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Well I got on there & sorted 'em out. Of course, I am one of them as well, but I need a tow car & the carbon fibre diffuser under the R34 gets in the way of the towbar!!!

We will have to watch out when they all start throwing big turbos on them though - seems all the dyno comp guys are running turbo

injected V8s. At least when it gets twisty we'll be gone.

Guest Yoda

My post:

"What can I say. I recently sold my ClubSport to buy a Skyline! The performance is unbeatable. It was a week of driving before I could get out of the car without shaking from adrenaline. Its not just a straight-line machine either. The cornering performance just has to be experienced to be believed. The HICAS (electronic 4 wheel steer) will change your life. A '93 Skyline has more features than a '98 clubsport! (climate control, electronics, lock system, etc etc etc). I'm totally sold on the skylines. You look at these cars, read the specs and think 'wow', but honestly, that does them no justice. You just can't imagine what they are like. Do yourself a favour, find a good Skyline driver, and ask for a ride. They aren't called Godzilla for nothing..."

Hardly does it justice, but how do you describe to a Holden owner what a Skyline is like? Its like trying to describe sex to a virgin...

Originally posted by JimX

I think it's funny in that thread there is someone saying "2 many R33's round these days" in a Commodore forum!

hahahahahahahahahahahhaaaa

It would be good for US if skylines were so common in a way.. we would get heaps of cheap parts etc :P and cheap insurance!!!

ahhh well its nice to dream

Guilt-Toy, I don't care that R33's are common either, but I do get annoyed to hear the "R33's are everywhere" thing, when they are still far far short of Commodores and Camries and Falcons etc. No one ever comments on that, not even me because I really don't give a toss :P

I thought they were very open in there comments and most of them did not cut imports down like they normally do. I loved my SS when I had it but my skylines is a much nicr and faster car to drive but I'm sorry, you just cant beat that V8 roar. (except a GTR with open external watergates)

Good on you guys.

Guest Yoda

they have been quite good on there actually. i'm keeping an eye on the post. they know they cant match a skyline for performance. they complain about 'riced' cars, with wings etc. mods to make a slow car look better, but what about all the dunny lids on commodore bonnets!?! and the stupid wings (like hrt bathurst size wings), and other half assed mods (under chassis lights, where only one side works). they are way worse than 'riced' jap cars. its just so common everyone's used to it

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