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hey all, i've been hunting around carsales and what not, and its come nearly to a time to decide what car to get, being a skyline and nissan fan.
i was looking at r32's not a big fan of r33's really but i found an r34 on carsales (1999 Nissan Skyline R34 25GT) and it got me thinking what one to get? i've found several around the 7'000 mark and because i've only got 10'000 to play with i may as well save some incase something does go wrong? further thoughts please anyone?

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Have you looked in the For Sale section here on SAU?

People selling cars on SAU have mostly sorted out most/all bugs and have faith in what they're selling.

If they can't be bothered fixing something, they then put it on carsales with other non-members. Of course there's a wider audience on carsales too.

You mentioned carsales twice - and not once at all about the forum here. That's why I asked.

On inspection, take someone with you who is conversant with the type of car you're after huh?

i agree with terry but i think the question was more whats our recommendations on what to get as a good first skyline...

given that you have only 1 post and thats this one and not know your age could be hard but plenty of cheap R32's and lotsa parts for them! r34's are slightly more exy and well there is lotsa parts there for them too

its hard to answer given we know nothing about you or what you want and at the end of the day you are the one that will like it and drive it.

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Forums are the best place to buy. There is usually some sort of history to be found, others could have seen the car at cruises and the seller is most likely to be honest about the car. Under 7k. Besr bet would be a 33gtst. I personally prefer the look of the 32, its a little smaller, a little lighter but the 25 imo and many others, is a better engine to drive daily unless u dont mind less torque. 34's are coming down in price but better performance again than a 33 so your usually looking at 10-15 for something decent. Plenty around so good luck

i got my r33gtst for 5000 i love the car, i have only had one problem which was the a/c idler bearing was squeeling less than $5 to fix.

look on more than just carsales look at trading post boostclassifieds gumtree(careful on there) but forums are the best bet from the soounds of it and i can see the reasoning, give the guys a bit more details about yourself like on p's or not and what you want is for, and also make sure you look over everything you can

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/35129-im-buying-a-skyline-what-should-i-look-for/

prettymuch gives you the perfect rundown. its a big read but worth it.

Problem with R31's is that they are up to 10 years older than a 33. If its an Aus model then yeah you will find a nice turbo example for 7. May be RB30 or RB25. A nice modified HR31 may go for 7 which is a shame. It may still have the RB20 or a 25. When you get into the Import 31's parts can be pretty expensive to buy and some are just damn hard to find. Stick with a 33. Parts are everywhere, they are cheaper, car has newer/better technology and you spend less to made them go well.

I thought the HR31s were appreciating in value, especially for good condition ones.

I have a mate who has both a Passage and a GTS-X - they're fairly rare and most of the aftermarket (or even model specific OEM) parts are bloody expensive and hard to find in Australia. The interior of them is also fairly lacking as well as the actual seating feel (feels like you are sitting on the window sill), definitely not a patch on the R32.

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