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thrtytwo

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Well i am going for my Ps tommorow and i turn 18 in january. Thats when my parents are giving me 15k and im buying an R32 GTS-T, i might be a bit premeture already asking the kind of questions i am going to, but i want to have a good idea of what im going to do. Theres so many possibilities and different paths to take when modifying a car, it can be confusing for a first time owner like me.

My basic plans are to first buy an alarm, and if there isnt already one an immobiliser. Then i am going to get an in car DVD system, some nic espeakers and 2 12" subs. I want the car to be black, I want nice 17" possibly 18" white wheels and i am going to paint the word "skyline" on the rear bumper white. I plan on getting full white/cream leather interior and i want the old R32 skyline logo on the headrests. I basically want to build a showcar and the performance mods come second.

Although i have that basic idea of my plans i dont relaly know how to go about it. So if you have any suggestions on what to do first or anything like that i would greatly appreciate it. Any comments or ideas are welcome too.

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just look through the for sale sections and look at the market or go to importers to find out how much they are going for... i got mine from imports101.com but by the time you have the money GTSt will be long gone for 15yr old rule so looking locally maybe best...

secondly its good idea to know what you want to do such as your idea of 1. looks first then 2. performance...

also 15k will probably get you a car and some stereo bits... the rest will need to come later but maybe a better way is to get a car with say rims or sound system in it already to save you money... also beats driving a stock as rock car...

on top of it dont use all the money on mods as you will surely have problems along the way so have enough savings for this... remember 17' or 18' tyres are not cheap and nor is petrol or a service...

best you can do now is research and save as much money as possible...

hope this helped...

masahiro

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just look through the for sale sections and look at the market or go to importers to find out how much they are going for... i got mine from imports101.com but by the time you have the money GTSt will be long gone for 15yr old rule so looking locally maybe best...

secondly its good idea to know what you want to do such as your idea of 1. looks first then 2. performance...

also 15k will probably get you a car and some stereo bits... the rest will need to come later but maybe a better way is to get a car with say rims or sound system in it already to save you money... also beats driving a stock as rock car...

on top of it dont use all the money on mods as you will surely have problems along the way so have enough savings for this... remember 17' or 18' tyres are not cheap and nor is petrol or a service...

best you can do now is research and save as much money as possible...

hope this helped...

masahiro

thnx man, yeah i need to remember about the other things too

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good luck dude :D

i think the 3 biggest killers when owning an import at 18 (as im 18 got an r33 gtst) is

1.insurance

2.fuel

3.general services + random problems :)

Skylines are good cars, even if u buy one in ok condtion it will take a some shit and still hold together ;) make sure you it gets enough fuel and doesnt lean(ping) out and the engine will last you abit :P

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well i seen lots of R33 for that price budget, but i like the 32 styling better, and theyre lighter so better if i decide to do the engine up. I passed my hazard perception test today so i got my P's :D.

As for insurance, i have a quote of $2475 full compo which i can afford.

fuel may or may not be an issue, i will have to wait and see.

And yeh, every car needs serviced and fixed everynow and then, especially if its over 10 years old. And i also realise that a performance engine will cost more, which is why i will look for the best one in the first place.

What you were saying before totoro is good, like get one with a steroe or mags to start off with or a body kit. If it had a body kit i wouold have to like it to buy it. But as for mags and a steroe, i will get it anyway and replace them later, i have a very specific idea of what i want in mind, and unless it was a show car chances are the steroe wont meet my requirements, plus i want white wheels, not too many cars have them ;). And to philita, i know you can get better cars probably but i really like the R32 looks and it has good power so im not just going for total power, i want to build up a nice show car possibly. until then im stuck in my mothers daewoo matiz :)

Thnx for the tips fellas, ill kepp you updated

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