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shovelnose Regular Registered: June 2003	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer Sun, 13 March 2005 14:03 I can't speak for the Soarer as I have never driven one. But the impression I get from people I know that own them and from articles I have is that they are more of a cruisy car. They are quick (esp if twin turbo 6) comfortable and well built but they are quite heavy too. A Skyline R32 etc would be more "fun to drive", they look nicer in my opinion, although there are other attributes in which the Soarers are superior However I have owned a VR4 and can be in a position to offer more constructive advice. They have a very strong engine/gearbox and with a bit more boost and other mods can be made to go very quick. They are comfortable, have soft seats and feel solid. But they are quite soggy and vauge in steering/handling. Mine would understeer into corners massively, the front end would then lurch as the nose came around. After turn-in the rear would wiggle a bit and in extreme cases almost slide out, and this would definitely occur in the wet if you were pushing it. Not fun in my book. I sold mine for various factors including the annoyance at the shitty build quality for an imported jap car in many aspects, in particular the body/paint and developing rust that would have ending up costing me a lot of money in around 2 years or so had I kept it. Anyway the main reason why I got rid of it was that it was not fun to drive. They feel "heavy" to drive instead. If I wanted that in a car, I would have just bought a Falcodore. If you decide against the Soarer I would strongly recommend a RS Turbo (I've owned one and they are a ball-and still very comfortable) or a GT4 Celica. Good luck with your choice. [Updated on: Sun, 13 March 2005 23:38] [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	Xinx	Sun, 13 March 2005 08:26
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	w810sc	Sun, 13 March 2005 09:24
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	shovelnose	Sun, 13 March 2005 14:03
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	hokey	Sun, 13 March 2005 22:19
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	Xinx	Tue, 15 March 2005 06:39
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	74gt	Tue, 15 March 2005 10:19
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	shovelnose	Tue, 15 March 2005 11:02
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	TRD_Supra	Tue, 15 March 2005 11:33
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	Corona RT142	Wed, 16 March 2005 00:59
	Re: Galant VR4 or V8 Soarer	Corona RT142	Wed, 16 March 2005 01:00

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