1. What is your name and where are you from? Josh Brisbane
2.What is your occupation? Mechanic
3.What is your date of birth and blood type? 19 Dec 86 A+
4. What are your hobbies? Drifting + Fishing
5. How many years have you had your license and what license type are you? 9 years and still on P's
6. How many accidents have you had (your fault) and how many traffic violations have you had? 0 and a few
7. What was the car you owned before your current one? 280zx
8. What is your current car and it's mileage? 95 R33 126 581
9. Is the car Auto or Manual? manual
10. What part of your car is unique that no one else has? Cluster, exhaust
11. Do you own a motorbike? no
12. Biggest trouble/problem you've ever had with a car you've owned? Snapped Bj
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, hate it
15. Do you have a particular route or road that you enjoy driving on? What is it? Pine Creek Road, Numinbah Valley, Queensland, Australia
16. Do you have a meet point that you prefer? What is it? harry's diner
17. What petrol do you use? Why do you use it... Brand, Price or Convenience? bp ultimate,
18. What is your favourite engine oil? mobil 1
19. How often do you change the oil in your car? about every 5000kms
20. What make is your tyre, and what size is it? not sure 235x40x18 front and 265/35/18 rea
21. How much tread is left on your tyres at the moment? getting low
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? any
26. Do you listen to the radio in your car? If so what station and/or show do you prefer? 106.9 and usb
27. When you are stuck in traffic, what do you do to pass time? dream
28. What products can you simply not be without in your car? music
29. Do you prefer to take the highway or the scenic route to places that are between 50 to 100 km's away? scenic
30. Does your significant other prefer to accompany you on your drives in the passenger seat? n/a
31. What is your preferred tuning shop? godzilla motorsport
32. What is your preferred second hand parts shop? any wrecker for 2nds
33. When you see the sticker "Baby On Board" what do you do or think? only the driver
34. Do you like the Nissan models that have been released since Carlos Ghosn took over as CEO? i guess
35. Although the R34Skyline has been replaced by the V35, do you consider it a valid successor? Nope, V35 has lost the race pedigree of the R34.
36. What are your 3 most favourite Nissan models, excluding the one you own? R32GTR, R34GTR, 280zx
37. What are your 3 most favourite non-Nissan cars? audi r8, dodge viper, porsche 911
38. If you were to buy a new car now, what would it be? if any $ audi r8
39. Although its not Nissan, do you like Rotary Engines? there ok
40. What quality do you feel your car lacks? needs more power!
41. What generation is your Skyline? R33 series 1.5
42. Is your car RWD or AWD? rwd
43. Why did you choose to buy your car? wanted a skyline and it was in my $
44. When you chose your car, what other models did you also consider? Audi A4 turbo and Ba Xr6 turbo
45. When you bought the car, what condition was it in? Normal or needed some work? Fair, stock bar exhaust
46. How many times do you drive your car in a week? once a week
47. If you had to coin a catchphrase for Skylines, what would it be?
48. What car would you say is a rival model to yours as far as features are concerned? supra
49. What is in your opinion, the best features of your Skyline? The class
50. What parts of your car don't work like they should? Atm the RPM gauge and Ac
51. Have you ever dreamt of your car? Give an example. Nope
52. What do those close to you (family, partner etc) think of your car? they love it
53. What spec would you class your car as? Drift, Drag, Circuit, or Cruiser? Drift
54. Which is more important to you about your car? Appearance, Performance/Power or Comfort? Performance
55. What seats and steering wheel do you have in your car? Drift Steering wheel
56. What brakes does your car have? (Including disc/hub) slotted and performance Bendix
57. What exhaust does your car have? My own custom job
58. What headunit/stereo is in your car? JVC
59. What gauges does your car have? Custom Cluster in a stock arrangement + Air/fuel and boost
60. What aftermarket suspension parts does your car have? BC Coil overs full adjustment
61. What structural reinforcement parts does your car have? front strut bar
62. What intake/cooling parts do you have on your car? pod filter + Cold air induct
63. Anything else you have replaced on your car? Allot
64. How many km/l do you get out of your car on average? bout 280kms per tank
65. Do you think you'll be driving the same car in 5 years? Not shore
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? Thats a hard one
68. If the Skyline you own did not exist, what would you be driving right now? Xr6 turbo
69. A lot of Skyline owners are changing to Evo's, what do you think of them and would you change? No
70. Which headlight do you prefer, projector or non projector and HID or regular? projector hid
71. If you were to respray your car, what colour would it be? Mid to Dark orange with a red and black pearl
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? 22's on an R33
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? Only when i want a fast launch with the most traction
75. Have you ever considered your car awkward or uncool? Why? fully loaded
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? no
78. How do you feel about the price of Skylines on the market now compared to the price you paid for your car? bout the same,
79. If money was not an issue, what tuning mods would you make to your car? everything
80. Would you upgrade the hub assembly of your car? (eg 4 stud to 5 stud) n/a its already 5 stud
81. Would you upgrade the air-con system in your car? (eg manual to climate control) n/a already got cc
82. Have you made any parts for your car, or any DIY mods? Exhaust, Cluster
83. Do you own any spare parts foryour car that aren't needed yet? yes
84. If it was feasible to own a second car identical to yours, would you? Yep
85. How much have you spent on repairs to your car? few bits and peaces but if something goes wrong i normality just upgrade it
86. If you see anotherSkyline which has been modified differently, do you pick faults in it? body kits
87. Have you ever watched Initial D, and do you think your car would have beaten Takumi? havent seen it
88. Would you buy a scale model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? been looking and 200
89. Would you buy a remote control model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? few hundred
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? no
92. Is there any other forum members' car that you idolise or was very impressed by? no
93. Would you do a face swap/upgrade (ie R34 front on R32, C33 front on A31, etc)? not really interested
94. What would you consider the locally produced equivalent of your car? Mabee. None exists unless u talk about the xr6T which is the closest thing..
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? straws
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? Make mine go
97. If you were to grade yourself as an expert on Skylines, what would you be out of 100? On all skylines 60 on 33's 80
98. What is the purpose your car serves in your life? daily driver, fun, drift
99. One word that describes Skyline owners in the country and the rest of the world? lucky
100. Other than "that was long and tiring" do you have any comments? Hhmmm