R34 25Gt Getting New Exhaust!

[Jonno34]

marc im amazed you haven't sold an SSS pulsar to the whole SAU community!!

im actually quite curious to drive one and see how it is

[mad082]

stock they are ok, but go better with a set of extractors and an exhaust (they run out of puff at about 5000rpm with the stock headers, but will happily rev out to the 7500rpm redline with extractors). handling wise they ride a lot better than a lot of other small cars. they are slightly stiffer so they don't suffer from body roll as much. my mum and sister have corollas and mum's ex boyfriend had a lancer and it was better to drive than both of them. they aren't "oh my god, they are amazing" good, but when compared to other cars in their class they are good.

[Jonno34]

sounds like something i'd be after, if i keep to smaller cars i was thinking either this or the ford laser tx3 ... but im tempted to go for a larger aussie made car (prob a falcon) for the space, auto trans, aircon and (hopefully) LPG conversion since i drive a fair bit

i may just try out a SSS pulsar after seeing you recommend it on so many threads though

[mad082]

my daily is a vt wagon. i'd take the missus SSS over it any day of the week, other than the fact that the commodore has cruise control (since it's a long drive to work everyday). even if you got a falcon or commodore on gas i don't think it would be much (if any) cheaper than a 4 cylinder, especially if it's city driving that you do. i average about 9L/100kms out of the commodore and that is highway driving. before i bought it and was driving the pulsar to work i was averaging low 7's. best is 6.5L/100kms in the pulsar. round town it's usually 10 to 11L/100kms, but that is pretty much all short trips (it's only a 5 or 6 minute drive to the missus' work from home). if you were doing longer trips where you got to stay at a steady speed for more then a few hundred metres at a time you'd easily see economy of under 10L/100kms for city driving. that time i got 6.5L/100kms was on a trip to brissy where i had to drop mum off to pretty much the heart of the city, but it was night time (about 7 to 8pm when i was in the city).

i'm almost tempted to sell the wagon to get myself a SSS. i originally got the wagon because i wanted something with cruise, comfy seats and auto for the long trip to work (i have a dodgy back, so seat comfort is important), and price as well. i wouldn't have been able to get a SSS for what i paid for the wagon (at least one that wasn't falling apart). that is what is stopping me selling the wagon to get one (can't afford to pay the difference).

in a race the pulsar would beat the wagon too.

[Jonno34]

im not entirely too sure what i'll be looking for in my next car i cant decide if i want a:

hot hatch (SSS pulsar or tx3 laser)

- good for cheaper parts, bit more fun to play with

or a nice big comfy car like a falcon running on lpg

- good for running on lpg + comfy seats for my long distance journeys

either would have to be automatic, i spend far too much time stuck in epic traffic jams to drive a manual

im basically looking for something cheaper on fuel (lpg) and automatic with aircon which is why i thought the falcon would be a good car

but i do enjoy going on cruises and the like, and itd be nice to have a car to take to stuff like the RAC skidpan or tuning days where the hot hatches would be better, but i did think that they would be a bit more expensive on fuel since they dont run on LPG which is almost half the price of unleaded ...

[mad082]

in city traffic the hot hatch will use about half the fuel of the big 6 on LPG, so cost wise they would balance out, especially once you take into account the lower rego of the 4 banger.

that said, i have little experience with the autos in the pulsars, so don't know much about reliability or even performance. that said, my sisters corolla (2006 model) is an auto and it goes suprisingly well. think it would probably beat an auto SSS though, but i couldn't really say for sure. the only auto pulsar i've driven was a n14 1.6L one and it was a slug. no power matched with poor ratios.

[Jonno34]

that doesnt sound good I definitely need an auto car due to the amount of time i spend driving, and most of thats in traffic jams ...

im looking at a 93 alfa 164 3L V6 ..

[mad082]

better get friendly with a tow truck driver then, LOL

[Jonno34]

LOL yeah i've heard bad things about reliability in older alfas ... but its such a charmer and the reviews on it have been fantastic (although the car does seem a bit more pricey to maintain)

[10 4]

Jonno, you're crazy.

[Jonno34]

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