Help Buying A R33 !

[Mikess]

Hi all,

im new to the skyline forum, and just would like some help with a few questions:

1/ what should i look for when buying a 95 - 97 r33 gts-t, btw i dunno to much about different models...

2/ m spec or type m what is it?? i see alot of advertising about it?? and the difference b/w series 1 + 2??

3/ how much do they drink??

4/ how much would i be looking at spending for a clean one, minimal mods???

5/ how would i tell if the car is a lemon or has got problems either now or in the future??

Cheers in advance!!!

Mike :laughing-smiley-014:

[Baconer]

1/ http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=35129

2/ M-Spec is cosmetic only as far as i know, S1 and S2 Differences - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...l=S1+difference

3/ Stock is pretty good on petrol, i drive highway kms and get anywhere between 500 and 700km depending on my mood (have to give it some occasionally ) but city driving is around 400km from a 65L tank

4/ Between $13k and 15k would be a reasonable amount for a stock Series 2

5/ Read 1/

[Basti]

pretty well covered by the above. for Q#3 check these links out.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...hl=fuel+economy

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...hl=fuel+economy

oh and its type-m not m-spec

[anomaly]

realistically in qld at this very moment in time i would say you were looking at about 14k-18k

although everyone is saying about how the market is going to shit and noone is selling any good lines, ive yet to actually find a clean stockish one for less than 14k (for series 2)

[eMsta]

take the car to the track, and the fuel is not 400klms/65 ltrs

but thats the price u pay for a fun car

[samr33]

i get 450Km MAX on a full tank driving like a grandma if I drive how I like to, about 380-400 using 98 octane fuel aswel!. r33 gose worse on the hiway because it revs about 3000rpm when going 110kmh or maybe its just my car i hope not. but still I'd still rather pay that $20-$30 a week more on fuel to drive my car then a barina or some shit. and my car is pretty stock nothing that sucks more fuel just stuff thats meant to lower fuel consumption exhaust,intercooler,splitfire coilpacks,airfilter.

Edited September 17, 2007 by samr33

[Simmo1985]

For reference I recently paid $17k for my clean Series 2 with minimal mods.. it was about a grand higher than I was hoping to pay. I'm still very happy with it and think the price was worth every cent. There wasn't too many really decent ones for sale when I was looking. There always seems to be good cheap ones popping up in NSW and VIC though, maybe it's just my imagination..

Fuel economy is going to vary a lot from vehicle to vehicle. If the previous owner has not done it already I suggest you replace your o2 sensor fairly quickly. My fuel economy was increased noticeably after this, do a search on o2 sensors if you want more info.