Here's mine:
Yup, I agree. I drive my RCZ once every fortnight for about 60 kilkometers. Every other week, I drive my One Owner (me) Nissan 1992 N14 SSS for the same klicks. Reason? I live on a mountain and only go down once a week for supplies. I'm a retired ratbag.Bugger that .... cars are for driving and enjoying .... not investing. I wouldn't buy any modern car thinking its an investment. They are to difficult to repair down the track ( when all the plastic bits have become brittle).
drive it and enjoy it while you can and dont worry about its retained value. If figure the value I get from any car is its use. We could throw the poogoe 407 to the scrap heap tomorrow, and its paid for itself a thousand times over
If you want to "invest" in something go classic. Somethign like a Citroen DS is infinitely repairable. It was built by mere humans, so can be repaired by them as well
interesting ... I'm in my 40's .... and think a wrx would bore me to tears. Once you have done a few 4wheel donuts with it .... you have a hugely laggy car made of plastic that looks as exciting as a bath tubClassic cars are only valuable to people who dreamed about them when they were younger.
My son who is 40 would not even know what a DS was.
His classic car get would be an early WRX. This is the car he would lash out on
His daughter would probably want an early model Tesla with the great acceleration.
In that case you are not weird but quirky like myselfI'm just weird though, nothing much built after the 1970's interests me much.
I thought it was the Citroens that were "quirky"!!In that case you are not weird but quirky like myself
Have a look in the restoration and Citroen forum. Citroen DS's (regardless of trim level) are just fascinating.“… a Citroen DS is infinitely repairable …”
could be an interesting thread ( did you exclude IDs )?
Shane, i was thinking of what you are doing with those earliest examples; so daunting I can’t help seeing reasons to give up any hope of maintaining originality …’ infinitely repairable ‘ sounded like Famous Last Words - but i love to be wrong.
I've actually considered doing exactly that. My 406 coupe is so much faster and aggressive to drive than the RCZ, so I think a 407 V6 motor is exactly what the RCZ needs. Not much difference in weight up front, and the chassis would handle it fine. Engine bay is plenty big enough......imagine trying to move a motor from a 407 and install it into the rcz.... same most, probably never work
?? Really, the RCZ has waaaaayyyy more power. 266hp and 0-100 in under 6 seconds. Its no slouch. even the deisel here is effortlessly quick. not by any means aggressive though especially compared to the last of the petrol ones.I've actually considered doing exactly that. My 406 coupe is so much faster and aggressive to drive than the RCZ, so I think a 407 V6 motor is exactly what the RCZ needs. Not much difference in weight up front, and the chassis would handle it fine. Engine bay is plenty big enough.
Doesn't the rcz han an R version? Basically the same as the 308 GTI 270. The 270bhp coming out of the 1.6 is plenty raucous.
The engine really goes bananas from 4000 onwards and even on a dry road it will struggle to not spin the front wheels up to about 70 in second gear. And the brakes bite very hard.
It's laugh out loud fun when you actually get to open the throttle and throw it down a good bit of road.
Cylinders: | L4 |
Displacement: | 1598 cm3 |
Power: | 199 KW @ 6000 RPM 271 HP @ 6000 RPM 267 BHP @ 6000 RPM |
Torque: | 243 lb-ft @ 1900-5500 RPM 329 Nm @ 1900-5500 RPM |
Fuel System: | Direct Injection |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Fuel capacity: | 14.5 gallons (54.9 L) |
PERFORMANCE SPECS | |
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Top Speed: | 155 mph (249 km/h) |
Acceleration 0-62 Mph (0-100 kph): | 5.9 s |
Very clever mapping and the 33psi peak boost doesn't hurt.yeah.
Cylinders: L4 Displacement: 1598 cm3 Power: 199 KW @ 6000 RPM
271 HP @ 6000 RPM
267 BHP @ 6000 RPMTorque: 243 lb-ft @ 1900-5500 RPM
329 Nm @ 1900-5500 RPMFuel System: Direct Injection Fuel: Gasoline Fuel capacity: 14.5 gallons (54.9 L)
PERFORMANCE SPECS Top Speed: 155 mph (249 km/h) Acceleration 0-62 Mph (0-100 kph): 5.9 s
I don't look at the power or accelleration figures. Its the torque from 1900rpm through to almost the redline that is quite incredible for its capacity.