RE: PH Heroes: Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

[s m]

Andy616 said:

Nice to see another TH1 car in the UK, great colour.

Here's mine, imported at the end of last year.






I grew up with all the Gran Turismos and it's always been about the R32 for me. I've always thought that the R33 is a bit bloated looking and the R34 slightly awkward. Each to their own though.

A good R34 is nearly 3 times the price of an R32 or 33 and I can't see it being 3 times the fun.

Very smart!

I too like the R32 best. Enjoyed reading the article on the Calsonic R32 in EVO.

Friend's boss had one when he was working on the Gti-R program at NME. First one I'd ever seen over here in the flesh

[Cable]

mackie1 said:

What wheels are those? I want them!

They're Volk Racing TE37; quite possibly the best looking wheel ever.

I had a mildly tuned R33 GTR Vspec in midnight purple. It was a great car, loads of presence, awesome engine and unbelievable traction. I have a stripped out and track spec R32 GTST now, which I have to say is much more fun car to drive (even prior to the major mods); it just seems smaller and more nimble than the R33 and even the R32 GTR, which a good friend has let me drive. A highly underrated and capable car.

However, I sure do love the look of the R34 GTR, especially when given a nice set of wheels (Volk TE37's please).

It'd be rude not to have this clip, (skip to about 4mins for the Mine's R34)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8vAxzLApPs

Edited by Cable on Sunday 27th January 00:13

[Bladedancer]

Heh, It's my dream to someday own one of these, perhaps an S-tune in midnight purple...

[RX7]

turboslippers said:

'bit of a barge really but check these pics out , talking of big cars'

Jesus...I've never seen a R34 next to a GTR...that's comical!

I bought a R32 11 years ago and then my dad sent me out to buy a R34 after driving mine. The R34 was an absolute beast and I just loved it for the presence. For driving though...give me my old clunky R32 GTR ta (still own it)

From someone who enjoys his jdm cars and tuning i never never understand why someone who obviously has spent good money on a huge front mount intercooler then proceeds to block the airflow to it with the number plate

It would be a 32 for me, then a 34 if i was forced to choose, dont like the shape of the 33, its too rounded for a skyline in my eyes.

I like the photo of the 34 and 35 When the 35 came out there was a photo of all 4 in a line, 32 - 35 and i have scoured around to find it but cant, the difference from the 32> upwards in size is quite staggering

[RDR 838]

Tarico said:

Does anyone have, or have experience of, the N/A i6 cars e.g. 25GT, GT-X,GT-V? I've only ever seen the turbos for sale in the uk. The N/A engines still put out ~200hp, and should make for a fun, rare drive.

Using R33's as an example, I see the R33 GTS (2.0 NA) and R33 GTS25 (2.5 NA) as the Skyline equivalent of the E36 318is and 325i.

They have similar performance and weigh about the same so if you are happy with 325i levels of performance then a 25GT should be considered. Non turbo Skylines are no where near as fast as the turbo engined ones but they are not as bad as people say they are.

[mmm-five]

This is my mates R33 in it's natural habitat.

[RDR 838]

[mackie1]

Cable said:

mackie1 said:

What wheels are those? I want them!

They're Volk Racing TE37; quite possibly the best looking wheel ever.

I had a mildly tuned R33 GTR Vspec in midnight purple. It was a great car, loads of presence, awesome engine and unbelievable traction. I have a stripped out and track spec R32 GTST now, which I have to say is much more fun car to drive (even prior to the major mods); it just seems smaller and more nimble than the R33 and even the R32 GTR, which a good friend has let me drive. A highly underrated and capable car.

However, I sure do love the look of the R34 GTR, especially when given a nice set of wheels (Volk TE37's please).

It'd be rude not to have this clip, (skip to about 4mins for the Mine's R34)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8vAxzLApPs

Edited by Cable on Sunday 27th January 00:13

Sorry to go off topic I've got a blue Z4 coupe and I reckon those in bronze would look awesome. Shame they cost so much, I can't really justify it.

It's been done in the US:



These look good too (Advan RG2):

[clarki]

Must admit i do find myself looking in the classifieds at R32s from time to time, its a bathhurst thing i think, the rest never really appealled tbh.

I did the jap thing once with an evo 8 and tried an R33 at the time - nice enough, but that's all. Hardly set the world on fire.

[DanBMW]

Always liked the R33 and R34. This one looks about spot on to me, apart from the carbon boot.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/n...

Edited by DanBMW on Sunday 27th January 18:55

Edited by DanBMW on Sunday 27th January 18:56

[liner33]

Shame about the dealer

[Porkie]

mackie1 said:

I prefer the looks of the R34 but most of the stuff I've read (Mr Harris included) reckons the R33 is a better car.

Have owned both. Far preferred the R33 in everyway apart from the interior. The steering wheel on the 33 is horrific for starters!

Really think the R34 is so so so so over rated! Would never go near another. In my my experience, fragile mechanicals, awful ride, wafts breaks, plasticky interior... I had a 996 turbo at the same time. It was on another planet in every aspect apart from rear seat room and boot space.

[Trommel]

Porkie said:

Far preferred the R33 in everyway apart from the interior

Problem is that most individual modifications to a particular car will probably make more of a difference to how it drives than the differences between a standard BCNR33 and a BNR34 - as far as basic cars go, an R34 is an R33 with a stiffer body, a slightly shorter wheelbase, an extra gear, better aero and a bit more power and torque. Worth remembering that the basic package was a decade old when the R34 arrived.

[J B L]

Love them.

Why did Nissan stop calling them Skyline?

[M@1975]

Prefer the R32, loved mine, never should have got rid of it, another in the litany of stupid decisions I've made in getting rid of very good cars at completely the wrong time and for completely the wrong reasons..

[Skylinecrazy]

One day.

[dinkel]

I believe this 550 brake AWD is still for sale, RHD and with a cage. Tuff piece of kit:


Quick off the mark.


Autobahn quick.


Pro kit. The list goes on . . .


Thunder.


GoPro. Note the cage.


I believe the livery is currently a bit more . . . decent.

I had a quick blast in this Jap and found it hotter than an SV Lambo.

[Trommel]

Why do people feel the need to do that? Awful.

[turboslippers]

RX7 said:

From someone who enjoys his jdm cars and tuning i never never understand why someone who obviously has spent good money on a huge front mount intercooler then proceeds to block the airflow to it with the number plate

The previous owner who spent over 20k didn't really care on the actual performance...just how it looked. He specced the finest intercooler, exhaust, air filters etc and then didn't even bother raising the boost. He admitted that the 385mm Ferrari Enzo spec calipers were just because no-one else had them at the time (cost him around 10k in total. 3800 for the brakes and then the 19" TE37's needed to clear them and then the Tein coilovers to allow the wheels to fit).

That photo was shortly after purchasing it. Once I had transferred dad's number over to it I got a single row plate made up with motorcycle lettering. In fact, when I sold it and it went back on to original plates I got another small plate made up just because I thought it looked so daft (albeit legal...)

[turboslippers]

s m said:

Andy616 said:

Nice to see another TH1 car in the UK, great colour.

Here's mine, imported at the end of last year.






I grew up with all the Gran Turismos and it's always been about the R32 for me. I've always thought that the R33 is a bit bloated looking and the R34 slightly awkward. Each to their own though.

A good R34 is nearly 3 times the price of an R32 or 33 and I can't see it being 3 times the fun.

Very smart!

I too like the R32 best. Enjoyed reading the article on the Calsonic R32 in EVO.

Friend's boss had one when he was working on the Gti-R program at NME. First one I'd ever seen over here in the flesh

Wow, that's clean! I'm probably going to have mine resprayed at some point and now I know how it's going to look!