Best Jap sports coupe or GT car?
Discussion
Skylines are ahem good value! andy mac said:
Mk 1 Supra!! 
That black Supe is very tasty, I'd fogotten how good they looked! So many cars, so little time (and money
) Another vote for the Skyline over here, even my humble GTS25 is great fun to drive. Cheap as chips these days, great soundtrack, and with 200 horses it's not exactly slow. Totally reliable so far as well.
Oh yeah... Well I still love it!! 
A good 300ZX is indeed a lovely beast
Poss downsides:Very tight engine bay,so it's 'engine out!' for anything more than simple jobs.Waterpump/cooling probs & leaks.Often incorrectly/poorly serviced,i.e. the double oil filter syndrome.Skyline owners have used up most of the old stock of AFM's
I've said it before, and I'll say it again..Why oh why di they not put a big monster turbo nutter engine in the FTO?? Looks as good as any other car out there, but fwd, and even the mivec is a bit limp... It is screaming for the evo engine, and a rwd/awd setup! Would be a cracking car than!
Uhhmm, I really appreciate all the comments here. They've been objective and giben me loads to think about.
I think the 200sx is a fantastic car dynamically but rather bland inside, the second generation was a lot more appealing externally but still a bit commuter car inside.
The late Supra is very interesting, there are many around so not such an unusual sight. Same goes for the FTO and not such a blast to drive as it could be. MR2 is a bit small plus I'd like a bit of spece in the rear for sprogs oneday.
The 300Z is a striking looking car, great performance, space in the rear. The dash is awesome for an early 90's car, way way way ahead of anything else. The downside is that if anything goes wrong it is expensive to fix but I suspect that it's rare to get major faults on a car with such a good record of reliability.
I guess the best thing to do is choose which 300Z very carefully.
Are there any real horror stories that I should be aware of?
I think the 200sx is a fantastic car dynamically but rather bland inside, the second generation was a lot more appealing externally but still a bit commuter car inside.
The late Supra is very interesting, there are many around so not such an unusual sight. Same goes for the FTO and not such a blast to drive as it could be. MR2 is a bit small plus I'd like a bit of spece in the rear for sprogs oneday.
The 300Z is a striking looking car, great performance, space in the rear. The dash is awesome for an early 90's car, way way way ahead of anything else. The downside is that if anything goes wrong it is expensive to fix but I suspect that it's rare to get major faults on a car with such a good record of reliability.
I guess the best thing to do is choose which 300Z very carefully.
Are there any real horror stories that I should be aware of?
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