I went to look at a used '02 P5 over the weekend. It was in pretty good shape, had quite a few rock chips on the front end, though. Part of the lower bumper was cracked, too.
When I took it for a drive, the shifter felt pretty notchy. It wasn't the stock shift knob, so it could have very well been a short throw shifter in there (the previous owner had done a few things to it, maybe didn't take it off)? I just wondered if you guys think you have a notchy shifter?
As for the car, I really liked the ride. The handling was freaking spectacular, there were a few real tight twisties I was owning, like 45 around a 15mph curve. My little sis was enjoying herself. Body roll was almost non-existant. One thing I was really disapointed with though was the engine. I had expected it to be on par with my '90 LX, but it felt like there were a lot of flat spots through the rev range. Once past 5500-6000 it seems to die. The clutch was also pretty spongy when I did some hard shifts, it didn't want to grab right away.
I'm not looking for a street-racer mobile, so speed isn't really an issue for me, but I was expecting a little bit more go. Other than that, I really liked the car. Come May I think I'll be looking pretty hard for one
When I took it for a drive, the shifter felt pretty notchy. It wasn't the stock shift knob, so it could have very well been a short throw shifter in there (the previous owner had done a few things to it, maybe didn't take it off)? I just wondered if you guys think you have a notchy shifter?
As for the car, I really liked the ride. The handling was freaking spectacular, there were a few real tight twisties I was owning, like 45 around a 15mph curve. My little sis was enjoying herself. Body roll was almost non-existant. One thing I was really disapointed with though was the engine. I had expected it to be on par with my '90 LX, but it felt like there were a lot of flat spots through the rev range. Once past 5500-6000 it seems to die. The clutch was also pretty spongy when I did some hard shifts, it didn't want to grab right away.
I'm not looking for a street-racer mobile, so speed isn't really an issue for me, but I was expecting a little bit more go. Other than that, I really liked the car. Come May I think I'll be looking pretty hard for one
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