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JDM032 Experienced

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seriously i have learnt the hard way as a few ppl would know, i lost my first R32 GTS-T after 3 months of owning it and i was only 18, nearly lost me too, all 3 days before christmas and i didnt expect it to happen nor was i being an idoit

+1 to everyone else that said get a 33 N/A or 34 N/A

but dont think coz u have driven a V8 SS around that u will be able to handle it. (im sure other ppl will agree with me)

coz in a commie once your foot is flat thats all the power u will get out of it.

in a turbo import u can put your foot down around a corner and it will literally be a death trap if you dont know wat is gonna happen. coz once boost hits if your mid way around a corner not expecting it you may aswell be part of a tree.

V8 and Turbo are two different things.

i started with a commie and now im in a skyline and this is my 4th car.

Start small and work your way up

P.S- my mate wrote off an excel in a crash shop where he works lol, had foot on pedal in reverse and started the car, ute was parked behind him and the rest well he wouldnt tell me but u can picture it lol

SLED Grand Master

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Too true Max. I used to have a 5.7litre that had reasonable power but it was always predictable, on the other hand a turbo car thats had its boost messed with can be abit like the powerband of a 2 stroke bike, unpredictable....and in the hands of a kid can be a death trap.

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seriously i have learnt the hard way as a few ppl would know, i lost my first R32 GTS-T after 3 months of owning it and i was only 18, nearly lost me too, all 3 days before christmas and i didnt expect it to happen nor was i being an idoit

+1 to everyone else that said get a 33 N/A or 34 N/A

but dont think coz u have driven a V8 SS around that u will be able to handle it. (im sure other ppl will agree with me)

coz in a commie once your foot is flat thats all the power u will get out of it.

in a turbo import u can put your foot down around a corner and it will literally be a death trap if you dont know wat is gonna happen. coz once boost hits if your mid way around a corner not expecting it you may aswell be part of a tree.

V8 and Turbo are two different things.

i started with a commie and now im in a skyline and this is my 4th car.

Start small and work your way up

P.S- my mate wrote off an excel in a crash shop where he works lol, had foot on pedal in reverse and started the car, ute was parked behind him and the rest well he wouldnt tell me but u can picture it lol

No kidding. My mate had an auto R33 GTST and that thing nearly killed him. Gears had a mind of their own. He'd be cornering normally, not thrashing, and the car would decide to go down a gear, boost kicks in and the ass flies out. Took him a while to get used to it, especially in the wet.

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a turbo car with a LSD is a lot more easier to land urself in trouble than a commie V6 or even V8 with an open wheeler. people focus too much on peak power or which one is faster, power delivery and handling characteristics are a lot more important that which one beats the other off traffic lights down anzacs.

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Na i find the lsd on a skyline to be heaps predictable more so than an open wheel commo that occasionaly locks

Yeah good point Steve but you & I know that you always power out of a corner....how many kids do you see that power into a corner...heaps.

Imagine then if they were in a V8 where the power is pretty much instantaneous, if they're smart they would take their foot off as they start to lose it....but in Turbo car, they have probably picked up too much speed already before the boost takes over and slams them into a gutter, pole or worst still another car.

How many turbos on this site alone have we seen do exactly that....a few I bet.

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Na i find the lsd on a skyline to be heaps predictable more so than an open wheel commo that occasionaly locks

haha ahk, thing is at what speeds does it lock up? im talking about the viscous opening and closing at 50+k's, usually thats way too much force for a open diff to even try and lock up.

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Go a 31, cheap first car and they last almost forever lol. My first car was a celica but I bought a 33 for my 18th. I wouldnt suggest a car heaps expensive to start off with. Insurance for you will be big not to mention rego fuel ect... Ive seen a lot of friends totally destroy their first cars due to lack of expirience. Just think about whats suitable not what will make you look cool :D

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Go a 31, cheap first car and they last almost forever lol. My first car was a celica but I bought a 33 for my 18th. I wouldnt suggest a car heaps expensive to start off with. Insurance for you will be big not to mention rego fuel ect... Ive seen a lot of friends totally destroy their first cars due to lack of expirience. Just think about whats suitable not what will make you look cool :D

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Its just like when you first start learning how to drift, you will always spin out at start but thats how you learn with your mistakes. Buy a car that you would be happy with, turbo or not what do you perferr...its your choice at the end.

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IMO dont buy a turbo car, im 17 and i had a new holden astra cost less than 50 bucks to fill up and would last forever didnt feel the need to speed didnt feel the need to show off (it was an astra) insurance cost stuff all and no attention from the cops. then i bought an r33 gts t. i dont want to do stupid things but like everyone has ill admit ive risked loosing my liscense cos the temptation is there in a high power car. also u risk attention from the cops, defects which cost even more money. i fill up with petrol like 3 times a fortnight and insurance is 2,500 grand.

in my opionion buy something cheap reliable that wont attract attention. less of a temptation to do stupid things.

my two cents

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IMO dont buy a turbo car, im 17 and i had a new holden astra cost less than 50 bucks to fill up and would last forever didnt feel the need to speed didnt feel the need to show off (it was an astra) insurance cost stuff all and no attention from the cops. then i bought an r33 gts t. i dont want to do stupid things but like everyone has ill admit ive risked loosing my liscense cos the temptation is there in a high power car. also u risk attention from the cops, defects which cost even more money. i fill up with petrol like 3 times a fortnight and insurance is 2,500 grand.

in my opionion buy something cheap reliable that wont attract attention. less of a temptation to do stupid things.

my two cents

you pay $2500 a year for insurance??? I'm 16 and i pay $1700 a year! :laugh:

JDM032 Experienced

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well i can prove not to get a turbo car for first car,

coz a girl i know got a 180SX turbo auto for her first car, last nite as everyone knows was heaven for ppl who can drive lol,

but the point is she came around a corner and seen other cars coming so she put her foot down and the thing hit boost sent her one way then the other and straight over the medium strip onto the other side of the road, no cars coming luckily, but bent tie rod or sumthin like that, we havent looked at it yet.

but thing is turbo for ur first car is a death trap and u will most likely crash, big or small, either way its a crash.

get a integra, the look good and go hard, plus u get the added bonus of if u put a mugen badge on it u get 20 kw extra power LOL

Madaz Grand Master

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your probably had an insurance broker because when i got my first car Rx7 s1 insurance was going to cost me $2500full comp but the broker got it @ $1600

you pay $2500 a year for insurance??? I'm 16 and i pay $1700 a year! ;)

Sly hope your friend is ok that the ego takes a battering

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