Australia vs New Zealand

[Rezz]

So tell me guys, are Skylines more plentiful in Australia, or New Zealand?

Some guy on Skylines Down Under says that Skylines are more common in New Zealand than Australia.

Now, last I heard, there were more people in either the Sydney or Melbourne metro areas than all of New Zealand, so therefore there must be more Skylines in Australia???

Oh, and another thing, why do New Zealanders always refer to Australia as "Aussie"? Thats like us referring to New Zealand as "Kiwi"... which we don't...do we?

[lwells]

Per capita, New Zealand without a doubt. Outright? I would still tend towards NZ due to their less restrictive import laws (well, until the latest round).

Because Kiwi's are thick?

LW.

[paulr33]

i reckon aus to be honest, however the R34 skyline (full range) was locally sold in NZ nissan dealers whereas the r32,r33,r34 was never sold in aus except for like 500 32 gtr's before they got banned

[Elithrar]

It was only about 100 R32 GTR's (non-VSpec; and I've read that 109 were sold).

[The_Paladin]

i met a kiwi over here that use to drive a 32 gsx or something like that........4 door i think....

[tntdan]

Well thats interesting.

[tntdan]

Ive never been 2 aussie........ but there it seems that the R33s out number the R32s by a great deal in australia, were as in nz its biased the other way. R33s are getting more and more common here fast because of our recent inport law changes.

[sewid]

When you go to New Zealand you see why it seems like there are more "Skylines" there. There probably are. The thing is most of them are NA 4 door R32's used as family cars and very much not looked after. I saw very very few turbos when I was there.

Its a bit sad to see them all driving around filthy as with unappreciative drivers.

[paulr33]

whats also funny is you notice a particular model is that you see more of the non turbo vs the turbo model, look at the silva or 180sx, have ever seen the turbo version of it, more often that not you see the turbo charge model. where as with the r33 you more than likely see a gtst all the time

wierd

[franks]

its as good as gold mate!

[Rezz]

Mmmm, thanks for the feedback as usual guys... still, if anyone has any statistics could they post them up?

[DaiOni]

No statistics, but I'm an ex-pat kiwi (ex-nz, now ex-nz ex-oz - it's getting confusing!), and have family in nz. As such, I've travelled back and forth from oz to nz (and now japan to nz/oz) over the years, that I've been able to watch the import market expand there.

Personal observations:

* there are more skylines in australia

* there are more skylines per capita in NZ

I have very fond memories of being in NZ in the early 90s and seeing my first GTiRs, GTRs, etc - it had a great affect on a teenage mind.

[CerealKiller]

NZ has more R32's

AU has more R33's

AU has more R33's than R32 and R34 combined. Too many whales I tells ya

[alstar]

the thing is that NZ has been importing cars from japan before OZ even knew what car where......... and skylines are a lot cheaper in NZ and as for the dirty non turbo skyline who the f#@k care why would you by one in the frist place...........

[predator]

dunno.. but just think how many CA18DE silvias are out there driving around...

just cost.

[B-Man]

Well thats interesting.

That is the funniest shit I have ever seen ! ! !

GOLD !

[GraemeWi]

Ok bein' a kiwi and all, thought I'd do a traffic count on the way home from work tonight.

I work in the CBD of Auckland which has just on 1 million people (about the same population as Hawthorne?)

On the 35km drive home from the CBD to my rural home, I saw 12 Skylines and 1 Stagea. 3 were R33, the rest R32.

On my last business trip to Melbourne (March 2003) I saw 3 or 4 Skylines during the whole 3 days (I was in the CBD only...) I'm sure there are heaps more than that around.

The other thing to take into consideration is that we have had high volumes of imports for quite a few years so there is many different flavours of Japanese performance cars around. Once upon a time every second car was a Legacy with a BOV, then it was WRXs, GSRs etc.

Cheers,

G

[DaiOni]

that's right, the other thing you'll find in NZ, as graeme mentions, is a host of very boring japanese cars that people (usually) don't bother to import to australia - sunnys, bottom-spec skylines, currens, cavaliers, laurels, carinas etc etc etc. A lot of these cars, versions mostly from the 80s and early 90s, are becoming very uncommon in japan - because most have already been 'cubed' or dumped on other countries.

[The_Paladin]

now the next question.................is sheep more plentiful in new zeland or australia??

[JimX]

now the next question.................is sheep more plentiful in new zeland or australia??

And the next one - are good grammer more plentifuls in nu zeeland Or austalia?