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Hey all,

Heres the story,

Im currently 14 turning 15 (blah blah blah) and there is just one thing i want more than anything else and thats a skyline. I don't know what it is but I just love them.

BUT as everyone knows about the lovely laws that the government put in for us here in Aus (QLD meaning 200Kw limit, no turbos, ect.)

Anyway I would like some advice to if I should get one or not and then save up for a turbo or a better skyline whilst on my p's?

Are they a good car?

Should I really be working hard for 2 years until my license to get one?

Do the police really know their stuff about modifications?

Should I import one or look for one on carsales.com? (There are some pretty neat non turbo skylines on there for under 15K)

Anything else I should know?

Thanks.

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If you want a skyline then a non turbo would be fine, ive driven both turbo and non turbo 33's and both a good cars. Obviously non turbo's are alot tamer but are still are a solid car.

If its everything that you want then it will be worth it, but u will want a turbo fairly quickly (dont bother putting one on, just buy a new one).

Some police know jack shit, most know more than we would like. Just dont get a atmo bov and if you get a pod then cover it up somehow and you should be fine.

I would just look on carsales or the for sale forum here.

Anything else you should know? Well this forum taught me ALOT of stuff about them so start there.

eeiko321 Experienced

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i would suggest buying a shit box for now...save up and buy something turbo when you are allowed.

Otherwise you may buy a car that you will quickly be dissapointed in. The non-turbo will then easily become too slow & you will be dissapointed when you see turbo skylines driving around.

yes the laws are really strict now days, and if you havent been reading the forum...ALOT of posts is "Cops have got me"

"EPA got me" ..."defected by cops" "what do i do before seeing EPA" etc etc

so it seems like cops are really cracking down on this

so if you can wait... save for a turbo car.

you may even be able to buy a GT-R in that time.

but if you really cant wait, then buy a non turbo skyline. (but mind you the non-turbo supra is a much better car than the N/a Skylines)

at the end of the day, you may as well buy a shit box and learn how to drive first.

not to jinx you but alot of people need to experience prangs etc to gain experience of what can happen on the roads.

-Jimmy- Mentor

-Jimmy-

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Well it seems you can never get one definite answer from people on here lol. Personally, I always say DON'T go the shitter. Buy the Skyline when you can, I got mine when I was 15 (turned 16 the next month when I got my license also) , I've owned it for 2.5 years now (I'm 18) and I don't see myself selling it anytime soon.

It was an NA and has plenty of power, but also the looks. I've done 3 drift track days in it and it is the best fun. Get into motorsport the right way, you won't regret it.

The cops won't hassle you on the road if your car isn't outrageously modified, and you act sensible. I haven't been pulled over yet!

Don't import the car, exchange rates are dead at the moment! Just use the available sources such as the classifieds section on this website, carsales, autotrader (tradingpost), ebay, your local paper occasionaly.

-Jimmy.

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Well it seems you can never get one definite answer from people on here lol. Personally, I always say DON'T go the shitter. Buy the Skyline when you can, I got mine when I was 15 (turned 16 the next month when I got my license also) , I've owned it for 2.5 years now (I'm 18) and I don't see myself selling it anytime soon.

It was an NA and has plenty of power, but also the looks. I've done 3 drift track days in it and it is the best fun. Get into motorsport the right way, you won't regret it.

The cops won't hassle you on the road if your car isn't outrageously modified, and you act sensible. I haven't been pulled over yet!

Don't import the car, exchange rates are dead at the moment! Just use the available sources such as the classifieds section on this website, carsales, autotrader (tradingpost), ebay, your local paper occasionaly.

-Jimmy.

Haha yeah I didn't get many enthusiastic replies but yours was definitely the most help.

Thanks for the advice man.

Cheers.

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