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R32, and even a GTR if you want to/can go that far ;)

Mate of mine has an s15 and it's really nice to drive. Still prefer an R32 though.

If I was in your situation and hadn't driven an s15 before i'd go take one for a test drive before making a decision.

R33. Sort of like what Nissan did when they ran out of ideas. The only thing they did right was put in the RB25, and they really should have put that in the R32 and gone a 3L in the R33. Ugly arse Magna front added to ugly arse Maxima rear end and the distance between the back edge of the doors and the front of the rear wheel arch is visually too long and makes the car look stupid from the side, and heavy. And the fact that it looks heavy just suits the fact that they are heavy.

The only other desirable parts of an R33 are the gearbox, brakes and front suspension's upper arms, and you can transplant 2 of those 3 into an R32 anyway.

R32 with the GTSt bonnet and grille look kinda weak, but the lower weight and increased chuckability make up for it a lot. Plenty out there with RB25 transplants for not much coin.

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The R33 is an awesome base. Its cheap and fun to make into a really fast car.

Silvias are good fun also, and are cheap to make into a quick car, but once the major power bug bites you will be limited.

Go the R33 :) It wont let you down.

I loved my 33. I personally think aesthetically they are (or at least can be) very tough looking. I also found it a very fun car to drive, more fun that pretty much every car I've owned apart from one of my Datsun 1600s. Nothing will top that :)

My advice is go for it. R33s are fantastic cars.

heavy and common as!

Not sure I agree with you there. Common, well, I wouldn't call a car you might see once a day on average common, but I suppose they are more common than other such cars. not sure that's necessarily a bad thing.

As for heavy? I wouldn't call 1400kgs for a 6 cylinder turbo coupe with all the fruit (strong box, good brakes and so on) heavy. Have you ever driven a 33 in anger? They are very nimble and well behaved.

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