almera GTI

[crackdownuk]

anyone drove/owned one??? what are they like??? any stats???

my friend wants one and asked me what i thought??? to be honest i dont know nought about them, apart form thye look a little bit like a PULSAR, but with out the engine :(

[marty_t3]

Been in my cousins GTi a few times. It's not really all that quick considering it's a 2.0L. Only has about 140ish hp. Will do about 135 top end and 0-60 in just over 8. It's a good all round car though.... respectable handling and it's pretty long geared so 60 comes up on the clock in 2nd. By modern standards it's not even in the same league. Not when you compare it to Seat Cupra, Civic-R, or any of the other "hot hatches" out these days. I hate to say it but it's one Nissan i wouldn't spend my money on, i'd go for the Primera GT instead....almost the same performance specs but in a bigger comfier car.

[Dave_S]

Don't these have the SR20DE in them?

Dave

[marty_t3]

Yup.... mounted sideways though. My cousin was wanting to get an SR20DET for his car but i didn't look like it'd fit. His car has been really reliable right up to 90k miles. Only reason he's getting rid of it now is cuz it's only just starting to need replacement parts (suspension/clutch etc).