There is nothing wrong with gc8v...just my own
preferences.
There is a shitty hk player here who couldn't win me using other
cars and kept training on gc8v until his car is much better than me
and win me. Then he kept challenging me whenever he sees me in any
arcade...pretty disturbing bugger.
Oh...i must have forgotten to tell you how shitty he is. 
He likes to knock you from the moment u start the race, smashing
into u on the corners which u r faster than he is and causing ur
speed to drop like snail. And when he is faster than you, he likes
to swing his car from left to right and right to left to block you.
And even if you managed to squeeze beside him despite all his
efforts, he use his car to push you to the wall so that you cannot
pass him even if both your cars are side by side. Oh...and he also
owns a DC2. Maybe you can or cannot understand my frustration with
this hk player. Btw, I can say all the hk players that I met over
here are all shitty players like that and they like to boost their
ego by winning using really pathetic means.
Gc8v is quite powerful as an initial car. And it is not fair when
you compared with other car in their initial stage. If gc8v users r
really subaru lovers, they should co-own a gc8 before gc8v...that
is before the bunta code is revealed. If they only play ID when the
gc8v code is revealed, then it is alright.
Gc8v is good...good acceleration, good braking, stable handling,
strong on both wet and dry. But I notice the cornering ability is
not that good, especially on wet conditions...the cornering angle
is too wide? But it is still a strong car and in good hands, it is
a car you will not want to play against. Gc8v can win
DC2...probably on Akagi uphill course.
I played in Jurong Point before...the players there r good. They
are pretty ethical in playing and the faster player wins the game.
No knocking, pushing you to the wall or silly blocking
technique.
I'll probably go there to have a look when I'm back. For your info,
I lost to the players there and I'm not saying all this because I
win them alright. Its more fun playing fair and you feel happy even
though you lose, afterall it is just a game.