muppets who think only the R34 is a proper Skyline - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

kismetcapitan · 23rd September 2008, 07:28 AM

I was taxiing my car around and dropped the missus off, when she overheard an older man look at my car and comment "that's not a GT-R, it's a fake with fake emblems". This managed to irritate my wife, who has patiently stood by me and suffered as I've built the car and gone through every possible failure a GT-R can have (except a flat tire

). She gave him an earful but the stubborn man tried to put her in her place, explaining that the "mighty Skyline" has sharp lines, slanted headlamps, etc...basically describing an R34.

Skylines have lots of street cred, but it never occurred to me that idiots think only the R34 is the "Skyline". Granted, the vast majority of the Skylines in Korea are R34s - there are around ten R32 GT-Rs in the country.

I guess there's an upside though - I prefer my car to look more anonymous, and let its performance do the talking

gtrlux · 23rd September 2008, 08:12 AM

I never heared of anything else then R34 GTRs . . all other things before were rebadged Primeras I think . . .

. . .can you forward that to your wife . . .lol

Eikichi · 23rd September 2008, 08:20 AM

It's the opposite back home, only R32s are proper GTRs as after they were only tourers and not race minded cars...

Well, I don't really care, I love my car (R33), I got a GTR & not you mate... so keep on dreaming

freakazoid3 · 23rd September 2008, 10:53 AM

People around here don't know about any other skylines then the R34 too. It pisses me off actually when you have to explain the skyline history to all those noobs

..."No the skyline wasn't invented in 2000 you twat"...

I love my R32 as it a racing based street car as opposed to the fatter more luxurious R33. The R34 is more a compromise off both if you ask me

frostmotorsport · 23rd September 2008, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by freakazoid3

I love my R32 as it a racing based street car as opposed to the fatter more luxurious R33. The R34 is more a compromise off both if you ask me

hate to break it to you - but the R33 was only 10kg heavier than the R32 or something like that - and not much bigger - it just had a longer wheelbase & wider track from memory.

R32's are ok, R34's are ok, but R33's are the king!!!

Eikichi · 23rd September 2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by freakazoid3

I love my R32 as it a racing based street car as opposed to the fatter more luxurious R33.

Well, some people have taste then

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Originally Posted by frostmotorsport

hate to break it to you - but the R33 was only 10kg heavier than the R32 or something like that - and not much bigger - it just had a longer wheelbase & wider track from memory.

R32's are ok, R34's are ok, but R33's are the king!!!

R33 GT-R is an extra ~100kg
R33 gts25t was lighter than the GT-R
That's according to all my books

moz · 23rd September 2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by frostmotorsport

hate to break it to you - but the R33 was only 10kg heavier than the R32

I think the reported weights of the R33 were 1530 and 1540 for the V-Spec. That makes it 100kg heavier than the first R32s at 1430kg and even after the changes in mid 91, at least 50kg heavier.

Richf · 23rd September 2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by moz

I think the reported weights of the R33 were 1530 and 1540 for the V-Spec. That makes it 100kg heavier than the first R32s at 1430kg and even after the changes in mid 91, at least 50kg heavier.

50kg's heavier also happens to describe most Skyline owners ime

Eikichi · 23rd September 2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Richf

50kg's heavier also happens to describe most Skyline owners ime

Either you are a chick or you need to start eating something...

R33_GTS-t · 23rd September 2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by frostmotorsport

hate to break it to you - but the R33 was only 10kg heavier than the R32 or something like that

Try about 60-70kg claimed. If we're talking about actual weights, try about 100kg.

Trev · 23rd September 2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kismetcapitan

Skylines have lots of street cred, but it never occurred to me that idiots think only the R34 is the "Skyline".

They don't.

You just happened to bump into a stupid old c*** who don't know his arse from his elbow.

Try not to lose any sleep over it

Richf · 23rd September 2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Eikichi

Either you are a chick or you need to start eating something...

i mean many Skyline owners are 50kg heavier than they should be

Funnily enough they are often the ones most obsessed with their cars weight

kismetcapitan · 23rd September 2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Trev

They don't.

You just happened to bump into a stupid old c*** who don't know his arse from his elbow.

Try not to lose any sleep over it

didn't bother me a bit, I just thought it was funny how the missus went off on the guy. I guess there was a lot of pent-up frustration over my car's build on her end

MacGTR · 23rd September 2008, 08:15 PM

2Fast 2Furious has influenced too many people retards out there...

I think we need to re release Initial D or something along those lines...

matt gtr · 23rd September 2008, 08:39 PM

I love my r33 gtr i love the road presence they have it puts a smile on my face when i see another one on the road but they can sometimes attract the wrong attention negative comments ect but i dont care what others think the people that slag them of are normally in shit cars or dont know what they are talking about or jealous you would be surprized how many people that havent got a clue what they are capable off and they have never even heard of a gtr i just say jump in i show you

23rd September 2008, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
kismetcapitan GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Posts: 6,329	muppets who think only the R34 is a proper Skyline I was taxiing my car around and dropped the missus off, when she overheard an older man look at my car and comment "that's not a GT-R, it's a fake with fake emblems". This managed to irritate my wife, who has patiently stood by me and suffered as I've built the car and gone through every possible failure a GT-R can have (except a flat tire ). She gave him an earful but the stubborn man tried to put her in her place, explaining that the "mighty Skyline" has sharp lines, slanted headlamps, etc...basically describing an R34. Skylines have lots of street cred, but it never occurred to me that idiots think only the R34 is the "Skyline". Granted, the vast majority of the Skylines in Korea are R34s - there are around ten R32 GT-Rs in the country. I guess there's an upside though - I prefer my car to look more anonymous, and let its performance do the talking

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23rd September 2008, 08:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
gtrlux Registered user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: at jmotors or in heaven Posts: 5,054	I never heared of anything else then R34 GTRs . . all other things before were rebadged Primeras I think . . . . . .can you forward that to your wife . . .lol

23rd September 2008, 08:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Eikichi GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK & France Posts: 2,256	It's the opposite back home, only R32s are proper GTRs as after they were only tourers and not race minded cars... Well, I don't really care, I love my car (R33), I got a GTR & not you mate... so keep on dreaming

23rd September 2008, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
freakazoid3 GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny Belgium...right :) Posts: 704	People around here don't know about any other skylines then the R34 too. It pisses me off actually when you have to explain the skyline history to all those noobs ..."No the skyline wasn't invented in 2000 you twat"... I love my R32 as it a racing based street car as opposed to the fatter more luxurious R33. The R34 is more a compromise off both if you ask me

23rd September 2008, 08:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
MacGTR GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Princes Risborough Posts: 1,981	2Fast 2Furious has influenced too many people retards out there... I think we need to re release Initial D or something along those lines...

23rd September 2008, 08:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
matt gtr GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: in a house Posts: 32	I love my r33 gtr i love the road presence they have it puts a smile on my face when i see another one on the road but they can sometimes attract the wrong attention negative comments ect but i dont care what others think the people that slag them of are normally in shit cars or dont know what they are talking about or jealous you would be surprized how many people that havent got a clue what they are capable off and they have never even heard of a gtr i just say jump in i show you