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scathing Grand Master

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If you're trying to save money, trading in your non turbo Skyline for a turbo Pulsar may not really change your Total Cost of Ownership, especially if you're going to modify it.

Turbos (especially the GTiR, which has a reputation for overheating) need a lot more TLC than a NA car.

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If you're trying to save money, trading in your non turbo Skyline for a turbo Pulsar may not really change your Total Cost of Ownership, especially if you're going to modify it.

Turbos (especially the GTiR, which has a reputation for overheating) need a lot more TLC than a NA car.

Sorry, im not intending to buy the GTiR just yet. Im selling my skyline to finish off paying my car loan cuz i hate the interest rates. By saving on the interest rates (12%), i'll have enough money to buy a GTiR within six to eight months. By then my financials will all be soughted out, i just dont want to get a bad credit rating should i ever get so bad that i default on my loan.

CerealKiller Veteran

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dude pocket rockets go off, you can make them look good just like any car, just dont go OVER the top with cosmetics and it'll end up lookin' classy and not like somethin off a st corner in st kilda lol.

the bonnet is hideous and the rear looks very plain...

MsG_ChRiS Community Regular

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good motor ... glass gear box ... ugly styling ... performance potential ...

if you dont mind spending a bit of money to get her up and going nice as well as looking nice ... buy one. Otherwise just buy a n14 SSS or sumfink <---- they look ok and are fairly cheap on fuel, good luck finding one with low k's on it however!!!

seems to me your stuck between a rock and hard place ...

Beer Baron Grand Master

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GTI-Rs are a great car. I had one for two years. a lot of the problems people mentioned are now not so bad. there are plenty of off the shelf performance parts for them now as they are much more popular than they were 2 or 3 years ago. in the two years I had mine it saw plenty of 7000rpm launches and never had a clutch or gearbox problem. also dragged it at WSID once and went to a few track days. I spent a fair bit of dough on the brakes and suspension as they go very hard stock but don't stop and turn so well. with some mods on brakes and suspension though it will be a very nice package. then spend a bit on power upgrades and it will be damn hard to beat.

don't expect it to be cheap, because the fact is it's AWD, and turbo. those two things tend to bump up associated running costs on any model.

very fun car to drive though, and a much better SR20 than found in silvias etc (ie. solid lifters, longer duration/higher lift cams, 440cc injectors, bigger turbo, quad throttles, 19mm conrod bearings and on and on.)

if that is what you have wanted i say go for it.

BHDave Grand Master

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two words

Plough Understeer

Generally followed by snap oversteer. Not a good handling trait in anyones books.

Even with the white line suspension works package it will still tend to understeer and snap, it's just a little more controllable......

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