Does a UK spec Gti-R command a premium over an import?

[Paul]

Just thought id raise a topic of conversation, are Sunny Gti-Rs more desirable than Pulsar Gti-Rs and if so why or wny not?

Do they command a higher premium to buy?

Or are they worse off due to the increased risk of rust our UK winters bring?

 

[PobodY]

They are more desirable for a couple of reasons:
There were fewer of them, so they are more rare (and therefore more dear).
They are also cheaper to insure etc a they are not an import, but a domestic car.

They are pretty much the same car, so I don't think the UK winters have much more effect on them... it snows more in Japan, but they use less salt.

 

[steve963]

uk ones have less power as mapped for 95ron fuel

 

[red reading]

uk ones have less power as mapped for 95ron fuel

maping is the same,the ignition timing is retarded by 2 degrees.the lower power thing is bull;-)

 

[red reading]

i have had 2 uk one's and 1 jap car ,and tbh my uk car's were in better condition than the jap car,but the uk cars were both very well looked after by previous owners

 

[geoff pine]

No there usual rusting away:lol: Plus the jdm ones will never have seen road salt (grit)

 

[shroom]

I would always prefer an import

 

[steve963]

maping is the same,the ignition timing is retarded by 2 degrees.the lower power thing is bull;-)

the UK map is retarded by up to 8 degrees at some points and the fueling is richer

I just got Nistune and checked out JDM vs EDM maps

 

[red reading]

was no differant on the uk ecu's we checked ,but buy edm ecu that could be germany,france,holland as they sold the sunny gtir there too and they have even worse fuel than us,the only difference we found was the base timing was 18 degree's rather than the jap 20 degree's

 

[steve963]

was no differant on the uk ecu's we checked ,but buy edm ecu that could be germany,france,holland as they sold the sunny gtir there too and they have even worse fuel than us,the only difference we found was the base timing was 18 degree's rather than the jap 20 degree's

im gonna upload the EDM map to my car and see how it feels!

 

[red reading]

im gonna upload the EDM map to my car and see how it feels!

you should be able to run alot more boost with that edm map which could be of benefit (more midrange torque)

 

[steve963]

you should be able to run alot more boost with that edm map which could be of benefit (more midrange torque)

I was thinking of using it as a safe map while i change my AFM and adjust my fueling, then ill switch back to the JDM one and increase boost whilst checking for knock

 

[projectgtir]

Could also save a few quid on petrol if you could switch to 95 ron if say you used it for work