R32 Or R33

[SR20 180SX]

i am trying to work out which car i want so i thought maybe some other opinions

would help me decide

Both will have the following

Manual or Auto

2 door coupe

R32 later model 92 to 93/ R33 will be around 93 to 95

colour doesnt matter as will be resprayed

stock as possible but dont really care if there are mods

prefer SA

around $10000 for R32 and around $13000 for R33

please help i dont know which one to get

and if anyone has one please post some details and pics of it!!

cheers guys

Edited December 4, 2005 by SR20 180SX

[Sambo33]

i was originally looking for an R32 but went for the R33 because there was a much greater range to choose from.

at the time there was about 2-3 R32s advertised each week that met my needs compared to about 10 R33.

but either was it comes down to your own preference, have a look at a few, test drive the ones you like the sound of and make your decision from there.

[Nozila]

im biased. r33

[vange]

r33

if u looking 4 a non turbo, look at my signature, its 4 sale...

[Maxx]

another vote for R33

[DriftR_33]

32's look better in some ways.... but you can make 33's look tough as hell

and 33's are faster!!

[Jenius]

hmm I don't mind either cars.

but speaking from experience of having driving both and ending up owning an R32 myself. I found that even though the R33 is faster and newer and to some shallow minds 'Pull chicks' more lol.

I went the r32 cos I wanted a driver oriented car. sure its old and not as beefy and mean looking stock as an R33 but its lighter and more chuckable. sure the r33 has more power stock too but I'm not into the whole drag thing cos there's no skill involved.

The r33 feels a little too boring. its like nissan went back to a conversative approach as it looked more like a family car. I feel like I'm driving a maxima or camry when I'm in one.

I'm not dissing the R33's as they are great cars to drive still.

but I'm just hearing they are becoming the next VL commo if you know what I mean.

anyways thats my 2 cents. try em out. stock and modded form would be a good testing variable. should also check out the R34 while your at it. big improvement.

[Deluxe]

Definatly the R33 you get a RB25 as aposed to a RB20 which i thinks is more like a VL commo, but by comparison the power to weight is pretty similar.

I chose 33 because i didn't want such a old car(and the 15 year rule saw a sh1t load of them come in)........I would only go a R32 GTR personally only because at a flick of a switch it's RWD...........mmmmmm lovin the rear steppin out!!!!

[Cubes]

33 comes with a good motor and gearbox.

All though the R32 is lighter, smaller and has more of a racier feel, the gearbox and motor will eventually have to be replaced with at least r33 bits IF you plan to make 230-240rwkw+

With regards to how quick each car is....

R33 is quicker in dead stock form.

R32 is quicker with real mild mods such as exhaust, fmic and boost due to the R33's rich and retard.

R33 is quicker once you drop a pfc in to it.

Edited December 4, 2005 by Cubes

[DriftR_33]

I'm not dissing the R33's as they are great cars to drive still.

but I'm just hearing they are becoming the next VL commo if you know what I mean.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

no no no, i have a r31 silloutte and i could comapre that to a vl... not a 33.

Edited December 5, 2005 by DriftR_33

[Cubes]

hahah.. at the R32 comment..

I agree.. It does look a little like a VN cluster surround but still much better. The inlaws have a VN.. The dash surround and center vents etc look damn ugly.

Nothing wrong with the old VL Turbo though.. They are damn light, slightly lighter than the R33 I believe, and make better power with minmal mods than both the R33 and R32.

Exhaust, fmic and some boost and they are up there making the same power as a R33 with the same mods but a fully tuned ecu.

hence the SAU dyno day and Natho's 187rwkw VLT with its 2.5" exhaust and small IC

[SR20 180SX]

the one problem i have with r33 is that there are no real tuff looking

bodykits for them except the trust front bar. if you have any good ones

post pics of them up for us

[Cubes]

I think the R33 looks rough as simply lowered slightly on a set of nice wheels running 255's.

Start putting body kits on them and they start to look a little ricey.

Then again I think the new HSV's look ricey with their body kits.

R32's are the same.. Nice gtr style front bumper with the type-m body kit slightly lowered on a set of nice wheels running the widest tyres you can fit under the guards.

Body kits generally ruin cars I think. I'm always able to pick the dodgy lines and wavey plastic/fibreglass and think why oh why.....

[Nozila]

only bodykit that looks good on a r33 is the 400R kit and thats usually only looks good on the gtr variant.

[Spangers]

R32, old school jap muscle Just look how sexy the GTS-t is with the GTR front bar

[Spangers]

R32, old school jap muscle Just look how sexy the R32 GTS-t is with a GTR front bar

[Nozila]

r32's do nothing for me not even the gtr's. my bro has one and i refuse to drive it. *flamesuit on*

[vange]

only bodykit that looks good on a r33 is the 400R kit and thats usually only looks good on the gtr variant.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i agree, but the stock s2 r33 front bar looks pretty nice 2...

[Maxx]

love the 400R bar, used to have one on my R33

and stock s2 bumper with an aftermaket lip...mmm..

[DVS33T]

go the R33 !

Edited December 5, 2005 by DVS33T