1. What is your name and where are you from?
Ace from Melbourne
2. What is your occupation?
Student
3. What is your date of birth and blood type?
28.12.1988
4. What are your hobbies?
Cars, Motorbikes
5. How many years have you had your license and what license type are you?
4 years, full license, international
6. How many accidents have you had (your fault) and how many traffic violations have you had?
1 not my fault, traffic violations - 2 suspended licenses, 11 speeding tickets and so on
7. What was the car you owned before your current one?
Holden Viva
8. What is your current car and it's mileage?
Skyline R33 GTS-25T, 50,xxx kms on engine...100,xxx kms on body
9. Is the car Auto or Manual?
manual
10. What part of your car is unique that no one else has?
Mongolian Sticker
11. Do you own a motorbike?
Honda Repsol 150 cc
12. Biggest trouble/problem you've ever had with a car you've owned?
fitting a power steering and finding rims
13. Do you have an in-car navigation system?
yes
14. Do you have an e-tag/electronic toll unit? What are your thoughts on the system?
no, i hate this system
15. Do you have a particular route or road that you enjoy driving on? What is it?
plenty road, bundoora
16. Do you have a meet point that you prefer? What is it?
mill park, McDonalds
17. What petrol do you use? Why do you use it... Brand, Price or Convenience?
unleaded, coles, 4c discount, very convenient
18. What is your favourite engine oil?
mobile 1
19. How often do you change the oil in your car?
every 5000 kms
20. What make is your tyre, and what size is it?
bridgestone .... 235/40/17 on the front 265/35/18
21. How much tread is left on your tyres at the moment?
80%
22. Do you use winter tyres?
no
23. How often do you wash your car?
once a week
24. What magazines do you read/subscribe to?
none
25. What music do you listen to while driving?
everything nice and catchy
26. Do you listen to the radio in your car? If so what station and/or show do you prefer?
no
27. When you are stuck in traffic, what do you do to pass time?
text (sms), even though its illegal
28. What products can you simply not be without in your car?
Enkei rims, sound system
29. Do you prefer to take the highway or the scenic route to places that are between 50 to 100 km's away?
depends on the mood
30. Does your significant other prefer to accompany you on your drives in the passenger seat?
nope
31. What is your preferred tuning shop?
None, home
32. What is your preferred second hand parts shop?
Kangaroo Rd, Oakleigh
33. When you see the sticker "Baby On Board" what do you do or think?
slow down, babies are good.
34. Do you like the Nissan models that have been released since Carlos Ghosn took over as CEO?
yes
35. Although the R34 Skyline has been replaced by the V35, do you consider it a valid successor?
no, does not live up to the legend
36. What are your 3 most favourite Nissan models, excluding the one you own?
180SX, R34 GT-R, GT-R 35
37. What are your 3 most favourite non-Nissan cars?
Toyota Supra, Lamborghini Gallardo, BMW X5
38. If you were to buy a new car now, what would it be?
a GT-R 35
39. Although its not Nissan, do you like Rotary Engines?
some, on subaru's
40. What quality do you feel your car lacks?
stealth
41. What generation is your Skyline?
first generation R33
42. Is your car RWD or AWD?
RWD
43. Why did you choose to buy your car?
its a match made in heaven
44. When you chose your car, what other models did you also consider?
180SX
45. When you bought the car, what condition was it in? Normal or needed some work?
needed some work
46. How many times do you drive your car in a week?
everyday
47. If you had to coin a catchphrase for Skylines, what would it be?
"Godzilla"
48. What car would you say is a rival model to yours as far as features are concerned?
Toyota Supra
49. What is in your opinion, the best features of your Skyline?
Bodykit, Special Edition Enkei Rims
50. What parts of your car don't work like they should?
everything works just fine.
51. Have you ever dreamt of your car? Give an example.
yes. i had a dream about driving a skyline thru uni campus, causing mayhem
52. What do those close to you (family, partner etc) think of your car?
dislike
53. What spec would you class your car as? Drift, Drag, Circuit, or Cruiser?
Drag
54. Which is more important to you about your car? Appearance, Performance/Power or Comfort?
Performance/Power
55. What seats and steering wheel do you have in your car?
Stock seats, MOMO
56. What brakes does your car have? (Including disc/hub)
Stock
57. What exhaust does your car have?
HKS aftermarket
58. What headunit/stereo is in your car?
Pioneer full system
59. What gauges does your car have?
a few...
60. What aftermarket suspension parts does your car have?
none
61. What structural reinforcement parts does your car have?
sway bar
62. What intake/cooling parts do you have on your car?
HKS intake
63. Anything else you have replaced on your car?
RIMS
64. How many km/l do you get out of your car on average?
12 L / 100km
65. Do you think you'll be driving the same car in 5 years?
dont know
66. Would you purchase the car you own if it was new? (ie you'd be the first owner of the car)
yes
67. If you were given the choice between your car and your partner, which would you choose over the other?
my car...
68. If the Skyline you own did not exist, what would you be driving right now?
BMW X5
69. A lot of Skyline owners are changing to Evo's, what do you think of them and would you change?
Hell NO
70. Which headlight do you prefer, projector or non projector and HID or regular?
HID
71. If you were to respray your car, what colour would it be?
i love my color
72. What is the first mod that you would do on a stock version of your car?
Exhaust
73. Is there a mod in particular that you would like to never see done to a Skyline?
i like them all
74. If your car is RWD, is there any time when you wish it was AWD? Or if your car is AWD, is there any time when you wish it was RWD?
Nope
75. Have you ever considered your car awkward or uncool? Why?
Nope
76. Do you have any brochures for your car? Where'd you get it from?
Nope
77. Do you have a service manual, log book and owner's manual for your car?
Something related, but not much info
78. How do you feel about the price of Skylines on the market now compared to the price you paid for your car?
Pretty good bargain
79. If money was not an issue, what tuning mods would you make to your car?
everything i can get my hands on
80. Would you upgrade the hub assembly of your car? (eg 4 stud to 5 stud)
its already 5 stud
81. Would you upgrade the air-con system in your car? (eg manual to climate control)
no, its already climate control
82. Have you made any parts for your car, or any DIY mods?
nope
83. Do you own any spare parts for your car that aren't needed yet?
yes
84. If it was feasible to own a second car identical to yours, would you?
no, one is good enough
85. How much have you spent on repairs to your car?
a lot
86. If you see another Skyline which has been modified differently, do you pick faults in it?
nope, not my car
87. Have you ever watched Initial D, and do you think your car would have beaten Takumi?
nope
88. Would you buy a scale model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it?
nope
89. Would you buy a remote control model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it?
nope
90. Has your car ever been in a magazine? If so what and which issue?
nope
91. Have you ever participated in a cruise or attended a meet for Skyline owners?
nope
92. Is there any other forum members' car that you idolise or was very impressed by?
yes
93. Would you do a face swap/upgrade (ie R34 front on R32, C33 front on A31, etc)?
nope
94. What would you consider the locally produced equivalent of your car?
HSV Senator ......LOL
95. You are offered to pick straws, one straw will get you free mods of your choice and track time to test them, the other will see your car returned to factory standard. Would you pick straws?
nope
96. You are to attend a track day, however your car gets damaged, and have the following choices:
- run the same model as your car, but with a fully tuned RB20E engine. The car has done 150,000kms, and the engine has done 50,000kms.
- run the same model as your car, but with a RB20DET auto. The car has done 500,000kms, and the turbo has done 60,000kms.
- run your damaged car
What would you do?
1st choice
97. If you were to grade yourself as an expert on Skylines, what would you be out of 100?
75/100
98. What is the purpose your car serves in your life?
Business and Pleasure
99. One word that describes Skyline owners in the country and the rest of the world?
People with balls, excluding all the chick owners...Chicks with Skylines....-> Sexy
100. Other than "that was long and tiring" do you have any comments?
good stuff. i liked it