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I am currently on my L's and getting close to my P's, i'm looking at getting a Skyline R33 for my car, i'm in Queensland and the law says no turbo vehicles, so far i haven't found a non-turbo R33 for sale but i was wondering if the car comes with auto as standard if that would be ok to drive and if not then would anyone know a non turbo version for sale, preferably white and under 100km's.

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defari Grand Master

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yes there are auto versions..

clearly you haven't looked at carsales as there is 8 for sale at the moment..

http://www.carsales....ax&N=4294738991

apart from the colour it fits your needs

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/nissan-skyline-1996-12808063?base=1216&vertical=Car&cr=7&eapi=2&__N=4294738991%201246%201247%201252%201282%204294963846%204294963593%20900%201216&silo=Stock&Range=Year:Min,Max&sort=default

whilst skylines are great fun i would take the time to do some reading on this site.. mainly the FAQ's and technical sections as this will give you an idea of common problems etc.. I would suggest getting a cheap 4 cylinder daily until you are off your P plates. r32's and r33's are getting quite old and can be a headache if the car isn't in good condition.. If money isn't a problem then go for gold.. Just don't be like most P platers in auto non turbo skylines who think they are boy racers..

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I agree with defari, buy a nice economical 2 cylinder and put the money you save on fuel, rego and insurance away. then when you come off your P's you have all that money to get ur GTS-T and put some mods on it. also you dont want the cop attention, especially when ur on ur P's

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