to build a saph for £4k is goodbetter if it looks like this.

cant you take the kids to butlins/haven for a weekend and spend the rest on this?

 

Without doing most of the work myself with some help from a few mates, and help and advice from people on here, that bill would have been double i think.

 

Well, it passed its mot last week, and after a few teething problems, i have managed close to 250 miles in it so far.

My initial impressions were... its shit! I had to check i wasnt driving a tractor. However, after around 30 minutes of driving and giving my brain a chance to forget about how my 2007 ST225 drives, it started to make sense. Its supposed to be like that.

I must admit, although I wasnt initially impressed, the car has grown on me a lot, and its borderline addictive. took the wife and kids for a drive up the coast, and it was actually really comfortable, and the MSD custom chip is awesome. Smooth, smooth smooth. Comes on boost strong (although its still running in), and the noise is something else.

I can see its going to be a long, expensive journey towards more and more Horse Power. Bring it on!!

 

They drive nothing like a modern car, theres nothing really low down although they are very strong low down, they suffer turbo lag typical of the era. In comparison to a modern turbo where turbo lag is more unless a thing of the past now.

Martin

 

I use mine as much as i can. I think my cossie is like a bone shaker. That might be down to the 17s and i think, lowered springs. I love driving mine though. I sometimes think that i need more power too cause im used to it now.