Difference in R30/R31 models (GXE vs. SXE)

[wizzi]

Recently my mother wrote off her Holden Torana (Yay! .. finally) and I convinced her to buy an R31 Skyline GXE Executive which we found in mint condition for $3,500. I was a bit jealous of the fact that the car was in such awesome condition (I should've bought it and let her get a crummy Ford Laser Wagon that she fell in love with). However, with the news my girlfriend was pregnant I reluctantly sold my '96 manual 200SX knowing it's not safe to take a baby drifting. I had to find another car but it had to be a "family car". It would've been ideal to have her car, but none the less I flukily came across one identical (same colour even), with the only exception being that mine is an SXE and hers is a GXE.

What's the difference between SXE and GXE ?

[TIMMMAYYY]

SXE? there's never been an R30 or R31 model called the SXE.

GXE , GX, and Executive are the base model R31s. only real features they have is airconditioning, though im unsure which model doesn't have it sorry.

there's heaps of information regarding this above question at www.r31skylineclub.com

check out the forums out and if there's any more questions become a member and put up a thread

Tim

[SKY031]

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[wizzi]

SXE? there's never been an R30 or R31 model called the SXE.

GXE , GX, and Executive are the base model R31s. only real features they have is airconditioning, though im unsure which model doesn't have it sorry.

Tim

Well, my mother had a red skyline, very similar to the one in your avatar. I recently purchased the identical car (except her is GXE and mine is SXE) and from memory it's an R30 .. I may be wrong, could it be an HR29 or DR29 ? I don't know enough about Skylines to know the answer myself. They have an RB30, both have air-con, both have square box-shaped boot, twin circular tail lights, just like every other Skyline of it's model, and there's plenty of them around -- I see them all the time.

[Adam_RSX]

Its a R31, but there has never been a SXE, someone's been playing funny-buggers with your badges

[skidmark]

isnt there a toyota corona sxe it might be off of one of those

[wizzi]

I'm picking the car up on Monday and I'm going to go over it with a fine tooth comb before I hand over the cashola.

Either way, it's in wicked condition, it runs and drives smooth (no unexpected noises) and it was cheap. I'm going to check the service history before I go ahead with it.

Thanks for your help folks.

[shane_cummings]

I've got a gregory's manual for my 31 wagon and there's certainly no mention of any sxe.