AndyH101 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 So i'm thinking of buying a Glanza as my everyday car could you guys tell me all the pro's and con's to having these little pocket rocket's as your everyday drive. And be honest lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 stock form will be fine high powered ones not so much hence why i now have a daily lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyH101 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Yeah not planning on getting one highly modified, Are fuels costs decent enough? and do you find you can leave them in most ''non dodgey'' car parks without being vandalized? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 drove mine for 3 years at 233bhp on td04 fuel wasnt the best in the wold but i did purchase a turbo charged car to have decent fuel thats what the N/A is for mine has never been vandlised only driven into. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyH101 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Cant be much worse than a 2.0 litre NA skyline and a glanza would leave it for dead. Would be nice to find a N/A glanza but they seem really hard to find. all in all I cant see any flaws so far in buying one. Was just worried it would attract the wrong attenion and get broken into or keyed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRiiFTiE Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 So i'm thinking of buying a Glanza as my everyday car could you guys tell me all the pro's and con's to having these little pocket rocket's as your everyday drive. And be honest lol all depends on how they been treated before at the end of the day.. there old engines now! Best way to do very little modifications such as.. decat.. boost at 0.7/0.8 , exhaust.. CT9 Hybrid.. Decent clutch.. standard ecu.. maybe change the manifold if you want full power! as 3rd port is restrictive. Very reliable cars!!!!! Same with anything tho.. if you mess around with it too much its going to play you up sometimes :-) goodluck! im sure your enjoy. im 19 and have owned 17 glanzas in total which is a stupid amount but i really cannot stay away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 i noticed td04 glanza is alot better on fuel than ct9, alot easier to drive off boost. Can easily average 30+mpg just driving around keeping it sensible Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRiiFTiE Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 i noticed td04 glanza is alot better on fuel than ct9, alot easier to drive off boost. Can easily average 30+mpg just driving around keeping it sensible to be honest.. i think ill agree with you on that haha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ReeceGolliker Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) Fuels not to bad really, as said, difficult to keep it off boost on a Ct9 but hey, that's the fun of it haha! If you will be leaving it in a not that brilliant area definitely get a aftermarket alarm/ immobiliser, I've just had mine broken into so some thieves obviously target glanzas unfortunately! Edited October 24, 2015 by ReeceGolliker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richglanzav Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 1 and only downside is when u buy one, you want (on average) to add 20bhp per calendar month until such time as the car either blows up, or skints you to fuck or both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDMfreak Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I have a glanza v as a daily only thing I don't like is first thing I morning I cant get into it and drive it straight away ive always since i bought it allowed it time to heat up and get oil upto temp and then drive easy for maybe 5 miles before it gets any sort of boost at all. as for mpg ive never really worked it out its usually always half full or over if not filled up i do have to admit the upper part of tank last a lot longer as its bigger than when its halfway down. don't go rushing into buying one if ya have a friend or someone ya know know with a really good one test drive it get a feel for the car each one is different ive had 3 glanza V's so far and i learnt my lesson with them my current one is the best one ive ever drove or owned not bigging the car up but was really well minded and always looked afterdoesn't have a massive spec and isn't standard either but i don't intend to do anything else to it except a new manifold and new exhaust system Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Theres no need to run a car up to temperature before you drive it, thats a bit ott. Drive calmly until it warms up yeh, but leaving it running its silly in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDMfreak Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Theres no need to run a car up to temperature before you drive it, thats a bit ott. Drive calmly until it warms up yeh, but leaving it running its silly in my opinion. ive always done it since I owned it I know its a bit ott i know but i don't leave it running for ages just till it warms up quarter way and oil is warmed up 10 15 mins at max i know oil isn't fully warmed by then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 May aswell just drive it gently either way the engines running. Stops you pissing off the neighbours too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyH101 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Thanks for all the feed back guys, taking everything in your saying Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adzy Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I drive mine as a daily, still running standard boost on ct9. Fuel is about 36mpg on average and I don't drive it real easy. Had an NA before and it only got 38mpg. I'd make sure you get an alarm or something as mine has been broken into recently.And as Ollie says you don't need to let it sit, just drive it fairly easy until it warms, mine is warmed up after about 5 mins driving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Agree with Ollie, by warm a vehicle uo before you drive it simply means don't rape the tits off it until it is up to temperature. Doubt thats the same for a forged motor due to expansion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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