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How Much Should I Set Aside For "emergency Money"

Astro Bear

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trel Mentor

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I love paying 900 bucks for my r33 :D The joy of being over 25. Seriously, if you get a skyline get it professionally checked out. Maybe set aside about 1k for little odd's and ends. But if you find a good one and treat it well (not bouncing off the rev limiter all day everday!!) you should be ok. They're really reliable. Good luck

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Ok, they are very reliable cars from stock and if left that way nothing changes (apart from general ageing). However it is common that they are NOT stock. Thus it opens the door for errors and things to break easier (with more power). It depends how/what upgrades are done.

GTR's cost more for everything, still reliable but if/when something does go, its gunna cost more.

i rekon for a GTST $2-$3k after you pay insurance etc should be ok to cover any unforseen problems (if its much more than that I hope you got the car real cheap). Then you add the cost of any mods or personallisation you wish to add.. 1st thing I do is go and buy Dash & steering wheel covers, sun shield, gear knob and all those little bits..hehe. only a couple hundred all up but it still adds to the total.

Don't forget about transfer of ownership, stamp duty, etc.

nitestalkr Enthusiast

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You really don't need much.. if its healthy the most you could need might be new clutch, brakes, maint in general.. The only thing you may want to account for in the budget is how close it is to the 100k service.. Because that can cost a bit if done in a workshop.

Other than that it should take a beating with minimal probs.. :)

PS: my insurance $1000~ full comp with justcars (They know about ALL my mods). i just turned 26 (paid last premium when i was 25) and i'm rating 1 which helps..

usmair Mentor

usmair

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just make sure its not a bomb.... i bought mine for 10K with a year's rego on it back in november... apart from changing oil and spark plugs... $200 tops... i have not spent any more money in terms of maintanence and repair... sure i've forked out close to $2500 on mods and labour but thats a different itch u are sure to get :)

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marchGTR

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From my experience skylines in general are very reliable... i have owned 3 gtst's and 3 GTR's over the past 9 years... the only things i have ever had to fix are a stuffed synchro in a GTST (my fault), 2 clutches in the GTR's (too many redline launches :P ) some coil packs in th GTST... non of the caRS where heavily modified so cant commend on maintenance of high powered cars... so like many have suggested get the car checked thoroughly before you buy it and just have a bit of money (or credit card!) handy for unexpected expenses

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