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Thinking of buying VR-X in VIC

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Postby monty888 » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:02 am

I've got a vrx, although i love the car - i've been burning that i didnt save up a bit more for the ralliart.. anyhow all the best =]

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Postby sleeper » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:09 am

try to squeeze the money out for a RA, u wont be sorry, bout 136kw stock 180 with a tune, turbos are so much fun to drive :)
AWD, SST gearbox, all good.
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Postby ofey » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:19 am

Further to my advice though:
The one thing you have to be aware of is the higher running cost

1. You'll need to run Premium Petrol (95 is the lowest grade it'll take)
2. You get less out of a full tank by well over 100km
3. Servicing if you don't have capped price is like a robbery.

But as Gramps put it, if you can stretch out to it, do it.
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Postby Sir Lancer-lot » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:13 pm

Had my VR-X for about a week now and really enjoying the car. Has everything you need and given how clogged and policed the roads are these days you can't use all the power it has as it is...

Prob will get a reverse camera fitted but that's about it...
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Postby Ledspy » Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:03 pm

I went to visit mitsubishi yesterday. Checked out VRX auto, SX and the ASX activ. I guess it all comes down to how much Im willing to spend. I didnt want to touch the RA because I know that I will end up spending more than I have already budgeted for. The VRX doesnt have the performance that I would like, but you get what you pay for.
I also went to see a 2008 2.4l manual privately, however im highly precaucious about private sale.

Does anyone have a obd2 reader i can borrow? :P
or
know where i can buy one locally.

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Postby bunnishiwa » Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:14 pm

Best place to buy is Tactrix.com in the states. Over members here have mentioned the quick delivery.
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Postby ofey » Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:35 pm

Ledspy wrote:I went to visit mitsubishi yesterday. Checked out VRX auto, SX and the ASX activ. I guess it all comes down to how much Im willing to spend. I didnt want to touch the RA because I know that I will end up spending more than I have already budgeted for. The VRX doesnt have the performance that I would like, but you get what you pay for. I also went to see a 2008 2.4l manual privately, however im highly precaucious about private sale. Does anyone have a obd2 reader i can borrow? :P or know where i can buy one locally.


1. You don't want to spend more than you've budgeted + VRX doesn't have the performance you're looking for

Performance not good enough, look Elsewhere. Don't buy a VRX nor a Lancer.

2. 2008 2.4L Manual

You could take me along. I've seen so many of these cars, I can tell you if its safe or not.

3. Why do you need an OBD2 reader?
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Postby Ledspy » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:13 pm

Yeah ok guys so I finally bought a second hand Ralliart :D

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Postby Stripler » Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:15 pm

Nice one. Jealous!

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Postby ofey » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:18 pm

Ledspy wrote:Yeah ok guys so I finally bought a second hand Ralliart :D


Congrats.

If you have a Facebook account, do join us on FB. We meet randomly from time to time. Come along and show us the ride!
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BC BR-type Coilovers | UR + Whiteline Bars

EBC GreenStuff Pads | RDA Rotors

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Postby Momengah » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:31 pm

Congratulations! :D great choice there. The RA is an awesome car.
What colour did you end up getting?
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Postby ofey » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:35 pm

@Momengah: It's A31 Silver.
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Postby Momengah » Thu Jul 19, 2012 6:41 pm

Silver, nice!

Hope to see you in one of our next meets
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Postby Ledspy » Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:21 pm

thanks, cant wait to learn more about the lancer. whats your facebook page called?

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Postby sleeper » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:01 pm

top stuff quinton, are u driving it yet?
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