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You could prob find a half decent 33 GTST for 15-16k, perhaps a 32 GTST with some minor mods.. Def go the GTST whether it be 33 or 32, both great cars. Or If you could find a series 1 S14 could be another decent option...

First car, holden gemini.

Edit, I'll explain more.

Cheap to modify, your not gonna drop the right foot and kill yourself.

They can be fairly zippy for what they are..

Panels etc are gonna be easy to source and cheap to fix. Insurance and rego will be cheap. (Not to mention if you smash it up it'll blend in with most of the others around).. What better way to find out that cars cost money, the lines between modifying, repairing, and upgrading is a big step. And with a gemi at least you'd be able to track your parts..

I agree with yogi000 and Bax,

Get something not so powerful, My R31 is my first car and it IMO it's still a little too powerful for me and I have had my licence 6 months. Get a 4A-C sprinter or something, then put a 4A-GZE in it when you get the need for more power.

But since you want an R33 so much you probably will...Personally I wouldn't get a NA because I would always feel like I'm in an inferior car...but thats just me. NA's are only about .5 of a second faster than a good stock R31 at most, so it has *reasonably* sensible power.

You could get a shitbox then save for a good GTS-T and then you would have more driving experience,...just goota make sure you don't have to spend money on the shitbox!

but thats the thing im not that much of an inexperienced driver, i have driven skylines before, as well as some cordias and i have done an advanced driving course. at the moment im driving my mums mazda 3 sp23 (not a bad car) bout 120 kws. so im in the market for a car of my own. i learnt on some shitboxes, like an old nissan pulsar and an old mazda 323

how about an MR2?

Another thing - what would the oldest year you would buy?

This is the newest and cleanest 180sx i could find for around your money.

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- WHITE 1995 NISSAN 180SX

- $15,900

- 75,000 km

- 5 speed Manual

- 4 cylinder Petrol Turbo 2.0L (1998cc)

- Reg Expiry : APR-2005

- Sunroof

- Airbag

- Alloys

- Tinted Windows

- Cd Player

180sx - carsales

i think it already has an exhaust by the looks of it but it might just be the muffler.

1993 NISSAN 180SX

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- $14,990

- 83,976 km

- Manual

- Red top sr20det

- CD Player

- central locking

- Turbo Back 3.5" Stainless Sports Exhaust

- T28 300hp Ball Bearing hi-flowed Garret Turbo Running Approx 14 p.s.i

- Fuel & Ignition EMS Computer

- 12 CD Stacker

- Alarm

- 17" Sparco rims

- Immobiliser

- body kit

- Engineered

- lowered springs

- Dyno Tuned, 183.2

180sx

as stock red top sr20det puts out:

150kW @ 6000 rpm

275Nm @ 4000 rpm

that one puts out 183.2kw, thats quite a nice figure for a first car. The turbo has been high flowed, exhaust, its lowered, has a bodykit. But its running 14psi with the stock intercooler.

I reckon its a good buy for the price and what you get for it.

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