V35 Skylines- what are they like

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guys asking about v35 skylines, not about what to buy

my p plater car was a 13BT series 2 RX7.... not sure what drugs you are on cplus, 180kw in a cushy plastic car... meh

[Turbo 351]

Your choice of course, just not the type of car if be buying as a first car for a teenager personally.

Maybe it is different these days, but 180kW RWD + testosterone doesn't sound like a great mix.

Hell, we got in enough trouble in cortinas, corollas and toranas and they were slow as anything in reality.

Funny isn't it, when i grew up and got my licence, everyone had Toranas with 308's, VB/VC SLE's with 308's, or Rotaries etc etc, all had shit suspension/brakes/tyres (by todays standards).... Anyway i see your point.

I work with Teenagers for a living, with probably over 300 on the payroll, we need to accept that there are some that shouldn't even be trusted with a 50kw Excell- yet others will be fine with a 'moderate car'. So for some of you guys to pass judgement based on not even knowing my kid is a bit out of line imo.

Anyway we are getting a bit off topic.

[Turbo 351]

guys asking about v35 skylines, not about what to buy

my p plater car was a 13BT series 2 RX7.... not sure what drugs you are on cplus, 180kw in a cushy plastic car... meh

Mine was not far off, i had a Rx3 with 13B bridgeport, webber, lightened fly, 4.4 diff gears etc

[Cplus]

Wasn't meant to cause offence! And definitely not judging the type of person your son is.

When I think first car, I don't think modded rotary, V8 anything pretty much or something that is going to cause mates to egg someone on - generally.

Who knows what ill be like with a son at 16/17..... (Or I could just be cursed with more daughters)

[bigshipengine.jpg]

Yeah and most of those 308 commodores where actually slower than a Twin Cam Excel.

Also the V35 is 206 KW not 180 as others have said.

Personally i wouldnt let my son get something like that as a first car but hes not my son.
Im 40 and id still be smashing the shit out of and "Drifting" a V35 Skyline now so cant say i know any P Platers that wouldnt be doing the same but with no driving experience.
Let him cut his teeth in something else imho.

[Captiva Fan]

my p plater car was a 13BT series 2 RX7....

Yeah, and a V35 not only has significantly more power, it's probably actually running more than 20% of the time ... :p

If he can be convinced the Liberty is a worthwhile alternative, that sounds better to me ... but I don't think he'd accept it was worth considering c/f the foollleee sik Skyline. And thinking about it, the Skyline fits fewer people to egg him on & whom he'd feel the need to impress.

[gareth]

Couldn't be any worse than a ba falcon with 190 kW ? All the p players around my neck of the woods are dropping single spinners in these things everywhere. So skyline should be a bit more 'planted' to the road ?

[Captiva Fan]

Couldn't be any worse than a ba falcon with 190 kW ? All the p players around my neck of the woods are dropping single spinners in these things everywhere. So skyline should be a bit more 'planted' to the road ?

I'd think it's not the powahz so much as how fullleee sik it is ... Skyline is so much more sik than any Foulcan, and sik behaviour is expected to follow.

[bigshipengine.jpg]

Correct and Peer pressure off mates who expect you to be Tsuchiya because you own a Import Skyline and therefore expect to see your Dorifto Talents.

[Speedyblue]

I looked into them briefly. Think 350Z coup with the addition of 7 inches added to the wheelbase, rear seats and a handful more kg's. Everything else is pretty much the same. Obviously panels, lights etc will cost more due to less availability, which insurance will reflect.

[irsa76]

Lol at the generalizations in this thread. Not EVERY teenage boy acts like a clown behind the wheel, especially if they realize THEY have to pay for the repairs themselves.

[cracka]

Id get him a GT STI liberty for no cop attention, 350z for sluts.

And a p plate turbo exemption. 17 year old lass I know in Roma drives around in a 90k v8 tt cruiser and SS commonwhore.

[TonyJZX]

dont they fall under the "high performance sixes" class so therefore banned for P platers

[goose]

My folks helped me buy a first car I liked because they figured that if I loved the car, I'd do less stupid stuff in it because I wouldn't want to break it.
They were right in my case. Would not have been true for all my peers.

[cracka]

My first car was one of these.


Of all my mates with stupid cars, this was by far the most fun of all of them. rx7's, VLT's, v8 vh/vk's etc etc. This thing would do 360's down a wet road with 100psi in the rear retreads and a tab of handbrake a few times each loop. Valve bounced down hill at 112, otherwise 85-90 max. Fuck the skyline, 500cc of fury.