my new car

andy_notts · Post by **andy_notts** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:17 am

as most of u knew my 3rd child is due in october and i was unable to get 3 car seats in the rear of the ti so i had to buy a 7 seater mpv

me being me i didnt want no slow donkey boy gaalaxy etc so i serched for a quick one,zafaira gsi was too much,then i came across a mitsubishi chariot gt only available in japan

and here she is after finally being imported ths week

basic spec

chariot gt
2.0l turbo 4x4
230bhp@8psi,same engine as the evo but slightly less smaller turbo
1/4 14.75

heres what she looks like lowered with evo alloys on which im hoping to do

comes with a load of toys inc digital climate control in front and rear
and boy is she fast

gonna upset a few folk in this

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:23 am

14.05 ????????????????????????????????????????????????

MGTurbo · Post by **MGTurbo** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:28 am

Hmmmi very much doubt a quarter in 14.05, its not a light beast, and 230 on 8psi???? Also very much in doubt. Still looks fun though.

Gareth

bigboykarl · Post by **bigboykarl** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:30 am

HI
what insurance group is that...i have a lucida emina 2.2td which i think is group 12 but was the same price to insure as my ti(which is now a write off:cry: :cry:

) and a ti is group 17 ...

Bjorn · Post by **Bjorn** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:34 am

MGTurbo wrote:Hmmmi very much doubt a quarter in 14.05, its not a light beast, and 230 on 8psi???? Also very much in doubt. Still looks fun though.

Gareth

Sorry mate, but the Evo 3 does 266bhp on 8 to 10 psi (BCV regulated). so 230 is about right.

Nice car mate, that would use the same engine as in my Evo rather than the 4+ I would have thought.

If you have the Evo 1 or 2 engine then you can run 1.2 bar max boost, if its the 3 engine (which I would doubt) then you can run no more than 1bar (14.5psi) due to the higher compression.

andy_notts · Post by **andy_notts** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:52 pm

yea same engine as evo 3 bjorn

oh and it weighs 95kg more than a evo

and as for 14.05 im just going on a couple of guys who own them and have took them down the strip

guy with manual version got 14.05

guy with auto version got 14.9

both on standard setup

as for insurance group i have no idea but adrian flux took 40 mins to find the model and came back with Â£1700 tpft

lifesure quoted me Â£750 fully comp

will_c · Post by **will_c** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:21 pm

its got potentual! thats for sure.
personaly i would have it sprayed black, slamed on 17's or18's , blacked out windows, twin exhausts. would look the business!!

andy_notts · Post by **andy_notts** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:31 pm

the paint work and condition is immaculate m8 and not worth spraying

i like the colou tbh

and agree with the lowering and wheels hence the photoshop

will_c · Post by **will_c** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:34 pm

yeh yeh... that was just what i would have done! to it!
that is fecking quick!

Post by **IrishRover** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:25 pm

Yeah, I have seen some MMC Chariots (Mitsu Spacewagons) with the bonnet vent like that here. I never thought they might be such incredible monsters! You certainly will surprise a lot of people with that alright! I remember the 1.8 DOHC we had was very fast and I used to enjoy the look on people's faces when they would see a bus accelerate so fast!

The only thing you've got to watch out for which I'm sure will be the same with yours is that you will get buffeted from the side much more due to the big height you've got. At speeds above 80 you've really got to watch it, so be careful with that, especially on open sections of motorway.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:30 pm

Tosser1: Mate, you just got proper done like, by a people carrier, serious!

Tosser2: Don't diss the ride, bruv. It's just cuz I weren't trying, innit!

Post by **IrishRover** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:48 pm

Oh yeah, boot space being very restrictive is one drawback with this car (unless of course you fold down the rear seats, but then you kind of defeat the purpose of having a people carrier.

You've also got to be mindful of how little space there is between the back of the car and the passengers in the rear seats in the event that you were to be hit from behind.

danr · Post by **danr** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:38 pm

I acyually quite like this. Lots of potential for a people carrier!!

Although saying that personally i think i would have gone for the zafira gsi.

andy_notts · Post by **andy_notts** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:55 pm

zafaira gsi's are nice m8 but start at 12k second hand

and they r vauxhalls

and no where near as fast as this

they aint that high tbh nowhere near like galaxys etc but hoping to lower it anyway

boot space is minimal but then again most 7 seaters are unless u go minibus

oh and the turbo diesels come with the bonnet vent aswell ,theyre aint many gt turbos in the uk especially manual versions

anyway thanks for comments guys

Post by **IrishRover** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:12 pm

andy_notts wrote:they aint that high tbh nowhere near like galaxys etc but hoping to lower it anyway

Seriously, it doesn't matter how much you lower it, you can't change the fact that you have such a large surface area on either side. I'd hate to be seen as someone who would try to advise care on the roads

but crosswinds are definitely something you've got to watch out for in this car.

I like the fact that you can now legitimately say to people "my chariot is outside" btw!

andy_notts · Post by **andy_notts** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:22 pm

I like the fact that you can now legitimately say to people "my chariot is outside" btw!

lol

luckily i dont go on the motorway much but ill bear it in mind cheers

not looking forward to working out her mpg either :cry:

danr · Post by **danr** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:36 pm

everytime you go out with the misses you'll have to say

"your chariot awaits".

Tom™ · Post by **Tom™** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:13 pm

very nice car!... i like it...

Post by **SubCat001** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:42 pm

I like it

pure stealth. Remember seeing one of these on Ebay not so long back. Could be interesting to see one of these tweaked to the max. First MPV at TOTB?? :roll:

andy_notts · Post by **andy_notts** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:16 am

ok i best correct myself with some figures here

1/4 mile of this car aint 14.05 infact its 14.75

been talking in lengths to a guy in new zealand who drags one

but he says he put the boost to 17psi and fitted a 3" exhaust and de cat and a bit of weight reduction and he got 13.28,hes now changing cooler and few other things and aiming for mid 12s

so i apoligise for incorrect figures