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For the moment im happy not to be spending any more money on go fast bits. I have my I/C, big brakes and boost controller and the car is motoring the best it ever has.

However i have just come to the shocking realisation that my car is costing me about $160.00 a week just to insure, register, and for fuel. Thats not including modifications, rubber or servicing that i thankfully do myself.

Anyone out there spending more!! or less a week on owning Skylines.

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Pva_Glue Grand Master

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havnt thought about that way....

I guess we all spend quite bit of money on the car...

especially if some thing goes wrong... :D

anyway I think it's worth it! can you put a price tag on Driving Pride and Joy? and other pople jeloulsy of your ride...etc..

my thought... I'm alan jones... :)

heheh

cheers

Joe

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Roy Grand Master

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Until two evil bastards scratch your car in two separate incidents within 6 days of one another. Anyone know a good panel beater?? (reasonable price, i know quality doesnt come cheap)

Yeh i dont want to do the math of exhaust, filter, exhaust, boost controller, IC, suspension, stereo, brakes etc.

If only other people respected the property of others

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Merli Grand Master

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I've calculated it once, not even including insurance or petrol... Just mods alone....

Lets just say I could have bought an R32 GTR and modified that as well :D

That was a while ago too... As some of you know, I've spent another crap load on the car... I think that bumps me to a highly modified R33 GTR worth of mods to my GTS-t :)

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

I ****en love it :D

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meggala Grand Master

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yeah I wont mention what my car has cost but I have no complaints I have gone from driving a bored zl fairlane to this. and I really love my skyline.

as for scratches . I gave up ages ago as my car is driven and not babied. and when you fix them enevitably 1 week later some one smashes into your car on that exact spot

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meggala

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Originally posted by meggala

yeah I wont mention what my car has cost but I have no complaints I have gone from driving a bored zl fairlane to this. and I really love my skyline.

as for scratches . I gave up ages ago as my car is driven and not babied. and when you fix them enevitably 1 week later some one smashes into your car on that exact spot

cheers

meggala

well because of what happened to me, my car is getting full respray, and i will know that scratches etc that happen now are from me, or recent.. so nobody can say oh that was there before.

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well, making a auto non turbo silvia to manual, then going to a rb25det in the car with g/box, brakes, 5 stud convertion, full HKS zost, dump, wheels, body kit, and other little mods here and there is not cheap, so counting the above plus running/insurance/tyres/fuel, would buy a very nice modded R32 GTR. and next year if we go though with what we want to do, well lets just say a we could have a highly modified R33 GTR.

oh well, you leave you learn....

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Taxman is a great friend, he pays half the car - company car so everything I spend is tax deductable - petrol, maintainance, insurance, rego, slicks, neons, huge new turbos.....

Actually, since racing is just another business, my friend the taxman pays for half of that as well - track days (practice), entry fees, panel beating, trashed tyres, new headlights etc etc etc.

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