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Im just gonna say listen to them. im 18 make almost 500 a week and can just keep my car on the road you really need to think things over.

But still i got a skyline but i dont reget it. I really enjoy driving my car. :lol:

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as much as i like my car, id really suggest you wait a bit until you buy a skyline.

when you are 20+ then look at buying one, but postpone it as much as you can, and save as much as you can to lessen the loan amount.

and if you wait long enough, R34 might be in your price range :D

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i hate my car, bought it jsut before i turn 17. was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. if i would have bought a shitter i could of still had 10k+ to play with later on in life.

im 18 now just about to turn 19. and i can tell u i wish i could sell my skyline and put a despoit on a house but i cant car has a hold of me and i've just sent 3K on turbo and i need to spend another 3k for pfc,injectors and afm ARRR

god help me ARRR???

P.s u will love the car just hate what it cost you

p/s GOod luck :(

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Moding is more addictive than drugs

you get your car were u wont it

drive it 4 a couple of weeks then get flogged by a tx3 laser then the next stage comes in

it is like 2 dudes standing facing each ather then getting hand fulls of $100 notes and throwing them at each ather to se who wins

i love modding

james

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getting the car is easy finding isurance is the hard part im only 16 just purchased a skyline from autoworx yesterday still looking for insurance however best quote was $2800 from just car. gonna start modding it once a get a job soon

Insured in daddies name no doubt... :(

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Insured in daddies name no doubt... :(

would have to be i say, as under my name at the age on 17 they wanted $4100 for full cover

that was r33 value around 20k with a few k of mod lists along with $500 soundsystem and 1.5k rims.

now that im 18 it drop to $2400

and im due to turn 19 soon, so im pretty sure it will drop again

p.s i have clean driving record

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a friend of mine bought an r33 turbo for her first car, she wrote it off a month later.

no offence but i find it a bit scary at the thought of fresh drivers with a powerful car... but meh they think they are invincible and that they will never crash etc... unfortunately statistics dont agree with them.

we aint being harsh dude, its just that we have all been there n done that already

ps. would an insurance company even insure someone without them having their licence yet? im sure once he gets his licence and tells the insurance company itll go up more cos dont they usually go on the youngest driver regardless of who the cars name is in?

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hmm ive had alot of harsh and not very nice comments ever since i joined these forums getting quite put off althoug u seem there only comments and yes i hav my learners why else would i buy a car ? and i know they are powerfull cars paul at autoworx explained that and he knows i hav raced karts for a long time now so has he and he thinks it will help alot with handling powerfull cars

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Sammie, Dude not being harsh just honest we all own lines and know the costs involved especially if you start modding it. I agree with Rhianne a youngin in any big powerful car is scary but it's your choice and you've already made it just please be careful and respect your life and others. Don't ever be fooled into thinking you have something to prove when some retard tries to egg you on.

I used to race karts as well (dirt track in Wellard) and there is a BIG difference in the handling characteristics....They don't call them Whales for nothin.

Good Luck

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hmm ive had alot of harsh and not very nice comments ever since i joined these forums getting quite put off althoug u seem there only comments and yes i hav my learners why else would i buy a car ? and i know they are powerfull cars paul at autoworx explained that and he knows i hav raced karts for a long time now so has he and he thinks it will help alot with handling powerfull cars

dude check my comments they arent harsh;

I have been lucky to not smash my car yet *touch wood* i've had a few close calls. But the fact is we are all human and mistakes happen and ur more likling to drop second or kick the clutch mid turn in a skyline then u are in a shitter.

I think it really depends on the person you are. Like Rhianne said; some new drivers think they are god and that they can link 3 turns with tehre super drift skills or drop second and hole the smoke all the way up the street. and some drive normal and take there car to the track to have fun.

Im just going to add my 2cents; When people say they should ban P platers from turbos and imports, i kind of agree with it (not 100% but like 75%) the fact is my sister just had a baby and my gf is driving alot and i dont want anything to happen to them when they are driving and if some dickhead in an import thinks he is god and try to drift around every turn he takes, something is bound to happen to that person or to someone else driving

/end rant

again sorry but had to add my 2cents :(

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buy a cheapy bunky thats easy to get insurance for and drop an import motor into it....... ie a ke30 corolla, the drop in say a 4age ( 1.6 twin cam twin carb), will go like stink, and will be cheap to fix when you do fark up drivin, because we all do at that age, im 30 now and i know wot im talkin about, we all think we're invinsible a t that age....... that way ya learn the road a bit beater before ya get ya beast and then can anticipate the other nuts on the road so they then dont end up writting of ya pride and joy.......

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buy a cheapy bunky thats easy to get insurance for and drop an import motor into it....... ie a ke30 corolla, the drop in say a 4age ( 16 twin cam twin carb), will go like stink, and will be cheap to fix when you do fark up drivin, because we all do at that age, im 30 now and i know wot im talkin about, we all think we're invinsible a t that age....... that way ya learn the road a bit beater before ya get ya beast and then can anticipate the other nuts on the road so they then dont end up writting of ya pride and joy.......

this is a great point, my friend has an ae85 coupe with 4age and i tell you i have more fun driving that car than driving my skyline.

The car is not as quick but u can give it shit and still be within the speed limit, it may not dish the chop but f**k it at the end of the day tehre are way too many cops to try and be a hero in ur car

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