R32 N/A for First Car

[NismoAlan]

I am soon to get me P's and I am thinking about getting an R32 Skyline GTS (Non Turbo). My parents have an VT Commodore 'S' which they take me driving in, close to every day. What is the fuel consumption like for an non turbo R32 5 Speed Manual for every 100km?

Do you find parts for these easy since they are 10 years old?

[Guest Boxhead]

i have a r32 na for my first car, but myn is auto.. yeah its ok, takes about $45 of ultimate to fill it up.. depening on what day ofcourse.. some days only $40

and i get i would say over 400km out of a full tank, with the way i drive.. prolly more, coz like, i have never fully ran it down..

i learnt on this car tho.. so yeah...

umm good car, can have the style of a skyline without power tho, but not as muchn insurance hassles. so yeah..

[NismoAlan]

I got told it uses 11 litres of fuel every 100km. Isn't that alot since a Commodore is 3.8 litres 6 Cyclinder and uses 11-13 litres aswell?

I can't remember, but is the RB engine chain or belt driven?

[Guest Boxhead]

depends on how you drive it etc etc, how you user overdrive( for auto)

umm belt? chain? huh?

it has a timing belt if that helps.

[dAVE]

belt driven.

you will find the 'S' alot quicker than the rb20 20 na. If your looking for something abit closer in power, try the r32 25gts or the R33 na.

[Guest Boxhead]

im pretty sure myn is 'S'... but yeah, coz there is 3 engines that came out in na r32 skylines...

RB20e

RB20de

RB25de

the rb25 is best, followed by rb20de, its twin cam you see...

in that magazine, unique cars, liek that one full of classified cars.. there is a black r32 gts, with teh RB25de for $16k i think.. i rekon you could get him down...

and i think in this forum there is a r33 gts for sale around that mark

[Boostzor]

Well if i were u id go a aussie car for the first couple of years. That way u can be safe in the knowledge that if u break it u wont be blacklisted by insurance and it will cost u less to begin with. Imports a re a pain in the ass to insure to begin with even if u dont have a turbo.

The LSD in these things can be a real unexpected kik when u least expect it and u dont want that happenin to ure shiny new 'line specially in this weather.

Over sure the N/A might look cool (cause its a 'line) but it just doesnt have the balls to back it up. After all, it was designed to be a turbo from the outset.

Why not go something lighter and quicker. If uve got the time u could lookfor a Euro hot hatch or even an Ae86 corrolla.

[Silver-Arrowz]

If you want the looks, go the line.

If you wanna fun car, ae86 with a 4age of some sort in there.

If you just want to drive, get a local car as parts are cheaper.