Help me! Getting bored of my Skyline

[Scotty]

Hey All,

I have a slight moral delimma. Recently I've started to become complacent in my R33 GTST. I'm not too sure what it is exactly, but after getting my car badged, somebody side swipping the rear bumper and all, my Skyline is looking a bit groggy these days.

So right now, rather than pouring in the effort in having it fixed, I'm contemplating a change into something more sedate. This is how I justify it. With all the recent bad press about the Skylines' I just fear getting harrased but either other hoons or cops. While my car only has a few minor mods. Lowered and a hks supper dragger exhaust, its not the most "bling" of cars, but it is illegal because it is too low. So its getting to a stage, where I just fear driving it. There are certain places where I don't drive, and places were I don't park. Now I shouldn't have to do that should I?

So my question is, how do I get enthusied about my car again. It has treated me really well, and love it to bits, but what can I do to spark that rush again... Help me!

[Boof]

Buy a daily, some stocker bucket of crap, trust me you learnt to appreciate your skyline everytime you get into it again!!

[hippy]

Heya Scotty how ya doing?

Its true ... u really dont' appreciate the car until u drive a shitter ...

Hey scotty upgrade the car some more ... so more girls notice you ... u not trying hard enough .. get some doof doof ... get a bodykit, some mags .. ... then when the teeny boppers come up and start chattin with you .. you will be happy

[awurth]

Get a mate to take you for a drive in his comodore and then get back in your skyline! then you'll appreciate it! Get the body fixed and raise it. then you'll be able to drive no probs.

[Tigger]

Get another mod =)

[Scotty]

Hahaha!

This forum is awesome. Thanks all for your feedback. Hippy how's things buddy, you'll be glad to know that the suspension set is still working a charm.

Yeah, i know what you mean about driving a piece of cr#p.... I actually came from a *ahem cough, splutter* a VL Calais. (please don't flame me!) and yeah, you just cannot compare it to a Skyline. But I guess, if I was to change it would be to move into something more sedate. I mean I was looking into an Audi A4, BMW 3 series. etc...... now once you move into those, finish wise they're much of a muchness..... Having test driven a few, sure you can't compare on power, but I guess I'm not longer the speed freak that I once was *sigh*

I guess awurth is right, just raise again, make it all nice and legal, and I shouldn't have any problems right?! Mind you I do live in Vic!

But finally for Hip, well, its got some pretty good doof in there already. The nice Alpine CDA 7998 works quite nicely. As for its pulling power, perhaps a new set of mags is the answer...... not sure I want to target the teeny boppers tho...

Keep the comments coming. This is great, and gets me out of work!

[Nozila]

i also contemplated selling my line a while ago because i was bored of it but decided not simply because i knew for certain that i would loss money selling it - depreciation. So instead i decided to mod to see if more hosepower would cure my bordem and it did exactly that, it made me want to drive it whenever i sat in it. At the end of the day it is your decision as to whether you to keep it or have a change besides you do live in vic which is a b*tch of a state to live in in regards to owning imports although Adelaide is not far behind.

[croat]

Scotty this will work i am sure! all you have to do is run down to the local performance shop and pour $7,000 into it with a new turbo kit and all the rest and trust me you will be smiling! My mate just finished up with his and all he does is drive it day in day out!

[Gav]

Buy a daily, some stocker bucket of crap, trust me you learnt to appreciate your skyline everytime you get into it again!!

Yep - Boof hit the nail on the head.

Get yourself a real cheap bunky that you can leave at the pub car park on a Friday night without worrying about getting damaged. Make sure it's good on fuel and only get third party insurance for it. If you do a lot of peak hour traffic time to/from work, so much the better if it's an auto.

This will also let you do servicing/repairs/mods yourself as you won't be stranded for transport if you don't get it finished on time. The extra car may actually SAVE you money if you take into account fuel and servicing costs on the 'line.

[knore]

yeh if your at the point when your bored with it all the time, then its time for a bigger turbo

[Fly_With_Sky]

If your bored with your GTST then that means its time for a GTR :aroused:

being serious now if your car is way too low then i concur that it should be raised to a neater looking lower than stock position as i think the stock height is a little to high.

and yes spend a little on some mods as if all you have is an exhuast then there is so much potental to unlock. And, then put some nice wheels on your baby and then ring up a girl and say,

You: "hey baby hows about i take you out to dinner tonight, ill pick you up in my skyline"

Her: "ooo, a skyline"

You: "yeah baby, i fixed her up just for you"

then its :inlove:

[Shell]

Fly_With_Sky...so does that work for you??

scotty, as the others have said...drive a shitter!! i sometimes get bored with my car too cos it's pretty stock and boring...but then i go away and hire an auto pulsar or something and I'm sooo happy when i come back home and go for a drive

[performance-wise]

blah blah blah -" im bored of my skyline "- blah blah blah.

Ur driving one of the best cars in the world - only a small percentage of the population are privilaged enough to experience this and ur whinging about being bored!!

some people take the best things for granted.

There are s**tloads of people that would love to own a skyline?

Its taken me 10 years to be able to afford my skyline - I worked my ass off to get it and I am still working my ass off to modify it and I love it to death.

You wont hear me biatching about it.

" I own a skyline and Im bored" - LMAO!!!!!!!!

If ur so bored why dont u ask mummy or daddy to buy you a ferari or lotus or some s**t!!

Take up bingo, get lowered door handles and eat curry - that'd spice up ur life!!

[TEAMSHADOW]

nice words, harsh tone...wish i had a skyline...but i dont... nonetheless, consider urself fortunate enuf to b driving a skyline....

i sure would liketa drive me an r34...sumtime in a galaxy far far away

[slavlazar]

convert to the *dark side* ..... like i did

i.e - get a wrx :D

[siksII]

Fly_With_Sky...so does that work for you??

scotty, as the others have said...drive a shitter!! i sometimes get bored with my car too cos it's pretty stock and boring...but then i go away and hire an auto pulsar or something and I'm sooo happy when i come back home and go for a drive

if the hire car was manual, i would be pretty excited to drive that too if you know what i mean

[180sxdrifterj]

you shoudl be happy you own a skyline, not distraught about the issue; like others have said, get a daily bomb(like a old VL/VK and put a "Commonhore" sticker on it for the fun of it) and drive that.. drive your skyline on the weekends and stuff... problem solved...

-JL

[Scotty]

Fly_With_Sky, you're a phucken legend! Ooo, a skyline.... I live for those words from a chick! hahaha

I guess more mods is the answer.... I guess I only ask cos, the company can offer me a novated lease, which I am contemplating.....

But yes, I know its arrogant to say I'm bored of such an awesome car. I don't mean to come off that way, but for the record, no I don't have the luxury of mummy and daddy funding my skyline, it was bought through whoring myself as a waiter for several years. So yeah, I earnt mine.

Hmm, but I guess my argument is that I hate getting harrased by other hoons, and cops. I just don't need the aggravation. I mean, I will not drive done chappel, lygon, and a few other places........ Just paranoid about other phcuks ruining my car. But yep, just raise it, and no problems right?! right???

Oh wel, what mods?!! Let the flood gates open!

[Driver]

i wish my parents would give me soemthing

they wont even get me maccas so i doubt askin them for money for mods would work

[performance-wise]

my apologies scotty - I shouldnt have been so judgemental.

dont let the stoopid ones get to you - they are only jealous that you have such a kick-ass machine. As for cops- they are afraid of you - that you will make em look bad in their s**tboxes!!!

Mod it up!!

-power fc

-pod filter

-turbo

-front mount

-brakes and suspension

-etc...etc...etc

go and win urself some trophies - something to show da grankiddies!!