Drove a Mitsubishi 3000GT Vr-4 - United Bimmer Community

**Numark318i** · 04-25-2006, 08:59 PM

all i can say is turbo lag like none other...but...its faster then shit. Brakes are OK. Handles pretty good, although it wasnt my car so i wasnt pushing it handling wise.

heres the story. I was working with my dad at a doctors house. He cam home to change his shoes because he wasnt comfortable i guess. He asks me if i could od him a favor and drive his other car back from the hospital cause it was there and he didnt have anyone to bring it home for him.

So he drives me to the hospital, tells me the car was just serviced and gives me the keys. I start it up, sounds like a normal car. He waves me goodbye and im off. I let it warm up a little before i throttle it. Then i slowly work my way up to full thorttle. HOLY SHIT. Twin Turbo for the win. There was a 1sec turbo lag...but when it got over that i swear i was flying.

Got it up to 80mph-ish on an uphill strech. TOok some turns, but like i said i didnt push it for obvious reasons. I was expecting more from the brakes...but speed wise it hauls.

Not sure what year it was...but the 0-60 is estimated at 5.5ish from what i read.

The interior sucked, the ride was mediocur and some what stiff.

Yea thats it.

Amazing.

**xsperf** · 04-25-2006, 09:06 PM

how much hp?

**Numark318i** · 04-25-2006, 09:12 PM

..let me check

320hp*

http://www.modernracer.com/mitsubishi3000gtvr4.html

Storamin · 04-25-2006, 09:29 PM

the vr4's are nice. AWD& TT. the ones that AREN'T vr4 are pretty slow, FWD.

**doughboyea** · 04-25-2006, 11:50 PM

When I was in HS, a fellow classmate got himself a 97 3000Gt SL. Automatic, he liked it but beat the shit out of it, he paid $19k for it. Offered to sell it to me for $15k after a few months of having it.... ah... hell no. Don't know what he did to it.....

I was into them, but I grew out of it real fast when I got my 190E.... then later.. my current E46.

A friend in college had a 91 3000GT. I think it had upwards of 200,000 mi on the clock. The tranny finnally died and he got a 330ci.. go figure.

Dough

**mullethunter3** · 04-26-2006, 12:05 AM

too bad it costs about $500 to change the spark plugs at a shop. with mantience like that, i'd rather own a bmw.

**Numark318i** · 04-26-2006, 01:41 AM

yea i would never buy one...but godam was it fast.

**94bmw325i** · 04-26-2006, 11:35 AM

I drove an R32 the other day, I think it's about that 0-60 time, minus turbo lag.

**BMWLotAttendant** · 04-26-2006, 11:38 AM

What color was it?

**Numark318i** · 04-26-2006, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 94bmw325i

I drove an R32 the other day, I think it's about that 0-60 time, minus turbo lag.

sweet. I would have much rather driven that.

**Numark318i** · 04-26-2006, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWLotAttendant

What color was it?

if ur asking me the car was red.

**94bmw325i** · 04-26-2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Numark318i

sweet. I would have much rather driven that.

yeah it was fun to drive, much better than his GTI, talk about turbo lagggg

**Numark318i** · 04-26-2006, 02:40 PM

i think this has inspired me to SC or turbo(..or both) one of my cars when i got the money. I love the rapid pull. Its intense. Love the feeling. The porsche had it..but no where close to this.

Turbo FTW..kinda

**Chris** · 04-30-2006, 10:22 PM

he needs to take off the first turbo and put on a smaller one to get rid of some of the turbo lag....

**Numark318i** · 04-30-2006, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisdoesntknow

he needs to take off the first turbo and put on a smaller one to get rid of some of the turbo lag....

good idea.
but hes selling it..so dont think he wants to put more money into it.