My first skyline

[caliber676]

My first car was a gtst, I would buy that car back in a heartbeat. I drove the piss outta it and served me well as an awesome dd. only thing I did was a full fluid/filter change, t belt when it was time and oil changes, never gave me a problem!

The GTR, I love to death, but if a gts-t is a headache the gtr is brain tumour.

[Voodoo_ChildR32]

The GTR, I love to death, but if a gts-t is a headache the gtr is brain tumour.

Sig worthy, lol.

[vistyle]

@caliber
How many km's did you finish off with?

[caliber676]

It had about 110,xxxkm when I sold it. Drove perfect to the day the kid who bought it crashed it

[vistyle]

Dang! that's rather unfortunate.

...significantly less km's than the car i'm interested in.

[vistyle]

At this point in time I'm having trouble convincing my parents. Our house is for sale (has been for 2 years), and long story short, they dont want me to get one A) because it will be 'messy' if I am working on it (parts everywhere), and B) my dad also thinks that I won't have the time/ it will be to difficult to learn. Does it make sense to own a skyline if I have to get all the work done at my local mechanic (lives 4 mins away)? Seems hard to let go of a local gtst for 3500. Any further opinions?

I realize that every car is different and I could drive it to 300000km with mimimal problems, or I could pull out of the driveway first day and have an engine failure at the end of the street. Still looking for the answer of how different a skyline really is.

[Skym]

Skyline is cheaper to run if you do most of the work yourself. Most people that own Skylines can work on car themselves or are mechanics. Some use tuning shops, not normal mechanics (tuners know more than normal mechanics), as it has to be treated like a racecar if thrashed or if modified. If want reliability and on a low budget, avoid turbocharged engines, modified cars.

Different?? Engine is more responsive once modified (still ok when factory but feels smooth), better handling when cornering (once HICAS is removed and suspension is setup properly). I have driven other cars and get back into a Skyline and it's a totally different feeling. Closest to what a Skyline handles, feels like would be a Nissan Primera.

[caliber676]

Cars are cars. If your getting maintenance and regular work up to electrical diag and engine overhaul its the same as any other 2.0 turbocharged engine, and there's lots which are more complicated.

On the other hand if your taking your car to a random shop saying you have drivability issues or turbo shuffle and you got piggyback/ standalone ecus, controllers and aftermarket parts all over your car then you best take it to a "tuner" shop that is familiar with aftermarket systems and problems related to them

All that aside there is something to be said about working on your ow car and doing a good job!