Hi Everyone .. Just An Introduction

[joey999]

Hi there,

I'm a 3D animator from sydney and I've been on the forum for a while just reading about Skylines as I really want to get one.

These are the cars of my past ..

http://www.jase3d.com/images/myCars/civic1.jpg ... a silly all look and no go automatic

http://www.jase3d.com/images/myCars/civic2.jpg ... heavily modded internally

http://www.jase3d.com/images/myCars/s15.jpg ... only mildly modded

then a standard RX-8 for a year.

http://www.jase3d.com/images/myCars/itr.jpg ... what I"m driving right now.

I'm trying to sell my integra typeR at the moment and I want to get back into something with a turbo and I have about $21k to spend.

I'm on the look out for a R32 GTR ... as these are old cars, I just want to ask about how reliable these are ... and how they drive.

also what to watch for when buying one. Should I be looking for one that's had it's suspension replaced as I assume the stock ones would be very old by now? There are quite a few for sale and it's hard to know which one and they're similarly priced.

I'm looking for a slightly modded one if anyone has one for sale .. preferably a 1994 silver one.

Are there any other skylines that people would recommend with a budget of $21-22k ?

thanks in advance

Edited May 22, 2007 by joey999

[R33GOD]

if your looking for a 32 gtr in top condition its gonna be hard as there older cars which would probably have alot of k's on them. if i were you and your willing to spend 22k i would buy a r33 gtst series 2 in great condition with quite a few mods. jumping from a modified honda to a modded skyline is gonna be a nice thrill for you id imagine.

welcome to the forum also

[joey999]

so what's up with all these R32s with very low kms like 55,000 or 65,000kms on carsales.com.au ?

are they legit ?

my 7 year old typeR has 107,000kms on it ... and that's just from normal driving.

[Basti]

kms on a jap import mean nothing. look more towards the condition of the car. there's a good guide on what to look for in the tutorials section of these forums. it aimed at r33's but most of that stuff could be applied to other cars too.

i rekon you should get a r33 s2 as mentioned above. at that price on todays market you are gonna score a really nice one with a few basic mods. or you could try to find a stock r34 gtt. i think even r33 gtrs are close to that mark nowadays (shame really) there was a dude selling a nice example on sau for about the 25k mark.

anyway gl with ur decision and hopefully another 'line will be cruising around

[kralster]

Hi and welcome,

I was looking at your integra for sale. But i can't justify a Type R as a work vehicle

[joey999]

yes the R33 GTRs are coming down in price so much! and for a few thousand over a GTS-T!

I really prefer the look of the R32 than the R33GTS-T ... but the R33GTR is so nice ... all comes down to my budget however.

It is such a hard choice.

have people converted their R33 GTS-Ts to at least look like R33 GTRs ? does that involve alot of costs ? looks like the whole front is very different. if anyone selling a GTS-t that looks like a GTR, I'd be in it

what's a good price for a good condition R33 GTS-T S2 right now ? about $17k ?

[kralster]

17k should get you a mint series 2. Guy here at work just got one for 16k from a dealer and it's a lovely car.

You can make your gts-t look like a gtr. Front guards are different along with bonnet, front bar, etc, etc it be cheaper to just buy a gtr.

[Sl!m]

If you want to get a r32 gtr, just make sure you have enough money left over to rebuild the engine.

as said above, KM's mean nothing, go by the overall look of the car's age.

I absolutely love the R32's, but dont think I could get a 32 gtr now, just too old and to thrashed by now.

just my opinion though, you might get a really nice example, with a great engine

oh and welcome to the forum

[joey999]

yes I was kind of scared of how old they are.

there are quite a few that's already had the engined rebuilt with a ton of mods on them .. and even ones with complete resprays as well ... they look very tempting.

I think it's just a GTR badge thing for the R32. a GTS-T will always ... not be a GTR. hhhmm...

I personally think that the R32 GTR looks the best .. even better than the R34.

[Sl!m]

fresh resprays can hide alot of rust and damage, so another thing to look out for.

[andz]

yes the R33 GTRs are coming down in price so much! and for a few thousand over a GTS-T!

If you want to get a r32 gtr, just make sure you have enough money left over to rebuild the engine.

+1

you're going from an s15, rx8 then BOOM...an old "bomb"(32GTR, compared to your previous cars of course)

go for the 33 GTR, imo

GL & welcome to the forum

Edited May 23, 2007 by andz

[joey999]

are they really old bombs ?

yeah ... since the S15, I've had to give up the money spending on my cars ... I've had 2 kids since then ... so no more big spending on big toys anymore. So just working to a budget to get the most out of. I'm looking into some R33 GTS-Ts now .. some very good examples on carsales & drive.com

why a series 2 ? what's wrong with the series 1.5s ?

[Basti]

nothing. they used to be a lot cheaper than the series 2 is all. thats y i got one. same car, just a different look

btw there's no such thing as a 1.5. its an sau term for a latemodel series 1