hello there! i been after a g40 since i saw one shoot past me a few years ago!
i found one on ebay and seeign as though u guys know wat ur talking about i thought ill ask u to see wat u think!
the link is as follows:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1
the contacted the guy and he sent me more pics but im not to sure how to post them on this site
also, do u guys have any g40's u will be willnig to sell, or swap for a honda cbr 600 fv 1997
thanks for ur time
ck
is it worth buying this G?
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Krupa
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You might just about get away with the charger not being serviced at all as it's not got huge miles on the clock but that's something worth addressing ASAP, and it's worth driving it home carefully just in case.
Sounds like it's been reasonably well looked after, but you never know. Woman owner doesn't always mean careful owner, jeez, I've known some girl racers who thrash ten shades of sh*t out of their cars.
It's a nice colour, mileage is reasonably low. If the shell's solid and straight and there's no oil blasting out of the dipstick or funny noises under the bonnet I'd have said it's worth a go.
Like I say though, for the sake of being careful drive it home carefully (if you can resist flooring it!) and get the charger serviced straight away. If poss get it to a specialist for a once over too, just to make sure.
Hope this helps, I don't have a huge knowledge of G40s but I'm learning!
Sounds like it's been reasonably well looked after, but you never know. Woman owner doesn't always mean careful owner, jeez, I've known some girl racers who thrash ten shades of sh*t out of their cars.
It's a nice colour, mileage is reasonably low. If the shell's solid and straight and there's no oil blasting out of the dipstick or funny noises under the bonnet I'd have said it's worth a go.
Like I say though, for the sake of being careful drive it home carefully (if you can resist flooring it!) and get the charger serviced straight away. If poss get it to a specialist for a once over too, just to make sure.
Hope this helps, I don't have a huge knowledge of G40s but I'm learning!
info on the car and he offered me a price
ok wel i spoke to the guy whos selling it and he said he got it looked at and mechanically its fine but recommends a charger rebuild at 100k miles also it has a dent in the drivers side door which aint that bad at all, comes with original spare wheel in a totally unmodded car
he wants 1900 for it
thank you very much for ur help guys!
is there any car that the g40 is the same as, i mean in power weight ratio, i think the g40 is 150 bhp to the ton standard
i can feel a g40 VS pug 205 gti war coming on lol
he wants 1900 for it
thank you very much for ur help guys!
is there any car that the g40 is the same as, i mean in power weight ratio, i think the g40 is 150 bhp to the ton standard
i can feel a g40 VS pug 205 gti war coming on lol
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Krupa
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Re: info on the car and he offered me a price
Audi TT (180bhp) is 150bhp/tonneck6uk wrote:is there any car that the g40 is the same as, i mean in power weight ratio, i think the g40 is 150 bhp to the ton standard
Recommended charger service interval is 35k miles, trust me, it's worth getting it checked out. Part of my charger had broken up and was crumbling away, I dread to think what would have happened if I'd used it before getting it serviced!
A rebuild is always worth it, you'll get better power and the piece of mind of knowing it's ok too.
Read here:
http://www.pitstopdevelopments.co.uk/servicing.htm
is it worth it in the end?
so lets say every 30k miles it should be done, the car aint had it done for over 70k miles so its scrap metal? lol
also i duno about u guys but im miles n miles away from pit stop dev n sending it would mean no car for a while. is this the same principal as turbo chargers? do they need the same care
would u trust a standard car garage with ur G ?
ck
also i duno about u guys but im miles n miles away from pit stop dev n sending it would mean no car for a while. is this the same principal as turbo chargers? do they need the same care
would u trust a standard car garage with ur G ?
ck
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A normal garage should be able to look over a G40 fine, but in terms of charger servicing based on horror stories about other places Pitstop is the only place I'd want to send mine.
The charger should (in theory) be fine, and just need a standard rebuild, in which case it's going to be safe to run it as it is, but for the sake of being safe it's best to get the charger done as I've said. My charger was taken from a car that had been used on a daily basis, but it was in need of a lot of work. The scroll (the part in the centre of the charger which rotates) had been exposed to water and had corroded hence was breaking away. Didn't stop the charger being usable, but that's a ticking time bomb.
Plus a charger in need of a rebuild won't produce as much boost as it should do.
So never a bad idea getting it done!
Costs about £20 postage to get the charger to Pitstop, and they'll do the work and send it back to you. You don't need to take the car down there. In the meantime just take it carefully in case it's unwell.
Once the charger's back, there's no reason any garage couldn't check it over really.
Hope this helps!
The charger should (in theory) be fine, and just need a standard rebuild, in which case it's going to be safe to run it as it is, but for the sake of being safe it's best to get the charger done as I've said. My charger was taken from a car that had been used on a daily basis, but it was in need of a lot of work. The scroll (the part in the centre of the charger which rotates) had been exposed to water and had corroded hence was breaking away. Didn't stop the charger being usable, but that's a ticking time bomb.
Plus a charger in need of a rebuild won't produce as much boost as it should do.
So never a bad idea getting it done!
Costs about £20 postage to get the charger to Pitstop, and they'll do the work and send it back to you. You don't need to take the car down there. In the meantime just take it carefully in case it's unwell.
Once the charger's back, there's no reason any garage couldn't check it over really.
Hope this helps!
OUCH
that charger looks like its been through a warzone! it done pretty well to last over 100k miles with no service though!
im starting to wonder whether this g40 idea will turno into a life dedication thingy lol
managed to find some 1 selling a pug 106 rallye 1.3i 100 bhp for 1400!
still much rather have a g40 i mean come on guys its a g40 for gods sake!
sexy n smooth
im starting to wonder whether this g40 idea will turno into a life dedication thingy lol
managed to find some 1 selling a pug 106 rallye 1.3i 100 bhp for 1400!
still much rather have a g40 i mean come on guys its a g40 for gods sake!
sexy n smooth
i'm just coming up to 70k miles on my g40, and the charger is still running fine! i'll be getting it serviced in the winter hopefully! 
i looked at that g40 on ebay, looks pritty reasonable and he isn't asking too much for it by the sounds of things!
obviously its not mint, but thats all part of the fun!
i looked at that g40 on ebay, looks pritty reasonable and he isn't asking too much for it by the sounds of things!
obviously its not mint, but thats all part of the fun!
u no wat
well im glad im not the only g40 fenatic in the world now i found u lot im gona get it but dont expect to hear from me for a few monthes cos im starting a new job which is gona take up 100% of my time n the money i get im gona stick it stright into the car
my freinds think im crazy 1 of them just got a mustang gt 4.6 n he wants some thing quiker already i hope this dont happen to me
thank u very much for all ur help guyz i talk to u in the future n good luck with ur cars g40 or not
regards
ck
my freinds think im crazy 1 of them just got a mustang gt 4.6 n he wants some thing quiker already i hope this dont happen to me
thank u very much for all ur help guyz i talk to u in the future n good luck with ur cars g40 or not
regards
ck