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Quote from: MarkThe insurance on the skyline will be far from reasonable unfortunately.

One thing I should perhaps mention is the fact youll see maybe 12-15 mpg average from a liner - or most of the others (RX-7 especially)

Yeah, Ive kinda guessed all this, though didnt expect it to be as bad as 12-15. I was thinking more like mid 20s.

Get an A4 B5 Turbo Performance and economy

Find me some on Ebay or Autotrader, I have no idea what a B5 is ;-)

B5 is the Audi A4 from 95-01

Quote from: Walrusbonzo

Quote from: MarkThe insurance on the skyline will be far from reasonable unfortunately.

One thing I should perhaps mention is the fact youll see maybe 12-15 mpg average from a liner - or most of the others (RX-7 especially)

Yeah, Ive kinda guessed all this, though didnt expect it to be as bad as 12-15. I was thinking more like mid 20s.

Youll get 20 or so in a liner if you drive real easy and at about 50

It would appear insurance is going to make the Skyline an absolute no go for me

However, in case anyone else is interested.

1997 2.5 GTS Turbo with 28000 miles and no mods for only £3,750 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-Skyline-28-000-MILES-ONLY-1997_W0QQitemZ290244763824QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290244763824&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A7|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Seems like a bargain to me.

Aye the GTS-Ts are good value for money - theyre rear drive and have the smaller, just as durable engine.

2WD makes them a bit simpler - the Rs have pretty complicated 4WD (But its fairly reliable also)

Quote from: WalrusbonzoIt would appear insurance is going to make the Skyline an absolute no go for me

However, in case anyone else is interested.

1997 2.5 GTS Turbo with 28000 miles and no mods for only £3,750 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-Skyline-28-000-MILES-ONLY-1997_W0QQitemZ290244763824QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290244763824&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A7|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Seems like a bargain to me.

was quite intersted in that then!
until


maybe not! not bad for 22 though, I paid £1200 for my first car which was a 1.3 Metro.

I think your best looking at FTOs, if you can find a manual their awesome but the triptronic autos are pretty good too. They have one of the nicest exhaust notes of any car.

Jeepers, my best/only quote on www.comparethemarket.com was £2500~

gocompare.com was good for me. Esure are seriously cheap. and gocompare was good for import insurance to

Ill dig a b5 out when i find one, please give me a leicester post code

edit dont worry i got leicester postcode from some restaurant

Colours a bit sick but its a 1.8T Sport Only 75k to, and history, could spend 3-400 right off and chip this one

1.8T Quattro Sport

You could also get the newer model for around £4,500 on Autotrader. ( i prefer the earlier b5 model like above though)  Less at a good auction, plenty of decent auctions around if you go on the right day.

Also check out http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/ some nice cars on that site.

I can see insurance is going to be a problem here and end up playing my hand.

Just got quotes for FTO, was even more than the Skyline!

Ok, something is up with this compare the market site.  I just got quotes for non Turbo MR2s and its giving me quotes over double what I got from admiral nearly a year ago.

Ok, sod price comparison sites.

With my current car, Toyota Corolla T3(1.6) Admiral gave me the cheapest price 2 years ago and even 1 year ago when I had to renew the insurance.

They consistently gave me cheaper quotes than price comparison sites.

Now its happening again.  Theyve quoted me for a Turbo Import MR2 LESS than www.comparethemarket.com give me on a non-turbo MR2!

Just knocked £1000~ from my previous best Skyline quote, still, not paying £1500!!!

YAY...  I can afford to insure a 300zx Twin Turbo and FTOs with Admiral.  FTO quotes were a 1/3 what some rubbish price comparison gave me.

FTO or MR2 it is, getting quotes well under £1000 now from Admiral.

considering how desperately bog slow an FTO is I wouldnt bother - theyre so woefully underpowered its ridiculous

Bound to be somewhere you can get a decent insurance quote for - A mate of mine has a skyline GTR insured for under 1500 quid and he is 27.

Have you considered an Evo 5 upwards? (evo 4 has a weak engine)

A skyline R32 GTR would be the absolute best performing possible for your budget, but insurance will be dear.

All Skyline GTS quotes Im getting now are around £1500.  GTRs are in the £2k+ range.  I set a £1000 insurance limit for myself, even that is steep.

Surely a FTO GPX with a 200bhp 2L V6 MIVEC engine cant be THAT slow, its still going to blow the pants off my Corolla! ;-)

Ive not really considered an Evo, not the style of car Im really looking for.  Ive ignored the Impreza for the same reasons.

Ive test driven a MIVEC FTO and even with the semi-auto box it got to illegal speeds plenty quick enough.

take a drive in an evo, then see what you think