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Hello skyline-owners.
I'm Travis from Singapore which is in Asia. I recently got my license about 16 months ago and I am working towards getting my first car. Cars in my country are pretty expensive due to the roughly 300% govt taxes thus it might take a while. [1st hand GTR-35 is about $260,000 here]
Anyways, on to the main point. I have loved skyline R32s and R34s since the early 2000s but alas now the car is about 10 odd years old. Friends and fellow car owners keep telling me that it is NOT worth getting such an old car as the parts would be wearing off and the previous owners would have whored the car out already and are selling it off because its breaking down. As such I have been looking for a skyline community and this is the website I found so I joined after reading a few threads and seen what a helpful and close-knit bunch of people you all are.
I hope you will all help me out with my questions, knowledge seeking and ultimate ownership journey.
Needless to say, I have quite the book of questions to ask (i hardly know about cars and parts and modifications other than Need For Speed series stuff) but I will start with the main questions in mind.
1. Is it worth it getting a 10 year R34/2 be it GTT or GTR?
2. What should I know about the car to see if it fit for a purchase or to give a pass?
3. What immediate maintenance should be done and roughly what kind of maintenance would be required to keep the car running smoothly?
I dont plan to do any performance mods seeing as their illegal here, so perhaps take that in mind when answering the questions ^^;
Glad to have found this place and hope my fellow skyline brethren would help me out in my quest to own my own GTR34 within a year from now.
[1999/2000 GTR/T 34/2 is roughtly $70,000]
Btw, did I mention im only 22?
I'm Travis from Singapore which is in Asia. I recently got my license about 16 months ago and I am working towards getting my first car. Cars in my country are pretty expensive due to the roughly 300% govt taxes thus it might take a while. [1st hand GTR-35 is about $260,000 here]
Anyways, on to the main point. I have loved skyline R32s and R34s since the early 2000s but alas now the car is about 10 odd years old. Friends and fellow car owners keep telling me that it is NOT worth getting such an old car as the parts would be wearing off and the previous owners would have whored the car out already and are selling it off because its breaking down. As such I have been looking for a skyline community and this is the website I found so I joined after reading a few threads and seen what a helpful and close-knit bunch of people you all are.
I hope you will all help me out with my questions, knowledge seeking and ultimate ownership journey.
Needless to say, I have quite the book of questions to ask (i hardly know about cars and parts and modifications other than Need For Speed series stuff) but I will start with the main questions in mind.
1. Is it worth it getting a 10 year R34/2 be it GTT or GTR?
2. What should I know about the car to see if it fit for a purchase or to give a pass?
3. What immediate maintenance should be done and roughly what kind of maintenance would be required to keep the car running smoothly?
I dont plan to do any performance mods seeing as their illegal here, so perhaps take that in mind when answering the questions ^^;
Glad to have found this place and hope my fellow skyline brethren would help me out in my quest to own my own GTR34 within a year from now.
[1999/2000 GTR/T 34/2 is roughtly $70,000]
Btw, did I mention im only 22?