R33 LTD. Edition WTF?

[skyr33]

I was pricing-up a nice r33 GTST '94 today but it looked slitly different.It had a nismo front,nice white flat-spoke rims,GTR wing,Recaros,big writing on the steering wheel and the sides of the car"Taka Kaira" .The dealer is telling me that the car is a limited edition one and all the bits are fitted at the factory.Has anyone ever heard of "Taka Kaira" R33 or otherwise limited edition R33?

[doxximus]

www.takakaira.com is a parts supplier thingi so eh i dunno

[SHUTO-BOY]

u sure its not tommy kaira?

[skyr33]

My bad,Tommy Kaira

[doxximus]

well tommy kaira is supposedly out of business (cant remember where i read this) but yeah maybe if it is like a legit tommy kaira one then it would be uber expensive?

[skyr33]

Yard wants low 20's for it.

Anyone knows if the additions are only cosmetic or there are some mechanical upgrades as well?

[AndyMac]

There was a Nissan 40th Anniversary GTS-t. With a better body kit and I think it was only released in midnight purple.

But then again, anyone could buy 25 GTS-t's and badge them in there business's name as a limited edition.

[skyr33]

Midnight Purple!Thats what it is!Its exactly the colour of the car.

[doxximus]

i think u may be one lucky barstard

[AndyMac]

Check Meggla's site under Skyline info...or cruise his site, I think he has a picture of it.

[T0nyGTSt]

Fake or not, sounds like a bit of a barg for the asking price IF the mods stand up to scrutiny...

T.

[skyline33]

yeah but the 40th anniversay one comes in a few different colours (purple, black, white) and is only series II 98 models.

[skyr33]

Might go again tomorrow to investigate further.On the outside the car looks shmick.However, the drivers recaro has a hole from a fag butt and the paint has come off the dash in some spots.Looks a bit grubby,however admiddedly the car is not ready for sale yet.I want to see it when they finish with it.

[Darker]

When I bought my car there was an NA Auto with a TommyKaira kit from the factory, with custom 19" gold wheels, rigid as heel suspension, hell it sounds pretty much identical, cept it was black, auto, and NA.

Same year '94, with silver badging on the side skirts with Tommy Kaira written on them.

Had it of driven better than a tractor, and gone faster than an excel I would have bought it. The thing was thrashed beyond belief, and the interior was about as good.

Good collectors car if you are planning on restoring it and using it from time to time, but if you want to drive it daily, make sure its worth it

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[Mr 20Valve]

Originally posted by skyline33

yeah but the 40th anniversay one comes in a few different colours (purple, black, white) and is only series II 98 models.

my friend owns a genuine 40th anniversary R33, in Midnight Purple... most immaculate Skyline ive ever seen in my life. he paid high 30's for it about 6 months ago. only had 9000kms on it, with the log books in Japanese. :eek:

someone told me its got an R34 drivetrain underneath it... anyone got any further info about them that i can pass on to him?

[Champinco]

i have also seen (for sale) a tommy kaira in white? im not sure could of been a rip-off one.

i think they come with everything (ie. sunroof as well, body kit, white rims, etc...) but the purple one sounds legit to me.

[predator]

I have seen a few lines with the Tomma kaira kits..you can get the copy kits easy enough. Generally all white?

If it indeed is a genuine.. and midnite purple is a nice colour!

I'd snap it up even if it has some problems - they can be fixed..

[AndyMac]

Ummm a few thing might need clearing up here..

I thought all 40th Ed. GTS-t's where midnight purple ? and where series 1's ?

If it did have a R34 Drivetrain...whats the difference ? I doubt very much.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

have a good look at it, needs to have some showing details that are unique to this skyline not just the body kit. Have a really good look, especialy at the engine for any extra items.

[skyr33]

I looked at the car again today.The colour is actually dark blue.Under the bonnet the colour is matt black-coud indicate that front end was at panel beaters at some stage.No extra hardware under the bonnet as far as I could tell.But it does have an authentic looking Tommi Kaira badge on the boot.Interior looks rather unimpressive and well used, 66,000 on the odo notwithstanding.I will probably look somewhere else for my Skyline.