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Cool. Well even if you don't use it, I hope it's just a matter of inserting a Maxima's navigation DVD or something like that. I couldn't get my nav going in my Chaser, so I don't like your chances.

Looks awesome Jimbo. I love the "frumpy" arse btw. No spoiler needed, but I bet it'll still look good with one. Have you worked out how to get the TV going here? How about navigation too? Does Nissan have some local maps you can upload?

I have noticed that they are different from the Work ones, as the studs that go around the edge stop on every spoke on the knockoffs. I'll try and see both in person before I make any decision. $4500 vs $1900 (or lower) is a big difference though. I don't really know what offsets my car needs, but the JZX110 was listed as needing this from the Work website. I'd assume the 100 is the same: Model Holes and PCD Front Wheel Tyres Rear Wheel Tyres JZX110 5H-114.3 19×8.0JJ+38 225/35 19×9.0JJ+45 245/35 The fronts wouldn't be deep dish, but the backs would be apparently.

It's a fairly loud car too, so they'd be noticed pretty easily if they were joyriders. Hope you get it back, Matt. All thieves should be shot.

I suppose it depends on the quality. I can't see them being so dodgy that they'd fall apart, although I have heard 1 or 2 horror stories about shoddy mags. And yeah, they do look damn good in the shadow chrome.

Yeah, Work certainly aren't known for being cheap. They make good rims though. I'll have to do a bit of research on them before I even consider getting them. Thanks for the help. Cheers, Michael

Thanks guys. I can't believe how fast your responses were! Even if they are ripoffs, I'll check them out to see if I like them in person. Being cheaper because they're ripoffs is good for me too Cheers, Michael

Hi all, I found a pic of these mags a while back, and now I'm considering getting them (if they're cheap enough). Can anyone identify them? I've tried searching all over the net and can't find them. Even just a brand would help. Cheers, Michael

There shouldn't be any glare since it has the correct housing, but you won't get the sharp cutoff as it's not a projector. If they did something a little dodgy when they modified the bulb holder base so that it's sitting in a different position, you might get a weird light pattern. This shouldn't be the case though.

Chasers haven't been sold since 2001, so as nice a car as they are, it would have to be a newer model, like the Mark X. Even the JZX110 which was a Mark II is no longer sold. Not that this is a bad thing though, as the Mark X looks awesome and has some nice specs. No turbos though I still can't see why people think they'd cost too much to sell here btw. A base Chaser sold for similar money to a base Camry in Japan.

Nissan fixed that with their Neo engines in the R34. It was up to 363Nm by the end. It's just because they've got a very primitive form of VVT in the R33s I think. It's just on or off, not continuously variable. They also don't run as much boost as the WRX or Evo. If you compare a 94 WRX to a 94 R33, it's closer. 270Nm for the WRX and 294Nm for the R33 - and the rex is running a lot more boost. Also, as grigor said, it makes that torque lower down the rev range.

That's awesome. Thanks for the link.

When I was about 7 I was taken for a ride in some old Lamborghini. It seemed fast as hell at the time, but it probably wasn't. The best thing about it was the noise. I think my love of cars came from that day.

Now that's quick.

I think 12s are definitely the new 13s. You can tell just by the way you personally feel now vs how you felt a few years ago. e.g. I don't consider a 13s car to be a genuinely fast car, whereas I definitely did when I first bought my R33 in 2001.

I think it looks great. The only thing I'd change would be the font size (as the other said). It's just a bit too small.

It already does it for you.

Just to be fair though, here's why I think the Chaser is more of a Magna than a Camry (the headlights just aren't similar at all on the Camry). The headlights on the Magna are very similar.

Well if we're going to compare the bottom models, here's 2 pics for you to compare

It doesn't. If I had to say some bad words about it, I'd say it was a Magna. To me it looks very BMWish (then again, I do own one, so am a little biased).

Yeah the orange blinkers are coming straight off mine as soon as I can. They really look terrible. Here's a pic of a totally stock series 2 Chaser with the much nicer clear blinkers (apart from the rims of course). They really can look nice with very few mods.

A manual R34 Sedan weighs 1430kg and a manual JZX100 Chaser weighs 1480kg, so there's a good 50kg difference. I think the extra 35Nm and torque lower down the rev range would pretty much even it out. Handling wise, I have no idea. I've never driven an R34 (or my own Chaser for that matter ) EDIT: The autos are a different story. R34 = 1450kg, Chaser = 1490kg, but the auto R34 only has 333Nm. So if you're after an auto one, go the Chaser.

Here's a pic of mine. The original pics from Japan were terrible, so I thought it the series 2 JZX100s were pretty much the worst interior you could get in a car, but when I sat in it for the first time I changed my opinion very quickly. The carbon fibre is very nice and suits the car really well, and the seats have a nice feel to them. The pattern on them isn't too special, but it's a lot nicer than I first thought.

I'd take the Chaser, but I'm a big fan of R34 sedans too. looks - about the same. I think they both look awesome, but in different ways. The Chaser is more of a luxury look, whereas the R34 is sportier. performance - JZX100, but only just. 378Nm from 2400rpm versus 343(s1)/363(s2)Nm at 3200rpm is just in the Chaser's favour. fuel economy - about the same I think. potential - not sure what you mean here, but both engines are highly moddable if that's what you meant. reliabilty - Toyota quality Nissan are good too, so I'd say about the same. One big thing for me was resale price. Sedans often sell for a lot lower if they have a coupe equivalent. There's no coupe Chaser, so I'd say it would hold its value just a bit better. Then again, they cost more to buy in the first place, so it probably evens out.

Hehe, I was thinking the same thing I'm surprised noone has taken you up on your very generous offer actually.