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hello there, I'll soon be updating from my current car and am considering one of two options. Option A: keeping my currently daily car ( 1997 Nissan Pulsar GA16DE) and buy a 2nd car for the weekends/friday

Option B: sell the pulsar and by a car for my daily, currently looking at Skyline R33GTR, R3425GTT, a evolution 6 or 7 gsr model.

the reason I am currently considering also considering option B is at the moment I have the pulsar which is cheap on fuel and hasn't had many mechanical mishaps despite the 30,000kms per year I travel, and well im not that keen on getting a nice gtr and then adding a hell of a lot of kms on it per year as i travel far to from work as I'd want to keep the next car purchase for quite some time. My maximum budget for a 2nd toy car would be like 15K and looking at R34GTT, skyline 350gt or 350gt-8 sedan, 180sx ect (any recommendations welcome)

So my question is this, what would you do if you were in my situation? Would you keep the reliable cheap daily and get a toy car or sell the current daily and get something nice. Any thoughts and opinions would be welcome.

I don't have a problem spending the money for the car purchase and insurance is more the reliability and and kms that concerns me.

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30,000Kms a yr?

I'd keep the Pulsar and bide my time to get the right R33 GTR Series 3 V-Spec.

No hurry in a buyer's market.

And SAU vendors are likely to have the best examples.

My 2c

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hey there everyone, thanks for your personal opinions, should've mentioned this before but my maximum budget is 20K, at the moment privately on carpoint there is 5 Nissan skyline R33 GTRS for sale at the moment, prices ranging from $17,000-20,000, lowest Kms 83,000- 103,000kms. (state NSW) @Terry_GT-R34: I ain't rushing to get anything atm. :)

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I'd undoubtedly keep the daily and pick up a tidy R33 GTR. Not sure if you'd get a nice one for $20K though. But I used to have one as a daily and 7 years later, did what Terry suggested and waited for a super clean series 3 for the weekends and track only. And it works much better this way.

And just for the record, you'll love it.

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I was in the market for an s15 two years ago. Test drove 6 of them, mostly Jap spec ones and a couple of adm s15s which dont have any guts at all. Rubbish. The jap spec s15s go way better. Then I test drove one R34GTT. Fell in love instantly. Bought. So glad I didnt get an s15, I dont like the stereotypical image associated with them and the fact that it looks like a kid's car- very sleek n sexy n hoonish, the skyline is much more masculine, ugly, solid, and brutish and much nicer to drive. Depends what u want, the 34 was my choice and it rocks, would never look at an s15, an EVO yes, GT-Rs a much bigger yes, if only R34GTR prices topple..

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also keep in mind you can import an Evo 8 these days for not much more than a 20K and hence import process takes time, it gives you the chance to collect money for the last bits of the process (Compliance, Rego, etc) as in no instant outlay of funds like buying local.

if there is one car that would replace both as a daily and kick ass out of factory fast car. that would be an Evo 8.

I also have 2 cars, which you need really with GTR's, but think of the doubling in Rego, Insurance each year as well. (unless you earnings can easily manager the expense)

IMO - well setup R33 S3 (which looks so much better than S1 GTR) will still set you back a bit over 20K + you will need to keep your second car on top $$$ .

Don't know much about S15 - but driven few nice GTT's and there are lovely cars.

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Yes I have also considered doing a import as well, but I have always been little bit suspicious about buying something only based on photos, don't get me wrong I'm sure you'll get good condition cars by go through well known, main stream car importers and should be able to save some cash as well, for personal imports I know that Carizma and J-Spec imports do that as well. Also any one here bought a personal import through J-spec imports, there one mob I have been leaning towards if I purchase and import one over buying something locally. Thanks.

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Imported by First car from J-spec in 2007 - V35 Coupe 70th Anniversary and then imported by current car via them in 2011, a R34 GTR V-spec. I can highly recommend them based on my personal experience.

Iron Chef - who posted on your thread above is also high recommended here, just search SAU :)

I now people dont like to import, but really i don't see the what the big deal is - if you want a good car for a great price and have the "TIME" to wait. this is given you doing it with legit people of cause.

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