Overhyped, and Basterdised!

[lilslim]

Why is the Skyline, which USE to be one of my favorite cars so basterdised? Its overhyped, and people talk about it like its the ONLY good Japanese car in this dumb country! The Skyline isnt the fastest Japanese car to 60. The Evo is faster to 60. The Skyline isnt the best on the freeway. The Supra is. What the Skyline IS good in is road racing. Its good on tracks with long straights, and non-tight curves. But if it was in a very curvy track with lots of tight curves, and not too much straights, the Evo will crush it. If it was on the freeway, the supra will KILL it. If I was to put 10K into the engine of a Skyline, and 10K into the engine of a Supra, the Supra would have more HP. If you look at speed test, or circut racers in Japan, or people trying to break records for high speed on the freeway, the use Supras, in Japan. They know what Skylines are good, and not good in. But this country, people ONLY give Skylines credit. The funny thing is, half those people sweating the Skyline, dont know shit about it. I am sooooo sick of the 2 Fast 2 Furious crowd basterdising that car! I hope I didnt offend anyone, who dont wanna hear the truth. Later people!

[jcsaleen]

So true but about the 2fag2f#$%er crowd. But the truth is the skyline is liked because of its looks and that why every1 got so hyped up about it. Im pretty sure that 2f2f'ers don't give about performance
(very sad thing) but its the truth.

[flylwsi]

ya know what?
that's not true at all.
there are people (uneducated) who assume it's "god incarnate in a car".
the rest of us know it's awesome, but it's a car, just like any other car.

it's a hell of a car for a starting point though.

[jcsaleen]

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it's a hell of a car for a starting point though.[/quote]

true very true

[my3rdskyline]

The skyline is not the come all be all of cars. actually with my few years of driving experience I have come to realize that no matter how much you fall in love with one car, it's impossible for it to be the best at everything. I love corvettes and skylines. But I respect supras a lot (since I moved to japan). Personally I think a 2jz is a better motor than an RB26DETT. I've been in my friends supra with a 2JZ and a huge turbo (dyno 950HP at autoshop "turbo" in okinawa, I was there). That car is fucking fast. I've been in some of the fastest GTR's in japan and I honestly like the supra better. But I felt like I was going to die. So if it's for looks or handling or the engine, outright power, drag times, some aura, a movie or whatever makes you like a car.... It's your opinion. I just think it's funny how some (most) of the people in these forums have never driven a skyline let alone owned one (or three or four like me :-P ) Personally I like the skyline because it's a good all around car. affordable (in japan), light, RWD, good weight distr. handling. The geometry of the car is very good. You just point it and it goes. In the words of Tiff Needle from top gear "You don't so much DRIVE the nissan skyline but, cling on for dear life!" and something to the effect of "Skyline was designed to take on the Sega Ralley machine."

It's definitly just a car though. actually as most of you forum members in your teenage years will soon learn... All cars are JUST CARS.

[lilslim]

Yea, the Skyline is a very good car. Its powerful, fast, great handling, and its easily modded. I'm just pissed that this car is getting basterdised by teenage boys (i'm a teen) that dont know shit about it. The only reason they like it is because it wasnt realised here. Nobody wants to know that Supras have more powerful engines, and are even easier modded than Skylines, which pisses me off.

[flylwsi]

first off, get off the "supras are better" kick.
you're looking for an argument, you won't get one.

easier to mod? how so?
it's just as expensive, and they're fairly equally matched cars.

who cares if lil teenagers are enamored with the car?
it's no different than the kids that had lambo countach 5000 posters on their walls, is it?

yep, that got bastardized
you're making a big deal out of a bunch of people who don't know much about the car as is, and would pee their pants if they saw one.

who cares? honestly?

[HondaHater]

skyline has a great history.

2f&2f kinda fucked it up, now everybody be like wow!
maybe it's becuz they are kids and kids dream too much.

[SkylineUSA]

Skylines Suck, GTRs Rawk

I really don't know much about the cars, but I do know that a GTR will kill a most cars with mild mods.

[jcsaleen]

to: SkylineUSA Still not done reading all the info on the post but ill get back to u when im done lol. As far as supras go there great but im on the skyline thread. Therefore I prefer skylines.

[Skyline_R32_Canada]

man im tired of people comparing the supra and skyline, they are both better than one another at different things...

when you think about it...barely any one even knows what a skyline is, and for the teenagers that do, 95% of them just know the one from 2fast2furious and other than that have no clue about them

yes the r34s are beautiful cars, yes they are fast, and yes they are very rare, thats why a lot of 'uneducated' ppl talk about them

[lilslim]

All I am saying is that other Japanese cars are neglected, and left out. Why? I doo prefer the Skyline over the Supra if I where a road racer, because its handling is better. If I was to race on the freeway, I would have to go with the Supra. And if I where drifting I woud have to go with the RX-7. But if I was to tell some people that the Skyline isnt perfect in EVERY aspect,that the car DOES have flaus, and that its NOT God'd gift to man then they get mad at me. Oh, and one thing I frogot! Why where there NO good cars in NFS: Underground exept the Skyline, RX7, and the non-turbo Supra (which isnt even CLOSE to the JZA Supra). Another sign of the 2Fag crowd. Oh well, I will continue to try to teach people that there are other good cars out there. Teens these days think Civics (economy cars) are great drag cars. How dumb. If only we where like the Japanese! lol

Peace

[SkylineUSA]

Originally Posted by Moppie

Wicked couple of posts SkyUSA!

Care to name any sources?

It has no copyright

I posted it a while ago. The story is from a book that came with my GTR.

Yes, the GTR is not the car to end all cars, but its damn close. There are better cars than the GTR, but you would be hard pressed to find a car in its price range(True Price Range) that can out perform it in a all around competition.

I have owned a Supra as well, I loved that car, but it looks ugly to me. They are very hard to get the power to the ground. Like you mentioned they are good for freeway racing, but anyone that does that for racing is an idiot. Plus that is not racing, although my dumbass has done it when I was younger. I can learn from my mistakes.

American V8s will always beat the GTR in the 1/4, but then again the GTR can out perform them in other aspects.

I will tell you this, you think you know GTRs, but you don't. The F&TF crowd are nothing but young adults that don't have a clue of what makes a car tic. It is very irritaing to me as well to listen or read this crap. I would never go to the Supra/RX-7/Civic forums and start shit there just because their cars are different than mine. They like what they like, I like what I like. There are a lot of guys on those forums that have a lot of knowledge, why the hell would talk shit to them. I am glad they know their shit, it makes for good competeition.

Anybody that says any one particular car is flat out better than another car, but has never even drive any of the cars they are talking about is a very crediable source of information, NOT!

[lilslim]

The 2gay2f*** crowd represents Japanese cars. So, when the V8 guys look at them, and see the assholes on the street they assume that ALL Jpaanese cars and Japanese car racing is only sbout big rims, sound systems, and gay paint jobs. Thats what pisses me off. I am not trying to compare the cars, all I am saying is that people give the car credit, and they ignore other cars. THATS ALL! Oh, and people in Japan race on the freeway, drift, and do all types of racing (unlike here, where people drag FWDs). So, please dont call them idiots, cuz they know there shit.

[SkylineUSA]

I run both V8 superchrged, N2O, and a Twin Turboed RB26. Both are good at what they do.

And anyone who run on the any freeway is an idiot, don't care if its in Japan or not. There are legal place for that type of driving, and public roads are not it.