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badman,

good to see you have an interest. Helps to start young.

If you decide you would like to own a jap performance vehicle may I suggest you go and invest in some advanced driver training and then perhaps some motorsport based training as well. This should keep in check the urge you will find compelling you to smash into telephone poles at high speed once you get behind the wheel. We would like you to be a 'long term' forum guest after all :mad:

young? i guess... although its not uncommon for people my age (with rich parents) to own skylines... thats not to say they know HOW to drive them... most of them just hoon around with a huge BOV and exhaust and everything else bone stock..

advanced driving... yeah my parents insurance (AAMI) gives me a free advanced driving course except u need to take your own car... nothing worth thrashing on a course around my house.. :) anyone wana donate a skyline?? haha! i wish!

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One thing you have to remember is half the time you dont know who your talking to, so whilst they might seem like they know an awfull lot they can be just spinning sh*t, dont beleive everything you hear on the net, alot of 14yr old know it alls out there. But a forum such as this one is a great place to get some different opinions and an idea on how much things cost.

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