Running cost?

[vhew]

Just wondering what is the average running cost for Skyline r33? Is maintenance cost high? Is it fairly fuel efficent for the size of engine etc?

[ferni]

which r33?

a non turbo is pretty good i guess on maintence and fuel....

a turbo can chew petrol if you get it on boost alot and can cost a bit more to maintain

a modified turbo can put a deep hole in your wallet for fuel and maint

also depends on how you look after it as with any car

[vhew]

  ferni said:

which r33?

a non turbo is pretty good i guess on maintence and fuel....

a turbo can chew petrol if you get it on boost alot and can cost a bit more to maintain

a modified turbo can put a deep hole in your wallet for fuel and maint

also depends on how you look after it as with any car

Nice car ferni. Yeah a pretty stock turbo r33. Yeah the whole maintenece cost thing is turning me away from this car.....

[ferni]

THanks

if you want a nice car, its gonna cost you

simple as that ....

[GunMetalR33]

I have a r33 gts-t and its pretty bad on fuel. I think the tank is about 65 liters and I only get 310 per tank. I am running 200rwkw and give it a squirt every now and then :-}

[ferni]

thats about normal for a 200rwkw gtst, a stock one isn't as bad....

[ASYLUM]

anyone know the fuel figures?

i get about 400ks per tank (65 litres) in my NA, exhaust only mod... haven't really tested the tank to empty but close enough

[ASYLUM]

this is with semi regular sideways action too tho

[Abo Bob]

I have an R34 and I get 230-280 to a tank. It's my driving style. I once got 180!

As said above, you want a nice car, prepare to pay. One way or another, it's going to cost you.

[predator]

you need to have 2 cars.. one for daily driving and one for having fun.. its the only way to do it IMHO.

The amount of stress i got with driving the R33 daily was ridiculous.

[nmcmahon83]

My R33 GTS-t gets around 450-500 km off 50L (that's all i can get in the sucker, unless the fuel light comes on with 15L to spare ) So that aint too bad, depends how u drive it and where. This is coming from 750km off 55L so there is a substantial difference, but the fun is worth the extra

[ferni]

nmcmahon83 - are you driving it like a camery or what?

[JEV666]

I get about 350 - 400 depending on how I treat it, and most times it gets a fair hammering. Pretty much stock except for the exhaust. Got close to 600 out of it once, but that was all highway driving.

[benm]

My approx running costs are:

Fuel = $50/wk

Oil = $3.5/wk

Oil Filter = $0.50/wk

Fuel Filter = $0.50/wk

= $54.50/wk

Many people say that Skylines have high running costs, the only big difference I see is the weekly fuel costs (98 octane vs 96 octane = $5/wk) and also they are more thirsty compared to an average car (such as VS Commodore or a Honda Accord).

The single biggest cost is the 'mod bug' (that is when you can't stop yourself modding the car). You can easily waste $1000/mth for 12mths and still not even be half done. If I did it all over again I'd just buy it... drive it to the ground and then upgrade to an R34 GT-T or an R33 GTR and 'then' waste some mulla on it

[vhew]

Thanks for all the feed back guys. How about spare parts are they expensive? I use to drive a Honda and parts were not that cheap. Servicing was around $250 for normal and for major around $800+.

I've got a motorcycle predator so I use that for fun but I also want a car that can be used for fun and a daily driver.

[DaiOni]

I'll post up the Driver magazine (japan) figures later, if I remember. IIRC, the r33 GTS-T managed to get worse fuel figures than the GTR!

My r33 (rb20e) daily 'beater' is pretty horrid on fuel (for what it is) - I've always thought of it as too little power pushing too big a car though

[Spook's_Skyline]

yar, fuel costs are probably a bit high (i find i return teh same milage regardless of how i drive, only getting better milage if i throw a highway run in there)

probaby about 350ks a tank

i get my car serviced regularly which costs 100 bux every 5000ks or so (yay for nissan servicing)

apart from that, my liner hasnt cost me anything in breakdowns or new parts (a new clutch ages ago, was only 450)

oh , insurance and rego and what not, but i dont even notice those costs;

[riggaP]

I have a series 1 33 GTSt with about $1k worth of mods and can comfortably get 450km to a tank. I service it every 5000-6000km (myself) for around $100 using Mobil 1 Synth or Shell Helix Ultra.

[ferni]

hondas are more expenisinve imo, especially if you take it to a honda dealership to get serviced.. the good thing about skylines is the community - everyone is willing to help out - alot of the people with them on here know the basics about cars and can service their own, and know what it should / shouldn't cost

servicing won't be as expensive as your honda

[nmcmahon83]

  ferni said:

nmcmahon83 - are you driving it like a camery or what?

Haha, well simply yes. I have 1 point on my license until mid-May... do you blame me Although accidently got a little sideways leaving uni today, whoops :Oops: But alot of my driving is highway aswell, im upto 500km this tank and counting (got about an 8th left)