Anyone driven a hawk spec c RA-R? If so, are they worth the upgrade over a normal spec C / Spec C RA

Thanks.

 

The Front brakes alone sell it for me !!

 

Not much in it I'd say, only dampers and roll bars which are the main difference...I might be a bit bias here but a modded(handling/braking) normal spec-c will have no trouble taking on an RAR

 

Get a yellow one.

 

+1 White enkei alloys standard
My mates got a white one and his opinion is they are monstrously raw not as close as the feel on a classic shape but for the newage category they are as raw as your going to get and keep the value bro

 

What gaz says above is probably right but that yellow colour would sell it to me.

I dread to think what they cost over here now.

 

Totally agree with you but I'd rather have another m3 evo if in yellow though

 

The fact that you have potentially owned something as vile as that concerns me greatly.

 

He's right you know it's bloody awful

 

potentially owned why would it concern you greatly??
Your sister was more vile when she swallowed my *** the m3 was a pleasure to screw where on the other hand your sister would just lay down like a sack of spuds YOU FIKKIN WEIRDO LEARN TO APPRECIATE OR SIT THE *** BACK DOWN YOU SILLY INBRED

 

Bought it for £4K sold 6months later for £7500 excellent profit 1owner full service and that was over 12 years ago

 

good profit but goes to show some cars look good in yellow and others really dont.

 

True indeed and thankyou for wording your opinion nicely much appreciated

 

Another newbie with English language problems.

What is actually going on in schools these days?

 

Guys can we keep this on topic please.

I am torn between a blob spec C type RA and a hawk RA-R. The RA-R is considerably more expensive but obviously has some serious kit on it. I'm weighing up whether the extra kit / exclusitivity is worth the premium over the blob type RA.

 

Theres always a mug who brings a BWM into good conversation

Spec c - tin bath.

Does the RA-R have all the sound deadening removed as well?

IF you're going to drive this daily, are you sure you want to go down that route?

 

i dont think its worth the premium as you could just upgrade the brakes and other parts.

that said the money in these cars is in the originality and if you bought an ra r and kept it standard and clean i doubt you would lose any money and possibly even gain some in a few years.

 

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RA-R has :

- fully blueprinted, hand built engine (balanced and matched internals)
- VF42 turbo
- 6 pot Brembo front calipers, larger crescent grooved discs all round
- GrpN spec STI turbo inlet pipe
- unique 18" STI alloys in white (unique being 53mm offset, 18 x 8.5)
- different rear spoiler
- lower front strut brace
- 22mm rear ARB

Both cars have the uprated STI suspension parts - adjustable dampers, rose jointed rear lateral arms, rose jointed trailing arms, STI back box. Type RA also has an uprated rear ARB, but is 21mm in diameter.


It is better, how you perceive that in extra pounds and pence is individual choice

 

Thanks for the info / opinions lads.

The car will be purely for weekends with the odd trip out during the week. I'm really torn on this. It's not as if either isn't exclusive aswell, you never see either of them on the roads. I think it may come down to future residuals, and even then, both will hold their value pretty well.

 

Is the rar yellow??
If so go for it

 

Unfortunately not mate, just a common-as-muck white example lol

 

I think the RA-R's will appreciate nicely soon. Definitely a car I'd consider buying. I'd want to stick STi skirts on it though which might be viewed as sacrilege?

 

What's the price difference between the ra and the rar

 

I have driven one and liked it a lot.

 

8-10k id say from blob RA to RAR

 

Great info as always lads cheers.

I have decided on the RA. For me, the huge extra cost doesn't justify the RA-R, for me anyway. Unless you're tracking the car every weekend and every single second counts, the extras for a novice driver like me won't come into play, whereas the RA, albeit hugely driver focused aswell, is more at my 'level' (I use that term VERY loosely ) As mentioned above, a few choice handling and braking mods, combined with a decent map would see it probably trump the RA-R anyway and I'd still have enough for a cup of coffee on the way home.

I do have to say though, for anyone reading this, that the difference between a standard JDM STi and a type RA is HUGE. I have owned a standard non-widetrack JDM blob STi and, although a solid car, I didn't particularly enjoy it. However, after driving the RA, I can whole-heartedly say that the difference is night and day.

 

I heard his mom is the same. Cant remember who said it tho as there was a few that attended the gang bang