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Hey all,

I'm looking for a new car, and I love skyline's.

I've been looking around, and I've found a 1994 R33 GTS4 5-speed-manual for sale for $12,990. As far as I can tell, the GTS4 is a non-turbo 2.5L (RB25DE) All Wheel Drive. This exact car is a 2door Coupe, with 130,000 on the clock, plus a few mods (exhaust, pod from a 300zx, gtr front grill, stereo etc...).

I just want to ask if this sounds like a good deal. It seems like it is to me, but it is a non-turbo with 130,000kms.

Thanks all,

RoD

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Originally I was looking at an R33 GTS-t, but I'm 19 and only have a part-time job (I have uni 4 days a week). A non-turbo costs half as much to insure as a turbo, plus I figure it should be lower maintainence, since there'll be less strain on the car.

One thing I really want to know is if it will still be in decent condition after 130,000kms? I've read that unmodified skylines (R32/R33/R34) are pretty reliable, but I can't find much info about the GTS4. I plan to get a full inspection done by the RAC anyway, but I would like some of your opinions, especially if anyone here has had a GTS4.

Thanks again

RoD

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Thanks for all the advice so far. I got a couple more questions here.

How fuel efficient would the RB25DE be? I figure that since it's not turbo, it shouldn't be a massive fuel hog (not as bad as the RB25DET anyway).

Also, am I right in thinking that it needs/prefers to be run on Premium petrol, or is that only for Turbo models?

RoD

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