R32, R33 or R34 is better?

[gtr_lover]

lol, if it were me Id go for r34 if I was deep in a pot of cash, but otherwise Id go for the r33 cause of the value, its pretty cheap nowadays. I wouldnt go for r32, its old now, tipping the scale at 15 years--r32 gtr began its life in 1989, and so it goes to the pound. Its led a happy life, but its dead sadly, and so will be the r33 in 3-4 years, when the the next gtr comes out, takes the stand and they leave it to the underdogs-r34,r33,r32 lol.

[SkylineUSA]

Originally Posted by gtr_lover

lol, if it were me Id go for r34 if I was deep in a pot of cash, but otherwise Id go for the r33 cause of the value, its pretty cheap nowadays. I wouldnt go for r32, its old now, tipping the scale at 15 years--r32 gtr began its life in 1989, and so it goes to the pound. Its led a happy life, but its dead sadly, and so will be the r33 in 3-4 years, when the the next gtr comes out, takes the stand and they leave it to the underdogs-r34,r33,r32 lol.

That statement shows that you no nothing about the GTR.

[RazorGTR]

Originally Posted by gtr_lover

lol, if it were me Id go for r34 if I was deep in a pot of cash, but otherwise Id go for the r33 cause of the value, its pretty cheap nowadays. I wouldnt go for r32, its old now, tipping the scale at 15 years--r32 gtr began its life in 1989, and so it goes to the pound. Its led a happy life, but its dead sadly, and so will be the r33 in 3-4 years, when the the next gtr comes out, takes the stand and they leave it to the underdogs-r34,r33,r32 lol.

Ok I'm trying to figure this statement out. The R32, R33, R34 have not been produced for 2 years now, so in fact they're all dead. What isn't dead is the love and demands for these cars. In fact the demand for the R32 GTR is still as high as it was 10 years ago. They are holding their prices better than the two later models which have plumined sharply especially the R34 which has dropped by 30%. The R33 has dropped by nearly 20% in the past two years alone yet the R32 has remained within 5% of its current price.

[gtr_lover]

thus I restate its my opinion, you need not agree with me nor offed me.

[SkylineUSA]

If you have an informed opinion that is fine. Your opinion is based on first hand experience, or playstaion, and mags? If you give your opinion in a public form, and it has no credibility, guess what, I am going to tell you point blank you have no idea what you are talking about. Sorry if you are offended, but thems the facts.

R32 is by far the best value

[gtr_lover]

I have been in the japanese automotive scene since about 6 years ago, and that includes my love for skylines. Admittedly people in the states still have a wanting for them, but thats merely credited to youngsters who whilst cannot afford such. I do not base it on magazines at all, I have riddend along side a few skylines including r34 which I have found fabulous. I base it on my personal experiences and that of my brother. R32 is the cheapest one, best bang for the buck model I think--but with age combined with modifications comes complications as you might now, and it is riding 15 years on its chassis still I think its a great car, if you are looking for value not looks.

[SkylineUSA]

So, you are basing you opinion on the fact that you have seen all the GTRs? If you had driven them, I think your opinion might change.

I work on my own GTRs, I am confused on the complications you are referring too?

You will notice the majority of the guys that actually do their own work, and have driven them, prefer the R32 GTR, there is a reason. R32s look much better in person, pics do not do the car justice, as I have said time and time again.


You mentioned that you have been on the japanese automotive scene, at what capacity?

[SkylineUSA]

I know of them. I have never met Ronnie.

Has your brother broken into the 9s, we all know his car is capable of those numbers? I am not going to say anything about your brother, because he might think I am jealous, which is not the case.

So, have you driven all the GTRs, or are you just going by looks? My first post to you, I was under the assumption that were not a local, my bad.

What are the complications you were referring too?

[gtr_lover]

Ronnie is going to be at TOTB yet again this year, and I expect him to break another pair of records as usual.
Andy hasn't yet broken into the 9's and I doubt he would be able to do so, hes been putting down smooth 11 second passes at the strips with effort. Hes doing a few things and tweaks to see if the car can pull in over 1000hp-crank~800-to the wheels, which undoubtebly should be enough to break into the low 10's and possibly mid 9's. I have not driven all the gtrs, I havent had the pleasure as of yet, but personally I wouldnt be in such pursuit of this. I am more involved in style and grace of which I loom over the 350z, while my brother andy prefers the sheer amounts of power the gtr delivers. I am more subtle I suppose, I would settle with a stock 350z personally; I dont look into modifiying any car in hopes of facing problems later on. I do admire all skylines for what they are, but if it were up to me I would only settle for a r34. In hopes of not encountering problems one faces with a more than decade old car. A few peeps in wales I see beat r32s down and later I see them get so thrashed they need rebuilds--common in rb's in excess of 500hp with 100k miles tipping, thus one needs a rebuild, whilst the r33 and r34 can handle more power and for longer and more stable periods of time. With proper installation and maintenance though, andy has driven the r34 hard and relentlessly to the extremes, and he hasnt encountered any major problems really. Its logic that once the "next gtr" steps up, and is showcased the r32-r34's will get to go for those in need of a bootlegged street machine. The r34 will be the only one to maintain somewhat hogh-medium prices, while the r33 will be under 20k, and r32 will be in the area of 15k--not in u.s. dollars!
I am just awaiting 'long side for news to come about, and since andy is a rep. for do-luck and has many connections with shin and a few peeps at nissan jp they will give him the heads up hopefully soon enough.

[SkylineUSA]

Originally Posted by gtr_lover

Ronnie is going to be at TOTB yet again this year, and I expect him to break another pair of records as usual.
Andy hasn't yet broken into the 9's and I doubt he would be able to do so, hes been putting down smooth 11 second passes at the strips with effort. Hes doing a few things and tweaks to see if the car can pull in over 1000hp-crank~800-to the wheels, which undoubtebly should be enough to break into the low 10's and possibly mid 9's. I have not driven all the gtrs, I havent had the pleasure as of yet, but personally I wouldnt be in such pursuit of this. I am more involved in style and grace of which I loom over the 350z, while my brother andy prefers the sheer amounts of power the gtr delivers. I am more subtle I suppose, I would settle with a stock 350z personally; I dont look into modifiying any car in hopes of facing problems later on. I do admire all skylines for what they are, but if it were up to me I would only settle for a r34. In hopes of not encountering problems one faces with a more than decade old car. A few peeps in wales I see beat r32s down and later I see them get so thrashed they need rebuilds--common in rb's in excess of 500hp with 100k miles tipping, thus one needs a rebuild, whilst the r33 and r34 can handle more power and for longer and more stable periods of time. With proper installation and maintenance though, andy has driven the r34 hard and relentlessly to the extremes, and he hasnt encountered any major problems really. Its logic that once the "next gtr" steps up, and is showcased the r32-r34's will get to go for those in need of a bootlegged street machine. The r34 will be the only one to maintain somewhat hogh-medium prices, while the r33 will be under 20k, and r32 will be in the area of 15k--not in u.s. dollars!

You really think the R33-R34 are capable of handling more power, and wear less than an R32, that is strange.

I prefer the sheer amount of power/torque as well, that is why I opt for a good old American V8 with forced induction of course, but I do love those Nippon straight sixes as well.

[R33]

Originally Posted by SkylineUSA

I prefer the sheer amount of power/torque as well, that is why I opt for a good old American V8 with forced induction of course.

Turncoat, you!

[SkylineUSA]

Originally Posted by R33

Turncoat, you!

Naw, its just better 1/4 mile power, plus the solid rear axle helps as well

[SkylineUSA]

I am quoting a R34 GTR owner.

"Compared to the BNR32 the 34 is got faster reacting electronics yes, but that doesn't make a car!! Apart form small changes in cam spec, and turbine design most RB26 are pretty much the same. Most people end up tuning them in some form or another so I don't really see what the stock motor power rating has to do with anything.

R32s are a bit lighter and a bit conservative aesthetically speaking, so maybe the reason people tend to go for the more visually aggressive 34. I own a 34 and I don't really have any preference for it....a GTR is a GTR no matter how you look at it. I love the 32 and I hope to add one to my collection sometime as I think it just looks better and better. I hope the 34 can age as well...the 33 seems to be looking old design wise but its still a bad ass GTR so I guess its all down to preference. But for someone to say that they like the 34 better because its faster is talking out of his arse!"

You make the call

[SkylineUSA]

Autech has a R32 and R34 set up similarly, and the R32 has better times, so there you go. FYI

[gtr_lover]

Indeed, its true the rb26's throughout the generations are nearly identical except for a few things but personally Ive had my chance of riding alonside few who own r32s. I note that r34s can tolerate more brute amounts, but really I do think the r32 tranny is more withstanding of that of the r34s, if my perception is on key, so may belive otherwise but Ive witnessed hard launches from both and cay safely say the r32 holds its own fairly well. The r34 has much more electronics, and with that it appeals more to me than the r32, but either way both are great.