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Hey guys. I'm back from overseas and it looks like i'll be in Australia for a while and I need a car that has the following qualities:

- Sex appeal / class

- Performance (preferably turbo, I cant really do slow anymore)

- Handling

- Luxury and comfort is a bonus

Cars I have owned that I enjoyed previously:

- silvia sr20det man

- 32 gtr (performance, handling)

- '07 mazda3 maxx (looks, economic performance, handling)

So my budget ranges anywhere from $10k to $40k, i'm keeping an open mind, I want something that I can fall in love with

Heres some of the cars i'm considering:

- 2000 S15 JDM Silvia for $25k

- '94 r32 gtr v-spec II for 19.8k (Again)

- '97 r33 gtr for $23k

- something new and possibly a convertible? anything sexy

- perhaps a bmw/audi ?

Suggestions welcome!

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Hey guys. I'm back from overseas and it looks like i'll be in Australia for a while and I need a car that has the following qualities:

- Sex appeal / class

- Performance (preferably turbo, I cant really do slow anymore)

- Handling

- Luxury and comfort is a bonus

Cars I have owned that I enjoyed previously:

- silvia sr20det man

- 32 gtr (performance, handling)

- '07 mazda3 maxx (looks, economic performance, handling)

So my budget ranges anywhere from $10k to $40k, i'm keeping an open mind, I want something that I can fall in love with

Heres some of the cars i'm considering:

- 2000 S15 JDM Silvia for $25k

- '94 r32 gtr v-spec II for 19.8k (Again)

- '97 r33 gtr for $23k

- something new and possibly a convertible? anything sexy

- perhaps a bmw/audi ?

Suggestions welcome!

S2000

RX-7

Supra-TT

Evo 8 MR too

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Hey guys. I'm back from overseas and it looks like i'll be in Australia for a while and I need a car that has the following qualities:

- Sex appeal / class

- Performance (preferably turbo, I cant really do slow anymore)

- Handling

- Luxury and comfort is a bonus

Cars I have owned that I enjoyed previously:

- silvia sr20det man

- 32 gtr (performance, handling)

- '07 mazda3 maxx (looks, economic performance, handling)

So my budget ranges anywhere from $10k to $40k, i'm keeping an open mind, I want something that I can fall in love with

Heres some of the cars i'm considering:

- 2000 S15 JDM Silvia for $25k

- '94 r32 gtr v-spec II for 19.8k (Again)

- '97 r33 gtr for $23k

- something new and possibly a convertible? anything sexy

- perhaps a bmw/audi ?

Suggestions welcome!

sex appeal? from a car?

As I said in the Daily Telegraph, my R34 GT-R was purchased in '06 for $54,800.

And I'm still receiving offers for greater than $50K 3 yrs later. An XR6T can't depreciate like that!

A XR6T can do respectable times in a straight line. But then most drivers' roads like Macquarie Pass have TURNS!

All 180 of them up to the pie shop.

So can I ask you this;

Do you want to arrive at the pie shop for lunch feeling

i) sick? or...

ii) excited?

My advice is to try them. Nothing I say is going to give you the real feeling!!!!!!!!!!!!

So today I test drove:

Mitsubishi lancer evolution X

Subaru WRX

and

the Ford G6E Turbo

The evolution and the rexy felt pretty soft, and where great cars but just didnt have the rush that the G6E Turbo had. It looks like i'm crossing over to the darkside boys!

The G6E has AMAZING torque, 530Nm, the 4 litre 6cyl turbo helps. it is very comfortable and luxurious, idles quietly and has the balls to the wall acceleration when you need it.

it feels like fords take on a skyline wrapped in leather. Obviously wont do corners as well as the rest, but it just feels like a superior car.

Sorry to dissapoint the rest of you but the bum in the drivers seat doesnt lie

:thumbsup:

+1 for the Aristo, 2JZ with leather and a sunroof!

What about some form of a Stagea, leather and all that stuff. Dunno what an Autech 260RS is going for (gotta be in your price range!) but thats gotta' be an awesome ride.

Another vote for the Y34 Cedric too, very cool.

Or what about a V35 Skyline?

these posts are f**king stupid, buy what the f**k u want.

i would go the exo x i drove one recently and thouroughly enjoyed it.

:D

The evo was nice, a beautiful steer.. but 0-400m in 14.5 seconds stock simply isnt acceptable for a $60,000 dedicated performance car

I'd love the new GTR but i've decided no matter which way i dice it i cant justify spending the money.

Guys i love your ideas, but I've decided that I want to buy a NEW, DEALER DELIVERED car to apply for the 30% government rebate for business owners

As for everything sitting around the luxury car tax threshold, my choice seems limited to:

ford g6e turbo

subaru wrx / sti

mitsi evo x

I am not prepared to get into a holden ss due to the crappy interior and not as great fuel economy. Since being a skyline owner i'm addicted to boost, and the inline 4 litre six this local australian company produce is exceptional

so far the ford is the reining champion. stock it beats all these cars..

anything i'm forgetting?

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The evo was nice, a beautiful steer.. but 0-400m in 14.5 seconds stock simply isnt acceptable for a $60,000 dedicated performance car

I'd love the new GTR but i've decided no matter which way i dice it i cant justify spending the money.

Guys i love your ideas, but I've decided that I want to buy a NEW, DEALER DELIVERED car to apply for the 30% government rebate for business owners

As for everything sitting around the luxury car tax threshold, my choice seems limited to:

ford g6e turbo

subaru wrx / sti

mitsi evo x

I am not prepared to get into a holden ss due to the crappy interior and not as great fuel economy. Since being a skyline owner i'm addicted to boost, and the inline 4 litre six this local australian company produce is exceptional

so far the ford is the reining champion. stock it beats all these cars..

anything i'm forgetting?

I can't speak for the Evo X, but I know past Evo's were very, very restricted stock. A turbo back exhaust and a reflash would easily put you into the 12's.

If you wanted a dealer delivered car to get your government tax break, why on earth come on a forum dedicated to grey imports to ask!? If you want to obviously drive it hard, why are you worried about fuel economy? Your post seems illogical (as is asking for advice on buying a car with your money on a public forum lol).

FG Falcons have the sex appeal of Micheal Jackson btw.

Did you drive these cars around any bends or did you just mash them in a straight line?

Enjoy your ridiculous depreciation.

when i test drove the evo x i hammered the f**k out of it.

the guy that i test drove it with was a big fan of evos (he obviously works for mitsubishi and has been driving them for the last 6 years) he drove it around first and was doing double the posted speed limit.....through hard corners.

the evo x handles better than any other car ive driven including wrx, gtrs all silvias etc, minimal mods would be requrired to make it go a lil faster. a nice exhaust and a hard piping kit will have it going extremely well.

try putting a ford turbo through corners the same way u do the evo and u will probably lose control (definately)

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