Is this what it feels like to be a noob?

[Hitcher]

Mrs H has got an NX Coupe (the Targa roof model). It's shit-hot fun to drive. The twin-cam 1600 donk in it is an absolite pearler. A bit cramped for the taller gent, though...

[Motu]

I was driving around Auckland today with my boys in targa top mode,pretty neat we thought.My daughter's dog will think it's fun,atleast he can't wreck it,it's a POS....body wise,I've sorted the mechanicals.

[sAsLEX]

it's a POS....body wise,I've sorted the mechanicals.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that! Less likely to be stolen, well that my argument and I am sticking to it!

[Motu]

I got this NX Coupe for nothing,it had a cracked head and the customer just walked away.One of my daughters is going through a tough patch,both she and her boyfriend are doing four jobs each,they are off public transport routes and have just one car - problem after problem and the poor kids just can't get their lives together.One thing I can do to help is put her into a cheap car,the Nissan was there,and I thought if I could turn it into a runner for $500 it'd be a big help to her.I had been offered a mint NX Coupe that had been rear ended,he wouldn't come below $800,so didn't it....I think I should have.I've spent that much on the shitter already,and a doner would of given me some straight panels as well.I'm just going to have to keep my mouth shut to my daughter and wife about the radiator,the brakes,the exhaust and engine mount.....bloody kids,the nappy changing never stops....

[2_SL0]

Sorry Motu, NX coupe and the word sporty dont go together. Its another hairdressers car. Are you changing careers?

But, to be serious it would be perfect little runner for your daughter.

[Bend-it]

Yup, exactly what it feels like! I also drive a Mitsi RVR X3, meaning RV body with Evo2 engine and drivetrain. Doesn't look it, but goes like snot! Drove over the Haywards out to Paekak with NZMMC (NZ Mitsi Motor Club)and kept up with the Evo and GSR guys sometime ago, so I'm not used to being over-taken...

Guess what happened on my first KB ride last Wednesday? Haha! Still heaps of fun though!

NX Coupe> hmmpphh. It's a pretend sports car! All 80kw of it! Unfair challenge, I'd think...

[vifferman]

Oh boy - to be owned in a sporty coupe by a bloody truck!! Oh the shame,the shame!

On our "Boys Weekend" in Coromandel we had to work to keep up (on our bikes!) with a local in a ute - the thing was on the ragged limits through the twisties. We could've passed if we'd had the visibility (or taken a risk), but he obviously knew the road better than we did.
When I passed him, he was nearly laughing his head off - old Maori fulla with an ear-to-ear grin, having the time of his life (cue Billy T laugh, "I sure showed them fullas, eh boy?").

[Motu]

Hmm,like bikes,it depends on you version of sporty.If it means lots of power and speed,then yes the NX Coupe is not sporty...like all the other ''hairdresser'' cars.But if you define sporty as a well balanced package,then the NX Coupe fits the bill.The original designer of the MX5 never wanted it to be more than 1600cc,to take it beyond that would destroy the finely balanced car he was trying to achieve.The Nissan would never be as nice handling as the Mazda,being FWD precludes that...but it's a well balanced package,there is not enough power to create handling issues,and it remains neutal when pushed...it could be improved a lot,but then I did resurect it from the dead....

Some riders look down their noses at a low powered but sweet handling bikes too...it just doesn't measure up to their standards.They are missing something delisious,but that's their problem,not mine.

[scumdog]

I run one of the new Hilux Diesels 2WD and they can be hustled along fairly quick, they'll hit 160kmh+ with two bikes on the back (closed private road testing of course) and the V6 obviously faster again, brakes aren't quite as good as the previous model and they roll around on the stock tyres, but a upgrade tobigger wheels and lower profile made a world of difference

One with a 302 Ford V8 for sale down here for you guys that want a faster hauler.

How you get it to handle is up to you.

[sAsLEX]

One with a 302 Ford V8 for sale down here for you guys that want a faster hauler.

How you get it to handle is up to you.

Mate has a lux with a 1uz 4l V8 in it and that thing hauls arse, even uphill on the dunes!

[Motu]

Just an update here....I just had a look at a Toyota Ute,and on the side was - 4.0 V6...!!! I've driven plenty of 3.0 V6 pickups,and they go pretty good,but I still think a shitty car could keep one in it's sights,but if this thing was a 4.0,then no bloody wonder he just walked away from me!

[sAsLEX]

Just an update here....I just had a look at a Toyota Ute,and on the side was - 4.0 V6...!!! I've driven plenty of 3.0 V6 pickups,and they go pretty good,but I still think a shitty car could keep one in it's sights,but if this thing was a 4.0,then no bloody wonder he just walked away from me!

175kw shit thats more than a crummydore used to make