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2.5L NA, 6 cyl, 140KW, 4WD, 1390kg

That power figure would be a little optimistic considering it would be 17 years old.

Not fast, not light, not fuel efficient and expansive.

I have had mine since 1998,

coming up to 196,000km and I am very very very happy with it.

Not sure why you want this as a first car. Boot is a bit small but I guess family isn't a consideration.

Rear seat doesn't have a fold down for a surfboard.

Question is , how well maintained is the one you want and what parts will need to be replaced in the next few years. Remember its 15 years young. Fuel is not as good as a modern car , and it likes premium better,but I have switched to LPG,anyway.

I would choose a turbo if I had my choice again, but it has plenty of power to get you into trouble if you haven't had a lot of experience.

The back is a bit light so be careful of it swinging out if you are careless driving.

The 4 door is not allowed into Australia unless you have owned it overseas then requested a special dispensation to import it, unlike many of the other skyline models

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The 4 door is not allowed into Australia unless you have owned it overseas then requested a special dispensation to import it, unlike many of the other skyline models

Huh... That's a shame, but an Autech R33 GTR 4door is ok? :wacko:

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well the one I'm looking at has 83,000 k's and was imported in 2009 , need to take a drive up the coast to have a look at it but by the looks of the photos provided it looks like it's in good shape, a few scratches but what can you do really, it's pretty much stock besides the sound system and an exhaust.

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