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Message |
Chris Wright
Newbie Victoria Lanos
Posts: 1 Reg: 01-2007
| G'day all, i just joined this site, im hopefully going to own a soarer in the new future, still deciding what one i want exactly, i think i'll go for the Turbo 2.5 6. The information on here is mind-boggling, keep up the good work! |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 5444 Reg: 05-2005
| Chris...........good choice, very popular and lots to choose from |
Chris Wright
Newbie Victoria Lanos
Posts: 2 Reg: 01-2007
| Thanks for the welcome mate, reason i love soarers so much is because they have the power and looks all in one, basically everything u need to be comfortable on the road. |
Doug Jardine
TryHard NSW '97 UZZ31 V8 4.0 GTL
Posts: 101 Reg: 04-2006
| Chris - agree - best value vehicle available today! |
Chris Wright
Newbie Victoria Lanos
Posts: 3 Reg: 01-2007
| It sure is, ive never driven a soarer, but can someone tell me what the acceleration is like in the Turbo 2.5 and the Non Turbo 3.0? Just deciding on which one still, turbo would be more powerful obviously but needs to be more well looked after, also is acceleration on either soarer quite fast? |
Nathan Evans
DieHard Queensland 1JZZ30 TT
Posts: 743 Reg: 07-2005
| chris, GO THE TT'S !!!! |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 5452 Reg: 05-2005
| Chris, TT's are ULTRA fast! V8's are fast & wind up quite nicely. 3.0's are smooth & not too shabby power wise.
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Chris Wright
Newbie Victoria Lanos
Posts: 4 Reg: 01-2007
| So if im looking for a bloody fast car, out of those 3, i go for the T/T eh ;) Also the with the EMV, does that control heaters etc, and i read it only comes with the 1994 and higher models of the soarers, is that true? |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 5468 Reg: 05-2005
| The EMV is ONLY available in the V8 Ltd models from 5/1991 - 8/1996. And NO, it can't be retrofitted into a TT (at least not economicaly anyways!) |
Chris Wright
Newbie Victoria Lanos
Posts: 5 Reg: 01-2007
| Ah thanks for that, well if anyone has a T/T lying around, 1991 or higher preferably, make me an offer! |
Dan McColl
Goo Roo Victoria Bog Standard Active and a pos factory Manual XF Falcon.
Posts: 1715 Reg: 07-2005
| Check the for sale section, there are a couple there atm. |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Lanos
Posts: 6 Reg: 01-2007
| THanks mate, will do, im looking for one in the range of 8k-9k atm, so anyone selling one thats not listed there, post it up! |
Dan McColl
Goo Roo Victoria Bog Standard Active and a pos factory Manual XF Falcon.
Posts: 1719 Reg: 07-2005
| eBay is a good place to look for cheap ones. Remember, there is usually a reason they're cheap. |
Daniel Salt
Tinkerer NSW TT 2.5L
Posts: 57 Reg: 07-2006
| I found one for $7500 when i was looking mid last year .It was that cheap because when i took it for a test drive it blew blue smoke everywhere. All that i can say is if you are looking for a soarer that cheap get an independent inspection . |
Stephen Howlett
TryHard victoria soarer/ 1992/tt auto & 1996 V8 & parts 4 sale
Posts: 305 Reg: 07-2005
| mine is a 10th month 96 V8 and i have a emv . The EMV is ONLY available in the V8 Ltd models from 5/1991 - 8/1996. } |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo ACT V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 2799 Reg: 07-2005
| The last V8 Ltd (EMV) model change was in 8/1996 and the cars produced until late 1997. The coil-sprung non-EMV V8 stayed in production to 2000. |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Lanos
Posts: 7 Reg: 01-2007
| I found a car on here that is cheap and looks fine. http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/5079/114065.html?1168046246 Does anyone know if its still available, because i PM'd the guy and still dont have a response. |
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo NSW V8 UZZ31
Posts: 1777 Reg: 07-2005
| He may not be on the forum on week-ends. Usually people post up SOLD if that is what it is. |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Lanos
Posts: 8 Reg: 01-2007
| No probs, i got onto him, sounds like a good deal |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Lanos
Posts: 9 Reg: 01-2007
| Hey guys, what do you usually look for in a soarer when buying one, like things wrong with it etc, a little list would be helpful |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo ACT V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 2806 Reg: 07-2005
| We usually look for the Search button, Chris, or go to "Topics" and "Soarer Information". We find this accords well with the "Rules" which propose that you see if a common question might have been asked before. At least the car purchase will be gratifying |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 6809 Reg: 11-2004
| Chris, have a little look around. A list was posted last week (I think), apart from that probably 30% of the posts are to do with problems, 40% to do with upgrades and the rest is friendly banter. |
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo NSW V8 UZZ31
Posts: 1779 Reg: 07-2005
| You can do a search on "common faults". The first hit leads to this: http://soarercentral.com/alsc-forum/messages/14824/42540.html?1114483563 |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Lanos
Posts: 10 Reg: 01-2007
| Sorry, thanks for the link, i usually do search, but it didnt occur to me that something with that information would be on the site. Thanks anyway. Also, does anyone live near Marrickville, theres a soarer i want there, i just wanted to see if someone could test drive it for me, check it out, before i go all the way up there, ill pay them of course for their trouble. Thanks. |
Caroline Foster
Tinkerer QLD TT
Posts: 29 Reg: 12-2006
| Hi CHRISSY! Hope you manage to find a Soarer soon, keep looking there is plenty out there! |
Jan Christiansson
TryHard NSW Soarer V8 SC Manual
Posts: 285 Reg: 07-2005
| Tell the owner to take the car to Niall Bond at 2 Hale Street, Botany Mobile 0415866014 bondautotech@yahoo.com.au. and you can ring Niall on the number above and ask him the check the car for you. You probably have to pay him some thing for his service, I believe he will do good job. |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Lanos
Posts: 16 Reg: 01-2007
| Thanks for the info mate, will do, and im sure ill find one caroline, just wait till i get to qld ;) |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Lanos
Posts: 29 Reg: 01-2007
| Well guys, i got my car, 1994 White Soarer, 154,000 km's. Very happy with it, loving the all round performance of it. [IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/chris2511/100_1316.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f188/chris2511/100_1315.jpg[/IMG] |
Justin Hughes
Goo Roo VIC 2.5 GT-T JZZ-30 212rwkw @ 15 psi
Posts: 1184 Reg: 07-2005
| NICE - those dark rims look great on her mate .... Good Stuff Update your Profile - Happy Soaring |
Kieran McIlwain
TryHard Queensland UZZ31 V8 Limited
Posts: 113 Reg: 08-2006
| Looks tidy, how's the interior? And as Justin said, get that dirty Daewoo tag out of there |
Doug Jardine
TryHard NSW '97 UZZ31 V8 4.0 GTL
Posts: 113 Reg: 04-2006
| Well done - looks great! |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Soarer
Posts: 30 Reg: 01-2007
| Thanks guys, interior isn't bad, i'll get some pics of it soon. Seems like the arm rest and such is pulling away from the door, so i'll need to find someone to fix that, and the window needs a little push to go all the way down, other than that, its fantastic, and loving the turbos. Oh and my profile is updated now. |
Caroline Foster
Tinkerer QLD TT
Posts: 44 Reg: 12-2006
| You can fix that yourself, no need to get someone to fix it for you. Mine was doing the same thing. |
Chris Wright
Tinkerer Victoria Soarer
Posts: 32 Reg: 01-2007
| Thanks for that, but i dont think i can fix this, the door handle seems to be coming off, ill have to get a plastic welder onto it. |