I fear that in my research about a Nissan Skyline I may have been disillusioned by you guys. Let me give you some background.
I am over in the states, USA, where it is VERY hard to get a legal Skyline. I have been working for months on getting the proper stuff that I need and I FINALLY got one over here. It is a 97 GTR33. I was ecstatic to FINALLY have my Skyline, I mean I have wanted one of these for years and now I FINALLY have one literally a few days away. It is actually in the process of being titled as we speak.
Now for the actual background. I am coming for a BRAND NEW 2006 Mitsu EVO IX MR. The only reason that I do not have this vehicle anymore is because it was stolen. Insurance has of course paid this off in full. Well in the time I owned my EVO I LOVED it to death, however a Skyline was always there nagging in the corners of my mind. When my EVO was stolen I figured hell why not get a Skyline now?
As far as cost, believe it or not the Skyline would cost me significantly less. One of the primary reasons being insurance. My Skyline insured for $60k (correct number over here in the states believe it or not) is $100s less then what I paid for the EVO IX MR I had.
Both the EVO and the Skyline would be daily driven cars. Not to say I dont have other cars to drive when these break, just to say I would drive them quite often in normal driving conditions. However, I was planning to make both cars street monsters. I was in the process of putting about 650-700whp in the EVO and I plan to do the same for the Skyline. As far as drag goes, I enjoy it, but it wouldn’t be my primary reason for owning my cars. I want a street driven monster.
Anyway, to the nuts and bolts. I am reading around here and I read a lot of people saying that the EVO is a superior car to the Skyline. Plus believe it or not I did not find out until relatively recently that the Skyline is not AWD. I mean of course I knew about ATESSA and what not, I just didint know that it is RWD until Mr. Atessa kicks in. Disappointing to say the least. I love to corner and take turns in my car. That was one of the things I loved about the EVO. You could take it to YOUR limit and the car still had more to give. Based on my reading this is not so with the Skyline. Besides the AWD thing I hear/read other things just stating that the EVO is a better vehicle. This is really starting to weigh on my heart. I mean i've wanted a Skyline FOREVER, and now I FINALLY have one to hear its not all its cracked up to be. Alas... Babalyon.
Oh well, kinda just wanted to speak my piece and read what you guys thought. I know that the vehicle greatly depends on the driver and the application. So lets say an above average driver, and a daily driven 650-700whp street machine. Also keep in mind that the Skyline would be about $400-$500 less a month for me. Also I am not worried about maintenance or tuning costs. I voided the warranty on my EVO 2 days after buying it with mods, and I am originally coming from a 90 Eclipse GSX so I am used to crap breaking. Hell I killed the clutch in my EVO with only 3400 miles on it. But then again Mitsu purposely designs the stock one to be weak. So tuning and upkeep would probably be pretty similar. Ideas? Thoughts? No bashing btw, I know the EVO vs Skyline thing has been discussed, where do you think I got this dismal information from? I just kinda wanted to hear based upon my situation since mine is unique. None so far are about an EVO IX MR and nor are any having the Skyline being a more economically sound choice. So I was just wondering. Thanks guys. Even though I must say........ I am very saddened in what I have read thus far.
-Sayajin
I am over in the states, USA, where it is VERY hard to get a legal Skyline. I have been working for months on getting the proper stuff that I need and I FINALLY got one over here. It is a 97 GTR33. I was ecstatic to FINALLY have my Skyline, I mean I have wanted one of these for years and now I FINALLY have one literally a few days away. It is actually in the process of being titled as we speak.
Now for the actual background. I am coming for a BRAND NEW 2006 Mitsu EVO IX MR. The only reason that I do not have this vehicle anymore is because it was stolen. Insurance has of course paid this off in full. Well in the time I owned my EVO I LOVED it to death, however a Skyline was always there nagging in the corners of my mind. When my EVO was stolen I figured hell why not get a Skyline now?
As far as cost, believe it or not the Skyline would cost me significantly less. One of the primary reasons being insurance. My Skyline insured for $60k (correct number over here in the states believe it or not) is $100s less then what I paid for the EVO IX MR I had.
Both the EVO and the Skyline would be daily driven cars. Not to say I dont have other cars to drive when these break, just to say I would drive them quite often in normal driving conditions. However, I was planning to make both cars street monsters. I was in the process of putting about 650-700whp in the EVO and I plan to do the same for the Skyline. As far as drag goes, I enjoy it, but it wouldn’t be my primary reason for owning my cars. I want a street driven monster.
Anyway, to the nuts and bolts. I am reading around here and I read a lot of people saying that the EVO is a superior car to the Skyline. Plus believe it or not I did not find out until relatively recently that the Skyline is not AWD. I mean of course I knew about ATESSA and what not, I just didint know that it is RWD until Mr. Atessa kicks in. Disappointing to say the least. I love to corner and take turns in my car. That was one of the things I loved about the EVO. You could take it to YOUR limit and the car still had more to give. Based on my reading this is not so with the Skyline. Besides the AWD thing I hear/read other things just stating that the EVO is a better vehicle. This is really starting to weigh on my heart. I mean i've wanted a Skyline FOREVER, and now I FINALLY have one to hear its not all its cracked up to be. Alas... Babalyon.
Oh well, kinda just wanted to speak my piece and read what you guys thought. I know that the vehicle greatly depends on the driver and the application. So lets say an above average driver, and a daily driven 650-700whp street machine. Also keep in mind that the Skyline would be about $400-$500 less a month for me. Also I am not worried about maintenance or tuning costs. I voided the warranty on my EVO 2 days after buying it with mods, and I am originally coming from a 90 Eclipse GSX so I am used to crap breaking. Hell I killed the clutch in my EVO with only 3400 miles on it. But then again Mitsu purposely designs the stock one to be weak. So tuning and upkeep would probably be pretty similar. Ideas? Thoughts? No bashing btw, I know the EVO vs Skyline thing has been discussed, where do you think I got this dismal information from? I just kinda wanted to hear based upon my situation since mine is unique. None so far are about an EVO IX MR and nor are any having the Skyline being a more economically sound choice. So I was just wondering. Thanks guys. Even though I must say........ I am very saddened in what I have read thus far.
-Sayajin