adam knight

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after having 6 subarus over the last 7 years im toying with the idea of having a change to an r32gtr has anyone on here ownded one can give me any advice what there like to live with compared to a subaru, i currently own a classic sti with mild modifications, i went to look at one last night and i must say it was a beaut good price and very good spec, but we couldnt a agree a price so waked away, but im having second thoughts, i know this is a subaru forum and i know most people will be biast , just want to see what peoples veiws are any info would be great cheers

scoobychris300

had a r33 gtst years ago , beautiful car and bloody fast !! no not a gtr , couldnt afford one !! after having the gtst would have another tommorow! so would defo have a gtr!
never had to spend a penny on it , not like my scooby! but is that the attraction!?
cheers chris ..

alcazar

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Six Scoobs in seven years?
You've got too much disposable income.

jayallen

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I hope you have deep pockets!

adam knight

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yeah i know sounds crazy but iv had 6 one of them i had for 3 years, some iv sold and regretted it so went out bought another, i wouldnt say i have too much desposable income iv been lucky and saved very hard too, but for some reason im not getting the same buzz i used too. i havnt got deep pockets to buy the car its self ill be compleatly breaking the bank and some so i dont wantto buy something thats going to be off the road more than its on, i always look after my motors and never had any major problems with any subaru iv ownded, probably half the reason i keep coming back

wrx9181

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Life's too short just go for it

sonic93

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scooby chris what scoob u got and power? i had gtst like big barge got it running 330 till crap back to scooby type r .

32 gtr completely diff car to r33 gtst lighter, 4 wheel drive ,and the RB26 bad boy lol very reliable take stupid power with out touching box and internals.
paul at jdm garage said the 32 s were so much better than 33 handling wise get 1 mate put pics up?

Moley

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Different league in running costs

scoobychris300

sonic 93 , thats what i was saying , i could only afford a r33gtst 2wd , gtr totally differnet car! i know that! ( but my 33 dint handle that bad)as far as my scooby goes its a rolling project nothing fancey and done a a tight budget , (my 99 classic uk2000) i ant got the money some of you guys out ther got !( 3 kids and a nagging wife!)
cheers chris

MattyB1983

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How much you looking to spend.

A pal has a 650bhp R33GTR that he's been thinking of selling.

I do love the 32's though, there is a silver one in town driven by a middle aged woman.

adam knight

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moley i take it you mean a lot more expensive, the one i went t look at was 380-400bhp, il try find the add of the car i went t see yest

scoobychris300

as for get 1 what do you meen!
cheers chris ..

Moley

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Yep, much more expensive.

A couple of mates went from modified WRX's to GTS's, and were shocked.
Apparently GTR's are even worse.

adam knight

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R32-GTR-Ni...#ht_3848wt_932

UKDMWRX

A GTS-T wont be going anywhere in the snow, almost undrivable IMHO!

mybugeye

Nice car!!

If you want it mate go for it, you could get years of fun with no major problems.
Any performance car 'might' cost you a packet throughout ownership. But you will have some great memories!!

Then when you're bored of it, you'll buy another impreza!

STi9 type R

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go for it, if i got rid of the type r it would be for a r32

scoobwrx94import

as said already get it its bloody nice like ull love it pal has a r34 gtr jammy git its lush and my other mate uses a r32 for drifting its nae a gtr but still bloody gid car uve had plenty of scoobys time for a change id say if it was me

kennyc

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They are awesome cars no doubt about that! They are dearer to run everything seems to have in the infamous skyline tax lol! Different drive to a classic impreza as they are several hundred kilos heavier, they handle well but power does come in later and performance over 60mph is great but if you like a b road blast stick with the scoob

malevolent_sti

That's a beautiful GTR. You only regret the things in life you DON'T do. Subaru's are easy enough to come by if you decide its not for you. DO IT!

chief-long-shin

I had a 33 gts t a couple of years back off the back of a classic.

Running costs will go up. My daily commute at the time went from (£10 a day to just under £20( this was 4 years ago when fuel was cheaper))

Mine was 330bhp and the rb25.

Insurance was a little higher. Mechanically the car never missed a beat, the sound was intoxicating and I loved the acceleration and top end. That said in the fuel crisis I went from this to a 1.3 glanza turbo and was glad I did.

They are beautiful cars but don't buy them expecting anything cheap. My 18s at the time cost nearly £8-900 at the time and this made me bail from the car rather than pay for them.

Friend has a 600bhp 33gtr. Lincoln to Cornwall if I remember correct was nearly three tanks each way.

I have another friend who has Bought one the same as me for £1500 120k plus on the clock and this is his drift toy for weekends.

I guess I'd say buy for a toy mainly. I went full circle and came back to the scoob.

Good luck and hope this helps

99jdee

love the r32 gtr, getting one after my scoob lol its my second choice though, although they are gorgeous cars and yes they can handle stupid power without thouching internals i think i read somewhere something stupid like 450-500bhp! lol

nizmo80

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skylines are very fun to drive.
I had a white R33 gts 2.5 turbo with well over 300bhp it was very fast.
It was around 3 years ago I had it and as chief-long-shin mentioned the price of fuel was alot cheaper.
I would spend £80 a week in fuel for going to work and back and by the weekend I had to put more fuel in the tank.lol
To compare with my scooby I only put in £50 a week and that does me for going to work
and the weekend aswell so there is a bit of a difference in fuel consumption.
Saying that the skyline was a amazing car to drive and I had alot of fun in mine.
If you fancy one then go for it mate they are great cars to drive

scoobyc

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R32's really look retro cool now. But i think they are about 10k! and that aint cheap !

beef-on-the-bone

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if you're going to do it, that one certainly looks worth a punt.....

adam knight

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im very tempted still, i may go have a second viewing this weekend, im just scared of the money aspect i dont mind spending money on cars, after all its something i enjoy doing, but i dont want it to start getting in to a vicious cycle where its off the road more than on, it will only be used as a weekend car my be once or twice in the week but thats it, i think its time for me to try something new had so many subarus now iv kind of lost the enjoyment may do me good to buy something else just to get the love back