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They want to be unique and stand out so they buy a dark grey R32 skyline and put volk TE37s on it and drive to car meets and park beside the other dark grey R32 skylines with volk TE37s on them.
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I saw an R32 GTS-T in my small Virginian town the other day, still had 30-day temp tags on it. It was dark grey with TE37s  e; also I don't give a single gently caress, I love the Skyline a whole bunch.
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Mar 3, 2015 06:21
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I probably should say that my opinions on this topic are probably invalid/broken, since my dream Japanese car is a Subaru SVX, which is pretty much the poster child of A for effort, C for execution.
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Mar 3, 2015 06:26
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Powershift posted:They want to be unique and stand out so they buy a dark grey R32 skyline and put volk TE37s on it and drive to car meets and park beside the other dark grey R32 skylines with volk TE37s on them. Pretty much sums it up. A lot of them up here are becoming run down I see one in my neighborhood that has the spraypaint paint job. I get why they have appeal, I don't think the car is worthy of the massive cult following it has or even importing. The Pulsar GTI-R was always more interesting to me because it looks like a meth head designed it.
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Mar 3, 2015 06:33
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I would still probably take a JDM Fozzy STI over a GTR because at least the FSTI isn't outright banned and the insurance would probably be a lot cheaper
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Mar 3, 2015 06:36
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1500quidporsche posted:The Pulsar GTI-R was always more interesting to me because it looks like a meth head designed it. I've seen two here locally in the past five years. 
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Mar 3, 2015 06:43
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$1500 for this, it had to be used to dump bodies or something right? http://battlecreek.craigslist.org/cto/4909515671.html quote:It is a 2004 Mazda B3000. It is in great condition with a few faults. It needs a new computer that controls the engine (PCM). It can drive without the PCM but it runs rough. The back brakes need work. It has a brand new battery, fuel pump, and has an after market radio. The body is in excellent condition with hardly any rust because it has only been in Michigan for 2 years. It was in the south before that.  
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Mar 3, 2015 07:25
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"It can drive without the PCM"? What? Also, who's to say that the computer is even the problem? Seems to me like the ECU gets blamed most of the time when there's a separate fault. Price is still fair, though.
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Mar 3, 2015 08:27
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That driver side rear wheel looks really wonky, but its possible its just the way its sitting on the ground and the second picture was taken somewhere else?
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Mar 3, 2015 08:42
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22 Eargesplitten posted:I think the whole 4-wheel-steering thing is cool, but then again, the 300zx has it, and you can get a nice TT Z32 for 10-15k, rather than 120k. It's not. It really, really isn't. It's does nothing for handling and adds a ton of weight in the back. It makes parallel parking vaguely easier but the car's not very big, so there's really no point to it. Google "HICAS lock bar" to see what the better solution is.
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Mar 3, 2015 10:03
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Setting the lesster GTS-T and GTS-4 models aside, the R32 GT-R is a homologation special that pretty much dominated every group A/N series it raced in. But unlike Sierra Cosworths and E30 M3s they actually sold a shittone of them. I'd have a gunmetal gray one on TE37s any day, only thing stopping me is I dont have a garage to store it in and I honestly wouldnt want to park it out on the street.
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Mar 3, 2015 11:27
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Probably a lot of the appeal of the skyline (at least before Fast and the Furious made it ricer cool anyway) of the skyline was the racing pedigree. It was known as "Godzilla" after all. The other big part of the appeal was that the engines were all designed for high hp (homologation specials that they were) and then neutered via turning and boost to fit into japan's "gentlemen's agreement".
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Mar 3, 2015 15:49
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And the AWD system was pretty neat for its time, it was some Porsche 959 level poo poo in a relatively inexpensive Japanese car. Lots of people rock Gunmetal grey R32s with TE37s because they look awesome and I would drive one everyday. Powershift just hates everything.
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Here have some relevant gold. http://www.global-auto.ne.jp/stock/public_stock_detail.php?entry=0151.dat&model=BNR32   
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Mar 3, 2015 16:05
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I want one in bright red on something like an Enkei YS5
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Throatwarbler posted:And the AWD system was pretty neat for its time, it was some Porsche 959 level poo poo in a relatively inexpensive Japanese car. I like 'em all but my favorite ones are either the actual Group A race cars or White ones with stock 16" wheels. Also, in racing at least, it was massively more successful than the 959/961.
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BBS LMs look pretty good on it too: However, that is not a thing from the Craigslist. This is:   Ad is gone. As usual, it was a Fiero http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/1/...eplica-7724586/
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Mar 3, 2015 16:52
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Is there a reason why fieros are always used for kit cars like that?
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Mar 3, 2015 17:00
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mariooncrack posted:Is there a reason why fieros are always used for kit cars like that? The body panels are plastic or something that you can drill right out and bolt your fiberglass atrocity straight to the frame.
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Mar 3, 2015 17:03
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It's also super cheap and mid-engined.
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razorscooter posted:It's also super cheap and mid-engined. I think that's the biggest draw. Cheap, mid-engined, 5-lug wheels.
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Mar 3, 2015 17:15
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Tusen Takk posted:
This one is probably legit because it's a military import, When I was in the AF and in Japan lots of guys did it, you just gotta pony up the cash to get them up to DOT standards. I thought about bringing my GSXR750 at the time but didn't want to pay to get it up to par since I could have just got one here anyway. If he is legit in the military and imported it himself, all the paperwork should be in order and it should be exempt from the crusher.
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Mar 3, 2015 17:26
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Human Grand Prix posted:I like 'em all but my favorite ones are either the actual Group A race cars or White ones with stock 16" wheels. The R32 GT-R had some of the best stock wheels I've ever seen along with the E36 M3. I would absolutely rock a bone stock gunmetal one and could probably straight trade my current car for a pretty fair condition example but I don't think I'd like using a RHD car daily in the city. Although backing through drive thru's is always fun.
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leica posted:This one is probably legit because it's a military import, When I was in the AF and in Japan lots of guys did it, you just gotta pony up the cash to get them up to DOT standards. I thought about bringing my GSXR750 at the time but didn't want to pay to get it up to par since I could have just got one here anyway. There's no exemption for the military, if there were there'd be a lot more Japanese and European cars running around. It might be legit...next year. Also, all this talk of "where did all this Skyline obsession come from?" and no one mentions Gran Turismo?
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Human Grand Prix posted:I like 'em all but my favorite ones are either the actual Group A race cars or White ones with stock 16" wheels. They came in 16" because that's what the homologation rules specified. Once that was changed they introduced the V-Spec with 17" so it could fit bigger brakes.
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I have a friend who has an R32 Skyline GTR. It had its odometer rolled back (the mythic 100k kilometer "Japanese don't drive their cars" thing) and barely made over 200 AWHP on a Dyno Dynamics dyno with some typical light mods, and has some rust issues. It's also Gunmetal.  
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Octopus Magic posted:I have a friend who has an R32 Skyline GTR. I swear all the grey imports us/canada get seem to be really poo poo.
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Memento posted:It's not. It really, really isn't. It's does nothing for handling and adds a ton of weight in the back. It makes parallel parking vaguely easier but the car's not very big, so there's really no point to it. Google "HICAS lock bar" to see what the better solution is. I'm not talking about performance, I'm talking about cool technology, regardless of how effective it is.
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Mar 3, 2015 19:06
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Longinus00 posted:They came in 16" because that's what the homologation rules specified. Once that was changed they introduced the V-Spec with 17" so it could fit bigger brakes. I am aware. Just Sayin'.
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Octopus Magic posted:I have a friend who has an R32 Skyline GTR. They also get new engines every 50k and were most certainly NOT bought from a breaking yard in Osaka.
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Mar 3, 2015 19:39
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track day bro! posted:I swear all the grey imports us/canada get seem to be really poo poo. That's just JDM. All European grey market cars I see tend to be in really good shape for their age.
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track day bro! posted:I swear all the grey imports us/canada get seem to be really poo poo. Canada's "tuner" culture is really bad. Ontario or Quebec is the absolute worst. No maintenance/halfassed garbage, dumb stance people, and guys with too much money (at the time of purchase, anyway) and not enough sense. I can't speak for Western Canada (their cars seem to be in much better shape) but never, ever in your life buy any sports car from Ontario without a meticulous inspection, correct paperwork, and concrete evidence it wasn't driven in the Southern Ontario/Quebec Salt bath. TL;DR: Run, don't walk away from any RHD Import located in Eastern Canada.
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Human Grand Prix posted:They also get new engines every 50k and were most certainly NOT bought from a breaking yard in Osaka. What get new engines every 50k? Are you satirizing JDM myths? I can't tell.
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VideoTapir posted:What get new engines every 50k? All Japanese cars get new engines every 50k. My cousin Steve told me this-he's been to several brothels in the Taiheiyo Belt and knows what's up.
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Mar 3, 2015 19:58
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I actually saw that meme in the wild recently.
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VideoTapir posted:There's no exemption for the military, if there were there'd be a lot more Japanese and European cars running around. My friend that was stationed in Germany brought over her Opel, and I know a few other people who brought over their European car when they were promoted to citizens so I think Leica may be right, especially since there is an AFB right by there.
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Human Grand Prix posted:Canada's "tuner" culture is really bad. Ontario or Quebec is the absolute worst. No maintenance/halfassed garbage, dumb stance people, and guys with too much money (at the time of purchase, anyway) and not enough sense. I can't speak for Western Canada (their cars seem to be in much better shape) but never, ever in your life buy any sports car from Ontario without a meticulous inspection, correct paperwork, and concrete evidence it wasn't driven in the Southern Ontario/Quebec Salt bath. The only difference in Western Canada is oil money keeps the idiots going past the initial purchase. There's one forum here where its not uncommon to see something like a Silvia that has an exhaust, chip tune and some suspension bits thrown at it listed for $15k. I've never gone out to look at these cars, but my general impression is that people throw tons of money at these cars with no clue what they're doing and are trying to recoup as much as possible.
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Tusen Takk posted:My friend that was stationed in Germany brought over her Opel, and I know a few other people who brought over their European car when they were promoted to citizens so I think Leica may be right, especially since there is an AFB right by there. And lots of people have brought a lot of illegal vehicles into the US and had them crushed. This is the only exemption I could find for military personell: they do not need to pay import duties on one car. http://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/importing-car quote:Military and civilian employees of the U.S. government returning at the end of an assignment to extended duty outside the CBP territory of the U.S. may include a conforming vehicle among their duty-free personal and household effects. The auto must have been purchased abroad and be in its owner's possession prior to departure. Generally, extended duty is 140 days or more. Navy personnel serving aboard a U.S. naval vessel or a supporting naval vessel from its departure from the U.S. to its return after an intended overseas deployment of 120 days or more are entitled to the extended-duty exemption. Conforming vehicles imported under the duty-free exemption are dutiable if sold within one year of importation. Duty must be paid at the most convenient CBP office before the sale is completed. Conforming vehicles so imported may remain in the U.S. indefinitely once a formal entry is made for EPA purposes. There is no exemption to safety and environmental requirements. http://www.monterey.army.mil/Logisitics/inc/povship.pdf
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1500quidporsche posted:The only difference in Western Canada is oil money keeps the idiots going past the initial purchase.
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http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/4915760166.html Doesn't appear to be the stock motor 
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