which do you think would be cheaper?

I know your first thought is my name and yes i am a new kid to skylines but i have wanted to get into them for a while now... so heres what i was really going to say! and i want to get into drifting.

Buying a 20,000 already U.S. legalized '93' R32 GT-S or having a 10,000 '96' r33 GT-S ship from japan then legalized. It's only 10,000 cause i know some people. Which do you think would be cheaper?
Which do you think is the better deal?

Well, you'll be spending 10g's on the car from Japan, then you'll have to ship it over to US and pay taxes and what not. After the car makes it to the states you'll be paying Motorex at least $16,000.00 to make the car street legal (can't remember but Motorex is having problems legalizing post 96 models. Someone on here will know for sure). Now if you just plan on using the car as a race/show then I suppose plan B is the way to go. But if you want your Skyline to be street legal then buy the GTS for 20gs.

thanks

I know your first thought is my name and yes i am a new kid to skylines but i have wanted to get into them for a while now... so heres what i was really going to say! and i want to get into drifting.

Buying a 20,000 already U.S. legalized '93' R32 GT-S or having a 10,000 '96' r33 GT-S ship from japan then legalized. It's only 10,000 cause i know some people. Which do you think would be cheaper?
Which do you think is the better deal?


Ha ha ha ha..........the people you know suck. 10 grand for a 1996 GTS????? ha ha ha ha..............ha ha ha :lol: I know for a fact that you could get that car for like $4000.00-5,000.00 maybe less here in Japan. Drift Kid????? 15??? (years old??) Sounds like your just another dreamer......... Do you even know the difference between the GTS, GTS-T, and the GTR????? :eek7: But like Zaphod Beeblebrox said.....you will have to pay to ship it and then pay bonds and tariffs and then pay motorex about 16,000.00 to convert it................. :grinno: I know, I have a Skyline(see picture at right)
and I have done extensive research on this..................well good luck :smokin: I'd say for car and conversion and everything.....you should have at least $30,000.00 tucked away.........and that's only for a GTS...........a GTS-T 1996 would run you around maybe $8,000.00 or $9,000.00.........and a GTR.........could be like $15,000-20,000........you know I'm being approximate...... :iceslolan

Ha ha ha ha..........the people you know suck. 10 grand for a 1996 GTS????? ha ha ha ha..............ha ha ha :lol: I know for a fact that you could get that car for like $4000.00-5,000.00 maybe less here in Japan. Drift Kid????? 15??? (years old??) Sounds like your just another dreamer......... Do you even know the difference between the GTS, GTS-T, and the GTR????? :eek7: But like Zaphod Beeblebrox said.....you will have to pay to ship it and then pay bonds and tariffs and then pay motorex about 16,000.00 to convert it................. :grinno: I know, I have a Skyline(see picture at right) and I have done extensive research on this..................well good luck :smokin:


lol yeah Skyline69 does have a point. Nissan Skylines are a dime a dozen in Japan. Kinda like the Toyota Camry is in the US. You can def buy one for less than 10gs. In any case, dreamer or not, if you have the money buy the already street legal GT-S. You can always mod it. Just be sure that the GT-S is legit. There are a lot of scams out there when it comes to US street legal Skylines.

Ha ha ha ha..........the people you know suck. 10 grand for a 1996 GTS????? ha ha ha ha..............ha ha ha :lol: I know for a fact that you could get that car for like $4000.00-5,000.00 maybe less here in Japan. Drift Kid????? 15??? (years old??) Sounds like your just another dreamer......... Do you even know the difference between the GTS, GTS-T, and the GTR????? :eek7: But like Zaphod Beeblebrox said.....you will have to pay to ship it and then pay bonds and tariffs and then pay motorex about 16,000.00 to convert it................. :grinno: I know, I have a Skyline(see picture at right)
and I have done extensive research on this..................well good luck :smokin: I'd say for car and conversion and everything.....you should have at least $30,000.00 tucked away.........and that's only for a GTS...........a GTS-T 1996 would run you around maybe $8,000.00 or $9,000.00.........and a GTR.........could be like $15,000-20,000........you know I'm being approximate...... :iceslolan

you there is such as a thing as constructive criticism and do you the difference between left and right... not to be mean or making fun of you i just wanted to tell you your skyline is on the left there bud but thanks about the heads up on the price i wasn't to sure about it...
The :newbie:

you there is such as a thing as constructive criticism and do you the difference between left and right... not to be mean or making fun of you i just wanted to tell you your skyline is on the left there bud but thanks about the heads up on the price i wasn't to sure about it...
The :newbie:


ha haaa :iceslolan .........ooooppsssss..........ohhh well..........maybe I'm Dyslexic :eek7: ohh and no problem........if you wanna know more you could talk to Motorex. They have a website if you wanna look. :2cents:

sold my R33 for 1000 bucks. :-) Kid, if you want to get a drift car and you are in the states, don't get a fucking skyline. yeah a skyline is a "skyline"... oohhhh ahhhh a skyline... wow, but who really gives a fuck. Pick a different car man. Shit, for 20 grand. Just spend 4 or five G's and leave the rest for the parts you're going to need.

If youre in the states and you are looking for a drift car, a skyline is NOT the car you want. Hell a skyline isn't even the car most people want for drifting here in Japan....

sold my R33 for 1000 bucks. :-) Kid, if you want to get a drift car and you are in the states, don't get a fucking skyline. yeah a skyline is a "skyline"... oohhhh ahhhh a skyline... wow, but who really gives a fuck. Pick a different car man. Shit, for 20 grand. Just spend 4 or five G's and leave the rest for the parts you're going to need.

If youre in the states and you are looking for a drift car, a skyline is NOT the car you want. Hell a skyline isn't even the car most people want for drifting here in Japan....

my3rdskyline is absolutely right :grinyes: ...............there are hardly any people who drift skylines.......actually a popular drift car I always see is the 180sx...........hey and guess what...........The 240sx in the states is basically the same car....... :cwm27:

Isn't a 89 carolla a popualr drift car in Japan. I thinks its a carolla? I'm pretty sure the year is 1989.

Isn't a 89 carolla a popualr drift car in Japan. I thinks its a carolla? I'm pretty sure the year is 1989.
i think you mean a hachiroku or "8-6". I don't know much about them but I think it's the same car/same name as a toyota levin, and YES they are VERY popular because they are light and cheap. just enough power to drift and very well balanced. again. I'm very uneducated. some google searching for AE86, Hachiroku and levin should help you out

i think you mean a hachiroku or "8-6". I don't know much about them but I think it's the same car/same name as a toyota levin, and YES they are VERY popular because they are light and cheap. just enough power to drift and very well balanced. again. I'm very uneducated. some google searching for AE86, Hachiroku and levin should help you out

T thought the that the AE86 was a Trueno i could be wrong and i think i also spelled it wrong :sly:

yeah... could be... I'm not sure. I don't keep up with that crowd.

T thought the that the AE86 was a Trueno i could be wrong and i think i also spelled it wrong :sly:

It is...... :grinyes:

Lol, this took a strange turn of events.

For a drift car, something Rear-Wheel Drive, obviously. Maybe, a silvia (If you could import it) or 240^^ or Treuno.

As for the skyline, if your into drifting, no this isn't the car for you.

Glad you are actually researching, though, instead of saying "It says skyline, it must be fast".....

We need more of you...

I'd say go for the 240sx....... :grinyes:

Yeah, 240 would be my first choice, then maybe a silvia 14. Depending on where you live.

I don't follow drifting all too clsoely, so, yeah....

Lol, this took a strange turn of events.

For a drift car, something Rear-Wheel Drive, obviously. Maybe, a silvia (If you could import it) or 240^^ or Treuno.

As for the skyline, if your into drifting, no this isn't the car for you.

Glad you are actually researching, though, instead of saying "It says skyline, it must be fast".....

We need more of you...


Thank you very much i take that as a good compliment :grinyes: , i love all the cars mentioned especially the 8-6 YEAH SWEET CAR :grinyes:
and i driven a converted 240, i have driven a 90 GTS and i liked that one the most because of the weight and weight dist. mostly i love all the help you guys are giving me too your all a really nice bunch of guys......................................... man that sounded really gay....

LMAO. Your NOT gay, right?

*Shuffles away*

Yeah, we need alot more people who bother doing the research. The 8-6, or, I like to call it the hatchi-roku, is a nice car. I saw one in vancouver. Not very popular out here, so it was a treat. PS, I live in Winnipeg, not Vancouver. Just to clarify. :p

But yeah, we'll gladly give support to anyone who isn't a moron. Then again, it also applies to people who are extremely ignorent. So yeah, jsut be a nice person, and we'll give you kindness....

Uh oh, that one sounded gay too!

i have noticed that people will try and drift eny thing even a r34 but i would go with a 240

and i driven a converted 240

A converted 240 :eek7: ? What do you mean? You do know that the 240sx is an american car right? :grinyes: I hope what you meant by "converted" was that it was converted to right hand drive or had an RB swap or something. :naughty:

Lol, that'd be the day. Can I ask you something, 69? Are ALL cars in Japan RHD? Because that's f'in cool! Maybe by converted, either RHD 240, or LHD 180?

lol what i meant was a converted 240 into a silvia.

Oh. Front end converted? Well, anyhoo, Maybe you could get an S-14. They're my Favourite. Anyone know the situation on importing them?

well its not that i don't want an S-14 because they are nice as crap but my friend got a 240 conversion and so does my friend who moved to florida the only thing is that they are already in a pissing contest of who wanted on first so if i did get an
S-14 id be bickering with them the entire day! LOL

Nah, if they want to start something, just tell them, "Nah, mine's real. so screw you." Lol. :p Hey, it'll work.

I am doing a sketch for a contest I am running in in Auto-Art/Sketching and Drawing, I was wondering, would you mind a sketch of the import of your dreams. I am out of Ideas. PM me for more info.

Sorry im fresh out of ideas im gonna be gone for an hour or so though i have to finish up some calculus :sly: homework thats why i stayed home today.

So, like, your skipping to finish homework? Well, I am sick. so you're lucky. But, anyway, I think a downhill s-14 drift scene would be cool. How bout it?

Yeah that would rock is it supposed to be realistic or can it be Initial D style? LOL

Realistic, but I think initial D style is pretty cool. I made the contest, so hell, I'll decide wiether it'll be Initial D or not:p What do you want?

PS, From the Front, or rear?

Id say side view like you were at WDC or somthing like on a mountain pass hairpin id say cut from the outside in and then show him trying to countersteer.

my mom is yelling at me alot so i have to go somtime soon LOL!!!

I have an Idea for a sketch, so you gto do your homework, I'll go do mine. I'll PM you when it's done.

ok im gone!

ok im back!

Lol, couldn't you have edited?

PS, I'll PM you the S-14 in a second. Hold on...

yeah sweet start

Wow, thanks. Woah, we've hi...jacked...your...thread? Strange:p Here is what we're talking about in case you're all looking at this strange
http://img19.exs.cx/img19/8117/deanapics7za.jpg
I know it's not great, but rough and needs more work. thanks again, though :)

O boy... Please dont get me started with posting sketches, paintings, and graphic manipulated peices :D

Because I wont stop, haha.

I say just go with an RPS13... Like my first drift car.

Fully primered body, lowered to the ground (it would throw some pretty bad chassis scrape though tight turns... Sparks are sweet) stock engine with intake, gutted interior, doughtnut tires all the way around, and lexan windows.

Thing was so much fun... Until I put her into a wall in mid-drift... But for $350 you cant beat it :D

Drift cars are only nice, and pretty looking in D1... The fact of drifting is this:

It is quite rough on your car... So keep it cheap, and easy. You dont need to worry about S15 headlights, or JDM this, JDM that, SR20, CA18 blah blah turbo system with HKS BOV, until you get good, and confident enough that you know you wont drop her into a curb... Or wall for that matter :lol:

Thats my advice.

-Wes

Lol, that'd be the day. Can I ask you something, 69? Are ALL cars in Japan RHD? Because that's f'in cool! Maybe by converted, either RHD 240, or LHD 180?

Yes, Most of the cars out here are right hand drive :nutkick: , occasionally you find one that someone converted to left hand drive. Heck, you see American cars out here all the time. I always see, corvettes, mustangs, old cadillacs with hydros, trucks, the Japanese love :thinkerg: American Spec cars almost as much as we love their cars. As for Silvias.......they can't be imported as far as I know :grinno: , I know a few people with silvias. My one friend has a Sileighty. He put an S-15 front end on his 180sx.....It's all types of hooked up :evillol: . Well, my plan if I come back to America soon is to bring back a 240 to Japan(I need to check on the laws first). Then I wanna hook it up with 180sx parts while I'm here :smokin: , you know conversions and and SR20DET. :cwm27: ohh well........we'll see what happens. :iceslolan

Here you go, OT, but the smoke sucks ass.

http://img44.exs.cx/img44/6656/deanapics0013if.jpg

the AE86 trueno and the AE86 levin are basically the same car except headlight styles. they are pretty cheap here in the US (a good one can run you anywhere from 3-5 g's). i happen to own one as a matter of fact :D. they are great cars, especially for the beginner drifters. they "flip" alot easier than the 240s, 240s are kinda hard to learn on. the AE86's have a near perfect 50/50 weight ratio too. make sure your corolla is rwd though :D. 85-87 is what you want...150 ponies to the rear wheels stock isnt that bad, considering the GTS' came with a LSD.

America soon is to bring back a 240 to Japan(I need to check on the laws first). Then I wanna hook it up with 180sx parts while I'm here :smokin: , you know conversions and and SR20DET. :cwm27: ohh well........we'll see what happens. :iceslolan

you know whats amazing....almost all of my friends with SR20DET's passed emissions with only a new cat. it was in downtown seattle too, so it wasnt one of those places out in the boonies. and for some reason they didnt get a visual on their inspection either. i have a picture of his slip too if you want it. only problem is that here in washington we have a VERY big 240/180/silvia scene. most of the cops in the seattle area know what an sr20 looks like, even if its a black top.

almost all of my friends with SR20DET's passed emissions with only a new cat.
YOU STUFFED A CAT UNDER THE HOOD!?!?

Lol, I know what ya mean, but yeah. Temptation Called. I had to. :)

Out of curiosity but do you think these kind of drift cars would be good for amature lemans style racing?

I unno, you drift in Lemans? I know I drift go-karts, so it's plausable. Maybe a 240, but I think the treuno, because of the 50/50 dist. of weight.

YOU STUFFED A CAT UNDER THE HOOD!?!?

Lol, I know what ya mean, but yeah. Temptation Called. I had to. :)


hahah :D.

my3rdskyline is absolutely right :grinyes: ...............there are hardly any people who drift skylines.......actually a popular drift car I always see is the 180sx...........hey and guess what...........The 240sx in the states is basically the same car....... :cwm27:
i see skylines drifting all the time... and im from the same city as you... thats wierd... you must not get out much.
or you just dont know anything about drifting... nothing wrong with that... but if thats the case dont pretend you do

i see skylines drifting all the time... and im from the same city as you... thats wierd... you must not get out much.
or you just dont know anything about drifting... nothing wrong with that... but if thats the case dont pretend you do



wow.....first off, look at the dates before you post. second, its not too good to come off as an asshole.

i see skylines drifting, but if you read what he said, he doesnt see MANY people drifting them. you cant drift GT-Rs unless you disable the ATESSA and HICAS. you must not get out much, because you dont know shit about drifting.

wow.....first off, look at the dates before you post. second, its not too good to come off as an asshole.
+1. I woke up this morning to an e-mail box full of notifications from 4 month old threads and they were all from the same person. Wow.

wow.....first off, look at the dates before you post. second, its not too good to come off as an asshole.

i see skylines drifting, but if you read what he said, he doesnt see MANY people drifting them. you cant drift GT-Rs unless you disable the ATESSA and HICAS. you must not get out much, because you dont know shit about drifting.
look dude... im not trying to come off as anything... im just saying that there are alot of skylines in this area (and all over japan) that do drift. i know people dont drift gtrs often but guess what..... not all skylines are gtrs
oh and i just glanced over the forum rules and i didnt see anything that says i cant reply to old posts.... maybe i just missed that part. i dunno

i know not all skylines are gt-r's, im one of the few that are trying to get the newbs to understand that.

now, in my origional post i had said that the usual suspects for skyline drifting at the GTS-T type M's and the GTS's, but i edited the post before i posted it because i wanted to come off as an asshole on my reply.

as far as the ressurecting old threads issue, its not a written rule, its just common curtesy on the forum. theres a reason these threads die, because either all the facts have been set straight, or people lost intrest because the post was that retarded....that or the post got way too off topic.


anywho....my3rd, when are you gettin that GT-R youve been talking about :D. cant wait to see more pics.