R33 Gts-t's In Japan

[s13-steve]

Hey guys,

im just curious for those that have travelled to Japan/ Lived there - what is the general japanese opinion on the R33 GTS-t? it's common knowledge that S13/14/15 R32's are very popular for drift, but what do the Japanese think of the R33 Gts-t? do they get used commonly for drifting/dragging applications? or are they more the commodore commuter equavilent...

[jjman]

Damn good question. Ill send this Q on to some friends of mine in Japan n see if they can comment.

Id go for saying that they were like the Monaro in Aus. In most peoples eyes damn good, damn popular, commonish but still make people look, and of course there is always the bigger badder GTS that gets the bragging rights- just like the GTR-GTST

[jjman]

unable to get any extensive comment from peeps, only that it isnt used for drift due to its wheel-base n weight, especially when there were so many other cars out there that are better and cheaper for drifting purposes- eg. sr20det line-up

[Panko]

TBH a lot of them think they are an old car, hard to fit in a pay parking bay because they are a bit long compare to other square cars they've got atm. I actually saw more GTRs than GTS-T when I was there last trip. There aren't that many R33 on the road in Japan (compare to Australia)

[On Edge]

TBH a lot of them think they are an old car, hard to fit in a pay parking bay because they are a bit long compare to other square cars they've got atm. I actually saw more GTRs than GTS-T when I was there last trip. There aren't that many R33 on the road in Japan (compare to Australia)

given that there are so many here there prob isnt as many in J land. Also GT-R's are the price of gts-t's almost in japan so why would you buy a gts-t

[Iron Chef]

I was gonna say, for most people these days, R33s are irrelevant - they're old cars, too old to be of interest to the general public, but not old enough to be considered a classic.

Per capita, there are probably more Skylines in Australia than in Japan.

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

From my experience there is great respect for the GTR's, especially the 32's. Whenever I was asked what I had I told them a GTR, always got a "ahhhhhh very good" as a response.

[evl38u]

the ones i saw were all standard an basicly had sh%T kicked out of them,

look like work horses.

[Nic_A31]

Japan would love some of their R33s back....we could start up some auction houses here in Aus and the Japs could bid on them.....I'm giving you people a free idea to make MILLIONS!!

[Dorigecko]

Makes more sense than buying more of them and f**king them with gay kits and horrible offsets.

[gotRICE?]

I would have thought at their peak they would have liked them, as for a while nearly every single R33 that appeared at the docks had an HKS pod and some sort of aftermarket exhaust on them.

Just like those AE101 Levins, it was hard to find one that didnt have the TRD or somethig similar bumper on them.

[jammie]

I would have thought at their peak they would have liked them, as for a while nearly every single R33 that appeared at the docks had an HKS pod and some sort of aftermarket exhaust on them.

Just like those AE101 Levins, it was hard to find one that didnt have the TRD or somethig similar bumper on them.

r33 hav a bulk body than the s12 etc thats 1 reason why they dont prefer r33s

[Superbike81]

I don't see many R33's owned by Japanese in Japan any more. But I will say that foreigners living in Japan seem to absolutely love them. I guess because they are slightly newer than the R32, reasonably priced, and easy to modify.

[jjman]

on that note, does anybody know what the going price would be in Japan (translated to Aussie dollars) for a R33 S2 in very good nick and say 80k on the clock?.

or a similar 96odd GTR?