Mod The Gtst Or Buy A Gtr?

[phenline]

i would rather have a stock gtr than a big horsepower gtst that has lost all its driveability.

[s13rb20pplater]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...58-t242495.html

get that.... cheap some work done to it, all ya need is a bigger turbo

[xtc]

in all seriousness i wouldnt bother spending money on the gtst. i have owned one series 2 with auto trans and it just doesnt do it for me no matter how much money you put into it. if you are still into the modding worldgame then get the gtr. you get the rb26, the twins, the awd, fatter ass and the badge. ive gone the opposite and have bought and evo, its a really fast, reliable car with nearly all the features of the gtr but not as hight of tuning potential as gtr.

although ive only had the car for a day im already thinking that ive made the wrong choice and ill be trading/buying a v35 in next couple days.

[monga]

Sell the GTST and purchase a GTR is you are prepared to spend the money to repair it.

[taipan73]

Sell the gts-t and buy a GTR. I own both atm, they are both pretty much stock and there is a fair amount of difference between the two such as handling, driving position, power etc.

[Topaz]

Edited November 1, 2008 by Topaz

[Levi_]

Too get your GTSt up to a good level (what I'd consider a good level at-least) you're going to be looking at:

Manual Conversion - $1500 (+ HD clutch etc - $1000)

New ECU - $1500

Fuel Pump + Injectors - $1000

HKS GT-RS (or similar) $4000 (taking into account the current dollar)

Tuning/Workshop time - $500-2000 (depends on how much you do yourself)

Boost Controller - $500

Exhaust - $1000

Suspension - $2000

Wheels - $2000 + tyres

That's almost the cost of buying somebody else's GTSt that's already modded. But obviously it depends on what you have done already.

Personally if I were in the same boat I'd get a 33GTR, amazingly I am pretty much in the same boat, except I'm holding off for a couple of years and I'll be buying a 34GTR instead .

[R32 Driver]

Nissan didnt make the GTR for no reason

unless your missus drives it alot

then sell the GTST then get a GTR

GTR with light mods and a tune will get 300awhp

[bubba]

Nissan didnt make the GTR for no reason

unless your missus drives it alot

then sell the GTST then get a GTR

GTR with light mods and a tune will get 300awhp

Light mods being boost and a tune lol

It really depends on what YOU want to do with the car. You can make your auto handle the power (search for MV Automatics).

But it's each to their own, I like the idea of a GTR but I know I will miss the pure sliding fun.. if I did get a GTR it would be a daily and I'd keep my GTSt for super happy sliding fun time

[Topaz]

....if I did get a GTR it would be a daily....

Yep, daily street cred with a GTR, schmeegle, schbang, schboing

.....except when you have front and rear damage, hrmm

[ceffyboy]

yea def sell the GTST and fork out for a GTR have owned both gtst and gtr and def the GTR just for the wank factor + basic mods to the gtr will give u plenty of fun for a while just my opinion but at the end of the day its ur choice

[Dos]

GTR hands down

[Ehgriez]

Agreed on the GT-R

[bubba]

Disagree on the GTR.

[R32 Driver]

GTR = 2wd/4wd switch

slide it in pop it out then shake the ass all about?

[bubba]

/fail.

Native 2wd FTW!

[jarrod83]

Can you afford to buy a gtr and do work to it? If thats the case get the gtr, otherwise you can still get gts-ts pretty damn quik, stik a rb30 under it, thatll smooth out the big injectors and cams heaps of torque off boost aswell..

After the amount I've spent on a totally stock car to do up everything outside of the engine.. i think around the 16-17 mark, could be more you lose track of all the little bits you spend.. id say its much easier to buy one already modded and keep some money left over for a rainy day

[Tomei_33]

Third option, don't spend any money on cars, as it's just wasted

You hear this all the time, but no one ever listens until its too late

[rev210]

You hear this all the time, but no one ever listens until its too late

And then we say "welcome to the club"

[bubba]

I dislike how people refer to gtst's and gtr's in terms of how economical it is to get power out of the respective vehicles.. it should be about the driving experience and what YOU like/prefer.

Not everyone buys a gtst because they can't afford a gtr or it's maintenance/modification costs. Some people are purists and don't believe in 4wd for a "true" driving experience!