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Every few months someone starts a thread on these abortions... FYI it was a MY99 limited edition (5000), 1.5L NA, auto only, 2 or 4 wd. It was still available a year after release.

I find most of them more aesthetically and philosophically attuned to my automotive needs. ;D Japs usually win on VFM though. Only half of them. [quote name='keltik said: Go drive a passat for a month and say that...actually thinking about it - that thing was goooood Passat is a good, unexciting repmobile. A (possibly) mutual acquaintance in the audio trade has used one for years.

Fool's Gold. A little Renaultsport Megane R26, FWD with a piddly 169kW is one of the finest driver's cars ever, easily out-handling most production AWD's, including the current STI and EVO.

Mountains, molehills and general lack of comprehensive skills abound. :

For you youngsters who don't know any better. http://autospeed.com/cms/A_111396/article.html

Would love to see a Lego VTEC spin to 9000rpm.

Pedantically true. ;D

Yep, No. 10 on FV. Not HD but widescreen with stereo.

;D Click link for video http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/31/video-dont-call-it-ocd-dude-builds-32-valve-dohc-v8-out-of-le/

Good call. Frankly 99% of these after-market bolt-in cages are nothing but expensive crap. Cusco et al probably do test them but under less stringent rules than say Porsche, Lotus or Renaultsport, whose optional cages meet tough German TUV and FIA rules.

In the real old days cars did use the same grade of oil in engines and gearboxes. Modern cars use separate grades. Engine oil is designed with a much shorter service life than gearbox oil. Best check with a specialist Subaru service provider for specific recommendations.

Another defiled Euro. This c ock has seen that Lotto ad too many times. If that was my 911 (see TM pix) I wouldn't want this POS so close to my car. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Jaguar/S/auction-236797969.htm

Apparently the V8 is the better balanced car. Haven't seen that EVO, what issue is the test in ? I'm not keen on the look of the latest 997.5 cars. The very latest EVO has a list of the top 100 driver's cars, sure to start a lot of arguments. ;D

Ugh that poor car. Gmax rims on a 50k+ car.... And not even good ones You can pick up some of the older 2.7L turbo S4s for mid 20s as a private sale, so thats always an option - although Im not sure how reliable they are? Evo 7 is another option, although most of the ones under 25k on Trademe are abused looking wee things. Reliable if well serviced. But like most Audis not much fun to drive and not that fast, might be as quick as a BE Legacy RSK.

Crap performance, if you can even call it that but probably the best handling car of the bunch. All those cars have negative factors so I would keep looking.

Exactly. Gravity casting is cheaper than forging and 7.65kg isn't light. Advanti ain't Rays or BBS that's why they are copying the wheels off a third rate team like Toro Rosso instead of McLaren or Brawn. Also why the wheel in the ad looks more like OZ copies than an F1 replica.

That's a BMW Z10 development mule. http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/13/rendered-speculation-bmw-z10-ed-to-tackle-audi-r8/ Or the owner has a bad case of BMW envy, dunno why as the R8 is better than any current BMW. ;D http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/22/audi-r8-the-ultimate-driving-machine/#comments

I never cared for station wagons Since the Bora is basically the same as the Golf but it's a sedan, that's why I like it. What are "all the things that make Golf good" that you're talking about? Golf's have been at the top of the hatch tree since the Mk1. Prized for their build quality, peppy performance, good handling, high fun factor. Things went rapidly downhill with the Mk III; a big fat, stupid evolution of the Golf, which was no fun to drive and not even screwed together well. The only good thing to come out of it was the unique VR6 engine, a real gem of an engine. MkIV recovered the fine build but were plodding to drive, the base GTI was so slow it was out-dragged by the diesel. It wasn't until the MkV that the Golf regained its position as the premium hatch, particularly the GTI model. Bora/Jettas(same car) versions were toned down Golfs for the more conservative driver. Even with similar specs they didn't have the verve of the hatch. The performance is duller, handling less resolved and less involving. The VR6 also seemed more docile in this application. Not sure what version your proposed car has but the VR6 came in 3 flavours; 12 valve with 128/130kW and 24V 150kW. As you surmised the 4Motion system is not as effective as Subaru's permanent AWD. 4Motion was an early Haldex part-time system that was basically FWD until the drive wheels lost traction then it would send drive to the rear. Thanks to limited technology at the time, it was slow to react. Still it's a lot of car for the money but not one I would find particularly pleasurable to drive.

Bora = BORING ! Worse thing you can do to a small car is stick a boot on it. A Bora is a Golf with a boot, minus all the things that make Golf good. No more or less reliable than other cars. Should be cheap as they are so unloved. ;D And a 4-cyl is the better drive with less weight over the front.

The official Subaru site is still live after all these years http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/s401/index.html

S401 got a revised ECU that bumped power up to 216kW, torque remained the same at 343Nm. Lardass at 1520kg http://www.j-garage.com/subaru/legacy/s401-spec02.htm

You're quoting the wrong post dude.

No, study home theatre design and you'll see why.

Spot on. Only difference will be to lighten your wallet, increase induction noise and give you bragging rights. ;D

How do you define "year" ? Model Year or year of registration ? There's a couple of votes for 2010+ ???