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V35?...will It Become As 'over-crowded' As The R33?

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Glad to hear your happy with your new ride!!!!

Me, i don't really like the look of them, they don't seem to go with the "skyline" look that the 31-34 have.

Using this style the new R35 GTR should still be a skyline, ( I am happy it's not)

I have not driven one so my opinion is purely visual.

I intend to 'upgrade' from my R33 GTST to a R34 GTR V-spec 2. That has all the luxury I need and the grunt to boot!! however still at $60k.

I think the interior looks like it should be in a camry or something. A skyline to me is a Race/Sports car for the street, not a comfy cruiser..

I hope you still love yours for a long time to come...

yes, I hear exactly what you are saying man..(and thanks for being honest!!)..hence the 'flavour' of the subject I raised....This is exactly the thought process I had!..(and they still remain, but ever so partially).

I love sklines..always will..and I wanted to stay with the brand, but my back simply won't allow me to drive my current car, and I didn't have the heart to take out the Hypermax's and go back to stock......I did a 'time and motion' study on replacing the drivers seat with aftermarket stuff, and they seemed to hurt my back even more!..(slipped disc L5)..anyways.

Yeah,,,skyline is supposed to be the 'road-rocket'/road warrior', but as the car has changed and developed (not necessarily in the best ways) so have I, and it works for me.

I sat in the guys (the trader's) R35 he also has for sale ($169000..yeah, the new one) and I couldn't physically get back out!! (But I pressed every bloody switch on that car,(coz I couldn't help myself!!lol!) my dad and I were drooling,pushin buttons and shit...yeap, my dads nuts on those things too..maybe in 10 years I can afford one!!)

Bless you and farkin raaaaawk on!

Yo-Yo Grand Master

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If the setup on the braking electronics is unchanged from the V35/Z33, there's a way you can completely disable it without needing to cut anything.....but you will lose your speedo and your ABS.

Definitely a skidpan-only proposition ;)

The VDC controlled FM platforms were the same. The button only turns down the sensitivity, and re-engages if you tap the brakes.

Well I was gonna try and pull the fuse and see what happened lol, but only next time I was at the Creek of course.

Superspit well done, nice colour too

enjoy mate

PM-R33 Grand Master

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The V series IMO will never be as commonly seen as the R3x series due to a number of reasons that you have to look at. The main one being is why do people buy a R3x series skyline:

1. The fact it is a cheap turbo car that has plenty of potential with basic mods that aren't that expensive, the V series skyline isnt exactly cheap to modify as its not turbo'd from factory, therefore to keep it NA and make big power is extremely expensive. The obvious option is to supercharge or turbo it, one thing that will never exactly be cheap.

2. Typical young kid that wants a car that goes "Pshhhhh", lets face it, there is a crowd of people that know nothing about these cars but think they are awesome because they have a BOV. The V series (unless turboed) doesn't exactly draw this crowd.

3. History behind these cars and the iconic status they had in the 90's. Once again the V series doesn't have this.

4. Drifting/drag racing/circuit racing. Even though the V series can be made to be as quick or quicker than a R3x series, they just don't carry the characteristics of the older series to be able to chuck around in these avenues even in a basically stock form.

Don't get me wrong the V series skylines are nice and will become popular as prices come down. However they don't draw the same crowds of people to buy them as the R3x series does, therefore i doubt you will ever see a V series in every second persons garage as you do with the R3x series.

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The V series IMO will never be as commonly seen as the R3x series due to a number of reasons that you have to look at. The main one being is why do people buy a R3x series skyline:

1. The fact it is a cheap turbo car that has plenty of potential with basic mods that aren't that expensive, the V series skyline isnt exactly cheap to modify as its not turbo'd from factory, therefore to keep it NA and make big power is extremely expensive. The obvious option is to supercharge or turbo it, one thing that will never exactly be cheap.

2. Typical young kid that wants a car that goes "Pshhhhh", lets face it, there is a crowd of people that know nothing about these cars but think they are awesome because they have a BOV. The V series (unless turboed) doesn't exactly draw this crowd.

3. History behind these cars and the iconic status they had in the 90's. Once again the V series doesn't have this.

4. Drifting/drag racing/circuit racing. Even though the V series can be made to be as quick or quicker than a R3x series, they just don't carry the characteristics of the older series to be able to chuck around in these avenues even in a basically stock form.

Don't get me wrong the V series skylines are nice and will become popular as prices come down. However they don't draw the same crowds of people to buy them as the R3x series does, therefore i doubt you will ever see a V series in every second persons garage as you do with the R3x series.

All of these reasons are so valid, and I feel them to be very true! (I reckon heaps of us will agree with these comments!)

I feel very comfortable with my purchase, even moreso now!....Thankyou!

The first thing I'm going to do (actually the second thing as I will be buying a box of Kleenex first) is lower it, just enough to make it look a little more 'me', but without stuffing it's ride quality. (that'll defeat the purpose!)...just an inch.

It will remain stock, after that....oh...maybe a supercharger, when I save up again!

Thanx mang!

scathing Grand Master

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Lucky you're in Melbourne, with your bad back. If you had to drive on Sydney roads you probably would have bought a 4WD by now.

The stock suspension in the V35 is really compliant, while still retaining good body control. If you do decide to upgrade, there are options out there that let you retain a decent ride. Thankfully the platform this car is built on isn't JDM-only, so plenty of aftermarket options exist out there for people who know that stiff suspension does not automatically equate to good suspension.

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The V series IMO will never be as commonly seen as the R3x series due to a number of reasons that you have to look at. The main one being is why do people buy a R3x series skyline:

1. The fact it is a cheap turbo car that has plenty of potential with basic mods that aren't that expensive, the V series skyline isnt exactly cheap to modify as its not turbo'd from factory, therefore to keep it NA and make big power is extremely expensive. The obvious option is to supercharge or turbo it, one thing that will never exactly be cheap.

2. Typical young kid that wants a car that goes "Pshhhhh", lets face it, there is a crowd of people that know nothing about these cars but think they are awesome because they have a BOV. The V series (unless turboed) doesn't exactly draw this crowd.

3. History behind these cars and the iconic status they had in the 90's. Once again the V series doesn't have this.

4. Drifting/drag racing/circuit racing. Even though the V series can be made to be as quick or quicker than a R3x series, they just don't carry the characteristics of the older series to be able to chuck around in these avenues even in a basically stock form.

Don't get me wrong the V series skylines are nice and will become popular as prices come down. However they don't draw the same crowds of people to buy them as the R3x series does, therefore i doubt you will ever see a V series in every second persons garage as you do with the R3x series.

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I think you will be quite safe getting a V35. dont forget to give it a decent kit. Ive seen some really nice V35's going around kitted up. Makes me wanna buy one.

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