Looking To Buy An R34

[btownstorm23]

Hey guys,

a newbie to Skylines here,

I'm looking to sell my bugeye Subaru Impreza, and purchase a 98/99 Skyline 25GT R34,

I was wondering if any you guys would be able to help me with the pros and cons of changing over

any feedback would be appreciated!

cheers

[Jonno34]

performance would be about the same both cars quite low on power (34 may have a teeeny bit more but i think the difference wouldnt be very drastic - i drove the 2.5L RS model impreza and i found the performance to be pretty much the same on both) ... i do like driving my n/a 34 still though, its a nice car to drive

as long as you dont rice it up a whole ton and think its the fastest thing on the streets you will enjoy a flameless and happy time with your skyline if you want performance do get a gt-t .. their pretty much the same price these days as the n/a skylines

cons - no AWD, older, probably gna wanna put 98 octane fuel in it whereas you wouldnt in an impreza? oh and its an import - higher insurance and probably more expensive parts and the like

on that note do many people put 98 into a n/a skyline?

[mad082]

plenty of people will run their natro on 98 because they think they have to, but they don't. they will run fine on lower octane fuels (unless the timing has been advanced) as it's only the turbos that need to run on premium fuels. but any car (import or not) will generally run a bit smoother on premium fuels, but whether it is noticable or not is a different story.

[lindz34]

insurance & petrol would be the main financial differences, can't comment on performance cause I haven't been in an rx.

a mate had a peanut eye wrx before his evo, was a nice car to drive (he taught me manual in it) interior was pretty good & the four doors was nice & practical haha

I run my n/a on 98, mainly because I have to drive from eastern suburbs to collingwood for work everyday, figured the extra $10 per tank wouldnt hurt seeing as a do a fair few km's so wanna run it on the better stuff.

[Spicky]

The 34 will have a bit more power and torque than the Impreza. But don't have any illusion about the performance of N/A's.

They are slow.

But as Jonno said, they are nice to drive. If at all possible go for a Gtt.

And i run my 34 on 98, they were designed to run on 91-93 octane fuel so it's not necessary but for the extra ~$5 bucks a tank why wouldn't you. Cleaner petrol is never a disadvantage.

[Dori*mon]

They are a nice car to drive, pretty reliable and look great. However, they are slow as hell and insurance will rape you.

[Jonno34]

ah well i wont be so picky about my fuel, i generally pour v - power into the skyline ever since it came out and caltex 98 before, but when i first got it it only ran on 91 octane ...

but yeah mines been great never had any mechanical problems with it, looks amazing especially since wheels/tyres ...

but yes .. it is slow

insurance isnt the worst, i pay about $700 a year which isnt too bad (unless you compare it to the sexcel which is around about 250)

the premiums would be a fair bit higher if you got the gt-t though so watch out for that! thats the main reason why i got a n/a 34 rather than a turbo one

[Hanaldo]

Always an option to turbocharge later eh

[Jonno34]

hahaha nah once i sell the bunkie im hoping to get something more "fun" and performance orientated as a 2nd car and keep this as my just for looks car hahahaha

r31 skyline maybe - might do the turbo conversion on that one

or even an older xr6 turbo falcoon

nice cheapies that i can maybe take to tracks and wont cry about if it gets a stone chip or the like

[Hanaldo]

hahaha nah once i sell the bunkie im hoping to get something more "fun" and performance orientated as a 2nd car and keep this as my just for looks car hahahaha

r31 skyline maybe - might do the turbo conversion on that one

or even an older xr6 turbo falcoon

nice cheapies that i can maybe take to tracks and wont cry about if it gets a stone chip or the like

Probably the smarter option. I should have built a track car instead of trying to make this one both lol.

I say rock a Silvia or an R32, they always look mint in pig spec

[Jonno34]

id love an r32 but their quite pricey (in comparison to the r31) ... my budget should be around 2k or so hopefully by the time im done fixing up this sexcel and selling it off

plus the family needs a 4 door boat anyway!

[iseekool]

performance would be about the same both cars quite low on power (34 may have a teeeny bit more but i think the difference wouldnt be very drastic - i drove the 2.5L RS model impreza and i found the performance to be pretty much the same on both) ... i do like driving my n/a 34 still though, its a nice car to drive

as long as you dont rice it up a whole ton and think its the fastest thing on the streets you will enjoy a flameless and happy time with your skyline if you want performance do get a gt-t .. their pretty much the same price these days as the n/a skylines

cons - no AWD, older, probably gna wanna put 98 octane fuel in it whereas you wouldnt in an impreza? oh and its an import - higher insurance and probably more expensive parts and the like

on that note do many people put 98 into a n/a skyline?

I run 98 (any brand) on my R34. It should run fine on 95, but for some reason it does feel sluggish and seems to be a little thirstier, when running 95.

Then again I have a rare n/a auto Mine's ECU

[Jonno34]

yeah i have found my fuel economy got a little bit better when running it on v power ...

but really for 15c a litre more it may not be much savings there, but oh well only the best for my baby

[mad082]

you would need to get 10% better economy running the v power to break even. most i've even seen in my many tests running different fuels is about 5%. certainly not enough to warrant running the more expensive fuels.

[Jonno34]

hmm may consider just running 91 octane then, i did feel it ran alot nicer on 98 vs 91 though .. placebo effect perhaps

[iseekool]

hmm may consider just running 91 octane then, i did feel it ran alot nicer on 98 vs 91 though .. placebo effect perhaps

95 should be realistic minimum

[JDM34]

I've ran my N/A R34 on V-Power, BP Ultimate, Caltex 98, and Mobil Premium 98. Usually run it on V-Power since it's the only thing closest to where I live. Get around about 400km-500km out of a tank. Never tried anything less than 98RON, and according to the manual... 97RON should be the minimum.

[Jonno34]

95 should be realistic minimum

the price difference from 95 to 98 isnt that big a gap is it really may as well just go 98 then... it seemed to run fine on 91 octane but i rarely drive my skyline anyway its no longer a daily so im happy to run it on good fuels