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GT-R anyday (provided they're of the same age).

I currently have a GTS-t and have the option of throwing $10K worth of mods at it but I'm saving for a GT-R. Why? It's like asking someone if they want a BMW 330ci or the M3, a Commodore S or a HSV...

What sounds better to this question: what do you drive? I drive a GTS-t with $10K worth of mods... OR I drive a GT-R :D

The only plus to the GTS-t is that mine has a sunroof! :cheers:

I used to be of the opinion that the gtst was an equal with the additional dollars spent on mods. I now am aquiring an R32 GTR.

If you want the tractible power of the gtr's RB26dett you need to buy an RB26dett for your gtst, there goes a good $6000 you have $4k left for mods. You need the RB25/26 gearbox cause the RB20 one is going to die, theres another $2k. You need to replace the gtst brakes with gtr spec ones $1000 , You need the GTR intercooler and piping $1000.

This assumes you did all the work yourself and didn't pay anyone.

You've just spent your $10k. You don't have 4wd, you have crappy rims (the factory gtr rims are very light and accomodate larger amounts of rubber) & the car looks pretty ordinary by comparison (interior and exterior are better on the gtr).

Drive an R32GTR in good nick and I think the argument is settled pretty quick.

I don't think that its a matter of if a GTSt is gonna be as good as a GTR. At the end of the day a GTSt is a GTSt and a GTR is a GTR, nuff sed. I'd own a GTR anyday given the opportunity (which I did, but I passed up because I'd rahter a V Spec 2, and I'd rather get it when I wasn't so concerned about saving up for a house or apartment.)

The question here is whether:

a) can you afford to have a GTR (maintenance, insurance, etc NOT initial cost)

and

B) are you ready to handle the power of a GTR

to answer the questions funkymonkey;

a) The highly modifed gtst if insured legally will cost more than the GTR, considering you have spent the same amount of money and insure it for what it cost you. Maintenance is slightly more on the GTR vs a stock gtst, however with the extra power comes extra wear and breakage so I'd say both are on the sharp end of high maintenance.

B) Inexperienced drivers don't belong in either car. Once you decide to get driver training the argument is in favor of the gtr thanks to 4wd in slippery road conditions.

true... i guess i figgered the logical thing to do is get a stock GTSt, modify it, and get used to the increasing power as you modify it.

But canada like us has a 15 yr rule. Picking up a highly modified GTSt will still cost less than a stock GTR in japan.

Driver training doesn't turn people into peter brock once they have finished. I jumped into the deep end, from a V6 VS ute to a GTST, and I haven't had any trouble.

Sumo

That's not exactly jumping in the deep end mate... Both are similar powered RWD cars...

Mmmm Mmmm, Nothing like a freshly whipped turd in the morning... :rofl:

:( :( :)

Well that's from my experience anyway. When I bought my first R33 GTS-t, I was on my way down south and this guy in a V6 ute pulls up and wants to drag... Being young and immature, as well as wanting to rack up my first kill :rofl:, I revved back at him and at the green we both dropped the hammer and went for it. I got a good launch, just a little bit of wheelspin, and over 200m or so, I probably pulled about 1-1.5 car lengths on him before I shut it down.

My car was dead stock, with 225 tyres, a full tank of gas and a passenger.

His had at least an exhaust and who knows what else...

But the race was a lot closer than I imagined it would be.

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