R32 Gtr, R33 Gtr Or R34 Gtt

[GTAAAH]

Hmm ok so i'm looking for a car at the moment ( | | this close to 21) and i can't decide what to get.

Now R32 GTR in my opinion is better looking than a R33 GTR and has the nicest front of any skyline (!). Any R32 i would look at would be freshly resprayed and preferably have a rebuilt engine, so i'd be looking at around 30k. R32's also weigh less than a 33 GTR, and with the same engine in it would do betteer over the 1/4.

Now R33 GTR's are not ugly but don't exactly look nice, the just seem too big and camry/magna like. That said i still wouldnt mind buying one (although i wouldnt ever consider a GTS-T) The plus to the R33 will be a newer engine and better overall condition (it's only really the engine i'm worried about mind you) and the price tag would be around 30-35k i believe.

The R34 GTT are good looking at the front (almost as good looking as R32's) and have the nicest sides and back in my opinion but are slow compared to the others. The main pull in one would be because they look real nice.. if i can get one and put a decent engine (rb26) in it for under 30k that'd be pretty sweet (and i see them for as low as 25 so its not tooo much of a dream) but i'm not sure how the gearbox etc would hold up

Granted that everyone will have different opinions on what looks best which option would you take if you were ME?

thanks

[ctjet]

LOL not a GTR at 21 thats for sure

Go the 34 GT-T it new its clean, it has more gizmo's, wont break down (as much) , easy to mod and are going fairly cheaply these days. The up keep of any GTR is wallet draining at the best of times.

The guy going to england for 2 years will sell his soon, go and buy that one, looks mean as

[--{TRYDIS}--]

go the 34 gtt and slap an rb30 block in her and fly

[GTAAAH]

Yeh, I was looking at the one in the for sale section (yellow one) looks yum and for only 27 it seemed ok, sorta inspired me towards 34's. Only major down was it won't be much faster than my 32 gtst was when i first bought it (b4 mods) and that cost me only $13k. I'm not worried about up keep price as i don't have anything else to spend money on

[nizmo_freek]

R33 GTR, for many reasons!

[GTAAAH]

Like? I mean 5-10-15k more and u get a newer engine.. paint will be new on any r32 i buy and most of the ground components will still be holding up fine, right. Also R32 GTR 92 and a R33GTR 93 will probably show the same signs of wear across the grid right?

[XKLABA]

I had the same decision when i was look for a skyline and you are the only one that can decide what you want, personly i wanted a good allround car ( drags, track, daily driver ) so that meant for me a GTR was the only option and same the car yard had both 32 and 33 for $5 grand differance so i drove both and felt the 32 the better of the two for to drive, so my advice is decide what YOU want the car for and which one like to look at more and go testing.

[ras1983]

maintenance costs of a STOCKISH GT-R are nowhere near as bad as people seem to believe. yes, parts cost more than your average car, but things won't go bang if you have a car that is still in a stockish state of tune and if you drive the car with a little restraint.

with that being said, if you want something newer, then go the R34. fast, attractive, highly desirable.

i; however; chose to go the GT-R route and i don't regret it for a second. a GT-R is a GT-R, the handling(once you learn to treat it like a RWD with lots of traction) is absolutely astonishing. i have taken a couple of mates from uni for a spin, and they all can't believe the cornering ability of the beast.

plus its a GT-R, most street cred you can have in an import!!!

[GTAAAH]

Hmm that's true, good to hear someone saying that the 32 felt better than the 33 though. Now i just need to find someone crazy enough to test drive both >.<

[GTAAAH]

maintenance costs of a STOCKISH GT-R are nowhere near as bad as people seem to believe. yes, parts cost more than your average car, but things won't go bang if you have a car that is still in a stockish state of tune and if you drive the car with a little restraint.

with that being said, if you want something newer, then go the R34. fast, attractive, highly desirable.

i; however; chose to go the GT-R route and i don't regret it for a second. a GT-R is a GT-R, the handling(once you learn to treat it like a RWD with lots of traction) is absolutely astonishing. i have taken a couple of mates from uni for a spin, and they all can't believe the cornering ability of the beast.

plus its a GT-R, most street cred you can have in an import!!!

lol that's true as well

Hey, can anyone tell me.. Would my old Rb20 in my gtst be more reliable/take more crap than a rb26? Or is the main issue how much thrashing it's taken before? Never had any trouble with my rb20 and that thing used to see redlines 20+ times a day is all

[ras1983]

Hmm that's true, good to hear someone saying that the 32 felt better than the 33 though. Now i just need to find someone crazy enough to test drive both >.<

i just saw your sig, and i say go for the bigger hemi!!!

[GTAAAH]

Lol yeh true but, the body roll is enough to bring tears and the body slip is even worse (it has buckets but every time i turn a corner i still manage to slide out of it and smack into the door) It's more of a cruiser, it'll have engine work done to it, but it'll stay a side project, i want the gtr for my actual car, car

[jazza08]

I had this decision, built 32R, lightly modedd 33R or lightly moded 34T and went the 34 gt-t due to age and the fact its still a quick cruiser.

I can say in terms of grip the 33 gtr is amazing! Whilst the 32 gtr isn't far behind (older diffs, slower computers etc) and is slightly quicker down the 1/4.

Im happy with the choice i made, but if you want a real fast car you can't really go past a gtr, its got grip (more than a gt-t will ever know) and more power to it, it just feels alittle bit less chuckable, but you take a corner and your like wow did it just do that corner that easy.. least thats the impression ive had in the gtr's ive been in (decent tires/suspension etc).

Id probably lean to a 32 gtr thats had alot of money spent on it if i was you, just so in future you don't have ALL of the costs or the 34 gt-t if you want some more comfort to cruise with.

Btw if you search there's alot of comparison threads going around, i know i posted in a few of them! hehe

Edited March 28, 2007 by jazza08

[mad082]

Only major down was it won't be much faster than my 32 gtst was when i first bought it (b4 mods)

a r34 gt-t will be faster than a r32 gts-t, and once the usual mods are done it will be much faster.

i say go the gt-t route. what you save on the cost of buying the car (and on insurance), you could get a gt-t and make it go faster than a lot of GTRs. and you wouldn't have to go rb26 to do it. just go rb25/30 with a big squid bolted on the side.

[Nth]

im sort of in the same boat 1993 r32 gts-t or a 95/96/97 r33. hard choice because i'm 18 and with r33's power to weight blah blah blah.

[jazza08]

Owned both

32 GTST > 33 GTST

[ras1983]

for what its worth, R34 interiors are the bee's knees (as jack black would say). great interiors, very well designed and very attractive. R33 interiors are a maxima. very plain.

[mad082]

im sort of in the same boat 1993 r32 gts-t or a 95/96/97 r33. hard choice because i'm 18 and with r33's power to weight blah blah blah.

go the r33. they have a stronger motor (and go faster), nicer interior, and are generally in better condition due to being newer.

[GTAAAH]

a r34 gt-t will be faster than a r32 gts-t, and once the usual mods are done it will be much faster.

i say go the gt-t route. what you save on the cost of buying the car (and on insurance), you could get a gt-t and make it go faster than a lot of GTRs. and you wouldn't have to go rb26 to do it. just go rb25/30 with a big squid bolted on the side.

What'll that set me back rb30 block from a vl (so has low comp) $1500? (assuming won't need rebuilding) and then just use the top half of the engine i have now. and then a decent sized hks turbs, so i'm looking at about 10k? Also will i get that power to the ground? my 32 gts-t couldnt get 190rwkw to the ground in 1st, would spin as soon as it hit boost (on 265 dunlop SP maxx's with no lowering) will a rwd 34 with that much balls manage to put it down without slicks? It has to be sorta streetable because i will occasionally drive it to work and such

[jazza08]

Agreed with above comments on 34 interior.

R33s dont have a stronger motor, more powerful yes. I dont think there's much in the interior's, the 33 is too spacey for my liking but yes its a good point its a newer car thus will always have less problems unless the r32 has been built (not just the motor).