1989 Skyline Gts-4

[rewstar]

Hey Guys,

I'm thinking about buying a Skyline 1989 GTS-4, im new to the skyline scene so yer i need to know

what a good price is and what i need to look for when doing the exception. I'm also going to have

a mechanic look at it if I cant seem to find anything wrong with it.

The car as stated before is a 1989 Skyline GTS-4.

4 doors

Turbo

120*** Km's

Auto

The guy is asking $7000 but i knocked him down to $6000

Just want to know your guys opinion on this car and if this is a good price.

Also a question for the people that have a GTS-4 who is your insurance company?

Thanks

[rewstar]

ok ive found and read the " New To The Skyline Scene?" topic and read most of it and found what to look for when

buying a skyline it was quite the good read.

But im still stuck with wondering if I'm paying the right price for one?

So a little help here guys with if its good value or not would be great, i will be getting some photos of the car tonight and will be

chucking them up so you can have a look at the condition of it.

Cheers

[bozodos]

Try www.redbook.com.au first, you'll have to get a price for a GTS-T because they don't have a listing for a GTS-4, but there's usually a bit more of a premium on them.

[rewstar]

Redbook says $3,700 - $5,400 for a 1989 GTS-T but is redbook accurate with skylines cause i know with some makes there are very far off with there estimates?

[bozodos]

Redbook tends to put (sometimes rather unrealistically) rather low values on most cars, but auto Skylines are generally worth a lot less than the manual ones. I imagine an auto GTS-T or GTS-4 w/ RB20 would also be extremely slow, hence making them cheaper.

[rewstar]

Hmm you say there slow...compared to what a pulsar, commodore, GTR please be more specific.

Also would like to hear other peoples thoughts especially people that own a GTS-4

Cheers

Here is a photo of the car:

[bozodos]

Well RB20DET (not a great deal of power, needs to be revved to make power, not very torquey) + extra weight + auto = not the fastest thing out.

Test drive it, then test drive a manual, even a GTS-T.

Slow compared to another Skyline (non turbo aside).

[Slow S13]

I have a 32 4 door GTS-4, they are not super quick but they are a nice car...i have a 34 turbo on it and arc side mount with exhaust...very bad down low but better over 3-4000 rpm. for what i want it for its perfect (even though i have an RB30 block on the work bench at home) i also pay $1100 a year for full comprehensive insurance with Famous