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Hey Everyone,
I`ve been lurking about on these forums for quite a while now, as a huge fan of Japanese Performance cars for the past 10 years or so, i`ve been through pretty much all of them.
I`ve had the following so far:
MR2 turbo
Integra Type R
Evo IV GSR
Impreza Type RA
Celica GT4
200sx
And my current car is a Mazda RX-7.
Basically a friend of mine has made me a very good offer for my RX-7, and I`ve decided to accept it. I`ve been thinking over the past few weeks which car to buy next, with a budget of around 8/9k. I`ve narrowed it down to an R33 GTR or a TVR Cerbera.
Due to the TVR`s amazing reliability record though, I think the Skyline definately has the upper hand lol.
Obviously as the skylines are the top of the tree as far as Japanese performance cars go, it seems like a logical progression for me.
So onto my questions, should I be able to get a decent example for 8/9k? If so, what sort of mileage should I be looking for on a car?
Are there any obvious draw-backs from buying a GTR? Apart from insurance and MPG lol. I`ve heard the engines are pretty much bomb proof, is this the same for the transmission etc too?
Any common problems with these cars? Anything to look for when buying? A used buyers guide would be useful if there is such a thing online?
Oh and how many different versions of the R33 GTR is there? And what are the differences?
Thanks
Trev :thumbsup:
Hey Everyone,
I`ve been lurking about on these forums for quite a while now, as a huge fan of Japanese Performance cars for the past 10 years or so, i`ve been through pretty much all of them.
I`ve had the following so far:
MR2 turbo
Integra Type R
Evo IV GSR
Impreza Type RA
Celica GT4
200sx
And my current car is a Mazda RX-7.
Basically a friend of mine has made me a very good offer for my RX-7, and I`ve decided to accept it. I`ve been thinking over the past few weeks which car to buy next, with a budget of around 8/9k. I`ve narrowed it down to an R33 GTR or a TVR Cerbera.
Due to the TVR`s amazing reliability record though, I think the Skyline definately has the upper hand lol.
Obviously as the skylines are the top of the tree as far as Japanese performance cars go, it seems like a logical progression for me.
So onto my questions, should I be able to get a decent example for 8/9k? If so, what sort of mileage should I be looking for on a car?
Are there any obvious draw-backs from buying a GTR? Apart from insurance and MPG lol. I`ve heard the engines are pretty much bomb proof, is this the same for the transmission etc too?
Any common problems with these cars? Anything to look for when buying? A used buyers guide would be useful if there is such a thing online?
Oh and how many different versions of the R33 GTR is there? And what are the differences?
Thanks
Trev :thumbsup: