Hey All, I need you all to help me decide what car I shoud buy for my first car. I haven't got much knowledge of cars so plz fill me in... :biggrin:

I really like 1995 Nissan Silvia (s14) and 1993 Nissan Skyline GTS (R32)
at the moment and they are affordable for me in New Zealand.

1995 Nissan Silvia has DOHC engine and 2.0CC
1993 Nissan Skyline has V6 engine and 2.0CC

What's the different between DOHC and V6? And what is better overall?
I think Silvia is V4??? Im not sure but i think that cuz most cars are v4.
Is there much difference in V4 and V6???

I need a car which is reliable, good performance, good front and back foot space. A car it can be good for just driving but also can race every now and then. I dunt know which car has better features, better engine or anything else.

So please give me suggestion, information on these 2 cars, Which car shuld i buy for my first car that i will drive for at least 3-5 years.
And fill my empty mind :p THANK YOU

This didn't need to be in two forums. The mods will probably close one of them. As for the differences between DOHC and V6, again, there is a big difference. First, you don't need to worry about the V6, since the Skyline doesn't even have one. The DOHC, or 'dual overhead cam' refers to the cam design in the cylinder head. There are two cams for each bank of cylinders.

Both the Silvia and Skyline have DOHC, inline engines, so that means they have only two cams. A DOHC V6(the vee makes for two cylinder banks) would have four cams.

This really isn't the place to be learning that sort of thing, however. You've got a lot of research ahead of you. Try www.howstuffworks.com and look under engines.

Thread closed for obvious reasons.