Buying Advice

[Stitch]

I am currently interested in buying a 1993 Nissan Skyline GTS but I'm having a lot of trouble deciding whether or not I should do it! I could get it for $9,500 but apparently the timing belt needs replacing, does anyone know how much this would cost to have done or even if it's easy enough to do myself?

This would be my first Skyline and I'd be taking a bit of a financial risk buying it but I love the cars and have always wanted one! The car itself is in good condition with a bit of minor front bumper damage and has 103,000kms on the clock.

Does anyone have any idea how much insurance on a vehicle like this would cost for a 21-year-old guy with a clean driving record?

Oh and one more question, is it possible to insure the vehicle under a parents name but still have the car registered under your own name? I'm half-certain it's not possible and the only way to do it would to have the car registered under my parents name in order to save on insurance, but in that case I don't think the bank would give me the money. Surely someone has been in this situation before. Help please!

Thanks

- Ben

Edited March 13, 2007 by Stitch

[NISZILA]

I am currently interested in buying a 1993 Nissan Skyline GTS but I'm having a lot of trouble deciding whether or not I should do it! I could get it for $9,500 but apparently the timing belt needs replacing, does anyone know how much this would cost to have done or even if it's easy enough to do myself?

This would be my first Skyline and I'd be taking a bit of a financial risk buying it but I love the cars and have always wanted one! The car itself is in good condition with a bit of minor front bumper damage and has 103,000kms on the clock.

Does anyone have any idea how much insurance on a vehicle like this would cost for a 21-year-old guy with a clean driving record?

Oh and one more question, is it possible to insure the vehicle under a parents name but still have the car registered under your own name? I'm half-certain it's not possible and the only way to do it would to have the car registered under my parents name in order to save on insurance, but in that case I don't think the bank would give me the money. Surely someone has been in this situation before. Help please!

Thanks

- Ben

Is this an R32 or R33? 1993 was the change over year, but given the price I'm going to assume R32.

Insurance will depend a lot on whether its a turbo model or not. You have said GTS and not GTSt so I'm assuming its a non-turbo. This means your insurance will be around $1.2k, if not more. (Based on what I got for my R33)

You should rather put the car under your name anyway. This gives you an insurance record and means that your cost of insurance will come down with a clean record.

Timing belts are better done by someone who knows what they're doing, so rather get someone to do it for you. Its not too expensive.

If you are taking a financial risk, then don't do it. Skylines can be very expensive and the last thing you want is to have to sell it cause you can't afford to keep it. To give you an idea, three months after buying mine, my water pump died. Just one of those things that can't be predicted. If this happens to you, you need to have some extra cash to fix the problem.

Consider all costs including servicing and petrol as it adds up fast. Remember you have to put in Ultimate (98 RON). Its gonna be up to $1.50 soon.

Good luck, let us know what you end up doing

R33-GTS

[ProphetR33]

Is this an R32 or R33? 1993 was the change over year, but given the price I'm going to assume R32.

Insurance will depend a lot on whether its a turbo model or not. You have said GTS and not GTSt so I'm assuming its a non-turbo. This means your insurance will be around $1.2k, if not more. (Based on what I got for my R33)

You should rather put the car under your name anyway. This gives you an insurance record and means that your cost of insurance will come down with a clean record.

Timing belts are better done by someone who knows what they're doing, so rather get someone to do it for you. Its not too expensive.

If you are taking a financial risk, then don't do it. Skylines can be very expensive and the last thing you want is to have to sell it cause you can't afford to keep it. To give you an idea, three months after buying mine, my water pump died. Just one of those things that can't be predicted. If this happens to you, you need to have some extra cash to fix the problem.

Consider all costs including servicing and petrol as it adds up fast. Remember you have to put in Ultimate (98 RON). Its gonna be up to $1.50 soon.

Good luck, let us know what you end up doing

R33-GTS

You need to put 98 RON in a GTS?

I don't think so. You can run the things on regular unleaded or standard 95 RON premium no worries. It's not as if you have to worry about it pinging its ass off. Its all personal preference but for a non-turbo skyline I wouldn't ever bother running it on anything higher than 95 RON.

As for the risks of parts breaking etc, you always run that risk with any car over 3 years old, a skyline is no different. If you can barely afford the car alone then don't buy it, you've always got to be prepared for something to go wrong.

[Dav]

i wouldnt run aything less than 95 ron in it, just because it isnt turbo dosent mean you can run it on shit. i had an old bmw that needed at least 95 ron or it would ping its ass off.

[ProphetR33]

i wouldnt run aything less than 95 ron in it, just because it isnt turbo dosent mean you can run it on shit. i had an old bmw that needed at least 95 ron or it would ping its ass off.

I never run cars on regular unleaded. I was just saying I don't see how a non-turbo skyline "needs" 98 RON. 95 is more than enough.

[Triptych]

also judging on the KM's it has done has it got the 100k service already done and if so can they prove it? Also take it to a trusted mechanic to do the roadworthy you don't want to be in the same situation I am in but luckily I got my R32 from a dealer and they are fixing everything.

[700HP-GTR33]

Insurance- their use to be a loop hole that allowed parents to insure and kids to drive at parents premiums.

That has been shut down...Now all vehicles are insured on the nominated drivers ratings.

Allow $1500 for insurance.

You will need to look at replacing nearly everything on the car when you buy it. IE.

OILS- ENGINE,DIFF.,TRANSMISSION,BRAKE(fluid).

WATER-RADIATOR.

AIR FILTER,SPARK PLUGS

Then you will need to change the timing belt,water pump,oil pump.

This might sound excessive to you but, you cannot treat your odometer reading as gospel.

Allow another 2k...FOR PEACE OF MIND,,,,

[r32line]

I am currently interested in buying a 1993 Nissan Skyline GTS but I'm having a lot of trouble deciding whether or not I should do it! I could get it for $9,500 but apparently the timing belt needs replacing

Sounds like a rip off man, its non-turbo (so its less popular) and its the oldest of the r33's i can just picture is faded yellow headlights now... all that for $9,500 plus whatever timming belt costs you, so minimum you are looking at $10k to get this car. Save a little more and you are looking at turbo skyines..... worth the wait if you ask me!

Does anyone have any idea how much insurance on a vehicle like this would cost for a 21-year-old guy with a clean driving record?

That car would be book value of $8k i would think, I would be getting third party, fire & theft... $5-600 approx for you i would think

Because think about it, you get comprehensive, say you onw the car and you are into second year of ownership, and u write it off hevan forbid...

So you will have paid 2 years of comp premiums.. $3k approx, plus then you have made a claim..$1.5k... so that $4.5k you have forked out on a car worth $8k.. does not make sense to me unless you are a nervous driver etc

Edited March 14, 2007 by r32line

[R-SPEC]

I am currently interested in buying a 1993 Nissan Skyline GTS but I'm having a lot of trouble deciding whether or not I should do it! I could get it for $9,500 but apparently the timing belt needs replacing, does anyone know how much this would cost to have done or even if it's easy enough to do myself?

This would be my first Skyline and I'd be taking a bit of a financial risk buying it but I love the cars and have always wanted one! The car itself is in good condition with a bit of minor front bumper damage and has 103,000kms on the clock.

Does anyone have any idea how much insurance on a vehicle like this would cost for a 21-year-old guy with a clean driving record?

Oh and one more question, is it possible to insure the vehicle under a parents name but still have the car registered under your own name? I'm half-certain it's not possible and the only way to do it would to have the car registered under my parents name in order to save on insurance, but in that case I don't think the bank would give me the money. Surely someone has been in this situation before. Help please!

Thanks

- Ben

LOL a couple of months ago i was having trouble getting rid of my 1993 r33 gts4 in excellent condition inside/out with under 90,000ks with a new timing belt. ended up selling for 8000 with rego & rwc, and now you wanna pay 9500 for a damaged one?

i wouldn't touch it dude it's a rip-off no question about it. you can get a clean gtst from the same year for that much.

one thing i've learned, if you're gonna buy a skyline for god's sake make sure its turbo and manual. turbo atleast. if not then trust me you will regret it very shortly after buying a GTS

sorry not even gonna bother answering your questions coz its a rip-off full stop.

this is ofcourse if he's talking about a non-turbo.....

cheers

Edited March 14, 2007 by R-SPEC