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Which used car is best for under 20,000 credits?
Simple enough question - Which car is credit for credit just fast for the cash.
I know I had my own idea of what I expected to be fastest. But are there any stand out cars in the cheap end of the used car list?
I filtered out any car with under 100bhp. and many cars with under 10,000 credit cost, but so far a couple have crept through as I plan to do a full list running all this old clunkers to find out which is best.
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Rules -
Cars use CS tyres (So far every car I have bought use this grade of tyre; which is nice)
No driver aids (So no ABS or TCS - But this is a personal preference thing - and may give a huge advantage to 4WD cars. Maybe.)
BB moved to 3/2 - I prefer it as a driver once I turn off the ABS.
No tuning - bolt on power gains,
Exceptions - Paint car and wheels and swap wheel.
I can't find a neat tabulated list of cars in price order - So just plan to check the UCD and purchase cars a I see them. - Usually this is 3 to 4 cars in a 5 day period.
What did I expect to do well?
Trouble is just how much do cars cost used. expected to find a GTR for under 20k same goes for a Lancer or an Impreza, but so far - I see nothing.
I knew the older RX7's would be good (And they have not let me down) Also the Silvia could be pretty racey for the cost. But I wasn't sure if some cars I thought would be good would prove to be a slow prospect.
It is academic as cash is all too easy to get, and you never have to use a "run what you brung" in a GT5 event.
The first test is currently a 3 lap run at Cape Ring Outer in the 500pp 4th Seasonal Event.
The cars are - in the 340-425pp area. But that is another test I'd like to see for myself, How useful are these PP figures. Is Power the statistic to look for. Does a lighter car have less of an advantage than you first think?
Is the "Level" of a car more of a thing to look for when choosing the ultimate hoopty car?
Cars tested so far.
Legnum VR4
Galant VR4
RX7 GTLimited 85
PT Cruiser
MX5 V-Special-2
Silvia 13 Q 91
Vibe GT
Corolla Levin GT Apex
RX7 Inifini-3
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MR2 1600
SRT4 (dodge)
Corolla Aerotourer
Celica GTFour
Celica SS-2 (Calty)
MX5 S Special 1 95
So far the Corolla Levin felt great but was pretty slow. The Oldest RX7 has punched well above its under 10,000 credit price tag. The Front wheel drive Vibe and Cruiser were better than I expected. To be honest so far every run has been fun.
Which car would you pick off the top of your head to put into a long race if you had to use it as you bought it for under 20,000.
No Civics or Integras yet but I think they may perform well for the cost.
Simple enough question - Which car is credit for credit just fast for the cash.
I know I had my own idea of what I expected to be fastest. But are there any stand out cars in the cheap end of the used car list?
I filtered out any car with under 100bhp. and many cars with under 10,000 credit cost, but so far a couple have crept through as I plan to do a full list running all this old clunkers to find out which is best.
---
Rules -
Cars use CS tyres (So far every car I have bought use this grade of tyre; which is nice)
No driver aids (So no ABS or TCS - But this is a personal preference thing - and may give a huge advantage to 4WD cars. Maybe.)
BB moved to 3/2 - I prefer it as a driver once I turn off the ABS.
No tuning - bolt on power gains,
Exceptions - Paint car and wheels and swap wheel.
I can't find a neat tabulated list of cars in price order - So just plan to check the UCD and purchase cars a I see them. - Usually this is 3 to 4 cars in a 5 day period.
What did I expect to do well?
Trouble is just how much do cars cost used. expected to find a GTR for under 20k same goes for a Lancer or an Impreza, but so far - I see nothing.
I knew the older RX7's would be good (And they have not let me down) Also the Silvia could be pretty racey for the cost. But I wasn't sure if some cars I thought would be good would prove to be a slow prospect.
It is academic as cash is all too easy to get, and you never have to use a "run what you brung" in a GT5 event.
The first test is currently a 3 lap run at Cape Ring Outer in the 500pp 4th Seasonal Event.
The cars are - in the 340-425pp area. But that is another test I'd like to see for myself, How useful are these PP figures. Is Power the statistic to look for. Does a lighter car have less of an advantage than you first think?
Is the "Level" of a car more of a thing to look for when choosing the ultimate hoopty car?
Cars tested so far.
Legnum VR4
Galant VR4
RX7 GTLimited 85
PT Cruiser
MX5 V-Special-2
Silvia 13 Q 91
Vibe GT
Corolla Levin GT Apex
RX7 Inifini-3
--
MR2 1600
SRT4 (dodge)
Corolla Aerotourer
Celica GTFour
Celica SS-2 (Calty)
MX5 S Special 1 95
So far the Corolla Levin felt great but was pretty slow. The Oldest RX7 has punched well above its under 10,000 credit price tag. The Front wheel drive Vibe and Cruiser were better than I expected. To be honest so far every run has been fun.
Which car would you pick off the top of your head to put into a long race if you had to use it as you bought it for under 20,000.
No Civics or Integras yet but I think they may perform well for the cost.
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I tend to buy too many cars just for the sake of "oh, I want one in that color too", or "okay, so I want one stock, one with sports tuning and one tuned to madness".