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Get a manual, non turbo R33 coupe. 10k will get you a good one with less than 100km on the clock. Tack on $1200 a year for insurance (full comp with just car, but $3000 excess), another $200-300 for initial service and $300-400ish for rego. They're a tough engine and without the added stress from a turbo, even a trashed one will still be in pretty good nick.

Car looks good, will be louder than a turbo, won't drain your wallet on fuel, you'll smoke pretty much every other P plater out there (are there laws against P platers driving turbos in NSW?) and you can spend the next 3-4 years dressing her as you please. Rims, kit, paint, whatever. After that sell it and buy your turbo whatever.

Actually, I'll add a funny story that happened yesterday. My mate and I were out the front of my place talking (he was about to leave) when we hear this car absolutely revving its guts out maybe a street or two away. Moments after we hear the scream of tires as the car comes to a screeching halt. We continue talking, and about 10 minutes later a brand spanking new black Holden Ute with P plates comes around the corner, the front left all smashed in. Right behind it comes another P plater with about four people inside.

No doubt Mr. New Ute was trying to show off his new car. Well, he certainly gave his mates a show.

Kieran's right ( well i cant really talk i bought a already turbo-ed car )

but thats the exact same thing i was going to do

i was going to a get a r32 and well drive it and do all that stuff

then get into putting a kit on the car and audio and

then the engine

and than get defected. :thumbsup:

im 17 and have been driving for about a year n a half , im about to get a 32 gts-t and no i dont think im invincible atm i drive a v6 commodore ute , dont know how much it has on a turbo car but im pulling about 190kw atm and when i get my turbo im certainatley not going to be stupid , ive seen what my car can do and i definatley value my life , not all young drivers think there sick flamin mongrels ,

ill put this out there , wouldnt most young ppl have the advantage of knowing how to drive and the roads seeing as alot of them get lessons and all that jazz??

im 17 and have been driving for about a year n a half , im about to get a 32 gts-t and no i dont think im invincible atm i drive a v6 commodore ute , dont know how much it has on a turbo car but im pulling about 190kw atm and when i get my turbo im certainatley not going to be stupid , ive seen what my car can do and i definatley value my life , not all young drivers think there sick flamin mongrels ,

ill put this out there , wouldnt most young ppl have the advantage of knowing how to drive and the roads seeing as alot of them get lessons and all that jazz??

lol, doing your L's lessons in your nannas camry wont prepare you for the real road.

im 17 and have been driving for about a year n a half , im about to get a 32 gts-t and no i dont think im invincible atm i drive a v6 commodore ute , dont know how much it has on a turbo car but im pulling about 190kw atm and when i get my turbo im certainatley not going to be stupid , ive seen what my car can do and i definatley value my life , not all young drivers think there sick flamin mongrels ,

ill put this out there , wouldnt most young ppl have the advantage of knowing how to drive and the roads seeing as alot of them get lessons and all that jazz??

190 at the engine...

dont wanna whore up the thread... but pics of this v6 ute would be nice and a list of mods.... thats alotta power?? even an r32gtst manual will flame most newish commos

oh sorry i forgot in my day we didnt get lessons :D

now in my mums day they just took the local copper for a drive around the block to show they can drive

lol Steve, your mum can't be that old, thats how I got my licence from the old Goodwood cop shop.

I didn't even get to go right around the block but he still signed the papers and told my mum that I was a pretty shitty parker.

Got my learners at the Plympton cop shop by answering 4 compulsory diagram questions then a further 12 questions which you only needed to get 8 right.

Only needed to have my learners permit for a minimum of 4 weeks before getting my full licence.......no 'P' plates in those days.

Once you had a car licence you only had to pay $12 to get your 250cc bike permit which would automatically convert to a full licence after 12 mths.

I think if I had a GTR when I was 17, I wouldn't be around today.

lol agree's Pete

but when mum got her license it was from nothing to full with a trip around the block

she must be a pretty shitty parker too then....cops didn't care too much about that stuff in those days, all cars had massive chrome bumper bars back then.

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