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Mayuri Krab

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Hi people.

As you may or may not have heard/read on "Ask Bird the wise man thread" I was originally in the market with $30k looking for a FG XR6T or FPV.

However shit happened (for one thing certain parts of the Skyline is broken again & since I'm retarded & can't use a spanner this means it is that time of the year in my life to pour crap load of $$$ to get it fixed) & my budget has dropped to $20k, which at this range can only get me old BA or earlier BF XR6Ts which all had the aging 4 speed auto box, which from what I have read is garbage & I'm trying to avoid.

So I started to look at some Jap alternative relatively powerful family sedans & with our resident mod mad082 always mentioning his old Mangna with cat back at the drags put a time which can rivial a stock GTS-T, the 380 has caught my attention.

The fact that they have horrible resale value is a big + for me, quick carsales search shows that I can get upper range GT /VXR models with all the fancy crap (leather, sun roof, reverse sensors etc etc) for $16-18k or so & all the base models (ES) hover around the $10k-$12k range.

This compared to the Aurion (the other one I was looking at) which seem to only start at close to $20k for base models.

So has anyone owned one of these? & what is your opinion on it?

Also how well does it respond to mods (or at all?).

Cheers.

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Just an alternative if you're after an auto fwd.

Maximas also depreciate badly.

My 85 yr old Mum decided she needed to downsize. Her 1997 GXE only has 70,000km on it and couldn't sell it for more than $5K > gave it away to my nephew. It has a good engine.

She was also looking at Magnas at the time.

One thing you may not know ( out of interest ) is that in the mid 90s, Nissan brought in just a few manual versions too.

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Yep, my wife has one.

A 2005 GT. It has everything except a reversing camera (has sensors).

Enough power although it is strangled a little by the intake scoop and the rear muffler (easy replacements).

Car is a very nice cruiser and has pretty good economy for a big 3.8L sedan.

They are quite large though (bigger than a VE).

Don't get anything less than an VRX, there is a big difference between the bottom two (ES, SX) and the top two (VRX, GT) spec cars.

Forget about tuning though, the ECU is so far unchippable/flashable and only one piggyback "works".

Nice car, just need to chuck a transmission cooler on it :)

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Hi people.

As you may or may not have heard/read on "Ask Bird the wise man thread" I was originally in the market with $30k looking for a FG XR6T or FPV.

However shit happened (for one thing certain parts of the Skyline is broken again & since I'm retarded & can't use a spanner this means it is that time of the year in my life to pour crap load of $$$ to get it fixed) & my budget has dropped to $20k, which at this range can only get me old BA or earlier BF XR6Ts which all had the aging 4 speed auto box, which from what I have read is garbage & I'm trying to avoid.

The BF xr6t autos are all 6 speed.not 4 speed and you should be able to get a decent one for 20k. I'd love to get 20k for my 06 with 75k on it but I just wont. I know being over west changes the market a bit though.

As for the 380 I'vr got a mate with an early model and it seems like a decent car, nice features, comfortable, reasonable pull.

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The BF xr6t autos are all 6 speed.not 4 speed and you should be able to get a decent one for 20k. I'd love to get 20k for my 06 with 75k on it but I just wont. I know being over west changes the market a bit though.

As for the 380 I'vr got a mate with an early model and it seems like a decent car, nice features, comfortable, reasonable pull.

The BA had the 4 speed did it?

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Aurion Sportivo 20k?

even if its 22k, theres no comparison

Safety features up the wa- zoo, 200 killer wasps, huge boot, plenty of interior space, excellent resale, well trimmed, good looking... and its a fcuking toyota

i defy you to choose a better bang for your buck automobile

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Aurion Sportivo 20k?

even if its 22k, theres no comparison

Safety features up the wa- zoo, 200 killer wasps, huge boot, plenty of interior space, excellent resale, well trimmed, good looking... and its a fcuking toyota

i defy you to choose a better bang for your buck automobile

and they sound pretty shit hot. one went past work with a decent exhaust on it. has a similar sound to the RB (sounds better than a natro skyline though)

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