!!!!!! also as bad!? mi i have seen was 40k but that was just one unit....
my god..... these things depreciate fast....

ahh well i guess they will stop depreciating so rapidly at one point...

I wish sti would depreciate that fast

 

[RENESIS VIII]

can only imagine the owners face when the dealers make an offer for a 350z....

ahh well this kind of car, not easy to sell.... ppl that like it get scared away by the taxes while people who can afford that kind of tax usually have the $ to buy something better.

My relative has been owning the car for 7 years. From the look of it, he will continue to keep his car since 7 years of expensive roadtax did not scare him away. Unlike some owners who bought 350Z and use for like 1 or 2 years before giving in to the expensive roadtax cost.

What I meant was, let say at 140kmh cruising rpm would be around 3.5k ..the boost kick in at 3k rpm..

Would it boost through out the journey or sooner or later the pressure would equalize

From the sound of it, if you are cruising at around 160kmh, maybe your RPM will be at 4000... If so, I guess it depends a lot on your cooling system capabilities to see if your car can endure such a long distance journey.

My 350Z relative told me before that he went for touge session with Evo and STI owners. Said that those cars are fast during touge, zoom here and there. But after a certain amount of time, they will stop by roadside to rest because apparently their water temperature is overheating and boiling.

I wish sti would depreciate that fast

The major reasons that I can think of for 350Z depreciation value would be the roadtax. Another thing would be the expensive maintenance costs for a V6 engine. You own a V6 engine, you know that some parts for V6 are doubled compared to inline engine. Tyre is probably another factor... My relative uses 275/30/19 size for his rear tyres... You can imagine the price it costs for the rear tyres...

As for RX-8, I guess that is due to the rotary engine itself. Not a lot of shops know how to fix it or maintain it. Plus the few issues with rotary engines like replacing the apex seal inside the rotor after a certain period of time and mileage.... Need to take out the whole engine to do it...

STI on the other hand is not that bad despite drinking for fuel than 350Z and RX-8. No matter what, it is still a 4 door sedan. Practicability is still there like fetching more people than 350Z. Even RX-8 had a small rear legroom which is not comfortable for the rear passengers. Rear boot space for STI is good enough as well. Ride height and ground clearance for STI is also higher, which means going through speed bumps and indoor car parks is not much of an issue compared to 350Z and RX-8... Not to forget that STI makes more power and is faster than 350Z and RX-8... I mean, after writing all these out, I think STI is really a good deal compared to them.