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So,

I've had my (stockish) GTR for about 18 months now and obviously love it.

I've had a few hiccups but nothing too major given that during this time it has been a daily driver.

Since buying it I've had a major job change and now live and work in Katherine NT (remember this)


At the moment I have a gearbox niggle in the form of a worn input shaft bearing and this is the birth on my dilemma.

Im considering taking the GTR off the road and starting to do some semi major jobs.

top of the list being

Gearbox Rebuild
Oil pump
turbos
ECU

The dilemma I'm having is due to the major job change ... I'm skint :P

The way I see it is my options are.

1. Buy a shit box, The R ceases to be my daily

Pros:
more major maintenance can be done by me at my own pace

extend the life of the car by not racking up the kms

Cons
not a daily and potentially could sit and gather dust if the job becomes "too much"
If i do get in to deep theres not enough "rescue services" in town and than means expensive trips to darwin

Fears
it just sits there. as money and time dry up and it becomes a dust collector

2. continue to have the R as a daily

Pros:
Driven not hidden (huge for me)

Cons.
cost of running and maintaning is higher due to more kms
upgardes and work needs to be done professionally as the car needs to be on the road

fears .... the looming engine rebuild


I'm just after some input from members.... Serious input and thoughts only.

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I say, Get shit box but dont do major work to the R

Once you have a second car, you can on occasion daily the skyline.

Replace turbos, do gearbox, fuel system, ecu and leave it at that for a while until you do have enough cash.

The job wont be so big that you feel yourself being overwhelmed and it is small enough that you can feel special when you have completed the job.

Lots of ppl use dailies down here nowadays compared to 4 yrs ago Cutty. It's a common thought pattern if one can afford to do it.

Another pro is that one can appreciate the performance car all the more, each time you operate that right foot.

I dailied my GT-R. $100+ per week on petrol (driving from one end of Sydney to another in traffic, 3hr commute per day) on $45k p.a. salary was not fun. Get a cheap runaround if you drive a lot.

Does your car need a rebuild? If not, just keep driving it and save. Depends on how you drive.

Get a daily and enjoy the GTR on the weekend.

Just make sure the daily is still a bit of fun (Golf GTI or similar)

It's cheaper in the long run, the GTR will keep longer and you'll really enjoy the experience of the drive.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Cheers

The Baron

Manual Pulsar does the trick ;) Plus you won't be worried about it parked anyway (compared to the GT-R).

Yep, definitely keep the GT-R for weekends, makes you appreciate it more. Driving it everyday made me get over it, I wanted to sell it or burn it a few times. Now it gets driven once a month, love it again.

I do kind of look at it though and think the cost of a daily is nearly new turbos :-( . I don't drive much on a daily basis . Work 4 days on four days of and its a straight run at 130 kph

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