Hey Everyone On Sau.

[White Noise]

My name is Aaron. New to the whole skyline scene. I don't own one as yet and wont for about a year. I am saving for a house so budget wont allow me the pleasure. I am just going to get an R33 GTST by what I have been reading up on. I would prefer the R32 but I like the interior better on the R33 and the R34 is out of my price range and GTR's (as much as I want one) are too expensive.

Basically I just want a reliable car (stock if possible) to do a few mods to here and there. Basically I need a hobby and I have always loved my cars albeit I don't know much but that is what I am here to learn.

my previous cars were:

1988 CRX D16 Turbo@ 7 &12 PSI

1988 CRX B16A

2001 Honda Integra Type R AUDM

Current car: 1997 EK1 Honda Civic. Gets me the where I need to go and is cheap on fuel.

and a bunch of shitty Fords and Holdens.

But as mentioned I need a project to do and the Skyline is the car I have chosen.

Have not always been a fan as most the bogans around here are just that and give them a bad name but started hanging around the right people who are true enthusiasts and now cars are my passion.

Looking forward to talking with all of you and in the next year owning and starting my project.

Cheers,

Aaron.

[Sklyn]

Welcome, you've come to the right place.

good to see someone doing some research before jumping in =)

Best of luck with your venture!

[White Noise]

Thanks. Yeah I have learnt my lesson about jumping in on buying a car. I would love to drive an R33 before I buy one though just so I know what the car feels like if that makes sense. Maybe even rock up to a few meets and get to know the people and their cars.

[*LOACH*]

Welcome Aaron and as James said it is great to see you are putting some research in before purchasing a Skyline. Your previous rides sound cool as well, I love the look of those late 80s CRXs and having a VTEC or turbo engine as you did would really get a light CRX moving.

[White Noise]

It got moving alright but torque steer made it too hard to control on 7 let alone 12 PSI, lol. The B16A was nice too but I still miss my Type R. Comes with full Recaro interior stock and just superb handling and the noise was insane, lol. redline at 8600 form memory. Torque killed that car though. Took a lot to get to 6k to hit VTEC. But in saying that I would love to own one again someday. Always wanted an NSX-R though

Yeah I don't want to buy a lemon. I want something to work on but not spend all my money forever keeping it going, lol. I have a few mates that will help me look at one. Somewhere in the 5-7K I am hoping for. Just depends what is available at the time. I don't want an auto that for sure. Just find them boring to drive.

[SkudR33]

Welcome to the forums - I reckon within the 5-7k range, you'd definitely be able to find a neat, clean r33 gts-t.

Good luck with it and don't hesitate to ask questions - you'll find this forum is extremely helpful!

[White Noise]

Thank you, im a getting a lot of help and information from this forum and I appreciate it.

The majority seem to be around that mark. What is the comprehensive insurance on one of these? Every time I try to get a quote on line they say I need to call

[Sklyn]

a really clean and reliable 33 will be over 7k unless you find someone who needs to sell fast.

I would not sell mine for less than 8.5 and i'd have to be desperate. Was offered $8500 as a trade in from a caryard, so obviously they could still make a profit on that.

Insurance varies on your age (obviously). try justcars for online quotes. A lot of insurers won't cover them as they are imports.

over 25 you are roughly looking at $600-$1000 full comp, depending on agreed value, mods, excess...

under 25, well its heaps.

[SkudR33]

What is the comprehensive insurance on one of these? Every time I try to get a quote on line they say I need to call

I'm 25 years old with maximum no claim bonus - im insured with justcar, my premium is $1250 and my excess is $800. The agreed value for my car is $10,500 and it includes cover for all aftermarket mods.

Last year my premium was $1600 and my excess was $1200.

[White Noise]

I am 28 so by the looks of it I will need about $1500 a year which isn't too bad.

I seen quite a few for around the 5-7k mark so I was just going off that but by the sounds of it the cheaper would have something wrong with them. I wont buy one unless myself and the person who helps me is confident with the car. Probably best to buy one that's on site here as I can research it then.

I only tired to look at Shannons and NRMA. Chances are they could insure me and I would prefer NRMA as I am with them but at the end of the day it depends on what is the best deal that covers what I want.

[White Noise]

As long as it is mechanically fine im not too worried about the dents and faded paint. I want a project so would be good for me

[White Noise]

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Edited January 5, 2014 by White Noise

[White Noise]

$970 annual with agreed value of $13,300 and excess of $825. My civic isn't much less than that. That's for full comp through just car.

[SkudR33]

$970 annual with agreed value of $13,300 and excess of $825. My civic isn't much less than that. That's for full comp through just car.

That's as cheap as its going to get

And remember skylines are imports and have a bad reputation for being written off so a lot of insurance companies refuse to insure them!

Anybody else have any advice on cheap/good insurance companies??

[White Noise]

Yeah the other two I looked at weren't too keen. Who knows though in a year when I get one may even be cheaper

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[luke gtr]

welcome mate.

hope you get the right car when you purchase.

by the sounds of it, youve got time.

head to your local state thread, and have a look at upcoming events.

will help you find people with a 33 that may take you for a run.

either way, enjoy the forum.

generally, we like all cars, bot just skylines.

[L33SH]

I'm with Just Car, they are the cheapest for insuring imports by far.

[White Noise]

Just Cars seems the only place importers can go which really sucks. Its not like we dont have high performance cars in Oz either

Plenty of time mate. I might get one in 6 months maybe a year maybe 14 months. But wont be any earlier than 6. Just see what i come across but i am forever on gumtree and car sales looks and reading up.

Seems they all have the same mods too. Splitfire coilpacks, FMIC, 3" dump into 4" or something like that.

I figued a meet is the best way to get to know the car and hear what the drivers have to say about their model Skyline. Be good just to join a car community again.