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[Widdowmaker]

I do curently own my dream car, A subaru impreza turbo.

Its garaged from monday to Friday, and I bring it out at weekends for pleasure. I have owned it 2 1/2 years - and put nearly 33k on it. I show it at shows, wash it weekly even when its not used. This weekend - we drive to Italy in it. I love it immemsely. Always wanted one since Colim Macrae won the WRC. It didnt matter which version, I just had to have one.

I wont be keeping it for ever tho. Since owning the scoob - my ideas have progressed, and I now dream of 2 directions.

1) Porchse GT3.... to use for weekends (as the scoob is now)

or

2) Enter into motorsport, with my weekend driver being a race car, the current for sale thread of an ex hill climb car has started me thinking....
http://www.theminifo...showtopic=87945

I wouldnt want to race a really expensive car - like a GT3 - but If I could start small and progress, through the mid life crisis - I think that would be awesome.

(some one mentioned the AC cobra - gorgeous - aka the Widdowmaker)

[The Pogg]

wow and that 7.9 1/4 run was in a GTST that is damn impresive! The GTRs are the RB26DETT model, running 4wd and twin turbos, i see a R34 the other week with a RB30DETT putting out just over 850 BHP and was a street legal car!

You can pick up a R32 GTR for around 7k now days which isnt bad at all considering they can easily turn out around 700bhp although you can get one in the state that mine was for a lot less!

Lovely cars and the pikeys are yet to discover their cheapness.... yet!

GTST = single turbo rear wheel drive.. which is pretty much the lowest skyline model, but.. best for drag racing, rear wheel so it gets off the line, single turbo is strongest and more simple for the 1/4 mile!

plus it was between 2000-3000bhp i think... soooo quick i couldnt belive!

Yes the GTST's are the "poo" ones (bad the GTS which is the RB20DE (i have more BHP in my urine) although they are quite a bit better than some things on the road. Yes the GTS/T models are RWD where as the GTR's are AWD (which you already knew) although its very simple to convert the GTR to just RWD, mine was driven in the EDC so was obviously converted to RWD! One thing i will moan about is the HCIAS i had on my old GTR, it was ******* and was a complete pain in the arse to lock although IIRC there are off the shelf kits you can get to lock this now.

2-3000 bhp is pretty much as impresive as it gets! But for a weekend warrior i think a GTR producing around 850 is MORE than enough! Dom knows a lad running a 7.6 1/4 in a R32! street legal aswell!

Although there is alot on the road which will them for dead and skyline owners seem to have a "untoutchable" attitude they are lovely cars!

well... this is a GTST

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thats GTST is on the cover of banzai this month!

[MiNi FiZ]

just has to be!