Am I Downgrading?

[J_R32]

hey guys

just wanting your thoughts and opinions on that. My reason for thinking about doing it is fuel economy(uni is a 100km return trip for me soon). i still want to drive a skyline, but knowing the fact that i can use unleaded fuel if need be and and better fuel economy.

would a r33 gts25 manual give better fuel economy then my current car (r32 gtst rb20det auto)?

It should be noted that power is not a concern for me (that y my gtst is auto!) i just enjoy driving skylines, and cant settle with a fuel miser! eheh

thankyou.

[kralster]

I would say it would be better on the fuel.

Those old slushbox auto's aren't the greatest thing for fuel consumption.

[RBwhatever]

You'll only be downgrading in the sense that you won't have the performance of a turbo car, but if your not worried about that then you'll be upgrading in a sense. I'd say you'd definitely have better fuel consumption, and the fact that its manual will make it even more economical. On the point of it being a manual, they're definitely more enjoyable to drive(your driving the car, the cars not driving you).

As i said before, if your not concerned about performance then you wont regret stepping out of your 32gtst and into a 33gts25.

PS Make sure the aircon works in the 33, it'll make the trips alot more comfortable

[PartsGuy]

I think if you're going to be driving a sports car, fuel is something you're just going to have to accept.

It'll be hard to drive a non-turbo after having a turbo, even if it was an automatic one !

[WazR32GTSt]

R32 --> R33

of course you are downgrading

with maybe the exception of going from an R32 GTS to R33 GTR

[r32line]

As above, going from a TURBO 32 to a non-turbo 33 is a downgrade, plain and simple. Also if the only reason you are changing is for improved fuel consumption i would not be expecting much. The amount of time and money you will spend selling one car and making sure the next one is good would completely negate any potential fuel saving.

If you want a fuel sipper get a toyota echo, otherwise enjoy your car and spend a little extra each week, life is short!!!

[J_R32]

"The amount of time and money you will spend selling one car and making sure the next one is good would completely negate any potential fuel saving." <-- the winning arguement

Thanks to all that have replied. I have taken both sides to account and have decided to keep the old gal. Its weird how whenever u seriously think about selling your car, it suddenly decides to "misbehave"!

..or did my sparkies just shit themselves appropiately..haha

cheers once again.

[WazR32GTSt]

the skyline gods have spoken...