Can anyone tell me what power they run at out the box and what sort of power you can get from one?

I've just had a d#ck try and race me in one on a dual carriageway. He was a c#ck but I did like the car. Don't think he was happy when I never entertained him lol. He began slowing down so I had to overtake him then he floored it hoping I would too, I never

 

About 227bhp when factory fresh. Anything up to around 400bhp modded. Gearboxes were a known Achilles heel but very cool cars and you don't see many these days.

 

It was a very nice K reg white one. It certainly appeared modded the way he pulled away.

 

I had a 1990 GTI-R back in 1999 in red. It was an awesome piece of kit, the clutch is another weak point and will start slipping around 250-260 BHP and the standard brakes are terrible.
Other than that I really loved that car and there was not much that could keep up, got 155 MPH out of it on a private air field and it handled like a go-cart!
They were mega rare on the UK roads back when I had mine but once the importers flooded the market prices crashed then all the idiots could then buy them and most were wrecked! If you can find a nice clean one at the right price buy it, they will be highly collectible in the near future.

There is not many nice ones left here or in Japan these days and with the American 25 year import rule up this year for 1990 cars the prices have jumped right up in Japan for them to silly money!

 

I had a modified 300bhp GTi-R years back in black. Was the most fun car I've ever owned I'd say, even better than my 400bhp RX7 and current 340bhp subaru.

They take off like nothing else, it was seriously quick. Very good fun and very very cheap for a lot of car these days.

got 167mph out of mine! On a private runway!

 

Did you notice if it had a roll cage cause am sure i have seen that one before going around aberdeen?

 

I have this tucked away in a lock up.

 

Very nice kevmc76, since this thread has been posted up I'm kind of pangin now for another GTi-R!

 

Cheers zuber, am keeping it tucked away for now will get fully restored in the next couple of years.

 

Possibly the worst car I've ever owned.

 

Didn't notice a cage. The windows were black in the back and I didn't look at him as that's what he wanted. It did have a pillar pod of gauges but that's about all I could see.

I was sitting between 70 and 80 and he flew away hoping I would chase him. I never so he slowed right down till I indicated to over take him and when I was side by side, he gunned it again so I just indicated back in behind him ��

 

Whoever was driving that GTi-R Dave needs a good slap, can't stand prats who pull that kind of ****!

 

I had a 1.4 2 door Sunny same shape and it was a laugh, could do 120mph too, I absolutely ragged the **** off it everywhere I went, I broke 2nd gear and my boss wasn't too happy, main dealer said it was the first broken gear box they had ever seen on one, handled and went well for what it was.

 

They can be rapid wee cars with some little mods, your always going to get it from fellow Nissan, Mitsubishi, Ford etc etc drivers its just depends if you take the bait or not, Some folk need to prove they have a quicker car its just the way of life it happens all the time.

 

My old pulsar from back in the day. Probably 13 years ago now I think when they were still rare in this country and when I used to spend daft amounts of money on cars (pre-wife).







Back in the day that looked cool! Honest!

These really are great cars. I'd have another and they are so cheap now.

 

Nice one Mr Brown Pants! They may be cheap over here but will it be a mint one with low miles,,I doubt it! The prices have went crazy over in Japan for quality GTi-R's there's not many good ones left over there anymore never mind here! The Yanks are starting to purchase 1990 models with there 25year import rule so that's pumping prices up too on GTi-R's and other performance marques.

 

They have imported so many into this country that there are now more here than left in Japan. That was even true of 10 years ago.

It's getting impossible to find a good one. They all suffered rust in places and most have been modified somehow.

 

I sold mine to a 17 year old kid. He rang me up a month later wanting to sell it back to me as it was too fast for him and he couldn't afford the insurance any more.

 

I remember back in 2000 when every man and his dog turned into Jap importers and the place got flooded with all sorts. When I had my GTi-R in 99 it was the only one in my area and got all sorts of nice comments from folk as they had never seen a car like it and were blown away by the performance of it. Roll on 2000 into 2001 and they were everywhere, most were low quality imports, imported through Liverpool or Dublin and I seen a few cut and shuts when I was working on some

Then the prices fell and all the **** ends started buying them and turned them into Chav chariots and wrecked the cars image. There a rare sight these days and I can't remember the last time I seen one where I live.

 

Very rare in black I must say!
I had a 326bhp grey one that I painted silver, went ok, handled ok, nothing special. Much prefer an impreza tbh.

 

I was similar. I had mine when there were hardly any in the country, after about 2 years I was seeing them everywhere so I sold it while the market for them was right at the peak. Loved my car to bits, but glad I sold it and moved on.

 

Remember this car very well.

 

How div ya ken it?
I bought it in a right state, rusty arches, no engine, bald tyres etc

 

A couple of my friends owned this car and my wife bent the clutch fork while racing it at crail.

 

You Aberdeen direction? If you are same car has tried the same with me.

 

Cool, after I owned it? What time did it run

 

I dont know if it was after you owned it, Where you from?

 

Am sure the pulsar is from Inveruire area, so all you scooby boys be careful there is scooby slayer going about

 

Well was it silver? I painted it silver, so if it was silver it was after I owned it. I lived in LK at the time, about seven years ago. Only had the car a few months, paid £300 for it with no engine and tatty bodywork. Painted it and built a forged engine, tested it and punted it on for £2500 back to the boy I bought it from, then it seemed to change hands quite a bit.

 

No where near Aberdeen. It was in East Kilbride/ Raith interchange M74.