arkitek
03-22-2003, 10:01 PM
Well, the wait is over now.
Got my hands on the pumpkin today finally. That colour just bring a big grin/smile to my face every time I see it. But man, it sure does attract attentions. Not soon after, a young punk pulled up drooling over it like he's looking at a very naked Cindy Crawford or something. Guess it's kinda hard to miss a bright toxic orange car. Sweet looking car though I'm not sure about the attentions that it'll get me though.
I must say, it doesn't take me long at all to feel at one with the MSP. My only complaint is that the shiftknob is too low and small. The steering feel is a bit too light for my liking. The steering feels rather odd turning though I'm not quite sure why. Must be the LSD and slippery wet and cold conditions. It's going to be hard to drive like a grandma for the first 1000k.
Can't say much about the handling and power yet of course. But I did dabble a bit and it's pretty poise and stable around fast corners. Power is there even though I wasn't trying at all. Found myself up to 130km/h too easily on the highway. Throttle response is pretty good for downshifting and all given it's a turbocharged. My car got real brakes now! Yikes. Note to self: TAKE IT EASY!
I'm surprised at how the stereo sounds, after some tweakings. It's pretty damn good for a stock unit. That sub is more then deep enough for most music. Being an 8", it's nice and tight. Looks like I'll be selling my Kaption 12"/Fosgate amp.
Stock alarm seems pretty decent and it even came with an instruction manual. Trying to make sense of this feature:
"Starter Interrupt: .....The starter is disabled any time the system is armed. The vehicle also will not start if power is disconnected from the alarm module." My question would be: Can it be hotwired still somehow? And is it enough of an alarm system?
Well, I'm quite happy overall. It feels like I just found quite a bargain for a performance car that has enough of the essential luxuries. We'll have to wait and see how reliable it is now.
Got my hands on the pumpkin today finally. That colour just bring a big grin/smile to my face every time I see it. But man, it sure does attract attentions. Not soon after, a young punk pulled up drooling over it like he's looking at a very naked Cindy Crawford or something. Guess it's kinda hard to miss a bright toxic orange car. Sweet looking car though I'm not sure about the attentions that it'll get me though.
I must say, it doesn't take me long at all to feel at one with the MSP. My only complaint is that the shiftknob is too low and small. The steering feel is a bit too light for my liking. The steering feels rather odd turning though I'm not quite sure why. Must be the LSD and slippery wet and cold conditions. It's going to be hard to drive like a grandma for the first 1000k.
Can't say much about the handling and power yet of course. But I did dabble a bit and it's pretty poise and stable around fast corners. Power is there even though I wasn't trying at all. Found myself up to 130km/h too easily on the highway. Throttle response is pretty good for downshifting and all given it's a turbocharged. My car got real brakes now! Yikes. Note to self: TAKE IT EASY!
I'm surprised at how the stereo sounds, after some tweakings. It's pretty damn good for a stock unit. That sub is more then deep enough for most music. Being an 8", it's nice and tight. Looks like I'll be selling my Kaption 12"/Fosgate amp.
Stock alarm seems pretty decent and it even came with an instruction manual. Trying to make sense of this feature:
"Starter Interrupt: .....The starter is disabled any time the system is armed. The vehicle also will not start if power is disconnected from the alarm module." My question would be: Can it be hotwired still somehow? And is it enough of an alarm system?
Well, I'm quite happy overall. It feels like I just found quite a bargain for a performance car that has enough of the essential luxuries. We'll have to wait and see how reliable it is now.