buying a 3000gt

hey everyone, i am considering buying 3000gt i am looking at the vr-4's cause they have so much more power. how do these car's perform? i have never driven one, the closest ive gotten was a 91 stealth stock. anyway how reliable are these cars? and are the parts really expensive? and how hard is it to do everyday maintenance on them? and what is the best year? ok thanks,
-tom
p.s. anyone selling any vr-4's, with low miles?

check the FAQ

Watch out for the turbos. A bud of mine had an Eclipse twin turbo, one went out and he was back on the road $4,000 later. Another bud had a twin turbo, I forget what his car was not a Mitsubishi, and it cost him $7,000 to get her running again.

No slam on turbos, but the economics can be a little freaky.

Ride Safe,
Jake

I've not heard of 3kgt's having their turbos go out on them. Also, was that eclipse stock with the turbo? VR4's come with a turbo that is pretty well-suited for it's needs.

you can get 9b turbo replacements for like a few hundred dollars.

Yea... couldent have been just the turbos, you can get new turbos that are twice as powerfull for a lot less than that. Maybe he turned up the boost and broke alot more than just the turbo. And 7k to get a car running agin sounds rediculous when you could probably just get a brand new engine + instalation probably for less.

Watch out for the turbos. A bud of mine had an Eclipse twin turbo, one went out and he was back on the road $4,000 later. Another bud had a twin turbo, I forget what his car was not a Mitsubishi, and it cost him $7,000 to get her running again.

No slam on turbos, but the economics can be a little freaky.

Ride Safe,
Jake
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what are you talkin about no eclipse came out twin turbo. unless they put a $hitload of money. and as mitsu turbo cars being realiable, its all about how you drive it. drag it everyday to stoplight to stoplight youll have unrealiable car. take care of it and it will last you a long time. i love every turbo car mitsu made especially vr4s and gsxs. proven over and over again how much potential they have and what they can do.

Hhaha kinDA SOUNDS LIKE IM PREACHIN lol. :grinno:

i think he was thinking of the gsx, he just didnt no it was only one. Cough 3000gt much better Cough

opinion is opinion. everybody likes there own. arguing wich is better is pointless. if 3k were the best everybody would want one(i want one :wave: ) . but not everyone is lookin for one. as of the gsx not everyone is lookin for one. i cant afford no vr4 so ill still look for my gst gsx. everyone likes there own.

hey, ok thanks for the info. i have a 94 probe gt right now, and well im sick of having a slow car! lol, how much faster is this 3000gt vr-4? do you think 10k could get me a decent vr-4? im 17, with about 2 yrs experience of driving, is getting a vr-4 a good idea? also in about 9 months im gonna be shipping out to boot camp.(in order to pay for my vr-4) lol, and ne way, im planning on getting alot $ is the gt a good car to mod? ok thanks,
tom
Oh yea and kev3000gt, i don't think i could live with my self if i got a civic :) lol.

oh yea, and what is the best year? if there is one.
thx

well it all depends on if u like the pop up lights or not, becuase with 10K u could prolly get a 91'-93' VR-4, but a 94-96'll be harder to come by, and I highly doubt that u could get a 99 VR-4 for that model. the VR-4's rated at about 300+ HP (depending on what year) and u could easily get more HP out of it with simple mods (as to be found in the FAQ section), but it's gonna be a sh** load faster than a probe.

a GSX WITH TWIN TURBO, how smart is that

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i don't know xxxrocker, there are probe's that can run low 11's!, haha, but that's after like 50 grand of work lol. so any advice for when i buy my vr-4? what should i look for? are the vr-4's a good bang for the buck? thanks
tom

Read the FAQ, every question you have asked is answered in there.

Good bang for buck is subjective. If you want a fast car for cheap, get a vtec civic and drop 7 grand into it. If you have more respect for yourself than that, look elsewhere. The 3kgt vr4 is a great car, anyone here will tell you that. The reason they are rare is because people refuse to sell theirs, or they are just too damn expensive. Important to remember that new, this car costs ~38,000 US. This car is also fairly easy to get a lot more horsepower out of. For about 1000 bucks, you can get 400 horsepower out of it and still be reliable. Also a good thought to check with your insurance company about how much it's going to cost to insure one, and year will matter quite a bit here. My insurance company wouldn't insure me for the 2nd and 3rd gens, so I'm stuck with the 91-93 1st gen models (No complains here, I think they're the hottest model).