Realistically, would 5.5k buy you a R33 GTR?

[JulesS14200]

You asked the question, then dont like the answers, then get all arsey with everyone.

Nice attitude

[Boro]

This isnt arsey, lol and its not that i dont like the answers, i just understand them. R33 gts-t made a statement of fact, that 5.5k will buy a piece of crap basically and i wondered how buying a 10k car would solve the problems he said might be wrong with it?

I only asked a question because that answer was pretty blunt.

Still no answer tho.

[cokey]

Originally Posted by lum90

Surely your better off getting a 32GTR with that budget?

Go on then mate , find one !

Yes the one that made the legend !
The one that won so many races they banned it !
Its a dam site better looking as well.

Since you were attracted to the 33 in the first place you obviously have no taste ! get a Capri.

Crail looser gave you the straightest answer ever to have graced this forum my friend.
I would say 5.5g would be your tow truck expenses over 3 years of owning that thing !

Best wishes
cokey
oh I have a cheap punto here if you fancy ?

[paul cawson]

Originally Posted by Boro

5.5k will buy a piece of crap

Yes you could get a very rough one for that sort of money, take it on a few track days then scrap it you should see 3k back. The best fun you will ever have for £2500

[Boro]

You guys are funny but tbh, if i wanted comedians id go see one. You still fail to assure me how paying more for a car makes it better, more reliable, less likely to go bang?

Do me a favour, put your egos and your jokes back in the cupboard for 5mins and lets all have an adult chat about it

I assume youre all old enough to drive so being adult shouldnt be too much of a problem. Please dont take this the wrong way and then throw my humour back in my face later on, im just defending my corner.

[Simonh]

The simple, straight forward unarguable fact is that if you buy an R33 GTR for £5.5 you will almost certainly be looking at a big bill very soon.

If you spend proper money on a car with history and documentation you are *far less likely* to have that big bill comming your way.

The thing worth considering is that breaking a R33 GTR will net you more than £5.5k if so to sell a working one for that would be madness.

There are no garantees in life but you do get what you pay for....

Simon

[jaycabs]

deffinatly dont go for the cheap option as i regreted that once too few years back when i got my R32 GTR for £5400 .

wasnt bad but wasnt a clean example but was to happy to get one and was blind from that reason and 2 weeks later the the engine was in need of a rebuild and cost way too much for my likeing .

wish i went to my most recent tuner first lol as i would have saved some money .

try get one with good history in reciepts for work carried out .

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Originally Posted by Boro

Weve been offered 5.5k for our car by a friend and would love to buy a GTR with the money, but is that realistic in todays market?

Seeing as you feel alot of the other guys have given you a hard time and you didn't like their blunt or wayward answers, I'll answer your question as realisticly and politly as possible.

No.

[fuelburner]

Originally Posted by R.I.P.S NZ

Seeing as you feel alot of the other guys have given you a hard time and you didn't like their blunt or wayward answers, I'll answer your question as realisticly and politly as possible.

No.

Rob to the rescue, always a straight answer.

[R.I.P.S NZ]

Originally Posted by fuelburner

Rob to the rescue, always a straight answer.

lol, I wasn't trying to be smart, I thought after all thats been said he may appreciate a straight answer, maybe a poll would have been a better option to save all the "love" being thrown around.

Rob

[fuelburner]

In no way did I mean you were being smart Rob, it was meant exactly as I typed it... a straight answer to his question. if a poll goes up and one of the choices is 'NO' then I'll vote for that along with you.

[RSVFOUR]

Boro
dont understand your problem . people give you sensible answers and you complain

So just to confirm

Can you even by a good 32GTR for £5500 - maybe if you are lucky

Can you buy any 33GTR for £ 5500 - NO ..... just so you dont get confused thats a negative - it means you cant , It means its no possible , you wont find one ,

unless of course its

an Ex GTR , its deceased , its not well , it is pushing up the daisies , its fallen off its perch its been rearranged ,crashed , blown up , is a basket case , is in Japan ,or of course , has , is , or is about to be , stolen ,

then YES YOU CAN

SORRY forgot one more ....or is an ebay scam.

[gtrlux]

In japan

Top sub 10000km R33 GTR from 1997 go for more then 3.500.000Yen
Top sub 40000km R33 GTR from 1996 go for more then 2.800.000Yen
Top sub 60000km R33 GTR from 1996 go for more then 2.300.000Yen
Good sub 80000km R33 GTR from 1995 go for more then 2.000.000Yen
Good sub 100000km R33 GTR from 1995 go for more then 1.800.000Yen

every thing else is crap, don't ask for it.

Good R32 GTR by the way start at 2.000.000Yen as they are more sought after then the R33s.
A 14000km 1994 R32 GTR V-spec II was recently for sale at 3.000.000Yen

I let you make the conversion.

You get what you pay for.
I could also buy an R34 GTR with 130000km on the clock for only 2.800.000Yen . .but would I?

[NISMO-GTR]

i`ll try and answer.... lol

can you buy a R33 GTR for £5.5k in any condition - yes if you looked hard enough, but as R33 GTS-T said, it will be a shed in all honesty. so if you just wanted to know that, and are happy with that answer, my question to you is why wouldnt you double that to go and buy one from a memmber on here say, who has many posts and you can investigate for yourself, the issues/problems that member has had with his car to see the history as and when things happened?

Its a buyers market at the mo and im very tempted to take mine off because i refuse to let mine go for silly money. There are some good ones on here going for about the £8.5k and upwards mark.

Your other question of "how can you tell one thas a `minter` wont blow up too?" - well you cant really as you never know whats gona happen tomorrow, however there is a FAQ thread on here which gives you hints and tips of what you need to look out for when buying a GTR. Oil pressure is probably the main, checking it when cold, warm and warm on idle will indicate if the engines good. but then if a new owner bys a `minter` from a forum member say, doesnt warm it up right on his first drive as he wants to play, rants it and blows it, he`ll come on here saying how crap it was blah blah, but fail to mention he limited it in nearly every gear because he thought it would satnd up..... always two sides to a story.

When looking for a GTR, dont buy the first one you drive, go for a drive in - even bad ones feel good once your on boost.

When you buy a performance car like a GTR, you HAVE to do your homework or you will just be giving money away and having to fork out for the mistakes later - which could be a few hours later if your not careful.

I wish you good luck on your search mate, and also look forward to my question being answered.

[mava_rules]

example of the type of 33 gtr you would get for £6k. Nissan : Skyline R33 GTR 2.6 Twinturbo V-Spec
example of a 33 gtr available in japan for £5.5k NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R BCNR33 1995
also, (and ill probably get flamed for this) up here there are loads of people being laid off, mainly builders etc. i have no doubt that if they owned a skyline they would be able to afford the repair bills etc whilst in employment. once that employment ends though, to shift the car quick would mean to sell it cheap.
the way things are, im sure you will find a desperate seller and bag a bargain. it may be different round the country but up here the building trade especially is really getting hit hard.
it also seems harder in general to sell cars up here for some reason.