Your favourite litlle GTi :)

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: Your favourite litlle GTi :)

I've always had a fascination with theese little pocket rockets. They are so simple and plain, and just ready to be abused and chucked around street corrners, when you're running late for a meeting Very Happy

When i just got my drivers licence i was in love with the suzuki swift GTi.. that litlle engine revved like crazy Very Happy

Than i tried the 4th gen dohc civic and it was a better car all round, so i bought it. while swift was just plain ad straightforward, civic had finnesse Very Happy

I even addoered the sound of the starter motor Very Happy

now moved on to the hachiroku i dont seem to be dropping my GTi obssesion. So a couple of my favourites:

and also tthe eg6.. reputation being shttered by the ricers on the one side and jdm craze on the other.. still a fine piece of machinery.

I would like to drive this car once, its so cool.

this exact one is in mint shape and is going for 1300 eur. If i only had some cash spare Sad

Basically i like any old gti, except golf 2 GTi. That is not a cool car. Its good for firewood transport.. grr i hate it..

So whats your favourite one?

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:33 am Post subject:

And this one for last, a Golf sized car with power AND RWD, it can't get much better Very Happy

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:57 am Post subject:

Well I guess it's pretty obvious which one I like. If not, check signature.

My other favourites in order :

Civic EK9 Type R
Civic EE9 (teh b16 vtec jdm y0)
Civic EG6
AE82 GT
Golf II GTI (kr version , 139hp)
106 Rallye

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:04 am Post subject:

We dads been driving swift gti's since '92, the first he boughtwas a red one, then in '96 he bought a new purple one (the last gti to be sold in Belgium) then the gti was passed to my older brother who sold it to buy a new swift sport (which is slower than the gti Puh

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My dad owned and tuned a lot of cool cars back in the day. 2 mk2 escorts, fiat 127, ax gt, datsun cherry, 2 swift gti's and 2 s14 one of which is his current car.

I learned to drive in a swift gti. Had my license for 15minutes when i first hit 200kmh in it Embarassed

I have no pics of the older cars, but...

This thing handles just like a gocart. I will own one of these in the future Wink

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:20 am Post subject:

i like an MK1 GTi better then an MK2, plus the fact that an MK1 swift is ligther Very Happy

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:40 am Post subject:

Not a GTI but definatly a pocket rocket, my favorite Thumbsup

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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:27 am Post subject:

Here in the USA, IT really went down.

It was the SWIFT GTi to SWIFT 3 cyclinder to GEO METRO TO ...........later years...........AERIO.

BUT FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! The SR4 is coming to the USA!!!!!!

Here is my list. USA Gets the retarded cars and rarely get good cars

CRX
EG6
EK9
MR2 AWll
Miata
Mist. EXPO
MAZDA 323
Corolla FX16

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject:

Hey Dottore, whats that last car you listed, never seen one of those around here..

EDIT: yes talbot sunbeam it is Smile

or lotus sunbeam? how rare were theese cars?

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject:

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Peugeot Simca Matra it was i believe Very Happy

Ok, not the Peugeot Simca Matra bit Puh

Dunno if they are rare, but i've never seen one outside the historical rally grounds Very Happy

Takumi Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 456 Location: EIRE

AE82,,,,,,,,, way better than the ae92 which I dont like

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject:

I'd take the Lotus Sunbeam over any of those. Cool

That said after that the little Pug Rallye would be the purest driving thrills, though I'd take either of the Civics over it based simply on the reliability front.

I'd add in the early 90's Sunny GTi simply because I had one (still do it's for sale in the UK) and it was a sorely underestimated piece of kit. I absolutely loved it. Grew on me day by day...

This is/was mine:

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject:

What about the Colt GTi?
But ofcourse I'm sentimental about this model:

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

i've driven this colt and the next generation model and its such a lifeless car. maybe the gti is a bit better.

nobody mentioned this one Smile

EDIT: i agree nissans are (aside from silvia and skyline) majorly underestimated. also the 100 NX was a great car, hideous, but great Very Happy

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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject:

you're biased! Puh

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject:

My old ae92 gti Puh

Wish i never sold her Sad

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject:

My old GTI's:

From 2002-2006, sold for my current AE86:

5GTTurbo phase 2, had @dyno 150hp/235Nm on the wheels! 0-100 in around 6 secs. (G-tech)

2007-2007:

309GTI16, very fast in standard trim, crappy suspension so i sold it.
Nice car though, better handling then a 205.

Since 2 weeks:

Real Clio Williams phase 2, cilinderhead modified by tuner who did the Clio16v-cupcars. Very fast for a Williams, almost certain it has 150+ whp.

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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject:

My favourite is the 106 GTi / S16...

I owned 3 of them and my last one reached 170bhp and 165N.m with some mods...

The more RWD FWD car i know... the rear end is really tricky and fun...

Takumi Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 455 Location: Greece

Toyota Starlet for me...Every generation's, from the early KP60s to the latest EP91 Glanzas! Thumbsup

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:14 am Post subject:

From the OLDSCHOOL ones, I definitely loved and always will the father of all GTIs and then there are other two favorites.