Altezza. Good or bad?

**stephen_295** · 28-01-13, 16:15

Sorry if this is in the wrong section..
Had an offer of a swap of this altezza.
Never had a rwd before. Just wondering what these are like?
Prob going to view. Anything in particular to look out for?
Thanks!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4478970

**PeterT** · 28-01-13, 16:34

Ive never had one, but they are underpowered/slow and bad on juice. worse than a silvia people say! They earnt a repuation as a yoke to do donuts in to be fair. That one actually wouldnt look the worst if you got some nicer wheels!powersteering pumps give a lot of hassle on them when theyre ragged.

ps for future reference ,we have a donedeal watch thread in the cars for sale section to post questions like this

**punkyy8** · 28-01-13, 16:36

Power Steering pump is the main issue with Altezza's. Was bad from the factory and lads diffing them doesn't help so they are a common problem.

Another thing is to check ball joints and shocks.

If you are going to look at an altezza and it's the 207bhp(from the factory, most Altezza's in Ireland are around 170-180bhp) one you are looking for make sure the chassis starts with sxe10 as this is the 4 cylinder beams tuned engine. There is also a gxe10 which is a 6 cylinder (same engine as the is200- 153bhp)

Like most RWD check the booth to check for any damage or bends in the chassis.

Great car but if you have driven a VTEC you will find the power drop hard, they use a good bit of juice but are a great car and fun aswell.

Also the tezz in the link has had a hard life so make sure you give it a good look over

**derek89** · 28-01-13, 16:42

Ive owned an altezza, nice daily and can still have a bit of crack in but are underpowered a bit but that all depends wat power u have had before and as pete says not that great on juice and power steering dose give trouble..wat u swapping ?

**johnnys15** · 28-01-13, 17:00

dey are great for doing rings

**PeterT** · 28-01-13, 17:03

Originally Posted by johnnys15

dey are great for doing rings

piss off galway!

**stephen_295** · 28-01-13, 18:13

How bad is bad on petrol? Compared to a b18?
P/x a ej1 type r coupe. Bit of cash my way too

**slithertooth** · 28-01-13, 18:25

Originally Posted by stephen_295

How bad is bad on petrol? Compared to a b18?
P/x a ej1 type r coupe. Bit of cash my way too

ej1 type r coupe?? never knew there was one.

**stephen_295** · 28-01-13, 18:25

Conversion Jobby

**slithertooth** · 28-01-13, 18:28

Altezza will be slower and cost more to run.

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