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Originally Posted by sperry
On an aside to Sp00ln... I wouldn't trade my WRX for a Skyline. I'd rather drive a 400hp 3000lb car than a 600hp 3700lb car. The lighter car will be faster and cheaper to operate. Skylines are pigs, they take way more money to make into a good road race car than an STi.
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If there was your WRX and a GTR-34 right next to it, 98% of the car enthusiast population would choose they skyline. The only thing that MIGHT be able to compete with a skyline on that level could be a spec-c... but I doubt it. Skylines have a reputation for a reason, and it's not just because of "2fast2furious", so get that out of your head. Some considered them one of the best built/engineered cars ever.They have a cult following all over the world with tuner enthusiasts. They're praised in Japan, as they should be. No one cares for STI's like they do the GTRs. And I'm not trying to dog on your car either - I'd run my car into a wall to be able to have the chance to own a GTR-34.
Regarding the weight/price problem, this shouldn't be coming from a guy that has a half gutted car - there are obvious things you can do about the weight of the car if it's going to be setup for road-race/track purposes. Also, if being "cheap" was a real issue, you'd have a 6-bolt DSM a long time ago - In my opinion, the perfect weekend track car. Of course, we are assuming here that this is the perfect world, and that both cars would be free of charge.
People are intitled to their opinions though, so if you disagree with me, thats fine. I just believe that there are people in this world that take so much pride in the car that they own, they're blind to all the other cars in this world - even if it's of superior quality; a sad aspect of the "car enthusiast's" world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Skyline_GT-R