The_Paladin

thanks for the help guys. i'm mostly learning about the jap cars at the moment, i only got into them a little once i started riding in them. what's getting me is why they are so cheap, cause they look damn good on paper. their original value has deminished a lot more than most other cars, does anyone know why? i think that points to some kind of design flaw that was found later down the track, could be wrong. i'm learing on a huge auto that's another reason why i think they'd make a good choice one day. prolly be the lexus ones by the time i get the money!

that's cause they dont die. More reliable than nissan's you get what you pay for..... hahahahahahahahhaha mod's are the only way you're going to keep up with some of the new models.

What do you guys think of Soarers? i've been looking on a few import pages, they seem really cheap. anyone had experience with them?

that dog's a goer

you'll get more years out of a GT-T. it will cost you less in maintanance simply because it is 10 years younger. they're not going to release another skyline any time soon, so the last model ones should retain value quite well. i'd be going the GT-T. but that's me.

oh and i wouldnt be ripping volvo's insant. some of the new models have internals that would root the hind legs off 9 out of 10 skylines on the road. the S90(?) inline six, twin turbo, more driver assists than a v-spec, stock standard. yes that volvo beats your skyline. cost's a bit though.......

it's mentality. i lived in sydney for 5 months last year. their law's are a lot stricter than qld's (wearing p's heavier fines etc) and i felt a lot safer crossing the road in qld than what i did in sydney. it's because the people down there have a faster is better mind set. hell, it feels like that when you walk on the pavement, people move faster. what's going to stop accidents is if people have a better relationship with time. as in believing that getting somewhere alive is more important than getting there asap. also people wouldnt drive tired if they didnt worry bout being a bit late somewhere. immaturity. that's all. increasing the speed limit dosent address this problem.

yeah UK skyline scene looks a bit weird.....i get the impression that they call all skylines GTR's like it is the only model. it's not a common car at all........ they're not really big here in scotland. i've seen 2. a R33 GTR that gets around, looks sweet. and a R34, not sure what it was but i could hear the damn thing for miles away. and it wasnt reving hi either......infact, pretty weird. i was walking down a main road and there were hardly any cars, this 34 was doing about half the speed limit, usually the other way round! dodgy hatch backs are what's considered 'good' here.

not worth the money..........whatever it looks like.

people like overtaking people. it's what happens to australia when they decide that their principal family cars (commies, falcons) are actually prime racing cars which are in compition aginst eachother. it's all in the mentality.

no speed limit on the goldie highway would be a bloody nightmare......hoon paradise. i dont think people know how much damage can be done when a car impacts at high speed which happens. take a look at some of the previous posts. kid killed driving a skyline at high speeds is a pretty good example. i agree that police should be booking low speeders as much as high speeders cause the danger of speed is that if some isnt driving at a speed relitave to those around them......which is why no speed limit is a really stupid idea. and booking people cruising in the right hand lane goes without saying. but on the same token, i've seen a lot of commodores use that lane as the 'speeding' lane. in which they sit in the right lane breaking the speed limit....... some people doing 50 on the highway while others scream past at 200 is anarchy. it will gladly never happen.

UK 'Jap Car' mag's are weird..............i was reading one today in the news agent. they were compairing a r34 GTR with an r34 GT-T just saying what the differences is etc. what they didnt explain was why both cars had GTR badges stuck all over them. they riced up the GT-T. tool's.

it's relitave speed..........you need to be doing the same speed as everyone else on the road. do you really want the semi's doing 200??? they're speed limited anyway........just imagine that..........falcodores piloted by 17yearolds weaving in and out of the semi's. yeah real safe. all those women in land cruisers foot to the floor? fark that. i think the speed limit's are good. people should stick to them, if not i dont care if they get ripped off the road and fined. obiously i'm not refering to the 2-5:30AM "lets go out on a deserted road" bracket. just regular driving.

i think you're more alert because you're breaking (or are on the border of breaking) the law................if highway speed was 90 and you were doing 100 i think it would be the same.......... speeding can make minor injuries major ones, and major injuries fatalites......... using camera's for RR is wrong and a waste of rescourses that could be better spent, but people should stop bitching about them so much. i mean why should you be worried about speed cameras? you only get done if you're breaking the law.............but is that the real arguement? should people with fast cars be alowed to break the law because their cars can handle it? speed camera's (unlike cop bullying, ie defection) are a choice. you choose if you want them to be a problem. you choose for them to be a problem by speeding. people know what's involved when they speed so they shouldnt bitch when they get caught....... not saying that anyone in this post is doing that! but there are a lot of people who are.

the 34 will retain more of its value. look at what a 10 year old skyline cost up aginst a 10 year old Silvia.................better resale value

urban myth if not GO YOU LITTLE BASTARDS

skylines australia relationship forums......................some one start a poll and lets all take a vote on that!

i think the quarter pounder weight reduction joke was quite a good point actually. sticking special sauce in the tank would make an interesting octane booster me thinks.....

yep, we're called bloody volvo drivers cause we get all the bloody chicks and it bloody pisses everyone off. bloody oath p.s sinisteR32 i didnt make it to the pub last night, bumped into 2 girls from work and went back to their place to watch movies. the movies were bloody crap.

Nacki stuff is really and i mean REALLY expensive.............. it's premium audio, not sure about the car stuff.........but out of the car it is.

Civic's not a bad idea..............something 4 cyl......... drifitng..........that on the other hand is a bad idea.............

chicks can know just as much as guys about cars..........it's just a bit more uncommon.

go the avo

one of the guys on here had a forsale sign on the side of his, with a mobile number. kept getting calls from chicks when he was cruising..........that's gotta say something bout how effective it is........

no seriously...........the valley. there's some great riced up hatchies there!