A Few Gts-t Questions

[Cuddly]

Couple of GTST questions

I'm planning on getting a skyline gts-t once I sell my current car.

It will be an every day car and I do upto 400km a week but even with the extra fuel guzzling of a gts-t i'll probably still be doing a few hundred each week. I don't want a lecture on getting the non-turbo in that case or not thinking about a skyline cos i've made up my mind and a skyline is the way i'm going.

At the moment all the ones iv'e like have been a 95-96 gts25t ecr33. Is there any specific model I should look for or stay away from? I'm looking at spending 10 - 15k on the car.

I'm after a pretty much stock car since I want to do it up myself not drive around in someone else's done up car. I'm trying to decide wether I should get one with around 50 - 65k km on it and only have 1-2k to start modifying it with or to get something 3 - 4k cheaper with around 100k+ km on it so I can do more to the car.

I don't want to buy one with over 100k km on it just to have to spend alot of money on it next year cos it's stuffed so i'm just wondering if there's a cut off on how many km's it should have before I shouldn't even consider getting it?

For a decent budget to modify it I've seen some alright ones with upto 115k km on it, is that too much and will give me too much trouble in the next year or two considering how much it will be driven?

I'd really rather have the extra cash to spend on the car but not if i'm just going to have to fork out more in a year or so to keep the thing running.

I'm also having a look around trying to get a heads up on what i'm gonna do to it and such. As with anyone I want the exhaust to sound nice since i've head some shockers around here.

Poking around the lukey site I found this file for a VX commo http://www.lukey.com.au/growlsounds/Track6sound.mp3 onbviously it's a much bigger engine so it would be louder but that's just the kind of idling sound i'd like my car to have so i'd just like to know what kind of exhaust on an r33 gts-t will give it that kind of idle?

[Guest tkch55]

just an advise

if the car's a 95 model, don't expect 65k even if the odometer says so. it's almost impossible

even if it got genuine 65k, i'd probably expect to pay more than 15k

90% of the r33s of that vintage have already done more than 100k. but if the car is serviced and maintained well (tuned well if it's modified), it won't be a problem.

for a 10 year-old car, there's definitely the normal wear and tear as well as the consumables that'll need to be replaced. just depends on how many things the last owner's replaced.

and for r33 gtst exhaust note, i find they all sound pretty much simillar, the difference is just whether it's louder or quieter depending on the construction of the resonator and the material used

if you search, in the forced induction performance there's a thread about the different exhaust note b4 and after change of exhaust on an r34 gtt, it's even got sound files that you can download.

and in the turorial/diy section, in one of the stickied thread, it'll tell you what to look for if you're buying a skyline

cheers

[gexiaowen]

what ever you do just don't believe what the odometer says

the condition of the car is far more important than the km on the odometer as most skyline has been tempered with before they come to australia

that's why you see a lot of 89 model gtr with only 80000K on it!!!!

[harryg]

Don't believe the odometer reading at all? The car's interior/exterior will often tell you how many kms it has done. Most dealer cars show around 65-70K. I bought my car around 2.5 months back and when I went to dealer cars they were priced like $27K upwards and were not in very clean condition.

Finally, I found one of a private dealer which had 85K on the odo and mate, the car had been driven with care. I could tell by looking at the interior and exterior. It drove well and did not sound like it had been thrashed at all. It's a 96 model stock car. I took it to a performace shop straight away and the machanic test drove it and said mate "this is not a lemon, it has done genuine 85K".

So far it's running beautifully, touch-wood.

As you know it's a 6 cylinder so even 90-100K on the odo is not too much, if it's kept with care.

Good Luck!!

Edited August 22, 2005 by harryg

[dezz]

Don't believe the odometer reading at all? The car's interior/exterior will often tell you how many kms it has done. Most dealer cars show around 65-70K. I bought my car around 2.5 months back and when I went to dealer cars they were priced like $27K upwards and were not in very clean condition.

Finally, I found one of a private dealer which had 85K on the odo and mate, the car had been driven with care. I could tell by looking at the interior and exterior. It drove well and did not sound like it had been thrashed at all. It's a 96 model stock car. I took it to a performace shop straight away and the machanic test drove it and said mate "this is not a lemon, it has done genuine 85K".

So far it's running beautifully, touch-wood.

As you know it's a 6 cylinder so even 90-100K on the odo is not too much, if it's kept with care.

Good Luck!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

95-96 GTS-t with 65k on the clock for $10-$15k? dont think so

but yeah, glad you asked, coz im also interested...what kind of mileage are these lines getting? i doubt they'll be like a ford doing 1,000,000 million k's (taxis) then being sold, and still going!

but what kind of k's have people seen out of R33 GTS-T's?

the 1 i'm buying has like 122,000 on it...which i believe to be genuine, and although high compared to others on the market, at least its safer to assume this 1 is legit. and thats still only 12,000 a year, which isnt too bad!

the 1's with 50k are so un-believable that i wouldnt buy 1 for that reason anyway.

cuddly. there is an R33 on carsales...claims that it was a lady owner, and its stock etc...and i remember it being way cheaper than any of the others...i think like $11-12k. ill find the link for u and post it up

[dezz]

Car sales ad

hmm my bad...its a GTS, not turbo, and its auto...

but still, its $11,800...just depends if ur dead set on turbo/manual etc...

[sewid]

I would go for the 96 or later model, simply for the facelift they got in the series 2. You will appreciate it more later. Plus the standard airbag(s) and more common ABS is a good point.

The 95 has the airbag and ABS on some as well but the front end was looking tired by this time. The series 2 headlights are significantly better imo...

[dezz]

can anyone identify this headlight as series 1 or 2?

[Guest tkch55]

easy, s2

[dezz]

easy, s2

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

so did 1.5 come with series 2 headlights or series 1?

[Mickroy]

^S1

[ryMan]

can anyone identify this headlight as series 1 or 2?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i think the grille bit on the left gave it away.

is someone able to list mods, parts and prices to get the fuel economy as efficient as possible... and how many L/100k or k's per tank i should approximately be expecting...

Edited August 30, 2005 by ryMan

[stink]

HI All,

I too am in the market for an R33, and although alot of vehicles have dodgy k's on the clock. It is also very possible to get one with minimal k's. My mates brother lived in Japan for 4 years, he had a car and only did 25000 k's over that period. He reckons everyone has cars over there but most people dont travel far at all just to or from work etc. THey are not travelling hours in cars everyday like we do. Obviously this is not the case for all but i do think thats its definately possible to get one with genuine low k's if you look hard enough and be patient. My theory is that most dodgy importers buy the high k ones cheap then wind them back and flog them off at an inflated price. Like alot of poeple have said "you get what you pay for".

[Links]

Possible but quite unlikely - as everyone said - check the condition of the car.. if you find - worn gear stick, worn stearing wheel, paint peeling in engine bay, worn seats than there is a good chance that the kms are wrong..

Personally I got a 98 R33 - and it had 69,000 on the clock.. I tend to believe this a hell of alot more than the 4 x 1996/97 ones with exactly 60,000 or 64,000kms which is not realistic when you look at what the engine bay looks like..