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20 hours ago, Niran said:
@Inked I was planning to spend as little as possible give my spending over the last year
Thinking this, thanks @Dairusire
https://cardwells.co.nz/cardwell-racing-1-layer-race-suit.html
Yei or nei??
that's super cheap but nay,
go for 2 layer as minimum unless budget is tight.
either way try for size before you buy !
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lexan expensive ?
every gram counts.
my 2 door frenchie is heavier than my old 5-door golf !
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that would make sense but the sedan weight 1270kg matches.
dry weight is usually stated as such.
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i find some of the weights listed incredulous...
v5/6 type r coupes only 1200kg ?
the nz brochures list as 1260kg !
nz sti wagons 1310kg
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complain to your local council !
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people pay good money to get bangs, pops and backfires.
every new sporty car seems to do this now.
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tire rack has a good online comparator where you can try various wheels on your car.
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1 hour ago, 1randomkiwi said:
Problem with 5th gens is the guard size to brake size ratio.
I have 19x8.5" currently and the brakes look tiny. Don't really see myself forking out $1500+ for Brembos.Think I'll look at 18x8 with 235/45 or 18x8.5 with 245/40
what size are the rotors ?
mine are 340mm brembos behind an open lattice style wheel.
find a monoblock type wheel design rather than an open spoke style ?
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^^^ agreed
stock gen 5 have one of the worst looking guard/stock wheel combos.
i prefer tyres to fit squarely on the rim; no bloat, definitely no stretch !
this prompted me to seek out the specs on my megane wheels - a very un-subaru like 19 x 8.25 et65 with 235/35-19 tyres
not seen such high offset before.
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what is all this talk of "valuing" ?
do you mean valving ?
or are you talking about value for money ?
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14 hours ago, Loren said:
A decent amount of power, but still a worse power to weight ratio than a GC8 STi.
a sad disease that afflicts almost all sporty cars.
they become more powerful but also fatter, softer, less hardcore.
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sub nz seem a bit slack on the news...
they didn't even mention the levorg won the 2017 btcc ?
https://www.caradvice.com.au/669960/subaru-wrx-sti-type-ra-r/
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the good fuzz
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with one or two exceptions, fast audis are one trick ponies.
extremely quick in a straightline with little driver involvement.
highly competent but hard to love.
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claybarred regie
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very stylish
plenty of grunt
economical
but 1865kg ???
what was the earlier comment about no barges ?
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53 minutes ago, Batbaruman said:
bmw 730d. 5.1m length. the ceo of bmw drives this around himself so seems like a good pick for you. how much did you score this for? time for pics now.
yes, time for coyness is over
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anything over 5m is a barge
bmw 7 series ?
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what about the exxon valdez !
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i never rotated the tyres when i had an sti.
just regular wheel alignments.
with the move to a fwd golf i also left the tyres alone but you get the fronts wearing faster so i just swap front to rear to even out wear.
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yes, seems the original link is dead.
i re-found the quote on some biker site
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wash > claybar > polish > sealant
all the car care guys make glass polish.
you can spend the earth or just get some meguiars etc from supercheap.