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December last year.

I think the reason people sell is that they never had the proper money in the first place, or need money to move on to different things.

The main killer is insurance costs and petrol. Other than that I wouldn't want to drive anything else. To be honest, everything else i have driven is boring to the extreme.

Since August last year (ahhh time flies when your havin fun :P )

Yeah the guy that had it before me only had it 6 months (access to licensing computer comes in handy) so i often wonder what the story behind that is ..... why he bothered getting new wheels, kit etc fitted just to sell it and what was with him winding the odo back ..... dodge ..... but car works fine :)

A year next month :)

Petrol for me is no worse than my previous 4 cylinder car! - a Pintara TRX 2.4L NA, 12 valves, SOHC etc...I am definately happy with my skyline :P

insurance isnt too bad for me [an old timer ;P]

Had my R32 GTS-t for just over a month now :P

Previous owner only had it for a year or so, barely drove it!

Such a great car, definitely doesn't feel 11 years old...My old car was a '98 Holden Barina - 1.4l 8V powerhouse, LOL! :) I wanted to ditch it for a Skyline for ages, but I waited till I could afford it. It feels so good to finally drive a car that actually has power and style!

My R32: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~isf22/R32_2.jpg

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