Some R34 Questions

[Muges180]

ok well im new to skylines (owned an s14 and currently a 180) and someone is keen to swap an auto 4 door 34 gtt for my car and some money. Im a bit concerned about the km's. its a 1999 with 150,000 ks or there abouts but is pretty much stock and never run more than stock boost. should i be concerned about such high k's on a 34?

also how are the tiptronic autos. it has the paddle shift. anyone had any experiences with these?

thanks

[eMsta]

dont think klms would say much - if the car drives well, then thats all that matters. Mine supposedly had 73,000 when i bought it (96 R33). 7,300klms a year? I didnt trust it, but went on the overall feel of the car and how it drove. Its probably done more like 150,000klms.

If you are thinking of getting the 34, then get a full test done at a performance workshop - thats the only way you will know if the car is a dud or not.

No idea about the tiptronic though - but from my experience driving other cars with tiptronic - i find them to be a waste and they divert your concentration from driving the car to focusing on changing. Manual FTWl!

[lanky71]

The R34 GTT tiptronic is ok, i have it in mine as it is a GTT sedan and only came in Auto from the factory.

I don't really use it as it is just as easy to get the auto gearbox to do what you want, occassionally is fun to use tiptronic mode but no real advantage except you can hold in gear a little longer but computer still overrides when the engine says its time to change gears.

[pixel8r]

The R34 GTT tiptronic is ok, i have it in mine as it is a GTT sedan and only came in Auto from the factory.

I don't really use it as it is just as easy to get the auto gearbox to do what you want, occassionally is fun to use tiptronic mode but no real advantage except you can hold in gear a little longer but computer still overrides when the engine says its time to change gears.

The computer will only override the tiptronic in order to keep the car from stalling. ie. if you're in 4th and go below say 50km/h it will drop back to 3rd to keep the revs up and if you slow down and stop it will eventually work its way back to 1st gear, but that is the ONLY time it will automatically change gears for you in tiptronic mode.

Any one who's driven a ford falcon with tiptronic knows that the car will still change gears as per normal even in tiptronic mode (it treats it like "power mode" apparently) yet in the R34, the tiptronic is more like manual mode where the car will not change out of the gear its in until you move the lever or if it needs to keep the car from stalling (as above).

I have a s2 stagea (same engine and tiptronic gearbox as r34) and dont use the tiptronic much. As lanky71 said, its just as easy to get the auto to do what you want by using your right foot - it will "learn" your shift patterns and adapt to your driving style a bit.

If you want to improve it - get a MV Automatics Shift Kit installed. Makes it a LOT better!!

[so_tred]

Just as pixel8r said, the R34 tiptronic will not change up gears for you, only down gears.

I have probably driven my car without using the tiptronic..3 times?

[rgr34]

when i first got my car i used the tip tronic alot.... after a few weeks it easier to just leave it in auto mode.... but tip tronic is good to have..... sounds like a manual when u have an sports exhaust and gear down....

Edited April 11, 2007 by rgr34

[lanky71]

I will have to re-test it, cause last time i was using it when i was red lining in second or third it changed up after a while, could be wrong but i am sure it did it.

[32vspecII]

r34 gtt sedan did come as manual from factory

but rare and now expensive

when i had a 34 auto id pretty much agree with everyone here , its ok , fun sometimes but not as good as a manual

[lanky71]

r34 gtt sedan did come as manual from factory

but rare and now expensive

when i had a 34 auto id pretty much agree with everyone here , its ok , fun sometimes but not as good as a manual

Yes sorry, did some research after posting those comments and have found that they do come as manual but like you say rare as, also there is a GTX Turbo but it is just as rare and apparently a GT4 Sedan but even more rare, only even seen them in coupes.

[lanky71]

Yeah I was wrong, tiptronic will only change down gears not up. my bad.