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Alright so I'll try not to make this bland. My names Daniel, currently 18 and looking at buying my first car, and I am very VERY interesting in a skyline. I have never been interested in cars until recently and I don't know maybe my hormones for cars kicked in or something but now I'm insane about them and have spent a lot of time researching on the mechanics of cars and the back stories to popular car companies.

My other car choices are a Honda Prelude or Toyota Celica, and if I get a skyline it will probably be a nonturbo R33 since it is my first car. Either way I'll stick around and also this forum seems to be the best out of any i've seen so far.

Also any first car advice would be great.

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Hey bud,

to put in my 2 cents worth - dont go for the celica or the prelude.

Just buy a rear-wheel drive car. whatever it is.

Try a N/A R31, R32 or R33 or silvia. Even an old-school 300ZX aint bad (if a little heavy)

Just dont buy an arse-dragger!!! lol

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