3000gt

[Loud3 10+ year member]

Hmmmm...

100lbs difference for an extra 100 awhp...

Seems worth going the TT route to me.

Hell, having AWD is worth the extra weight. Who wants FWD when you can have AWD?

 

[w00tah 10+ year member]

Hmmmm...
100lbs difference for an extra 100 awhp...

Seems worth going the TT route to me.

Hell, having AWD is worth the extra weight.

Not when it's almost 2 tons.

Kef

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

Not when it's almost 2 tons.



Kef

So were all of the other cars built at the time that it was competing with.

MK4 Supra - 3500lbs, but only sitting around 275-280 ponies...

Z32 300ZX - 3600lbs, again, slightly less power on tap.

LT1 C4 Corvette - 3400lbs...

It's not like it was the fattest lamb on the ranch.

 

[w00tah 10+ year member]

So were all of the other cars built at the time that it was competing with.
MK4 Supra - 3500lbs, but only sitting around 275-280 ponies...

Z32 300ZX - 3600lbs, again, slightly less power on tap.

LT1 C4 Corvette - 3400lbs...

It's not like it was the fattest lamb on the ranch.

The first two are no-no's. They were grossly underrated by their manufacturer's to meet the gentlemen's agreement in Japan of limiting horsepower. The Skyline is another example.

That said, the cars you mention are also quite powerful. The 300 is the only one close to the weight of the 3k, and it is still quite fast. The problem with the 3k is just costs. To take care of a 3k, along with finding replacement parts, not to mention aftermarket parts, is almost not worth it. Is the car quick turbo? Yes. Is it a decent looking car? Yes. Is it worth putting a lot of money and time into just to keep it running and looking good? Maybe to some, but if it's my hard earned money, I'd rather buy something that I can afford to replace parts on.

Kef

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

The first two are no-no's. They were grossly underrated by their manufacturer's to meet the gentlemen's agreement in Japan of limiting horsepower. The Skyline is another example.


That said, the cars you mention are also quite powerful. The 300 is the only one close to the weight of the 3k, and it is still quite fast. The problem with the 3k is just costs. To take care of a 3k, along with finding replacement parts, not to mention aftermarket parts, is almost not worth it. Is the car quick turbo? Yes. Is it a decent looking car? Yes. Is it worth putting a lot of money and time into just to keep it running and looking good? Maybe to some, but if it's my hard earned money, I'd rather buy something that I can afford to replace parts on.

Kef

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And I must say, the 3KGT was the 'funner' of the two cars. I never had any outrageous costs associated with either of them... and I beat up on both of them. Well, other than bills for the 3KGT accident.

...what I wouldn't give for a nice 3kgt hardtop 'vert. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[w00tah 10+ year member]

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And I must say, the 3KGT was the 'funner' of the two cars. I never had any outrageous costs associated with either of them... and I beat up on both of them. Well, other than bills for the 3KGT accident.

...what I wouldn't give for a nice 3kgt hardtop 'vert. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

You also had them earlier in life. By now, most all of them are going to be higher mileage, and most will probably have been beat upon.

I'd take a 3k over a ZX just because the 3k is a better looking car IMO. That said, I'd rather have the Corvette you mentioned, just because of the parts available. Not to mention that working on a Corvette (at least an older one) is about as easy as making fun of Obama for being black.

Kef

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

Good God.

I have never seen anything like this...

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

what, a car almost falling off the dyno?

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

You couldn't pay me to own a 3000GT. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

What year is it? The getrag trannies in the earlier models sucked balls. And as stated earlier if its not a VR-4 its worthless.

 

[assassyn 10+ year member]

3000gt = JUNK

3000gt vr4 twin turbo = Junk worth having

if it anit vr4 dont get it, bleave me

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

3000gt = JUNK3000gt vr4 twin turbo = Junk worth having

if it anit vr4 dont get it, bleave me

yes, bleave this guy

 

[w00tah 10+ year member]

Probezilla //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Kef