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I'm 20 and male.

There is a stigma with P-platers and Skylines (i'd like to blame fast and furious). Unfortunately for myself, by a matter of 6 weeks, had to comply with the new P-plate laws that were introduced in Qld on July 1st 2007 (I got my license in the August)

I'd always wanted a skyline, from as early as I could remember. I decided not to get one once I could only get a non-turbo. Since there was not a huge market for N/A skylines previously, all available ones were snapped up straight away and then put back up for sale at a ridiculously inflated price.

So in the end I just waited until I received an open license and bought an R32 GTS-T and now a 350Z aswell. Life is sweet.

exactly, ridiculous is the word. sounds like your the only person here who had the same thinking as me. lol

although many people here have given very good reasons to buy an N/A liner. and my opinion has swayed a little

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Well 37 here and didn't even think of the stigma that went with them when I bought another one.

Always had cars with a performance orientation of some kind including a Turbo Bluebird, MR2, Clio Sport, R33 GTR, Golf GTI (Still have as the daily), so buying another R33 was purely out of a love of them and having driven 5 M3's and simply not liking them, as much as i originally wanted one.

And everyone who's seen the car (aged between 30 and 50 generally) has just agreed that it is just a beautiful classic looking thing. I don't even take them for a drive and they really love it.

So there you go, the Stigma of which you speak may be in fact be more attached to the individual owners rather than the cars themselves.

Age = 45, lots of cars and lots of bikes, from a full house 351 Ford Bronco to a lil AW11 MR2, bikes from a 50cc scooter to a 1986 GSXR 1100 Slab side, currently have a 95 R33 GTS-T 25/30 and a 10 KLX 250 SF.

Now I also want a old Suzuki Swift GTI to give to my daughter for her 12th birthday which is a year away, something we can drive to a track and she can have a spin in (when she can reach the pedals of course) there is method in this madness, as its getting bloody cold on the bike and the 33 is as thirsty as 10 thirsty things.

Yeah im 40 , to be honest after driving a Skyline , where do you go next , maybe an Audi ????? but overall the best car i have owned is my R34 GTR , these are my previous cars R32 GTR , BMW M3, PORSCHE 996 turbo , SUBARU STI , 350Z, 370Z , just to name a few , And lots of other crap cars ,

The Porsche actually made you nervous driving it , hard to explain but it definately had the biggest stigma of all with police and fellow drivers

I think the stigma attached to skylines is purely because they are an import. In my opinion drivers of imports are always going to be targeted by police. From what i have gathered no-one here gives two f**ks about that though. Im only 24, but i tell you that my 54 year old dad absolutely loves taking my 33 out- the only thing he dislikes is that he could never own one because he knows he would loose his license. Much the same thing he said to me when i bought my yamaha R6 a few years back.. maybe i should of listened then though, 2 years without a license isnt fun!

Like Terry, I'm 60+.

But how cute is an 18-month and a 3-year old picking out Poppy's GTR Skyline (with baby seats) at the shops.

:rofl:

Learning young:-

...so how how young can a child be to learn how to 'hoon' 'er at least, 'have a squirt'? > make appropriate noises with toy cars to simulate Pop's? :woot:

:rofl:

Learning young:-

...so how how young can a child be to learn how to 'hoon' 'er at least, 'have a squirt'? > make appropriate noises with toy cars to simulate Pop's? :woot:

haha pretty damn young.. i had a damn good time watching my little one ride her little bike around going "wuurrrpppp pshhtt- im driving daddys car!"

Plus the fact i lived in a very quite street and used to let her steer it home anyway!

im 18 male and drive a R34 coupe non turbo

the reason why i bought the car was because i fell in love with it since i was a kid, playing need for speed and watching the fast and furious movies really got me into it. However even though im on my P's and a drive a skyline, i still assume that everytime i see a P plater with a skyline, its a male, hoon and comes from an ethnic background. I dont hoon and im not a fan of it either and to be honest it ruins the reputation of skylines and i hate being stereotyped as one. i wouldnt drive any other car atm and as soon as i can get a full time job i hope i can save up enough money to get a GTR R35. They are great peformance vehicles and should be driven safely, treated as if they were your partner/child

Im 19, male, driving a R34 non-turbo 4 door. The car was a present for getting into uni to study mechanical engineering and totally agree with the previous comment although I've almost saved up for a r34 gtr v-spec :)

I am 34 driving a r33 gtr v spec...

But i have had 100s of performance cars over my driving years (I get bored really easily lol) I generally change every 4 or so months unless i really like it and dont see somat i want next...

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I'm 21, Male, driving an R34 GTT. It has very mild mods, and besides the exhaust looks completely stock - I only use it as a daily driver and it rarely sees anything over 3,000rpm. I consider myself to be a pretty tame/responsible driver, no accident history. Bought it because my dad bought me a little matchbox car R34 when I was about 10 and it spawned a love affair with me and the skyline models.

Besides this (and how rare it is to see a P-plater driving a skyline in my area), the stereotype is to be expected. The reality is the majority of people aren't vehicle enthusiasts, and an even smaller portion again are specifically keen on skylines, so the knowledge gap is filled with assumption. The questions I am most often asked about my car by friends/people I meet are:

"Do you race?"

"Do you drift?"

"Is it twin turbo?"

"Are you allowed to drive that?"

"What's the top speed you've reached?"

I once asked my girlfriend where she thought the turbo sits in a car, she hesitated for a few seconds then pointed at the muffler =\ still trying to teach her the basics haha.

I guess the onus is on us as skyline owners to keep driving safely and challenge the stereotype.

Reading peoples posts and I didn't know i'd be one of the youngest R33 GTR owners out there. Turned 21 a couple months ago.

Previous cars were (between the age of 17-20ish).: Integra VTI-R fun little vtec thing, 180sx SR20det, Holden Commo VX SS with the 5.7l V8 and an old school '84 Saab 900 turbo to learn manual in.

My first jap car was an old school '88 Soarer turbo that me and my younger bro bought for $350 of this Sri Lankan dude, haha happy days and good times.

The GTR is by far the best car i've owned, it puts everything i love about perfomance into one machine i guess, i dont know what i'll be driving in 10 years time LOL

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