Wouldn't it be nice if they brought this over from japan

[Morpheus XIII]

Don't you all think its strange how we are basing comparisons on 2 cars that are so very different in so many aspects... why is it that Ferrari is used so oftenly as a reference point for other cars? First, we are comparing Nissan's flagship sports car against the poor-man's Ferrari (F355/F360). Secondly, the Nissan is still significantly priced lesser than any Ferrari $135,000 - $90,000 = $45,000. Thirdly, the car's bodies... enough said. The Ferrari isn't even a grand tourer. Don't compare; they are both spectacular automobiles in they're own ways.

[adamandsonja]

quote"Don't compare; they are both spectacular automobiles in they're own ways." very true! however i would hardly call the 360 (especially) a poor man's ferrari. it's just the least expensive ferrari.
adam

[SkylineUSA]

Ya,
I would consider a 400, Mondial, or a 308 a poors man Ferrari.

[Adam]

it's coming here straight from nissan @ regular price in 03








happy?

[Morpheus XIII]

Ah, forgive me for that blasphemous statement on the 360. However I thought were talking about factory new cars only.

On another note, who agrees with me that $90,000 for a new Skyline is fairly pricey? None of the Skylines were really designed to look like exotics, therefore why not get an older one? My personal favorite is the R32 GT-R vspec. Much like the Ferrari F40, its a monstrous uncontrollable beast, unrefined and pure. And for $30,000 its quite a bargain.

Seeing a couple of R32s, 33s, and 34s lurking around Southern California does my soul good.

[dodgy]

gotta agree with u there - the r32 is my favourite skyline too. Ive driven a few and i love them. I driven my friends 420 hp gts-t (thats a rear wheel drive turbo 2 litre - rb20det) and ive driven a family friends 500 hp vspec gtr - both VERY fun, epsecially the gts-t in the wet.
They are very cheap here in NZ - an r32 gts-t can be bought for around NZ$12,000 ( approx US$5,500 at the moment) and r32 gtr vspec for under NZ$30,000 (US$13,500).
im saving up....

[R35]

Well have to remember that the $90,000 is a marked up price. A new Skyline GT-R R34 V-spec II will cost you approx $50,000 US. if you buy it from a dealer in Japan. Add on $25,000 to have MotoRex convert it for you, or pay the $90,000 to have them take a used one and bring up to US approved specs.

I personally like the R34's look the most. If you see it in your rear-view mirror you know to get the F#@K out of its way.

Ya it does look like Nissan will bring the next generation Skyline (R35) to the US, but until they do or at least release a statment on it we all have to sit on our thumbs and guess what the next version will be like. Tons of guessing, rumors, etc on the net

As for comparing "cars", whether it's a Skyline, Ferrari, Porsche, or a Hyundai it really doesn't matter much since people will always compare one to the other. Kind of like little Johnny and his riced up Civic talking about how he beat a Mondial going in reverse Anyone with a brain cell should be able to figure out what is real and what is just plain BS.

For the price of a Mondial, I'd buy 2 Skylines a Stagea and a bigger garage but that's me:frog:

[Initial D]

Has anyone tried one of these importers for skyline availability
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/.../gray0012.html

[DVSNCYNIKL]

Originally posted by Initial D
Has anyone tried one of these importers for skyline availability
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/.../gray0012.html

Hmmmm, interesting. None in NY to do importing. God this sucks!! I have to go to Connecticut to see the nearest importer.