Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 108
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Im just gonna say listen to them. im 18 make almost 500 a week and can just keep my car on the road you really need to think things over.

But still i got a skyline but i dont reget it. I really enjoy driving my car. :lol:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776482
Share on other sites

as much as i like my car, id really suggest you wait a bit until you buy a skyline.

when you are 20+ then look at buying one, but postpone it as much as you can, and save as much as you can to lessen the loan amount.

and if you wait long enough, R34 might be in your price range :D

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776571
Share on other sites

i hate my car, bought it jsut before i turn 17. was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. if i would have bought a shitter i could of still had 10k+ to play with later on in life.

im 18 now just about to turn 19. and i can tell u i wish i could sell my skyline and put a despoit on a house but i cant car has a hold of me and i've just sent 3K on turbo and i need to spend another 3k for pfc,injectors and afm ARRR

god help me ARRR???

P.s u will love the car just hate what it cost you

p/s GOod luck :(

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776723
Share on other sites

Moding is more addictive than drugs

you get your car were u wont it

drive it 4 a couple of weeks then get flogged by a tx3 laser then the next stage comes in

it is like 2 dudes standing facing each ather then getting hand fulls of $100 notes and throwing them at each ather to se who wins

i love modding

james

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776750
Share on other sites

getting the car is easy finding isurance is the hard part im only 16 just purchased a skyline from autoworx yesterday still looking for insurance however best quote was $2800 from just car. gonna start modding it once a get a job soon

Insured in daddies name no doubt... :(

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776752
Share on other sites

Insured in daddies name no doubt... :(

would have to be i say, as under my name at the age on 17 they wanted $4100 for full cover

that was r33 value around 20k with a few k of mod lists along with $500 soundsystem and 1.5k rims.

now that im 18 it drop to $2400

and im due to turn 19 soon, so im pretty sure it will drop again

p.s i have clean driving record

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776774
Share on other sites

a friend of mine bought an r33 turbo for her first car, she wrote it off a month later.

no offence but i find it a bit scary at the thought of fresh drivers with a powerful car... but meh they think they are invincible and that they will never crash etc... unfortunately statistics dont agree with them.

we aint being harsh dude, its just that we have all been there n done that already

ps. would an insurance company even insure someone without them having their licence yet? im sure once he gets his licence and tells the insurance company itll go up more cos dont they usually go on the youngest driver regardless of who the cars name is in?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776926
Share on other sites

hmm ive had alot of harsh and not very nice comments ever since i joined these forums getting quite put off althoug u seem there only comments and yes i hav my learners why else would i buy a car ? and i know they are powerfull cars paul at autoworx explained that and he knows i hav raced karts for a long time now so has he and he thinks it will help alot with handling powerfull cars

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776942
Share on other sites

Sammie, Dude not being harsh just honest we all own lines and know the costs involved especially if you start modding it. I agree with Rhianne a youngin in any big powerful car is scary but it's your choice and you've already made it just please be careful and respect your life and others. Don't ever be fooled into thinking you have something to prove when some retard tries to egg you on.

I used to race karts as well (dirt track in Wellard) and there is a BIG difference in the handling characteristics....They don't call them Whales for nothin.

Good Luck

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776976
Share on other sites

hmm ive had alot of harsh and not very nice comments ever since i joined these forums getting quite put off althoug u seem there only comments and yes i hav my learners why else would i buy a car ? and i know they are powerfull cars paul at autoworx explained that and he knows i hav raced karts for a long time now so has he and he thinks it will help alot with handling powerfull cars

dude check my comments they arent harsh;

I have been lucky to not smash my car yet *touch wood* i've had a few close calls. But the fact is we are all human and mistakes happen and ur more likling to drop second or kick the clutch mid turn in a skyline then u are in a shitter.

I think it really depends on the person you are. Like Rhianne said; some new drivers think they are god and that they can link 3 turns with tehre super drift skills or drop second and hole the smoke all the way up the street. and some drive normal and take there car to the track to have fun.

Im just going to add my 2cents; When people say they should ban P platers from turbos and imports, i kind of agree with it (not 100% but like 75%) the fact is my sister just had a baby and my gf is driving alot and i dont want anything to happen to them when they are driving and if some dickhead in an import thinks he is god and try to drift around every turn he takes, something is bound to happen to that person or to someone else driving

/end rant

again sorry but had to add my 2cents :(

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776981
Share on other sites

buy a cheapy bunky thats easy to get insurance for and drop an import motor into it....... ie a ke30 corolla, the drop in say a 4age ( 1.6 twin cam twin carb), will go like stink, and will be cheap to fix when you do fark up drivin, because we all do at that age, im 30 now and i know wot im talkin about, we all think we're invinsible a t that age....... that way ya learn the road a bit beater before ya get ya beast and then can anticipate the other nuts on the road so they then dont end up writting of ya pride and joy.......

Edited by 66 skyline gt
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776994
Share on other sites

buy a cheapy bunky thats easy to get insurance for and drop an import motor into it....... ie a ke30 corolla, the drop in say a 4age ( 16 twin cam twin carb), will go like stink, and will be cheap to fix when you do fark up drivin, because we all do at that age, im 30 now and i know wot im talkin about, we all think we're invinsible a t that age....... that way ya learn the road a bit beater before ya get ya beast and then can anticipate the other nuts on the road so they then dont end up writting of ya pride and joy.......

this is a great point, my friend has an ae85 coupe with 4age and i tell you i have more fun driving that car than driving my skyline.

The car is not as quick but u can give it shit and still be within the speed limit, it may not dish the chop but f**k it at the end of the day tehre are way too many cops to try and be a hero in ur car

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/97774-car-loan/page/2/#findComment-1776999
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • They are what I will be installing. 640s for me.
    • Hmm... From my experience you get about 0.25° camber change per mm of RUCA length change. So, to correct from -2.5 up to less than -1° (or, more than -1° if you look at the world as a mathematician does) then you'd be making 6-8mm of length change on the RUCA. From a stock length of 308mm, that's 2-2.5% difference in RUCA length. My RUCAs are currently very close to stock length - certainly only 2-3mm different from stock. I had to adjust my tension arms by 6mm to minimise the bump steer. That's 6mm out of 210, which is 2.8%. That's a 2.8% change on those, compared to a <1% change on the RUCAs. So the stock geometry already has worse bump steer than is possible - you can improve it even if you don't change the RUCA length. If you lengthen the RUCAs at all, then you will definitely be adding bump steer. Again, with my car, I recently had an unpleasant amount of bump steer, stemming from a number of things that happened one after another without me having an opportunity to correct for them. I only had to change the tension arm lengths by 1mm to minimise the resulting bump steer. (Granted, I also had to dial out a lot of extra toe-in in the rear, and excessive rear toe-in will make bump steer behaviour worse). Relatively tiny little adjustments having been made - the car is now completely different. Was horrifying how much it wanted to steer from the rear on any significant single wheel bump/dip. And it was even bad on expansion joints on long sweepers on freeway entry/exits, which are notionally hitting both rear wheels at the same time. My point is, the crappy Nissan multilink is quite sensitive to these things (unlike the very nice Toyota suspension!). And I think 99.75% of Skyline owners are blissfully ignorant of what they are driving around on. Sadly, it is a non-trivial exercise to set up to measure and correct bump steer. I am happy to show my rig, which involves nasty chunks of wood bolted to the hub, mirrors, lasers, graph paper targets and other horrors. Just in case anyone wants to see how it is done. I'll just have to set it up to take the photos.
    • What do you have in that bad boy ? Ill go with the 725cc since I'll be going with Nistune ( would definitely like more engine protection but Haltech is too far out of reach at the moment... plus, Ill probably have a pretty safe tune as its a daily, not gonna be chasing peak power 24/7 ahahah ). Are Xspurt a safe choice?  Pete's great. He didnt mention anything about traction arm length so I reckon it may be good. When I get some new wheels/tire later down the road I'll ask him about it and get his opinion on em. I heard from Gary that you've got the bilsteins too, are you running the sway bars too? and what other suspension goodies do you have installed or would recommend?
    • In true Gregging style...  
×
×
  • Create New...