Going To Buy A R33 Gtst

[gargantua]

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum and new to the whole car buisness. I am 24 years old and im getting rid of my dads old fairmont he gave me when I turned 18 and im looking to get a R33 GTSt Skyline or possibly a Commodore S (the skyline is my first choice tho).

What I would like to know is what are the sort of things I should look out for when shopping around for skylines because this is the first car I am actually going to buy. I have been looking on carsales for the last month at the different skylines.

Is it better to get one from a dealer or a private seller? my father dosent think its a good idea to buy from a private seller but then again he dosent know much about cars either, Im willing to spend $15,000 max.

Is it bad to get a car that has done 100,000km+ (I havent found many that have done less and the ones that have done less than 100,000km are over my price range), are spare parts at a reasonable price and easy to get? Ive been told by people at work that these cars breakdown alot and if I get one that it will be in for repairs more that it is on the road, but these people telling me this are jap car haters

thanks,

Craig.

[mcdee]

buy teh skyline. you wont look back

[gargantua]

buy teh skyline. you wont look back

Oh that I am. I absoluetly loved this car when I played Grand Turismo 2 on the playstation years ago and I said to my self back then that I would get one after highschool. Dont know what happened between then and now but yeah

[R31Nismoid]

This thread will be of great use

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=35129

Worst case, ask here, people will help you go checkout a car.

Also, look for ones for sale here, generally people know who they are/know the car so that makes it a bit easier aswell

[khunjeng]

good choice...buy the skyline.

use the link above for some general advice...I used that and it was realy helpful.

depending on your financial situation, I would try and buy one that has got some good mods...it will save you some serious cash from doing it yourself.

e.g. zorst, powerFC, FMIC, nice wheels+tyres, suspension and maybe a kit or a clutch upgrade

Although I doubt your budget allows, personally I would be on the look for a r33/r32 with any turbo upgrades...typically you will find those cars have a fun nice mods to suit also...Depending on you budget...32/33/34..I assume your looking for an r33 and then I would suggest a S2 as they look best stock..the s1 is a bit old unless the kit has been upgraded.

btw join the club...its great and may people here have excellent info to provide about these cars.

[Ruffels]

hey mate, very good choice, if your interested, my r33 is forsale!

and many members on the forum can vouch for it!

heres the carsales link

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/...p;category_id=3

cheers, and good luck for your search of a new car

-Ruffels

[gargantua]

Thanks for the info guys I really apprecieate it. I like Atreyu's car but my dad is makeing a fuss about buying a car from a private seller he wants me to get one from a dealer that has just been imported. I guess he's got trust issues or something.

[Phantom32]

just tell your old man thats its better to trust private sellers than dealers.

Most dealers out there only want your money, they dont care about the cars.

If you read through the forums, most owners here take great care of their cars and do everything they can to make sure their cars are at their best.

i can't see a reason for him to not agree with that

cheers

[gargantua]

Yeah im trying to get that across to him.