Starlet Glanza V
Discussion
Bought a 1998 Starlet Glanza V yesterday.
I'm the first uk owner, and is still being registered so i'll not get the car for a week or so as the cars being MOT'd, Taxed and Registered.
Its standard apart from an HKS panel filter, GP Sports back box and uprated shocks and springs. Its been converted to mph, derestricted etc to make it all comply with uk standards.
Still has a lot of little japanese bits on it too. Still got the flare under the glovebox, Japanese tax disc, all the jap warning stickers etc.
Will be a big step up from the clio which is still my first car.
Anyway, heres a few photos that the seller sent to me, will have more once i recieve the car.
I'm the first uk owner, and is still being registered so i'll not get the car for a week or so as the cars being MOT'd, Taxed and Registered.
Its standard apart from an HKS panel filter, GP Sports back box and uprated shocks and springs. Its been converted to mph, derestricted etc to make it all comply with uk standards.
Still has a lot of little japanese bits on it too. Still got the flare under the glovebox, Japanese tax disc, all the jap warning stickers etc.
Will be a big step up from the clio which is still my first car.
Anyway, heres a few photos that the seller sent to me, will have more once i recieve the car.
snotrag said:
RB26DETT said:
I agree change the wheels.
No way.I've got an inkling that those wheels may actually be worth a small fortune aswell...
What bolt Pattern are they?
I expect they are 4x114, and i dont think the op should change them either.
Its only costing me £77 more than the clio to insure, it's getting switched from the clio to the starlet on july 1st.
The wheels are staying. They're genuine work equip 01s in 14" with a 4x100 bolt fitment. Don't know the offset of them, but as far as i know they're very rare and quite expensive.
Only thing that i'm not sure about is, when i phoned the insurance company (elephant.co.uk - foreign call centre too :'( ) They didn't take any VIN number or anything, just the car make, model, colour, engine size etc. and that seemed to be enough? But that seems like im not insured on this specific starlet?
The wheels are staying. They're genuine work equip 01s in 14" with a 4x100 bolt fitment. Don't know the offset of them, but as far as i know they're very rare and quite expensive.
Only thing that i'm not sure about is, when i phoned the insurance company (elephant.co.uk - foreign call centre too :'( ) They didn't take any VIN number or anything, just the car make, model, colour, engine size etc. and that seemed to be enough? But that seems like im not insured on this specific starlet?
Funnily enough, the enkeis were the other wheel I liked. If i was going to get any other wheel, that's what it'd be.
But i love the Equips, I think they just suit the car. It all obviously looks alot better in person rather than in a few photos.
The Nankangs are brand new, so I'll be keeping them on it for now. They can't be any worse than the "Sunny Sport" tyres on the front of the clio, those are awful.
But i love the Equips, I think they just suit the car. It all obviously looks alot better in person rather than in a few photos.
The Nankangs are brand new, so I'll be keeping them on it for now. They can't be any worse than the "Sunny Sport" tyres on the front of the clio, those are awful.
stormrider2 said:
Its only costing me £77 more than the clio to insure, it's getting switched from the clio to the starlet on july 1st.
The wheels are staying. They're genuine work equip 01s in 14" with a 4x100 bolt fitment. Don't know the offset of them, but as far as i know they're very rare and quite expensive.
Only thing that i'm not sure about is, when i phoned the insurance company (elephant.co.uk - foreign call centre too :'( ) They didn't take any VIN number or anything, just the car make, model, colour, engine size etc. and that seemed to be enough? But that seems like im not insured on this specific starlet?
Locking wheel nuts then, I couldn't see any on the specific picture.The wheels are staying. They're genuine work equip 01s in 14" with a 4x100 bolt fitment. Don't know the offset of them, but as far as i know they're very rare and quite expensive.
Only thing that i'm not sure about is, when i phoned the insurance company (elephant.co.uk - foreign call centre too :'( ) They didn't take any VIN number or anything, just the car make, model, colour, engine size etc. and that seemed to be enough? But that seems like im not insured on this specific starlet?
Nice car, enjoy!
Are these the ones with a button for a temporary power increase?
Nope, although it's got a twin mode turbo. Low boost is around 110bhp and high boost is the full 133bhp.
Turns out the insurance company did mess up, they put the registration of the starlet as the same as my current car, and totally ignored me saying the car wasn't registered.
So i'll be getting the car even later
Turns out the insurance company did mess up, they put the registration of the starlet as the same as my current car, and totally ignored me saying the car wasn't registered.
So i'll be getting the car even later
Turns out they did get the insurance details wrong. They filled it out as the starlet having the same numberplate as the clio. But its all been taken care off now hopefully, no extra charges either.
As for some of the questions. It cost me around £4.5k, which seems expensive for a 12yo car, but its seriously clean, and pretty much standard.
As for reliability, as far as i know they can take alot, 200bhp+ does need some forged internals etc iirc as they'll tend to go pop if kept standard.
Its gettin MOT'd today, so fingers crossed it passes.
As for some of the questions. It cost me around £4.5k, which seems expensive for a 12yo car, but its seriously clean, and pretty much standard.
As for reliability, as far as i know they can take alot, 200bhp+ does need some forged internals etc iirc as they'll tend to go pop if kept standard.
Its gettin MOT'd today, so fingers crossed it passes.
stormrider2 said:
Turns out they did get the insurance details wrong. They filled it out as the starlet having the same numberplate as the clio. But its all been taken care off now hopefully, no extra charges either.
As for some of the questions. It cost me around £4.5k, which seems expensive for a 12yo car, but its seriously clean, and pretty much standard.
As for reliability, as far as i know they can take alot, 200bhp+ does need some forged internals etc iirc as they'll tend to go pop if kept standard.
Its gettin MOT'd today, so fingers crossed it passes.
Firstly, I have some bad news for you. The Admiral (Elephant, Bell etc) group do not insure Glanza's. They are not on the group's underwriters books. I had a great deal of hastle trying to insure my Glanza. As for some of the questions. It cost me around £4.5k, which seems expensive for a 12yo car, but its seriously clean, and pretty much standard.
As for reliability, as far as i know they can take alot, 200bhp+ does need some forged internals etc iirc as they'll tend to go pop if kept standard.
Its gettin MOT'd today, so fingers crossed it passes.
Secondly - 4EFTE's can take 200bhp+ on standard internals. I was running 215bhp on a standard engine and it lasted fine, with quite a few trackdays thrown in the mix. Providing you don't above 1.2 bar you'll be alright, providing you have the correct supporting mods and you use good quality parts and oil.
Looks like a nice clean example. Try Adrian Flux for insurance.
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