R32 Gtr Or R33 Gts

[Drift Dragon]

Hey Guys,

Made up my mind the other day that i want to get a skyline........but which one???

I have $25000 to spend....Should I get an R32 GTR.....or R33 GTS for around $20000 and spend $5000 on engine/performance mods????

Which is going to be the better car at the end of the day???

thanks in advance for your help!

[eMsta]

No doubt the GTR is in a league of its own - specially the r32. But keep in mind that the running costs of a GTR is said to be much higher than that of the gtst. The guys/gals who own the r32 will be able to help you out better with that car.

R33 gts-t's are around 17k for a stock one at the moment (maybe less) - so it leaves you heaps of cash for mods. For around $5000 worth of mods for the r33 - you can probably expect around 180rwkws (maybe?).

Keep in mind that both cars tend to not like being stuck in traffic and are more at home at the track. You gotta ask if you will be spending time on the track/deca etc.

My r33 gtst - smooth engine, great performance - but there are times where I just wanna gun it, and the streets are soo not enough to do that - so its like holding in the urge to go nuts. So imagine with the gtr - it would be like having the hottest woman in the world (with all the right assets), and not being able to do the nasty to her .

[shoebox]

Why not the R34 GT-T? It's a much better car when compared to the R34 and 33, and you should be able to get a decent one if you're not planning to mod it.

[N1GTR]

No doubt the GTR is in a league of its own - specially the r32. But keep in mind that the running costs of a GTR is said to be much higher than that of the gtst. The guys/gals who own the r32 will be able to help you out better with that car.

R33 gts-t's are around 17k for a stock one at the moment (maybe less) - so it leaves you heaps of cash for mods. For around $5000 worth of mods for the r33 - you can probably expect around 180rwkws (maybe?).

Keep in mind that both cars tend to not like being stuck in traffic and are more at home at the track. You gotta ask if you will be spending time on the track/deca etc.

My r33 gtst - smooth engine, great performance - but there are times where I just wanna gun it, and the streets are soo not enough to do that - so its like holding in the urge to go nuts. So imagine with the gtr - it would be like having the hottest woman in the world (with all the right assets), and not being able to do the nasty to her .

What he said

[Drift Dragon]

Why not the R34 GT-T? It's a much better car when compared to the R34 and 33, and you should be able to get a decent one if you're not planning to mod it.

What advantages does the R34 GT-T have over the R33/R32......bearing in mind I want a car to take to the track and have a little fun in.....ie Drifting?

[Guest rip it]

After owning all sorts of cars over the last 24 (i know i'm old) years from nitrous injected v8s to a morris marina (thanks grandad) once you've owned a GTR it will spoil you from owning anything else. My advise is to get the best GTR you can afford and get it maintained by someone who isn't interested in MAX POWER, unless you are filthy rich. Even one with 300 hp at wheels will put a huge grin on ya dial every time you drive it and it will be reliable and not expensive to own. Don't try to kill it and you wont. Get it thoroughly checked before handing over your hard earned. I've had mine for 4 years and i'm still like a kid at christmas when the garage door rolls up. Tragic I know. They are that good!!!!

[Kushil Abeysinghe]

The R32 GTR are not getting any youger specially the 89-91 sort of range, even if you get the engine rebulted all the other part will be near the end of its life span...where as a R33GTST S2 will be a much youger proposition and cheap as chips these days too....

But at the end of the day no point talking about GTR Vs GTST !!!..certainy with skyline fans....my suggesion is get another 3k and buy this r33 S3 GTR.....

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=8715....i think some guy is selling red S3 GTR on these forums too..for that sort of money...

[eMsta]

What advantages does the R34 GT-T have over the R33/R32......bearing in mind I want a car to take to the track and have a little fun in.....ie Drifting?

r34GTT has 206kws (2.5 ltr turbo), r33 gtst has 187kws (2.5 ltr turbo), r32 gtst 160kws (i think - 2.0 ltr turbo ??)

Torque wise as well, the GTT i think has better torque. Anyone else care to add more benefits/disadvantages?

Edited November 26, 2006 by emsta2003

[shoebox]

r34GTT has 206kws (2.5 ltr turbo), r33 has 187kws (2.5 ltr turbo), r32 160kws (i think - 2.0 ltr turbo ??)

Torque wise as well, the GTT i think has better torque. Anyone else care to add more benefits/disadvantages?

If you're just looking for power, the R32 GTR beats the R33 GTS-T and R34 GT-T hands down. But the reason why i would recommend the R34 is because it is a car with better handling, more safety features, higher resale value, better fuel economy and doesn't cost a bomb to maintain; it's still relatively new, so the parts aren't about to wear off anytime soon unless you trash it.

By the way, the R32 GTR is rated at 206kw as well (capped like the R34 due to restrictions), but it has much more potential if you plan to modify it.

I would suggest that you test drive all three cars and see which one you'll like.

[32line]

def go for a 32GTR.

a racing legend.

[hanyou]

i was in ur situation b4, i bought the 33 gtst due to the money i had at the time.. 1 year later i got a 32 gtr lol.. and when i think of it i shouldve went the gtr straight away because i spent money modding the 33 and then resold it for less then i bought the car! but neither cars i bought had anything wrong with them. so yeah not really much maintenance costs

[ookami]

^^^ I'd agree i did this and went from an R33 gts-t to a R33 gtr. The biggest problem with R32 gtr is their getting to that age where they have problems which can be both expensive and frustrating. If i had my time over again I'd save up and get skip my previous 2 cars and go straight to a gtr.

[moonus]

dont waste your money on a gts-t if you have 25,000. if you like the shape of the 32's get a nice clean gtr for about 20,000 and all you have to do is exhuast, boost, and power fc and u shud be making 250rwks. compare this to a gts-t and youd have to do a lot more to get closer to that power figure. plus with 4wd uve got better launches. for $25000 you can even source an older model r33 gtr. but thats if u prefer the shape of the 33. the car market if flooded with gts-t's. if u are keen on drifitng get something a bit lighter, perhaps a silvia. but yeh, GTR all the way man. only reason i have a gts-t is cos i didnt have 25,000 at the time. if i had waited and saved up all the money i spent on modifications, i cudve got a GTR by now. oh well, still goes hard.

[ookami]

^^ you won't get much of an R33 gtr for 25 grand. With GTRs you get what you pay for.

[moonus]

you might think that, but the market dictates how much theyre worth. with the volume of importing of skylines, its natural that they fall. plus petrol prices and p-plate laws have made their prices fall even faster. im not saying that theyre not phenomenal cars, all im saying is that the prices have fallen badly. just because u might source one for $25,000, it dusnt mean that its a load of crap...its just a consequnce of the bad market. the same car cud have sold for 30,000+ not so long ago.

[ookami]

^^^ ok then ... I think we're on different wave lengths if not different planets

[laradly]

A $25k R32 GTR will have a whole bundle of things go wrong with soon after you hand over your hard earned.

It'll be great for a few weeks, but then small things will start going wrong. Then bigger things.

I'm speaking from 2nd hand experience though.

Maybe buy a $19k R32 GTR with a straight body, and a clean'ish interior. Then rebuild the engine.

[ookami]

well can you imagine the condition of these mythical r33 gtr's for 25 grand if you've had a bad experience with a R32 for 25 grand

[Victory]

Once you have experienced a good GTR then nothing else comes close.

And that is where the problem lies in that to get a good one you have to pay for it which in my case cost me nearly $40k for a R33 GTR V-Spec.

There are a lot of cheap GTR's going round and they are cheap for one reason only and that is that they have had a hard life and things are starting to go wrong.

Either pay more for a good one to start with or buy one with a straight body and expect to spend money on the mechanicals.

[eMsta]

Test drive all 3 models (32 gtr, 33 gtst & gtr, 34 gtt) - from here go for the one that you feel will be good for your style of use (cruising or track or deca etc) - usually when u drive them you will know what to look for interms of problems (take a print of merli's check list)

Then look into either going via a dealer or private OR look at importing one. Importing will be cheaper but you are relying on pics and info from the importer (who in turn got it from the people in japan) - private and dealers you can actually drive it, see it in person. Private is usually cheaper than dealers, but no warranty. Do you need warranty - depends on the car and its condition - so set aside some cash for an inspection (both private and dealership).