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Dylan
Why or why not? If not, what else should I consider buying?
Answer
I was considering a new sports car recently so I test drove the 2013 FR-S, 2013 MX-5 Club Sport, 07 350z, Mazda RX-8, 05 Evo and STI, and the 2012 Mazdaspeed 3. I'm still in the process of testing other cars. I still have the Focus ST and VW GTI set in my sights to try out.
Here is my review of the FR-S. The electric steering surprisingly has some feel to it and it is sharp. The power is more than enough for daily driving and passing and it still feels quick. At 5'11", my head hit the rear glass window and my toes had no room to move when put under the front seat. My friend who is 5'9" fit more comfortably in the back, but his hair still touched the rear window. If you drive over a bump, his head would hit. Realistically, your passengers that sit in the back should be 5'7" or less in height.
The interior was well laid out and very ergonomic. It was obviously cheap, but designed well.
Here was one of my biggest problems. The trunk space. The width and length was fine. And the back seats fold down to create a larger trunk but the issue was the height of the trunk. You can barely fit a water bottle standing up in the trunk. I'm not even sure if a heavily packed school back would fit. A gallon of milk standing up will probably not fit unless you lay the milk sideways.
The other huge problem I had with it was the clutch in the manual transmission version. The clutch is extremely light. It is as if it does not even exist when you are pushing down on it. I hate that there is no feedback in it. It takes away from the driving experience.
The other issue was the price. It is listed around $24,600. However, dealerships are selling them for much higher prices because of the demand. The Toyota dealership I went to was asking $36,000 for the FR-S I drove. They claimed to sell one of the first ones they got for $41,000 a few months back. There is no wiggle room or haggling allowed on these cars.
Being a Toyobaru, I expect it to be a very reliable car with a good resale value and low maintenance costs. Being RWD, you cannot drive it in snow and it is slippery in rain. Toyota and Subaru made it worse by putting skinny Prius tires on the FR-S, making it slippery even on dry pavement.
Overall it is a good car for a single person with no kids and no need for a large trunk.
The best car I have test driven so far was the Mazda MX-5 Club by far. Again, it is for a single person. And the trunk is just as small as the FR-S'. But it was just so much fun to drive. I had a smile on my face during the entire test drive. And that engine loves to rev high. It is very peppy.
I was considering a new sports car recently so I test drove the 2013 FR-S, 2013 MX-5 Club Sport, 07 350z, Mazda RX-8, 05 Evo and STI, and the 2012 Mazdaspeed 3. I'm still in the process of testing other cars. I still have the Focus ST and VW GTI set in my sights to try out.
Here is my review of the FR-S. The electric steering surprisingly has some feel to it and it is sharp. The power is more than enough for daily driving and passing and it still feels quick. At 5'11", my head hit the rear glass window and my toes had no room to move when put under the front seat. My friend who is 5'9" fit more comfortably in the back, but his hair still touched the rear window. If you drive over a bump, his head would hit. Realistically, your passengers that sit in the back should be 5'7" or less in height.
The interior was well laid out and very ergonomic. It was obviously cheap, but designed well.
Here was one of my biggest problems. The trunk space. The width and length was fine. And the back seats fold down to create a larger trunk but the issue was the height of the trunk. You can barely fit a water bottle standing up in the trunk. I'm not even sure if a heavily packed school back would fit. A gallon of milk standing up will probably not fit unless you lay the milk sideways.
The other huge problem I had with it was the clutch in the manual transmission version. The clutch is extremely light. It is as if it does not even exist when you are pushing down on it. I hate that there is no feedback in it. It takes away from the driving experience.
The other issue was the price. It is listed around $24,600. However, dealerships are selling them for much higher prices because of the demand. The Toyota dealership I went to was asking $36,000 for the FR-S I drove. They claimed to sell one of the first ones they got for $41,000 a few months back. There is no wiggle room or haggling allowed on these cars.
Being a Toyobaru, I expect it to be a very reliable car with a good resale value and low maintenance costs. Being RWD, you cannot drive it in snow and it is slippery in rain. Toyota and Subaru made it worse by putting skinny Prius tires on the FR-S, making it slippery even on dry pavement.
Overall it is a good car for a single person with no kids and no need for a large trunk.
The best car I have test driven so far was the Mazda MX-5 Club by far. Again, it is for a single person. And the trunk is just as small as the FR-S'. But it was just so much fun to drive. I had a smile on my face during the entire test drive. And that engine loves to rev high. It is very peppy.
1972 Volkswagen Beetle?
chris
I recently bought a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle, since I was a kid I've always wanted one to work on and play around with I love the old air cooled volksie scene and i just have a couple questions as I am new to this game,
1) Is there any way of fitting a rev counter to the standard 1600 engine?
2) Is there an ncap rating for old cars like this?
3) Is there anything important I should know about the mechanicals of the car? I am clued up on the basics such as servicing and timing and all that.
4) What should my top speed be on ths car? I'm guessing around 130kn/h
5) Is there any relatively easy way of getting a bit more power out of the engine without going crazy such as air filters and such
6) This is the big one i wanted to know, is there a way of fitting an air conditioner? I know some models came with air conditioning but is there any way of fitting one to a car that came without it?
Thanks in advance!
Answer
1). Yes a tach is easy to install. It is entirely electric, and simply attached to the distributor lead to the coil, and essentially counts pulses.
2). Could not find any, but the old air cooled has to be one of the safest cars ever made, with a rigid pan, plenty of frontal absorption, and a very strong curved shape.
3). Oil change and valve adjustment 2 times a year very regularly. Oil cooling, solid lifters, and small capacity means these things must be done often. Because points wear, a tune up once a year is also important. It will run without these things, but not last very long. Otherwise just like any car.
4). You should never know the top speed, because it is very harmful to ever go that fast. But in an emergency I was able to do 144 km/hr.
5). The easiest way to get more hp out of a VW is a smoother exhaust system. Next would be a better distributor, with a strong mechanical advance curve. Dual points or electronic ignition also helps. Next would be a larger or dual carb set up.
6). Air conditioning is easy to add. Takes a weekend. Kit costs about $1500.
There are many companies selling the kit.
Check the link:
1). Yes a tach is easy to install. It is entirely electric, and simply attached to the distributor lead to the coil, and essentially counts pulses.
2). Could not find any, but the old air cooled has to be one of the safest cars ever made, with a rigid pan, plenty of frontal absorption, and a very strong curved shape.
3). Oil change and valve adjustment 2 times a year very regularly. Oil cooling, solid lifters, and small capacity means these things must be done often. Because points wear, a tune up once a year is also important. It will run without these things, but not last very long. Otherwise just like any car.
4). You should never know the top speed, because it is very harmful to ever go that fast. But in an emergency I was able to do 144 km/hr.
5). The easiest way to get more hp out of a VW is a smoother exhaust system. Next would be a better distributor, with a strong mechanical advance curve. Dual points or electronic ignition also helps. Next would be a larger or dual carb set up.
6). Air conditioning is easy to add. Takes a weekend. Kit costs about $1500.
There are many companies selling the kit.
Check the link:
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