Most Under Rated Cheap 90s Super Car? - Buy A Mitsubishi GTO | Bad Influence | PedalBox

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Maybe you don't have a garage, or years to build a car from scratch, but you want a fun car. What can you buy for a few thousand pounds (in the UK). Turns out quite a bit, and we're here to be a bad influence and help you find your own money pit.
This episode we're looking at a Mitsubishi GTO, maybe the most under rated of the 90s super cars built to go against the Honda NSX, the Toyota Supra and Nissan Skyline. But the GTO can be found for FAR less than any of these legends.
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[@CutACrow]

Longtime vr4 owner. Get a metric set of racheting flat end wrenches and lot of extensions and youll be fine. There are only 2 types of owners of these cars. Neglectful ones and mad scientist types. Such as Z32TT fellas can probably agree with the fact that if you like the car you know what youre signing up.

[@slawteruk]

The 90s was such a wild time for tech. 4 Wheel steering is genuinely one of the funniest and scariest things to have.

[@ferrynpalmer3875]

Many moons ago in the late '90's I spent quite a bit of time with a 1990 Honda Prelude Si with 4 wheel steering. I found it to be glorious honestly!!

[@PedalBox]

4WS is amazing. I hope for my sake this one never fails totally. Repairing it seems to be a nightmare on the tools and the wallet side.

[@roryboorman4742]

@@PedalBoxmine failed last week… gotta come out unfortunately 😞😞

[@emperorsfinest4907]

Old crusty wiring 💰😞

[@michaelg9262]

So I found my active aero didn't work no one could help both front and back motors fine no power to the box in the boot so found that only one 30amp wire runs to the back power box from the fuse box upfront in the engine bay wire was shot somware by the passenger wing just by the intercooler were the loom runs to the back just thinking it might help you as it helped me fixed thr problem just running a new wire from the front fuse box to the passenger wing were it lost connection 😀

[@PedalBox]

Interesting! Thats a problem for the spring once I can lie down on the floor and not in a puddle to check the front. The rear might be a job for a dry... but probably cold day over the winter. At least it's fairly easy to remove and take indoors

[@GTFour]

A car I’ve been in! Great vid & great car. Very underrated machine. Indicator on the correct side for RHD, keeps other hand free for gears. You get used to it and will love it really quickly.

[@PedalBox]

It took a while, but i've got to the point I can just get in and not put the wipers on... right in time for winter, when the first thing I need to do is put the wipers on. GG me.

[@JayBrainstorm123]

And the indicator is one the correct side!! Easier to indicate and change gear at the same time!

[@PedalBox]

Yeah, i do get the arrangement. It's just SO alien for a lifetime-EU car driver.

[@joshuafigaro2604]

dude, just got into cars and have been trying to find what i like, looks like mitsubishi is my type of brand, from this to the evo IV, they make some nice cars, thanks for the vid

[@AdrianBawn]

I hope you have small hands. Working on them is... "interesting"

[@johnsullivan937]

Yeah.. beware if you are just now getting into cars. The vast majority of cars that were ultra expensive when new, and are now dirt cheap are that way for a reason. Common reasons typically being either high cost of replacement parts, difficulty to work on, or reliability issues. Shake away that feeling of thinking you've stumbled across some unknown gem in the car world thats an amazing bargain and nobody knows about. Thats usually not the case. It just means people tend to not own the car very long before giving up on it. With the mitsubishi gto there's a reason why its like dirt cheap compared to evo 7's and 8's, yet is more advanced technology wise. The v6TT is notorious for being very difficult to work on, stuffed away in cramped engine bay. Most guys I've seen that own one and took the time/effort to do a full on rebuilt, taking it back to full strength, are so afraid of something else breaking that they just stick to cruising around town almost never giving it full throttle or revving it out.

[@PedalBox]

There is absolutely a deep sense of "I hope I don't need to go deep into the engine" because there is NO room. Everything is "might as well drop the engine" which i'm sure is a nightmare as well, but probably less frustrating. The Evo has a lot of hype form rally, so it's well in the minds of people and has the hype-tax. If you've got time, space, small hands and aren't afraid to learn a lot very quickly through mistakes a GTO is great. Often case, people get rid of problems cheap!

[@ashleyholmes5804]

Yes! Cant wait to see more of it.

[@PedalBox]

Got another episode coming trying to fix some more of the paint before winter.

[@Amanthius]

I have a 99 VR-4. Absolutely love the look and feel of it. These are way cheaper than other classic Japanese cars but not sure for how much longer since they're becoming rarer.

[@PedalBox]

They seem to have bottomed out, at least I hope they have now I have this one!

[@Amanthius]

@PedalBox economy is finally slowing down and prices are coming down.

[@cabe_bedlam]

The NA version will do at least 130MPH on the Autobahn. The 4 wheel steering is also a hoot!

[@AdrianBawn]

I'll have you know it was 160 on the speedo, 145 GPS. Interestingly the TT didn't seem to have a lot more top end, but it is very much a beast on the 0-60

[@cabe_bedlam]

@@AdrianBawn 130 was the last I remember clocking, "at least" is thankfully still true. Good to know I can up my land speed record PB though!

[@AdrianBawn]

@@cabe_bedlam I think you clocked about 135-140 on tomtom during "the incident". I was behind the wheel for the land-speed record between Prague and Stuttgart.

[@PedalBox]

I wasn't prepared for how much of a difference it made on the twisties.

[@derekkane9783]

I have one and absolutely love it!

[@pioneer5555]

Such a beautiful design. Very underrated

[@PedalBox]

Indeed! Although the bonnet bumps for the suspension top mounts does make me chuckle

[@salvagaming4678]

3500 pounds?? Here Netherlands/Germany cheapest bottom of barrel ones are going for 8k minimum, most 10-15k.

[@AdrianBawn]

£3500 was a few years ago. Currently they are going for about 4-5k for one in this condition.. 6-8k for a reasonable one. The only ones over that are concourse queens.

[@PedalBox]

The cheapest non turbo i've heard of in recent-ish times was £500, right @AdrianBawn

[@AdrianBawn]

@@PedalBox 2012, so over a decade ago. lol Even the first gen NA ones are fetching 4 digits these days (if you can find them).

[@Trailblazer444]

Wow!! Smart 3kgt vr4 twin turbo AWD AWS mountain curves High tech advance sports car like the GTR. Definitely is not for dummies. The poor humble Man smart ferrari's.

[@darionerat3671]

How can you say that the latest model didn't have abs? Where did you got this information. This car is having 1800kilos For your information you can't stop this car without abs.

[@PedalBox]

This one doesn't have ABS. I know because the ABS pump is in the shed, in a bag instead of under the bonnet. The GTO MR did not have ABS, nor does it have the active aero, active suspension or 4WS system. This is all pretty well documented, and all of those items removed roughly 40 kilos from the 1800kg mass of the car. Not a huge difference.

[@darionerat3671]

@PedalBox my friend, warm advice put back abs so you will not turt yourself. And abs is under the right front fender where the bumper meets fender. Once, when this car starts to lose traction and the grip abs makes miracles there. Trust my words i have been there.

[@PedalBox]

@@darionerat3671 I know where it is. I don't think you understand how ABS works

[@darionerat3671]

@PedalBox i know wery well, when wheel stop spinning abs unblock and blocks back that wheel, that happens multiple times throug the moment of need. But this discussion doesn't have sense. I wanted to inform you that this car without abs is dangerous,l. It is up to you how you are going to accept that info

[@PedalBox]

I'd hardly call it dangerous. If it were, the actual GTO MR would never have been made without ABS. But it was. Is it something a driver should be aware of, given this car DID have it before? Sure, Absolutely.

[@ChrisDRimmer]

First?