Used to be a BIG fan of the skyline

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U must own a commodore...

[Guest dw]

i'm 18 years old, why would i want a family car

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Firstly... Insurance.. Family car = cheap insurance.

Turbo = No insurance at your age or half of your $300pw award wage.

I had a VS V8 5 Speed with an exhaust lowered, Sherbrook Green, Tint, VR GTS 16" Mags at 19.

I thought it was the bees knees.

Sure it looked nice, nicer than the skyline I still think but the Skyline is just so much nicer to drive and so much more reliable.

It pulls away from 255 LS1 Manual Maloo Utes and also pulls away from 255LS1 Clubsports. So i'm happy with that.. It will do for Transportation to Uni.

I sold the commodore Because:

Bolt on mods were in excess of $7000 for a shitty 180-200rwkw + no insurance cover.

Stock it made 140rwkw. Pitty a cam and chip would only bring it up to 160rwkw. that was $1200 for the cam + chip.

OR... for 180rwkw I could have had a Roller cam and lifters fitted. That would have cost $5000 though.

Then sh*t stared breaking.. First within 3 months the IRS Rear Crossmember snapped where it held the diff. Arse end on the ground.

Then the Gearbox spat it and started poping out of all gears and rattled like hell.

Then the Diff started making a really loud grinding and felt like a locker.

Not a strong car at all.

Don't waste to much money on insurance.. Buy a Commodore.. Chicks at your age luv em.

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Oh one more thing..

Buy a white hat slap it on backwards, adjust your seat so that you are looking at the roof and drive around with your right arm on top of the steering wheel, left shoulder down and leaning to the left a little... lol...

Don't forget the sub also.

[Ethan_R32]

HAHAHAHA, lovely answer Joel.

I have seen so many guys that fit your description driving their "fully shick" VK's and looking mighty cool.

Predator: you get so many looks in your skyline, coz its a damn sexy one!!!

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Ahh Andrew,

I see you have your self a 32 GTR.

You like the throwability of the 32's?

[Ethan_R32]

Hey mate,

yep just got the GTR, but its not registered yet!!

Still waiting on the compliance plate, so I havent really taken it for a proper spin, only on the way home from melb.

But from what ive experienced in it, it is bloody quick, and handles like a dream.

Ill hafta come back down to adelaide soon and catch up with you guys.

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hehe yer. You'll have to catch me when I've got some $$ I only get $310 p/f on Youth Allowance. Still waiting for my payment since i've lodged my form for the year.

Apparently there is a back log.. I've been waiting 4 weeks now.

I ask them whats going on and they shrug me off saying its out of their hands now and in the hands of the Student section or something.. Basically I just have to wait.

When I get out of Uni as a project i'd love to get a nice 32 GTR, turn it in to a 600bhp monster. Have the od track day here and there and buy a RS4 300kw 4wd Moster Audi Wagon.

So many dreams.........

So this R32.. What mods came with it?

[Ethan_R32]

You and me both! Im on youth allowance for the moment too. Well ive only been on it for 2 weeks, coz im going back to my job in marketing next week.

My R32 has got a full full exhaust (minus dumps), k&n panel filter, cam gears, boost up, and R34 GTR turbos.

Its got 240rwkw.

Stock ECU and intercooler.

Maybe you better send me a PM back so we dont hijack this thread.

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hahah no wonder it feels damn quick..

This thread is crap..

[Hiroshima Screamer]

Honda scene mmm skyline i dont get it :confused:

[Timmy G]

the s2000? honda make pretty awesome engines.

in regards to the skyline impersonating hondas and riced up cars in general, i used to think those guys were such losers. but some friends pointed out to me that they probably have respect for us fortunate enough to be able to drive skylines.

when you drive up they are probably thinking "nice car", not "i have a better car than him, really i do, yeah i do! *rev* *rev*" and it's pretty bad to throw it in their face and think "loser". plus if hondas are trying to look like skylines it's flattering.

that is my 2 philosophical cents.

Originally posted by Silver-Arrowz

I use to be a Honda car fan when Senna was winning.

After Honda pulled out I discovered the GTR and Bathurst. Haven't looked back since.

Integra Type R and NSX are the only ones worth mentioning. Rest are like sleeping pills.

[Silver-Arrowz]

Forgot about the S2000. Sweet car it is.

Apparently the owner of Ferrari has one. When asked why he replied

"When a 2 litre motor makes 240bhp, of course you are curious how"

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Good point Timmy,

But in all honestly its not the Honda's in Australia that are riced up.

Who can say Hyundai or Lancer.

The 4wd Turbo Lancer is a different story. I've only ever seen 2 of those driving around and one of them I see regulary which is an old bloke.

[Timmy G]

when i said riced up, i meant generally. i didn't mean to say that honda's are the only riced up cars - i agree, lancers are the most common.

[funkymonkey]

excels with sick division bodykits and monster tachos... i mean wtf...

[uLa32]

i'm sure dw is talking about ppl in skylines that are riced up... his posts still don't make sense tho...

[Guest 570CK]

Originally posted by dw

how? i'll give you a rough idea:

if wearing a hat, it's backwards

if wearing a collared shirt, the collar is up (doesn't matter if the sun's out)

singlets are cool too

Hahaha Rice Boys

99% of skylines are no where near as rice as most of the civic/integra wannabe hardcore racers

[Bleach1]

i see a niismo Blue 88 prelude with gtr style rear lights and a grt style front bar around the eastern suburbs of sydney. The worst thing it it has GTR badges. It makes me want to throw up.

[Demon Dave]

IMHO - Honda make very good cars, with strong engines that produce respectable amounts of power without using turbos. They are well designed, well engineered and reliable, as are most Japanese cars. Unfortunately, they're also subjected to a lot more ricey mods than most, and I think this tends to give a lot of people a negative impression.

I previously owned a Honda. Damn good car, but I prefer my skyline!