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KamikazeR33

By KamikazeR33,
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saff_cossie Grand Master

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When I test drive a car I do the following:

Drive it on as many different speed roads as possible e.g residential and motorways. Open it up on the motorway a bit to see how it handles at speed - not a lot as you are probably not familiar with it. Resdential so you can see how easy/hard it is to drive at the low speed limits and if the car runs away with you at all.

Try it in a parking space for size and ease of parking

Try it in your garage if thats where it is going to be stored

Do some manouveres such as 3 point turn, reverse parallel park, u-turn

Dont have the radio on, listen for transmission and engine noises

Drive it slightly hard but I wouldnt thrash it as most likely there are going to be few people around who you wouldnt want to lose control and hit

Try rear seat space out if you intend to use them

Clearance on speed bumps

Sorry to sound a bore but the above are what I normally do and probably a couple more I cant think of at the moment!

HTH

saff_cossie Grand Master

saff_cossie

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When I test drive a car I do the following:

Drive it on as many different speed roads as possible e.g residential and motorways. Open it up on the motorway a bit to see how it handles at speed - not a lot as you are probably not familiar with it. Resdential so you can see how easy/hard it is to drive at the low speed limits and if the car runs away with you at all.

Try it in a parking space for size and ease of parking

Try it in your garage if thats where it is going to be stored

Do some manouveres such as 3 point turn, reverse parallel park, u-turn

Dont have the radio on, listen for transmission and engine noises

Drive it slightly hard but I wouldnt thrash it as most likely there are going to be few people around who you wouldnt want to lose control and hit

Try rear seat space out if you intend to use them

Clearance on speed bumps

Sorry to sound a bore but the above are what I normally do and probably a couple more I cant think of at the moment!

HTH :)

Downforce Grand Master

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Top 4 things i would look out for on a test drive:

1. test if the clutch can hold power under acceleration, make sure it's not slipping/revving too high without the equivalent acceleration

2. test the Anti-lock Braking System. drive down a quiet residential street at about 30-40km/h and slam on the brakes fairly hard and abrupt so the ABS kicks in (warning: make sure no cars behind, and let the owner know what you're about to do first! :)) You should a) stop very quickly and B) feel the brake pedal pulsing under your foot as the ABS is doing its magic

3. LISTEN for any rattling or knocking sound coming from under or to the rear of the the car, any whining noises from the engine bay, or other unusual sounds.

4. Take the car up to around 90-100, see if there is any shaking or wobbling of the steering wheel. You will know it if there's a major problem with suspension, etc.

But if you're taking a GTR R34 for a joy ride with no intention of buying :D then disregard the above and just boost her up and let it rip, enjoy the ride :headspin:

[WLDCRD] Mentor

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Is this Gary Lang? Does he still have his blue R34 GTR track car? It has a MASSIVE rear wing. You cant possibly miss it! What about the blown Corvette?

Also, when testing cars, make sure there is adequate space to put your A'pexi Cup holders! hehe :thumbsup:

KamikazeR33 Grand Master

KamikazeR33

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yeah thats the guy

both the blue r34 and the corvette has been sold

he just has the white r34 there now

he still has a supra tt for 20k

1 r33 gtr

on another note the guy who bought the r34 gtr aparently bought it with dosh out of a shoebox. gary sed to him he had enough to buy another one. the guy replied "yeah wrong shoebox"

DJ_L3ThAL Grand Master

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']Is this Gary Lang? Does he still have his blue R34 GTR track car? It has a MASSIVE rear wing. You cant possibly miss it! What about the blown Corvette?  

Also, when testing cars, make sure there is adequate space to put your A'pexi Cup holders! hehe  :D

where can i gegt asome of those cup holders???

ylwgtr2 Grand Master

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Hey Al

yeah i was only thinking gary would let me take a r33 gtr for a spin but i asked if i could take a r34 gtr for a spin n he sed no worries

i must admit he only has quality cars there tho

The last line really makes me laugh :P

meshmesh Mentor

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The last line really makes me laugh :)

Bells ringing.... Is this "gary" guy the bloke who had a Black R34, a White R34 and I think he also had a Silver R33 GTR's?? I stand to be corrected, but when I was interested in the Black R34 GTR, I was told not to touch it because the guy selling it was on the dodgy side... But then again aren't most if not all import dealers :)

SS8_Gohan Grand Master

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Didn't CR3ATION get his first Silver R34 from there? He should know if the cars are quality or not, or Bass Junky who has the car now...

What's he asking for the R34 GTR, the not-sold one? Or if you know the price of the sold one?

oh... have a ball with the 34! That's def a dream, to drive a R34 GTR one day... :D

cheers

C_DawG Rising Star

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']Is this Gary Lang? Does he still have his blue R34 GTR track car? It has a MASSIVE rear wing. You cant possibly miss it! What about the blown Corvette?  

Also, when testing cars, make sure there is adequate space to put your A'pexi Cup holders! hehe  :D

About the R34 track car, a 19 year old walked in, payed cash, and drove off in it.

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