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Hi all. After spending hours on here I finally decided to sign up. Recently purchased a series one R33 GTS manual. Last car was a 03' Mazda RX8 6 speed which was involved in an unfortunate incident. :whistling: Look forward to hearing from you all in the future as I am looking to shortly upgrade my suspension, convert to 5 stud and a brake upgrade, and eventually a RB25DE+T conversion.

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sorry mate i dont mean to be a rude f**ker but how do u go from a $35000 to a $5000 N/A 33 ???? did u not have insurance or something

Yeah, I get that alot. Lol. Had comprehensive on it, and finance. :yes: Repairable write off. I only paid $28k for the car with 53,000km on it, but when I pranged it I only got $22k back after depreciation, tow fees etc. Didn't want to get back into the debt cycle again so decided to go with something a bit more reasonable and cheaper to maintain. The things we do when young and dumb...

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smart decision.

dont bother upgrading your n/a to turbo i assume your on p's and thts why u hve suggested this but u can buy a turbo 33 for the price of a n/a 33 so just sell up and re buy when the time comes wasting time and money converting an n/a

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smart decision.

dont bother upgrading your n/a to turbo i assume your on p's and thts why u hve suggested this but u can buy a turbo 33 for the price of a n/a 33 so just sell up and re buy when the time comes wasting time and money converting an n/a

More than aware of that. I'm on P's for another 8 months, I'm not sure what I want to do in regards to an upgrade. Motor swap, DE+T or just buy another car. Re-evaluate when the times comes as i'd prefer a R34 turbo. I like tinkering with my cars, so the 8' was boring in that sense, the 33 is the kind of car I can modify however I want without feeling guilty or selling a kidney. The DE+T idea is more a of a project and a bit of fun instead of just taking the easy way out. Lol.

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