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Hey guys I'm looking for a new daily drive with a little bit of go and somebody suggested an 8th gen Galant. Any thoughts? Good points...more importantly bad points, how easy are parts to get? How much should I expect to pay etc etc....

Ive been on their forums they're not a great help.....

not great if you want over 200kw, but pretty good if you are gonna be happy with under that...

parts are pretty shitful for all imports, but you get used to it :banana:

You may not have got much of a response on OzVR4.com if you asked the same questions - there are plenty of threads on there already covering the good and bad points.

Good - a LOT of car for the money, trim quality craps on other cars of that era, good midrange response from turbos, excellent cruiser, AWD makes them feel very stable, a great daily/family car and for the most part very reliable cars. 90% as quick as an Evo but far easier to live with day-to-day.

Bad - not the easiest to modify if you want big horsepower (lack of space in the engine bay, and lack of readily available aftermarket parts), auto trans and AYC diff can be fragile if they haven't had regular fluid changes, brakes are only adequate (Evo Brembo brakes are a bolt-on upgrade), stock suspension is fairly soft, and standard seats aren't good for hard cornering.

Overall, they're an excellent car, I've owned a number of Galants and Legnums, both manual and auto, and been very happy with them. Be prepared to wait if you want a manual, they're very hard to find these days.

Edited by Iron Chef
You may not have got much of a response on OzVR4.com if you asked the same questions - there are plenty of threads on there already covering the good and bad points.

Good - a LOT of car for the money, trim quality craps on other cars of that era, good midrange response from turbos, excellent cruiser, AWD makes them feel very stable, a great daily/family car and for the most part very reliable cars. 90% as quick as an Evo but far easier to live with day-to-day.

Bad - not the easiest to modify if you want big horsepower (lack of space in the engine bay, and lack of readily available aftermarket parts), auto trans and AYC diff can be fragile if they haven't had regular fluid changes, brakes are only adequate (Evo Brembo brakes are a bolt-on upgrade), stock suspension is fairly soft, and standard seats aren't good for hard cornering.

Overall, they're an excellent car, I've owned a number of Galants and Legnums, both manual and auto, and been very happy with them. Be prepared to wait if you want a manual, they're very hard to find these days.

Adding to what Kristian has said, i'm in a good position to help. I have a manual Legnum (the wagon) a 32 4 door, a 32 GTR and a Sil80RB25 powered. SO i can speak from experience :P

I call them a businessmans EVO. They have a fantastic ride - mine came with Tein super streets, very sedate valving and spring rates, not stupidly stiff like a lot of tein stuff but the damping is very very good.

It's probably put out around the 125awkW standard. They ALL run stupidly rich standard ( mine now runs a Haltech miniceptor which lets you change boost ignition and fuel) the driveability is now brilliant.

The engine is a torque monster, it will pull from nothing but the urge is from 2200 to ~5500. They will rev to 7000 but you're wasting your time, it's all over by 5500. It's like driving a V8.

Parts are becoming more common but nothing like the availability of Skylines/silvias etc.

Trim is very good build quality excellent, it's a soildly built car. The evo's of the time are cheap plastic and tinny. The Legnum/Galant is so much more refined in every aspect.

People harp about the brakes and brembo upgrades. Im my assessment a decent set of pads and fluid is enough for 99% of driving. If you want to track it- and realistically probably 1% do, then like anything, a track compound is a must.

Practically, most come with a 3inch cat back, if you change the front pipes (available from www.rpw.com.au) and the standard cooler and run 12psi that'll see with with ~165-175Kw. Mine has this and let me tell you, the thing leaves my 420rwhp Sil80 until around 130km/h during roll-on tests!!

I don't have any plans to make more than this in it, i think is as much as you'd need on the street. Like i said previously the response is just mind blowing.

I get around 10km/L others get 12-14 but i have had the miniceptor tuned for economy as well. This does make a big difference.

Hope that helps?

Cost, depends where you get it. Iron Chef is an almanac on the things and has imported a large % of the cars of the guys on website. Talk to Kristian, he'll sort you out :P

A very good friend of mine has 1 - Auto twin turbo with a full exhaust/pod and lowered on king springs(i think). It is very quick on the streets as it is VERY responsive - The turbos pretty much spool on Idle(td03?) However on the motorway, it looses its puff quickly, esp over 5k.

I've owned a Manual Type S Series 2 Legnum. Had to sell to use the money for a house.

I'd buy another one in a heart beat.

At the lights you be surprised how quick it was off the mark. Waaay more torque down low than a gtst to simply punch it off the mark.. and 4wd drive ment that it's power wasn't wasted.

I remember wrx's trying to jump the queue when it was raining and the look on their face when some unknown station wagon just pulled past them.

Once boosted.. it was a launch machine.

Get one, you won't be disappointed - interior appointments (in the series 2) are also much better than an R33.

Adding to what Kristian has said, i'm in a good position to help. I have a manual Legnum (the wagon) a 32 4 door, a 32 GTR and a Sil80RB25 powered. SO i can speak from experience :(

I call them a businessmans EVO. They have a fantastic ride - mine came with Tein super streets, very sedate valving and spring rates, not stupidly stiff like a lot of tein stuff but the damping is very very good.

It's probably put out around the 125awkW standard. They ALL run stupidly rich standard ( mine now runs a Haltech miniceptor which lets you change boost ignition and fuel) the driveability is now brilliant.

The engine is a torque monster, it will pull from nothing but the urge is from 2200 to ~5500. They will rev to 7000 but you're wasting your time, it's all over by 5500. It's like driving a V8.

Parts are becoming more common but nothing like the availability of Skylines/silvias etc.

Trim is very good build quality excellent, it's a soildly built car. The evo's of the time are cheap plastic and tinny. The Legnum/Galant is so much more refined in every aspect.

People harp about the brakes and brembo upgrades. Im my assessment a decent set of pads and fluid is enough for 99% of driving. If you want to track it- and realistically probably 1% do, then like anything, a track compound is a must.

Practically, most come with a 3inch cat back, if you change the front pipes (available from www.rpw.com.au) and the standard cooler and run 12psi that'll see with with ~165-175Kw. Mine has this and let me tell you, the thing leaves my 420rwhp Sil80 until around 130km/h during roll-on tests!!

I don't have any plans to make more than this in it, i think is as much as you'd need on the street. Like i said previously the response is just mind blowing.

I get around 10km/L others get 12-14 but i have had the miniceptor tuned for economy as well. This does make a big difference.

Hope that helps?

Cost, depends where you get it. Iron Chef is an almanac on the things and has imported a large % of the cars of the guys on website. Talk to Kristian, he'll sort you out ;)

+1 talk to chef - though try find a manual (seem to be like hens teeth these days)

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