ideal first car??

[Mandingo]

^^ lol. i second 32 gtst. what I am gettin with my 15 g's

[scottman]

are u LOL at me

For a 16 year old i like a Silvia cause i'm still learning to drive i'm only 16 and one month got 11 months b4 P's :wassup: then i will sell it and move on to a Skyline :wassup:

[Z!G]

If you're into power get the jza70 supra with the 1jz-gte engine(2.5l twin turbo), dont get the one with the 3l 7m-gte engine. Have you also considered a twin turbo lexus soarer? Most soarer's are auto but there aint nothing wrong with that, you just cant drift it properly.

[seraphyn_r33]

yeah, my original idea was a 1jz supra, but they are hard to find, especially in manual. im really not interested in an auto at all, theyre boring, lol. if i could find a good condition 1jz supra with manual trans i would be happy

[Lepperfish]

You could prob find a half decent 33 GTST for 15-16k, perhaps a 32 GTST with some minor mods.. Def go the GTST whether it be 33 or 32, both great cars. Or If you could find a series 1 S14 could be another decent option...

[yogi000]

No offence, learn how to drive first in a shit box, then buy yourself a nice performance car. Atleast u get the feels and handeling of shit box without too much power then move up, your just gonna hurt yourself if you have a heavy right foot.

[Bax]

First car, holden gemini.

Edit, I'll explain more.

Cheap to modify, your not gonna drop the right foot and kill yourself.

They can be fairly zippy for what they are..

Panels etc are gonna be easy to source and cheap to fix. Insurance and rego will be cheap. (Not to mention if you smash it up it'll blend in with most of the others around).. What better way to find out that cars cost money, the lines between modifying, repairing, and upgrading is a big step. And with a gemi at least you'd be able to track your parts..

[Maxx]

always - civic si

[StuiE]

I agree with yogi000 and Bax,

Get something not so powerful, My R31 is my first car and it IMO it's still a little too powerful for me and I have had my licence 6 months. Get a 4A-C sprinter or something, then put a 4A-GZE in it when you get the need for more power.

But since you want an R33 so much you probably will...Personally I wouldn't get a NA because I would always feel like I'm in an inferior car...but thats just me. NA's are only about .5 of a second faster than a good stock R31 at most, so it has *reasonably* sensible power.

You could get a shitbox then save for a good GTS-T and then you would have more driving experience,...just goota make sure you don't have to spend money on the shitbox!

[dr30man]

baaa humbug go and get yourself an R30 import coupe, and for 15G's you will have a 12second death trap SICK!!

[seraphyn_r33]

but thats the thing im not that much of an inexperienced driver, i have driven skylines before, as well as some cordias and i have done an advanced driving course. at the moment im driving my mums mazda 3 sp23 (not a bad car) bout 120 kws. so im in the market for a car of my own. i learnt on some shitboxes, like an old nissan pulsar and an old mazda 323

[JezR31]

how about an MR2?

Another thing - what would the oldest year you would buy?

This is the newest and cleanest 180sx i could find for around your money.

- WHITE 1995 NISSAN 180SX

- $15,900

- 75,000 km

- 5 speed Manual

- 4 cylinder Petrol Turbo 2.0L (1998cc)

- Reg Expiry : APR-2005

- Sunroof

- Airbag

- Alloys

- Tinted Windows

- Cd Player

180sx - carsales

i think it already has an exhaust by the looks of it but it might just be the muffler.

1993 NISSAN 180SX

- $14,990

- 83,976 km

- Manual

- Red top sr20det

- CD Player

- central locking

- Turbo Back 3.5" Stainless Sports Exhaust

- T28 300hp Ball Bearing hi-flowed Garret Turbo Running Approx 14 p.s.i

- Fuel & Ignition EMS Computer

- 12 CD Stacker

- Alarm

- 17" Sparco rims

- Immobiliser

- body kit

- Engineered

- lowered springs

- Dyno Tuned, 183.2

180sx

[JezR31]

Unique Autosports have a r32 gtst for sale

$15,500

Wine Red Bodywork

5 Speed

GFB Blow Off Valve

Aftermarket Exhaust

Tinted Windows

02 Rush Filter

17 Inch Alstadt Wheels

Alarm System

Stereo

134,500 Km's

http://nismo.com.au/

[seraphyn_r33]

im liking the second 180 ya got there jeremy, tickles my fancy greatly, lol. u didnt have to go to all the trouble, i was just after suggestions, but i really appreciate wat ya got for me dude. thanks heaps!!

[lwells]

MR2? Hmmm.. bit tail happy for a beginner I would think: if you ever lost it (round a corner I mean), good luck getting it back as an inexperienced driver.

LW.

[JezR31]

as stock red top sr20det puts out:

150kW @ 6000 rpm

275Nm @ 4000 rpm

that one puts out 183.2kw, thats quite a nice figure for a first car. The turbo has been high flowed, exhaust, its lowered, has a bodykit. But its running 14psi with the stock intercooler.

I reckon its a good buy for the price and what you get for it.