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hey guys,

looking at buying myself a skyline soonish....cant really decide what i want, 4 door or coupe :P

is there any difference between the coupe & 4 door besides the obvisous cosmetic differences?

i will be using it as a daily/drift hack....as i have another project on my hands atm

if you guys could recommend one to me & state why you would choose that one over the other one....hopefully this will help me make my decision

cheers

Andrew :P

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There's nothing different apart from the obvious cosmetics. The suspension from a gtst coupe will go straight into a sedan. Engine are both the same. The sedan is an extra ~50mm longer.

I went for the sedan because I thought it was 'rare'.

It's your choice which one you should go for. Some people don't like the sedan's rear lights and it makes them want to go for the coupe.

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It's your choice which one you should go for. Some people don't like the sedan's rear lights and it makes them want to go for the coupe.

umm i heard you can get coupe tail lights to fit into the 4 door, not sure if they fit straight in or u need a conversion kit....but this is possible yer??

also

is it possible to fit a tow bar on an r32 to tow a small trailer?? like a jet ski?

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umm i heard you can get coupe tail lights to fit into the 4 door, not sure if they fit straight in or u need a conversion kit....but this is possible yer??

also

is it possible to fit a tow bar on an r32 to tow a small trailer?? like a jet ski?

You can get the covers to make the sedan's tail lights look like the coupe's, but actually changing them to coupe ones is a LOT of work.

I don't see why you can't put a towbar on the car, it's just that the 2ltr is already struggling with the 1.5tonne car.

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4 door looks crap in comparison to the 2 door in my opinion.

I've had both and prefer the look of the 2 door.

however, if I ever get another, I would need the 4 door.

but if you need 4 doors, then might aswell get a skyline instead of a camry.

adam - R32 is closer to 1.3tonne.

gts4 is a GTR style 1450kg

now that is of the suck with an RB20

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You might find that the 4 doors are a little cheaper for insurance with some companies, (maybe the only 89' 4 door skyline they have in there system is the R31), either that or there isn't as big a data set for 4 door imports as there is for 2 doors to base there stats on. (im sure somebody will correct me on this one, buts this is just my reasoning).

And if you park your car in a tight garage like i do its a hellava lot easier to get out of a four door with its shorter doors than a coupe, at least in my situation.

I may be wrong but you also sit a little higher in the 4 doors with factory seats, but you get shitty cloth instead of the velour in the coupes, unless it have a late model 4 door interior.

None of this will matter if you don't like the look of the sedan. I suppose its just personal choice.

If you using it for a drift hack its way easier to put tyres and tools in the back seat of a 4 door that in a coupe. Just rip the base of the rear seat out and you will have heaps of room!!

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Insurance does have the 4 door R32 on their system.

Mine was insured through AAMI.

true about getting out of the smaller doors.

Seating position is the same in 4 or 2 door.

all 89 and 90 models 2 or 4 door came with the gaybo cloth trim.

funny. I don't I've come across a 91 model R32 yet..

hmmm.

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adam - R32 is closer to 1.3tonne.

gts4 is a GTR style 1450kg

now that is of the suck with an RB20

turf the GTSt guards and bonnet for GTR items and you'll claim back half that weight difference.

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turf the GTSt guards and bonnet for GTR items and you'll claim back half that weight difference.

89 gtst = 1290kg

92+ gtst = 1320kg

1450 - 1290 = 160

1450 - 1320 = 130

Half those weights as you say would be 80kg - 65kg

you saying the removal of gts4 items and replacing with GTR items will make that kind of difference?

:rofl::D:)

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About the insurance thing, they didn't have 4 door 32 GTS-4's. I told them that my car's a GTS-4, but I think it's still put down as a GTSt. I keep calling up for them to change it but they end up changing it to an R31, then back to R32 GTSt. I just gave up.

I feel sorry for my RB20 too. :D It's carrying around 1.5tonne. I think it needs to retire and have a RB30/26 take its position. :rofl:

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Half those weights as you say would be 80kg - 65kg

you saying the removal of gts4 items and replacing with GTR items will make that kind of difference?

shaddupayourface i didn't mean take my statement literally :nyaanyaa:

GTS4 4 lyfe nyakuh.

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they are both tough.

I have and slide a 2 door but i have also driven and hade a fair slide in a 4 door. if you are not partial to either just buy the best condition one you canfor the money you have to spend.

4 doors are a bit more forgiving to slide as they take a bit longer to get out but are easier to correct. the coupe is always a bit easier to sell and you will get more attention with it. but the 4 door is easier to live with day to day.

50/50 but i voted for the coupe :dry:

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