r33 sky.line's Anyone on here own one, thoughts & opinio

yano · Post by **yano** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:10 pm

Ok, before you whore this thread and post they're a bucket of sh*t and blah blah blah, I'm after some opinions (positive one's too), especially from anyone that owns or did own one. Basically I've found an r33 gts-t series 1 for a really good price with low kms and immaculate condition.

I was contemplating on following Simon's footsteps and turboing a gr, but I really doubt my ability. I know 'stuff' about cars but not enough to undertake a turbo project without having to spend heaps of money on labour and stuff. Not that there's many workshops that I'd trust anyways. So anywho, a different path has presented itself. So I plan to have two cars like a greedy pig

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:33 pm

Short and sweet

Pro's; can be real quick with some minor mods, RWD

Cons; Really common, ugly (IMO)

koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:33 pm

Their pretty solid but not as good as their younger and older brothers (r32 and r34

)

Pros...

- Fairly reliable (nissan)
- Affordable for turbo as long as it doesn't have too many k's and is regularly serviced.
- Ok performance??

Cons...

- Heavy (especially compared to the other sk.ylines)
- money needs to be spent to get boost up
- Insurance
- uuuuugly

But in the end its up to you, I personally wouldnt get that specific model if i ever was gonna get a sky.line but it doesnt really matter what we think. do what ya want

yano · Post by **yano** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:51 pm

Cheers guys. Yeah it has a trial front bar which is hot but I'm not a big fan of their looks either

For the record this is what it looks like

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I'll tell you's the price after I've bought it

bushido · Post by **bushido** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:57 pm

Im not a fan of the rb25. Its either the 20 or 26 for me. Something about the way the R33 looks aswell. And theyre like pigeons

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:48 pm

32 or 34 = Hot

33 - You could not give me one ... Worst shape ever ...

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:07 pm

rock_it wrote:32 or 34 = Hot

33 - You could not give me one ... Worst shape ever ...

Agree 100%

Devilzdealer · Post by **Devilzdealer** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:19 pm

it all comes down to personal prefs if you like it you like it if you dont you dont, it doesnt matter what car you own there will always be people out there that think its bucket of sh*t... even if it isnt. But even if your car is a bucket of sh*t you should form your own opinion and worry about what you enjoy to drive, not what other people say you should enjoy to drive.

zuihoujueding · Post by **zuihoujueding** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:30 pm

+at least it looks better than R32. powerful car at affordable price. Tons of toys to buy!

-Very common. Heavy.

ftofionaaa · Post by **ftofionaaa** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:30 pm

Hey,

Well i love skylines i wanted one but cant on my P's.
The R33 gts-t are kind of good cars, i prefer the R34 GTR but ill keep dreaming lol

Depends i guess on what you want and like everyone is saying the R32 and R34 are way hotter

yano · Post by **yano** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:43 pm

Yeah, enough about the looks....cos everyones tatse is different. I'm more interested to hear from current and previous owners...maintainence, servicing, problems etc...

JD-3193 · Post by **JD-3193** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:01 am

jump on my forum and ask

theres 2 skyline GURUs.

they could write a book on what you've just asked!
one of them drives an R33 GTS-T

click the pic in my sig to visit

cheers

JD-3193 · Post by **JD-3193** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:03 am

ohh and the wheels on that car are HOT

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:21 am

No offense to the GTST / GTT owners.. but if you're gonna buy a skyl!any.. buy a REAL one. It's either a GTR or nothing.

I absolutely LOVE the flared gaurds.. that's what does it for me. It makes the GTRs look bulky and beasty, GTSTs just look pansy without the gaurds.

yano · Post by **yano** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:30 am

Cheers jd, they're gmax rims. I'll check out your forum mate.

Sublime, are you illiterate?

no more comments on looks please

J · Post by J » Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:16 am

sublime19 wrote:No offense to the GTST / GTT owners.. but if you're gonna buy a skyl!any.. buy a REAL one. It's either a GTR or nothing.

I absolutely LOVE the flared gaurds.. that's what does it for me. It makes the GTRs look bulky and beasty, GTSTs just look pansy without the gaurds.

Agreed that gtr's are ace, but the other models have their uses aswell.... Being a RWD setup, with allot of output potential, its another car on the drift list.

FB Wide body guards arent expensive these days and you can step them out by 3-8cm

OP - my mate has a gtst, done the whole hog.... Had it for 3 years and spent all his cash on it. And it is powerfull i must say, i took it for a spin pushing it preety hard and the car preety much fishtailed up the straight, shitting myself at every gear change hearing the tyres screach and feeling the car pull from side to side.

I've always respected the skys for their power, although not flashy in the looks department, it >can< carry a big dick

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:38 am

A mate of mine has one of the 33's, they are fantastic cars, very forgiving in the hands of an inexperienced driver. Factory spec will blow the doors off a GPX.

Yes they are big, and yes they are like a whale... but they are brilliant.

Brake specification is pretty mint (read nice large discs and I believe 4 pots all round, maybe just the front though).

It is easy to find parts for them and they respond really well boosted (~13 psi tops on factory spec).

Saying that though, I am of the opinion that the R32 is the best shape, 34's, unless a GTR or with a mean kit, just don't really do it for me.

On topic, great cars, if you can be happy with a rather large car that IS heavy, then go for it. Easy to maintain and work on. Oh, and they are damn easy to get ~400 whp with boltons and standard internals, though it will be stressed.

JD-3193 · Post by **JD-3193** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:03 am

yano28 wrote:Cheers jd, they're gmax rims. I'll check out your forum mate.

Sublime, are you illiterate? no more comments on looks please

I was almost going to buy those exact gmax rims for my car. i got really similar ones to that, except theres no outward curve on my spokes and i dont have deep dish

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:17 pm

yano28 wrote:Cheers jd, they're gmax rims. I'll check out your forum mate.

Sublime, are you illiterate? no more comments on looks please

Lol no I'm not illiterate, I actually have very good grammar =P

I was trying to type S k y l i n e but put a "!" instead of the i so the Bens big penis wouldn't change it. after the "!" it was "n e" without the space, but Bens big penis automatically changed that to "any" lol

Post by **I8A4RE** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:07 pm

sublime19 wrote:
yano28 wrote:Cheers jd, they're gmax rims. I'll check out your forum mate.

Sublime, are you illiterate? no more comments on looks please
Lol no I'm not illiterate, I actually have very good grammar =P

I was trying to type S k why l i n e but put a "!" instead of the i so the Bens big penis wouldn't change it. after the "!" it was "n e" without the space, but Bens big penis automatically changed that to "any" lol

OMG you friggan noob.... he is not talking about your grammer he is talking the fact he said

Yeah, enough about the looks....

and your next comment was

I absolutely LOVE the flared gaurds.. that's what does it for me. It makes the GTRs look bulky and beasty, GTSTs just look pansy without the gaurds.

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