what do u guys think of the st185 gt4
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hi chaps new member just wondering what u thought of the gt4 st185 i have owned one for 2 years now and had nothing but problems.I love the look of the car the styling but a m8 at work had one 2 and his gearbox went is there another car out there for about 2 to 3 k that has the same performance looks and handeling i know straight away scoobies r gonna come up but they seem a little common to me everyone has one have heard they r good cars not meaning to offend anyone i may end up buying one
Mr E said:
Gazboy said:
"If you can't afford a good one, you can't afford to run a bad one".
Goes for a lot of cars.
Goes for a lot of cars.
That's my line. I'll start charging for it....
ST185 - nothing a few more PSI of boost won't solve.
Generally pretty reliable I thought.
ST185CS/RC a much better car however.
MR2Turbo even better :-)
Dakkon said:
Mr E said:
Gazboy said:
"If you can't afford a good one, you can't afford to run a bad one".
Goes for a lot of cars.
Goes for a lot of cars.
That's my line. I'll start charging for it....
ST185 - nothing a few more PSI of boost won't solve.
Generally pretty reliable I thought.
ST185CS/RC a much better car however.
MR2Turbo even better :-)
If you're that way inclined....
So, with your first 2 posts on PH "Coll" you've managed to contradict yourself. You've just posted a thinly disguised thread in General Gassing about breaking your car with mention of a possibly knackered turbo, but good engine and tasty/tacky shoite like a viper induction kit. Yet here, you think you have gubbed a gearbox?
With respect to getting a Subaru, they cost no less to run and maintain than a 185 or any other turbo'd machinery.
Edited by emicen on Wednesday 27th September 16:39
gearbox is fine on my car the gearbox went on my m8s car witch was a few years newer and lower milage the reson i got a 4 was i had a 20gt first and had no problems the viper in duction kit was on the car when i bought it and after forking out 500 on a low milage engine running the car for six months and the boost going also first turbo car i have had and had nothing but problems the 185 gt4 cr or rc are different from mine the have a water to air charge cooler mine has air to air and am sure there is other differences
coll_gt4 said:
gearbox is fine on my car, the gearbox went on my m8s car witch was a few years newer and lower milage the reson i got a 4 was i had a 20gt first and had no problems the viper in duction kit was on the car when i bought it and after forking out 500 on a low milage engine running the car for six months and the boost going also first turbo car i have had and had nothing but problems the 185 gt4 cr or rc are different from mine the have a water to air charge cooler mine has air to air and am sure there is other differences
Much better
coll_gt4 said:
all i wanted to find out was if anyone had owend and had any probs with a gt4 st185 jdm not a 185cs or rc what is so hard about that
forget it jeez u really know how to make a guy welcome
forget it jeez u really know how to make a guy welcome
TBH mate, I couldnt understand your first post, hence coming to the conclusion that you'd
ed the gearbox. Here's the inside track on ST185 GT4's, JDM or otherwise, CS/RC/widebody/narrowbody/anypermutationyoufancy: they are 13yr minimum old turbo charged cars. They require maintenance above the cost of other cars in the same price bracket, lets not forget theyre touching as low as a grand these days and they definately cost more to service than a 98 1.0 3cyl Corsa which is about the same money.
They are reliable cars when maintained properly, and not abused with no thought for mechanical sympathy.
They can be made faster than stock very easily within sensible limits.
But, here's the dirty dirty secret: due to the fall in prices, many have fallen in to the hands of chavs/neds/trevs/bams/was-once-told-but-cant-recall-what-the-dundee-term-for-them-is. They cost less than Saxo's but the nuggets dont like the servicing regeime, so they skip it. They want them to be "wikid fast" so crank the boost up as far as it'll go with no thought for the headgasket or turbo longevity. Idle the car to let the oil cool, that'd waste their petrol, not bothered if it saves the engine.
There are good and there are bad. Good ones are great, bad ones are a bigger money pit than Jenna Jamiesons cawk socket.
Coll, this place will be very useful to you... www.gt4oc.net//
Just remember to use commas, etc. or nobody will understand what you are trying to say.
Just remember to use commas, etc. or nobody will understand what you are trying to say.
Nicol@ said:
Coll, this place will be very useful to you... www.gt4oc.net//
Just remember to use commas, etc. or nobody will understand what you are trying to say.
Just remember to use commas, etc. or nobody will understand what you are trying to say.
This one might come in handy too: www.worktalk.com/tips/punctuation.html
I gave up reading the first post about half way through.
Dakkon said:
Mr E said:
Gazboy said:
"If you can't afford a good one, you can't afford to run a bad one".
Goes for a lot of cars.
Goes for a lot of cars.
That's my line. I'll start charging for it....
ST185 - nothing a few more PSI of boost won't solve.
Generally pretty reliable I thought.
ST185CS/RC a much better car however.
MR2Turbo even better :-)
And a ST205 stomps on the 2, obviously....
Mr E said:
Dakkon said:
Mr E said:
Gazboy said:
"If you can't afford a good one, you can't afford to run a bad one".
Goes for a lot of cars.
Goes for a lot of cars.
That's my line. I'll start charging for it....
ST185 - nothing a few more PSI of boost won't solve.
Generally pretty reliable I thought.
ST185CS/RC a much better car however.
MR2Turbo even better :-)
And a ST205 stomps on the 2, obviously....
Well obviously, though my old 2 did manage a 12.8 at Santa Pod
so it was not too shabby 
But I do find turbo cars very difficult to launch there, no enough revs and the turbo bogs down and you wait for ages to get on the power, too many revs and you wheel spin, but then I am not cheating by having a 4WD car
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