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I have to say if you have a THP 200 already, then is it worth up grading to the R, I assume you have driven one? Also I don’t think the R is a good cruiser due to the gearing, revs are high in 6th for obvious reasons, I find it hard sometimes because it can cause a boom on the exhaust at certain...

Interesting, shame you couldn’t make it work for yourself, they do sound rattily on idle though, I am told it’s a symptom with direct injection cars, test drove a TT a while back sounded exactly the same, like a bag of spanner’s on idle lol. Owning an R can be expensive though if you want it...

I honestly think the standard suspension would be hard to beat for handling. The R is the only car I have ever had which I have no urge to modify or want too for that matter, it’s race bred through and through when you look deep into the design all over, the headline for me is that rev hungry...

Agree with this, be interesting to hear if anyone has fitted coilovers to their RCZ, for me to consider they would have to be high end though, where you could adjust compression and rebound.

Yes noticed today SAT have knocked a grand of their price, also the one recently sold by fish brothers has re-appeared with a different dealer, didn't last long with the previous owner, I wonder why? Market is tough at the moment I guess for the R, there are certainly going to be bargains to be...

Yes the Monaro was fun but only when supercharged, they are slow standard and the standard brakes are awful, most modify as I did updated brakes shocks, clutch etc, fun in a straight line but probably the worst drivers car I have ever had, it’s the sound of that wonderful v8 that keeps you...

Wow I am enjoying your post so much, real world experience instead of the crap we in the UK read on PistonHeads on a daily basis week in week out. Having run and modified a Monaro for 15 years with 550 bhp (flywheel) I feel now I certainly went of the ridden path… heat soak being a big problem...

Just realised that must have been the case, a quick calculation from miles to KM equals the exact figure it was displaying, thank you Kerr.

Hi all, whilst changing the background colour on the display on the R today, the system prompted me that the system would have to restart, whilst this was taking place the mileage on the display in the dial increased by 20000 miles for around 5 seconds, then after that it reverted back to the...

So what did the M4 do? it must have been half the R, standard M4 is rapid.

I had no idea what a Draggy was till I googled it, I may invest in one, looks a tidy bit of kit.

Fantastic information thank you RCZ R, not tried emergency braking yet, just had new pads and disc all round plus new front callipers, so need to bed in first. Having said the above, I want to perfect corners first as you describe, sounds fascinating! I am really hooked with this car, plus it’s...

Running Continental sport contact 5 at the moment, they were on the car when I bought it, not my first choice as I think the compound is hard on these and they are a little noisy, when the change comes I will swap out for the original spec tyres or a Michelin which I prefer. I know what you...

Great to hear different opinions on this, I feel I am steadily growing into the R, after coming from a V8 not been really using the revs as the car engine is designed to be used. I have become addicted to the road holding on this thing, example this morning on my 5 am drive, several times on...

Yes turbo lag on low rpm is shocking I have found you need to drop down a cog to avoid. I have always fitted coilovers to my weekend cars and I love them, (but not for a daily), as you can set the perfect height and rebound, the R feels very similar to a coil over set up but without the height...

I had a supercharged Monaro for 15 years running 500 brake, completely different in my view as it is a GT car, driven plenty of other stuff including Porsche bmw etc.

Hi all, well after my early morning drive this weekend with the R, I am still blown away with the precision of this car in the bends and straight line power when on the move, strange as it is I could swear I felt a little wheel spin when planting my right foot at speed, I put this down to the...

Not there today, hopefully sold, seems good for the money.

Nice to see, the modified one is a mystery at that price not selling, wonder what the deal is with the wheels, wonder also why so few pictures, for me the more pictures the better.

Yes been watching, not sure about he future prices for the R in the UK. I am no expert of course and there are many more people on here more qualified than me to predict future prices. I think also there is a small audience for the R sadly, who can't appreciate the sheer quality of the driving...