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r33 is bigger... r32 feels lower and thinner...

both feel responsive when you floor it (r32 "feels" quicker coz its lower to the ground etc)

r32 interia feel older but still has quality

r33 feels like a new car and has good quality

both stick to the road but that depends on what suspension youll have

round corners r32 feels "more combined with the car" (as in all wheels are close to you, also kinda feel you know the back end is close... ?)

round coners r33 feel large and you think about the back end not hitting the curve or whatever coz it feels far away.

but when you get used to the car cornering isnt a proberlem.

hmmm personaly i like the aura the r33 gave off when boosting down a street. coz it feels big and the induction going off etc.

the r32 feel small and nible with some power but not a monster...

all my personal feeling when i take these cars for a drive...

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In terms of all round value, the R33 GTST would be the go.

I've owned both, the R33 is slightly quicker, has a better engine (you may find the RB20 torqueless), is more practical, better handling, better interior. Looks are perhaps the only thing questionable, some ppl reckon they look to0 big. But..i like all Skylines.

So in terms of investing money, the 33 would be the smarter choice, less money for a newer car, plus because of the high number of them going around, the prices are very low at the moment.

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i like the r32 fair bit ahead of the r33 these days, in terms of driving.. and how it feels to me in terms of handling.. But the interior of them is pretty dated now.

With the R32 it never really feels like the end is going to let go, and you are always fully in control. With the r33 its a bit less predictable to me, and can be a handful on tap, easy to lose. This could have a lot to do with the 2.5L giving more torque down low than the 2L . Only way I'll be able to determine that is when I've got the same engine in my R32 and compare the chasis differences with the same drivetrain :P

I've had an r33 for 2 years, had my r32 for one year. Just handling wise, I can do a lot more than the R33, without requiring quite the same outright power.

But to be honest, unless you are going to be driving like a madman all the time, just get an R33.

There are also 50 threads on this topic

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I'm pretty much in the same bote.

Selling my nx now and will have about 14k to spend on the car + I guess about 2k for insurance (23yo, perfect record max NCB, sydney). So my choices are r33 (series1), r32 (year 1992-1993) or 1993 180sx...

Not sure about 180sx as my friend already has 200rwkw 180 and it does fly low, but I just don't want second 180 in the company :P also I don't really like the front end...

That's funny that r32 and r33 cost pretty much the same now, but I'm looking more at r32 as I've heard from different people that it's a b!tch to sell r33. So as I understand now depresiation of r33 is much bigger and I don't want to be 5k down in couple of years...

just my 2c.

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It really depends on what catches your eye more. They both perform very similar stock. Personally I went for a 33 but I wanted a series 2 as there are so many series 1's on the road and its hard to look different in a 33. Having said that in my area I very rarely see a 32 on the road or 32 GTR for that matter considering how many were imported in under the 15yr rule.

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the 15 yr old rule will effect R33s in the next couple of years wont it? i can see R32s going for next to nothing when that stage comes up.

hmmmm... what about modding wise, how have you people found that?

lol.....man the 15yo rule is over. You're bit behind with the times :lol:

If anything, 32s will hold value until more of them start coming in.

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lol.....man the 15yo rule is over. You're bit behind with the times  :lol:

If anything, 32s will hold value until more of them start coming in.

i thought once the R33s are 15yrs + older wont more of them be imported for cheaper? whats the new go with the import laws then?

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i thought once the R33s are 15yrs + older wont more of them be imported for cheaper? whats the new go with the import laws then?

Well that would have been the case, if the laws were still in place.

But as of January 1, DOTARS stopped issuing import approvals for 15yo cars, i.e 1991 and onwards. You can still import under this rule, but only older vehicles.

So yeah, now R32s can only come in through the RAWS scheme and only a few workshops have plates at the moment, i think only in QLD/NSW.

Which means, people will ultimately be importing less R32s as it would cost pretty much the same as importing an R33.

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