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Sure, Paul. Let's hope it's another good turn out this time.

Easy mate. I would get the number plate and call the cops. I mean, that's what they are for, right?

Hi everyone, There's a WA VQ-series cruise No.6 happening next month. Please post if interested. It will be good to meet new and old people.

Hi everyone, VQ-series cruise no.6 will be organised in December. Just for the record of VQ-series cruises, there have been 5 cruises so far and their information can be found on relevent threads. Official WA VQ-Series Cruise No.6 This event will go ahead ONLY if: 1. There's 5 or more V-series Nissan Skyline able to participate. 2. There's a safe and secure car park, whenever possible. 3. As to make this cruise as much safe and enjoyable as we can, we will try to organise it on a sunny and beautiful day. We are looking at doing this regularly, or whenever possible. Cruise Information Date: 19-12-10 (Sunday) Time: 1:00pm Meet, 1:30pm Depart - 4:30pm Place: Powis Street car park (5-10 minutes drive from Citywest car park, Drive onto Mitchell FWY and off at Powis Street exist on the left, Turn left onto Powis street and first left entry into Powis street car park) Please post if interested and check this tread for updates. Thank you for your time.

Spotted silver V35 coupe at Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre (WA) at 6:30pm on Tuesday (23-11-10). I was driving my Mrs's Mitsubishi Mirage at the front.

Guys, it's not just Skylines that grabbing all the wrong attentions. Silvias, Commodores, etc. do too. There's literally no stopping of cops giving extra attention to car enthusiastics (Performance cars, Show cars) like us, no matter how many knobheads drivers out there. My thought is just to invite or organise a cruise/meet with more people that you know or close friends of friends, and less random. For when random owners show up, get to know them. You will know if they are knobheads or not pretty much after one cruise/meet. If they are, give a warning as an organiser or don't allow that driver for next cruises.

I don't know about V36. But with my V35 when the window motor was stuffed, the window winds down if I slam the door shut really hard with the key in ignition. I also think the window winding down is nothing to do with low battery (Maybe battery not connected properly?) My thoughts are: (1). Check the alarm system in the key if it's working properly. (2). If you can hear any odd sound when the window winds down, check the window motor. Let us know how it goes, mate. Good luck.

Yeah, that's true, Mark. Prices (cars and servicing) have gone down compare to a year ago. Like Steve (CRISP 35) said, Nick is a great guy and treat customers really well.

Yeah sure, Edi. Here is their contact. You can also ask for Nick and say you know me (Victor) from SAU, and see if they can accelerate the process. Good luck. Fabcar CANNINGTON 1520 Albany Hwy CANNINGTON WA 6017 Tel: +61 (08) 9350 9696 Fax: +61 (08) 9350 5066 E: [email protected] W: www.fabcar.com.au

Are you from Perth? If so, my dealer, Fabcar, might be able to help you out. Or you can try some import/Jap wreck yards? Good luck.

I think his is 2003-2004, not the new one. But yeah, freaking quick.

Sorry, I meant forged pistons, injectors, etc., and yes, it was an auto XR6T.

I wouldn't know anything about R34s and Falcons. But my friend's Falcon was modified, has forged injectors, exhaust, blowoff valve, etc. and he used to take it to the Barbagallo on every Wednesday nights. That's probably why his is alot faster than stock R34 manual coupe.

Hey Kuek, Yeah, I saw you talking with him inside. Steve left 5 minutes before you got there and I just stayed on with a few new V35 owners. That white V35 coupe owner with black T1s was one of the guy at the table too, and I will call them along for our next event. There were four white coupes there last night + your V....it almost looked like an unofficial V35 outing.

Sorry if this post seems out of place in this thread, but does anyone know the differences between XR6 sedan and ute in terms of weight, drag coefficients, performances, etc. with the same spec? i.e 4L straight 6, 4 speed automatic, etc. The reason I asked is I've been in a friend's stock R34 manual GT-T coupe while cruising with another friend's modified auto XR6 sedan. They are both good drivers. On the free way, they gave it abit go. XR6 auto won, hands down.

Hi guys, Just dropping by to say I will, at least, drop by to say hi at the 1st meet point and meet new owners if any plans come up on that day for me or my Mrs. If not, I will cruise along with you guys. So, +1 from me. See you guys there.

Spotted R3N at Makan Makan cafe (WA) at 9:40pm on Sunday (21-11-10). I was going to ask you if you want to join us, but I think you came with a friend. Me, CRISP 35 and 2 new V35 coupe owners were dining there.

1. What is your name and where are you from? Victor from Perth, WA. 2. What is your occupation? Civil Engineer. 3. What is your date of birth and blood type? 21st March / B. 4. What are your hobbies? Music, basketball and cruising. 5. How many years have you had your license and what license type are you? 3 years / C-A. 6. How many accidents have you had (your fault) and how many traffic violations have you had? None / 2 speeding tickets with 3 demerit points. 7. What was the car you owned before your current one? None. 8. What is your current car and it's mileage? 2004 Nissan Skyline V35 coupe / 88,***kms. 9. Is the car Auto or Manual? Auto. 10. What part of your car is unique that no one else has? The way it is modified. 11. Do you own a motorbike? No. 12. Biggest trouble/problem you've ever had with a car you've owned? Window motor problem. 13. Do you have an in-car navigation system? No. 14. Do you have an e-tag/electronic toll unit? What are your thoughts on the system? None. No comment. 15. Do you have a particular route or road that you enjoy driving on? What is it? Any road that doesn't have pot holes and man holes. 16. Do you have a meet point that you prefer? What is it? None, as long as it's big open parking area. 17. What petrol do you use? Why do you use it... Brand, Price or Convenience? BP Ultimate. The best petrol on the market. 18. What is your favourite engine oil? Mobile 1. 19. How often do you change the oil in your car? Every 10,000kms. 20. What make is your tyre, and what size is it? Kumho. 21. How much tread is left on your tyres at the moment? Approximate 50%. 22. Do you use winter tyres? No. 23. How often do you wash your car? 1 - 2 times per month. 24. What magazines do you read/subscribe to? Hot4s, Autosalon / Not subscribed. 25. What music do you listen to while driving? House, Trance, R&B. 26. Do you listen to the radio in your car? If so what station and/or show do you prefer? Sometimes / None favourite. 27. When you are stuck in traffic, what do you do to pass time? Listen to music and relax my neck and hands. 28. What products can you simply not be without in your car? Music CD case. 29. Do you prefer to take the highway or the scenic route to places that are between 50 to 100 km's away? Highway, or scenic route whenever possible. 30. Does your significant other prefer to accompany you on your drives in the passenger seat? Yes. 31. What is your preferred tuning shop? Styled2Race, Hybrid Customs. 32. What is your preferred second hand parts shop? None. 33. When you see the sticker "Baby On Board" what do you do or think? Keep the distance on the road and in car parks. 34. Do you like the Nissan models that have been released since Carlos Ghosn took over as CEO? Some, not all. 35. Although the R34 Skyline has been replaced by the V35, do you consider it a valid successor? Yes. It has become so successful that V-series has continued the Skyline heritage in a different way. 36. What are your 3 most favourite Nissan models, excluding the one you own? 2008 Nissan GTR (R35), 1999-2002 Nissan Skyline GTR (R34), 2005-2008 Nissan Murano. 37. What are your 3 most favourite non-Nissan cars? 2010 Subaru STI Hatch, 2010 Mitsubishi Evolution 10 MR, 2001 BMW E46 M3 GTR. 38. If you were to buy a new car now, what would it be? 2010 Subaru STI Hatch. 39. Although its not Nissan, do you like Rotary Engines? Never driven one. 40. What quality do you feel your car lacks? Turbo. 41. What generation is your Skyline? V35 coupe (350GT) 2004 model. 42. Is your car RWD or AWD? RWD. 43. Why did you choose to buy your car? Good interior/exterior, unique/rare import, luxury/comfortable ride quality. 44. When you chose your car, what other models did you also consider? Nissan 350Z coupe, Mitsubishi Evolution 7 GTA, Toyota Aurion TRD, Honda Accord Euro. 45. When you bought the car, what condition was it in? Normal or needed some work? Normal. 46. How many times do you drive your car in a week? 3-5 times. 47. If you had to coin a catchphrase for Skylines, what would it be? None. 48. What car would you say is a rival model to yours as far as features are concerned? Nissan 350Z coupe. 49. What is in your opinion, the best features of your Skyline? Interior, luxury/comfortable ride quality. 50. What parts of your car don't work like they should? Left-hand side speaker (Common problem in 2004 V35) 51. Have you ever dreamt of your car? Give an example. Yes. Highly modified (twin Turbo set up, full wide bodykit, etc.) 52. What do those close to you (family, partner etc) think of your car? Good interior/exterior, unique/rare import, luxury/comfortable ride quality. 53. What spec would you class your car as? Drift, Drag, Circuit, or Cruiser? Cruiser. 54. Which is more important to you about your car? Appearance, Performance/Power or Comfort? Appearance, comfort. 55. What seats and steering wheel do you have in your car? Standard (Front electric seats, steering wheel with no audio controls). 56. What brakes does your car have? (Including disc/hub)? Standard (Non-Brembo). 57. What exhaust does your car have? Standard (Twin exhaust). 58. What headunit/stereo is in your car? Standard (Bose sound system). 59. What gauges does your car have? None. 60. What aftermarket suspension parts does your car have? Standard. 61. What structural reinforcement parts does your car have? Standard. 62. What intake/cooling parts do you have on your car? Standard (Panel filter). 63. Anything else you have replaced on your car? Wheels (19 inch Volk GT-C), Veilside Version-1 bodykit, LED number plate lights. 64. How many km/l do you get out of your car on average? Approximate 300-400kms per tank. 65. Do you think you'll be driving the same car in 5 years? Yes. 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? Mitsubishi Evolution 7 GTA. 69. A lot of Skyline owners are changing to Evo's, what do you think of them and would you change? Yes (If funds permit). 70. Which headlight do you prefer, projector or non projector and HID or regular? Projectors and HID. 71. If you were to respray your car, what colour would it be? Midnight purple (R34 GTR Style). 72. What is the first mod that you would do on a stock version of your car? Upgrade wheels. 73. Is there a mod in particular that you would like to never see done to a Skyline? Over-sized chrome wheels. 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? No. 75. Have you ever considered your car awkward or uncool? Why? No. 76. Do you have any brochures for your car? Where'd you get it from? No. 77. Do you have a service manual, log book and owner's manual for your car? Yes. 78. How do you feel about the price of Skylines on the market now compared to the price you paid for your car? Prices depreciate quick. 79. If money was not an issue, what tuning mods would you make to your car? Twin Turbo set up, full wide bodykit, etc. 80. Would you upgrade the hub assembly of your car? (eg 4 stud to 5 stud) No. 81. Would you upgrade the air-con system in your car? (eg manual to climate control) No. 82. Have you made any parts for your car, or any DIY mods? No. 83. Do you own any spare parts for your car that aren't needed yet? Bought window tint from USA but it was too dark. 84. If it was feasible to own a second car identical to yours, would you? No. 85. How much have you spent on repairs to your car? Approximate $3000. 86. If you see another Skyline which has been modified differently, do you pick faults in it? No. 87. Have you ever watched Initial D, and do you think your car would have beaten Takumi? No. 88. Would you buy a scale model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? Yes (Already got 2 different models)/Up to reasonable amount as it is a rare car. 89. Would you buy a remote control model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? No (Prefer die-cast). 90. Has your car ever been in a magazine? If so what and which issue? No. 91. Have you ever participated in a cruise or attended a meet for Skyline owners? Yes. 92. Is there any other forum members' car that you idolise or was very impressed by? _L8RSKY_ 93. Would you do a face swap/upgrade (ie R34 front on R32, C33 front on A31, etc)? Yes (R34 Front on Stagea). 94. What would you consider the locally produced equivalent of your car? Holden Monaro. 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? No. 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? - 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. 97. If you were to grade yourself as an expert on Skylines, what would you be out of 100? 40. 98. What is the purpose your car serves in your life? Take away the stress when driving. 99. One word that describes Skyline owners in the country and the rest of the world? Cool. 100. Other than "that was long and tiring" do you have any comments? Good tread.

Agreed. 370GT (coupe or sedan) are really good-looking cars, both look and performance wise. I would still prefer 370GT coupe to 370Z.

You are welcome, Mitch. Tell you the truth, I have never seen and didn't know anything about V35 before I bought it more than 2 years ago. I was after a turbo car back then, like Evo and GT-T, but I saw one at dealer, sat in it and never looked back. Now, I am even scare to lose this comfy level of driving if I decided to go for a turbo car. But yeah, V35 are still rarer than Zeds, but it's getting there. I also like the fact that it has four seats, bigger boots and also share lots of same parts as 350Z. Any question, ask away as there are many experienced V-series owners already on SAU. Good luck with it, Mitch. Please let us know how your decision go.

Straight out of the box, 350Z is alot better in everything, except lack of turbo and has two seats. But if you can find a nice example of R34 GT-T coupe, mildly modded, clean and low kms, maybe it's worth a look. Or maybe you could consider V35 coupe? Good luck.

Hi mate, 1. I can compare to my "stock" V35 coupe (350GT) to my friend's "stock" R34 GT-T coupe. V35 are better at everyday driving. Interior is alot nicer and newer, exterior is also more refined but lost its Skyline heritage. R34GT-T are faster and can have fun around corners and on track. 2. V35 are more laxury car. You will know this straight away after being in both cars. 3. V35 compare to 350Z...it is bigger, has 4 seats, bigger boot space and more unique. But it's slower and bad at resale than Z. V35 compare to 370Z...it's another class. Maybe comparable to V36. 4. V35 are more expensive to modify, in terms of chasing more power. To extract more power from NA engine, you will have to spend nearly twice than turbo cars. There are lots of companies now than before that supply aftermarket parts as V35/G35 are becoming more common and popular. You said "What I am sort of looking for is a fun car for the weekends that I can enjoy and not see heaps of them on the road. Which is why this came to mind." I said "V35 or R32/33/34 GTR is your choice, depending on what you want to do with it, now and in the future." Good luck.

Spotted str8g near Morley Galleria (WA) at 8:15pm on Thursday (18-11-10).

I believe I saw 1 white RX8 for sale in yesterday's newspaper. But best bet is trying carsales.com.au. Good luck.

Good one on getting this tread started, Mike. This tread will be very useful later on after more owners share their informations and experiences.