AMV8 reliability + on track - good , bad or average..?
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Looking for some feedback from some of you experienced chaps.. who may have had one of these on the track.. are they any good ..? coming in at 1600Kg.. i have a question mark on the handling characteristics..? do the 4.3 cars come std with a locking diff..? what is the car balance like..? how bad is the understeer, and can it be dialed out easy enough with a geo..?
is the prodrive power/handling pack worth the costs..? and does it improve the car much..?
Apart from that, are the horror electrical reliability stories i hear from the early 05 cars all true..? or just bad luck..? were the problems ironed out by 07..?
is the prodrive power/handling pack worth the costs..? and does it improve the car much..?
Apart from that, are the horror electrical reliability stories i hear from the early 05 cars all true..? or just bad luck..? were the problems ironed out by 07..?
Edited by RatBoy M3CS on Monday 16th February 14:29
RatBoy M3CS said:
Looking for some feedback from some of you experienced chaps.. who may have had one of these on the track.. are they any good ..? coming in at 1600Kg.. i have a question mark on the handling characteristics..? do the 4.3 cars come std with a locking diff..? what is the car balance like..? how bad is the understeer, and can it be dialed out easy enought with a geo..?
is the prodrive power/handling pack worth the costs..? and does it improve the car much..?
Apart from that, are the horror electrical reliability stories i hear from the early 05 cars all true..? or just bad luck..? were the problems ironed out by 07..?
very good, although Ive only had it on track a couple of times ( I used to run a 330bhp Elise as my track car)is the prodrive power/handling pack worth the costs..? and does it improve the car much..?
Apart from that, are the horror electrical reliability stories i hear from the early 05 cars all true..? or just bad luck..? were the problems ironed out by 07..?
surprisingly good in fact - better than a CSL for sure, near zero understeer, Personally Ive not bothered with the Prodrive kit as I think I could do better myself VFM wise from other sources if thats the way I wished to go with the car ...ive done 33K miles in mine, no issues other than a full set of tyres and pads all round
If I was going to use it on track regularly and it wasnt my daily road car, I would upgrade the pads, fit some adjustable Nitron suspension for £1500 and the optional Pirelli Corsa tyres (they fit on stock rims - no need to spend £3k on different ones) ...thats about it really
however I think it serves me best as a GT/daily sportscar and for track I will have another high-powered Elise or Caterham in the future...the right tool for the job as it were
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