New guy...

[Guest Skyline Fan 01]

Hey everyone,

I'm new to this whole forum thing, so I've got no idea really what i'm doing. Guess i'm just tryin to find my way around.

One thing is i know basically next to nothing about cars. That is, the insides of them, like engine specs and all that. So, if anyone can give me a run-down of what all the fancy terms mean, then that'd be nice.

If any1 has any pointers 4 me about forums (this 1 in particular obviously) then it'd be greatly appreciated.

Also, I've got around 17-20k for my first car. Any suggestions?....Doesn't matter what. Doesn't have 2b a Skyline necessarlily.....but preferably, of course.

Anyway, thanks heaps.

[dAVE]

welcome - forum is pretty straight forward... just make sure you post in the right sections and you'll be sweet. If you dont know what anything means , just ask, ppl are more than happy to help..

btw - u can buy my car

[Guest Boxhead]

ive been in daves car, it is pretty nice..

but it depends on how long you can wait, maybe buy a 1989 gtr , and store it till next yr when you can import it

[chaos]

17 to 20k for ur first car

wish i had that much to spend

[dAVE]

if itts your first car i would stay away from a turbo rwd.... its worthwile to get a few months under your belt in something a bit safer

[Guest 382 GZV - 4 Door R33]

Yeah, get a N13 Pulsar like I did - will help you appreciate the skyline you'll get later :)

[chaos]

and save with insurance

[nismoman18]

if u arent really concerned about what car u get then you should just consider the economic and use factor, will u use it everyday, how far will u travel etc. Skylines do tend to be a bit heavy on the ocket for petrol, specially if u just lurrrve pushing that accelarator. i suggest sum front wheel drive toy, good fun, handbrakies are good fun too hehe

[pinto]

Go the pinto!!!!!!

[Guest Skyline Fan 01]

ok cool......thanks for that everyone....that kinda gets me started in the right direction. At least i've got some idea of what to look for now.

I'm still not sure how much i'll have to spend, cause i'll have to wait as the olds are tradin' in mums 2001(?) pulsar +, so i'll have to just see, but that's the rough amount.....

And i'll definately be asking about what some terms mean, cause my friends know their car jargon, but like i said, i've got no idea, so thanks heaps for that as well.

Also, what's the easiest way to tell the difference between the R33 and R34 Skylines?

[Guest Skyline Fan 01]

Another thing, what the hell does it mean when people talk tyres right.......and say bring up figures (4 e.g) 225/40.....?

[chaos]

u can tell the difference between an r33 and an r34 by the body shape.

r33 is more of a round car where as a r34 is more boxy.

just take a look at a pic of each car

[chaos]

this is an r33

[chaos]

i'll try and get a pic of an r34 soon

[Guest Skyline Fan 01]

okay thanx Chaos

[chaos]

soz havin trouble with the r34 pictures i find are too big

do a search on these forums for one

but basically the r34 is more square

are u after an maual or auto??

[chaos]

found one

hope it helps

hope u realise the trouble i went to lol

[Guest Skyline Fan 01]

Thanx chaos......don't know how much trouble it caused, but it much appreciated hey?

I'm kinda starting to pick the difference now. Thanks heaps mate.

Um, jus goin for an auto. it's a long story......

Thanx again

[chaos]

best bet would be r33 then u can pick them up for roughly $14k so leaves u some cash for mods if u choose to do it up

[MotoX]

u were asking about tyre size, 225 refers to the width of the tyre, its 225mm wide (the bit touching the ground)

the 60 refers to the sidewall, its relative to the width of the tyre which is 60% of the footprint of the tyre.

hope this helps.