Skylines In Two Years?

[Nismo 3.2ish]

I am still surprised at how many KIDS as young as 7 up, will come over and say , whoow a GTR skyline , probably because of Vid games. I think after 25 odd years the legion lives on and now with the US in the market the prices will slowly keep rising.

I think there are a lot of blokes like me, I loved the Skyline but wanted more, so I added more and modernized it, so I have a car I like to look at and always smile when it turns over,I can drive it at 60 in 6th,, that is just over idle, twin coppermix C spec clutch is easy and the Getrag is still in one piece, both handling the 1000Nm @ 3900rpm, a dream GTR , who needs a V8 for long trips

Maybe smashing it around a tract would leave a few parts in the rear view mirror, haha

[XGTRX]

I remember when the 33 GTR first came out, saw it in wheels mag or something. And downloaded an image over 28k dial up internet conection and just watched the image build line by line...... Ahhhh the good ol' days.

[niZmO_Man]

I saw a Silver R33 V-Spec at Oran Park during a V8 Supercar race day (my dad used to take the family out there). I think it was 1997. Coolest thing I've seen and I barely knew about cars (dad had a Nissan Pintara so I recognised Nissan). It was so exotic.

Of course then Gran Turismo came out...

[r32-25t]

Saw my 1st r33 and r32 Gtrs in person when I was 18, decided that day I was going buy an r32 Gtr one day, a month before my 21st birthday I bought my Gtr

[GTR-N1]

I fell into Nissans after my Dad forbad me from getting an MGB. The year was 1970.

So the Datsun 1600 off Capitol Motors' showroom floor (at Auburn) was the beginning...

[Sinista32]

Will Americans be keen on R33's in 2yrs?

[niZmO_Man]

Hopefully

[GTR-N1]

Will Americans be keen on R33's in 2yrs?

On the back of the success of the BNR32 imports (so long as there aren't too many rustbuckets), I'm willing to say they will.

I'm interested to see if they go for ADM BNR32s too.

[RBN1]

Will Americans be keen on R33's in 2yrs?

no one will ever been keen on R33's

......(runs for cover)

On the back of the success of the BNR32 imports (so long as there aren't too many rustbuckets), I'm willing to say they will.

I'm interested to see if they go for ADM BNR32s too.

Wonder what will happen when the stock in Japan gets low and then the US market realises theres a heap here in countries like ours?

[Anfanee]

Prices are only going to go up that's for sure.

[XGTRX]

Hopefully

Oooh Big Bird, I love Big Bird.

Edited April 14, 2016 by XGTRX

[dyl33]

I doubt every american citizen is lining up to buy a GTR/skyline, and as if the prices are going to go skyrocketing maybe for rare GTR's with small build numbers or mint condition cars. but your average gtr/skyline I doubt it maybe in another 20yrs, And if prices do go north that's bad for all I wouldn't want to pay much more for them.

[RBN1]

I doubt every american citizen is lining up to buy a GTR/skyline, and as if the prices are going to go skyrocketing maybe for rare GTR's with small build numbers or mint condition cars. but your average gtr/skyline I doubt it maybe in another 20yrs, And if prices do go north that's bad for all I wouldn't want to pay much more for them.

You don't need every American. Just a very fraction of a fraction. That's the beauty of having such a massive population.

We're a bit spoiled here in Aus as we've always had them, been able to easily/cheaply import them, and have taken them for granted. As mentioned there were very low numbers produced when looking at it from a global demand point of view - and now we will need to compete with a very large rich country when buying one.

And....they've already started to go north in price in a big way. Fact.

(This is referring to decent examples and of GTR's only)

[r32-25t]

Hopefully

that ones crushed now

[Anfanee]

Look at the history of every classic car ever mate. They are only going to go up.

[dyl33]

You don't need every American. Just a very fraction of a fraction. That's the beauty of having such a massive population.

We're a bit spoiled here in Aus as we've always had them, been able to easily/cheaply import them, and have taken them for granted. As mentioned there were very low numbers produced when looking at it from a global demand point of view - and now we will need to compete with a very large rich country when buying one.

And....they've already started to go north in price in a big way. Fact.

(This is referring to decent examples and of GTR's only)

Yeah I know massive population and maybe a lot do buy them but after all the hype and the fad dies down you'll be left with a smaller enthusiast group and maybe some spastic car collectors

Look at the history of every classic car ever mate. They are only going to go up.

Absolutely but they are only 25yrs old and some are in perfect condition, wait until they barely exist.

[RBN1]

Look at the history of every classic car ever mate. They are only going to go up.

I think some people are getting cars confused with designer jeans

[The Bogan]

There will be skylines around for years, its just most are old and not long for this world, from crap mods to lots of track days there is a fair bit of collateral damage.

There are some good examples out there both standard and modified but you will need to pay for them, saying that, people will also try and sell crap for top dollar, people are greedy and stupid.

As for variant, I'm new to AWD and was always a RWD fan boy, well I was wrong, AWD is s much better, hell, as a daily they are the awesome x 10, rain, hail or shine.

Also, If I was buying another skyline with stove pipes it would be a R32 GTR because as far as I'm concerened its the only car with classic car racing history n Aus, the 33 and 34 whilst newer and more advanced don't have the "Bathurst car" history to back them up.

Disclaimer: you couldn't use it as a daily unless you could also afford the maintenance costs and backup vehicle needed for when it breaks, and they do break, lots.

[Sinista32]

Reminiscing Terry. My story is out of a marriage and into a GTR.

No difference in ongoing costs but more rides in the GTR than the ex

[tridentt150v]

Interesting.......I had a 4wd and was sick of going on trips sitting in dust with straw floating around in the cabin [my 4wd was a real one, dusty muddy, tools on the back seat, grass seeds on the floor, ladder racks etc] I had a small bucket of cash and didn't really care what I ended up with. Was looking for the most for the least and after looking around ended up with a Skyline.

To think i nearly bought a WRX/V8 Commodore with my bucket, but the Skyline was better bang for bucks all round - I shudder now. Best car I have ever owned bar none IMO [not that I have ever owned world class stuff, just 4wd's, holdens, fords and the odd american muscle car].