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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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6:2? pm, sitting in the fast lane of west bound LBJ @ the tollroad when a white Skyline GT-R went by in the HOV lane. Since I was doing 0 mph & he was doing 60 I didn't get a good look at it, but it was a RH drive, had a rear wiper & it looked like a R34 to me but wouldn't bet on it. There was too much traffic, in the way, to get a good look as it exited @ Midway. First one I've seen that didn't have a Gumball 3000 stickers on it.

Anyone else see it?
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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I doubt there are any R34's in Dallas although I have seen plenty of R32's and 1 R33. They are pretty cool cars and a rare site but I would never pay 50-100K like what motorex is asking to import them.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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actually theres are a few R34s in Dallas. There should be a blue R34 GTR around here in the N. Texas area.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower,Mar 8 2006, 10:58 PM
They are pretty cool cars and a rare site but I would never pay 50-100K like what motorex is asking to import them.
For a piece of history? I would pay it in a second.. if I had the money that is.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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over rated
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by kumar75150,Mar 9 2006, 03:21 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by kumar75150,Mar 9 2006, 03:21 AM
over rated
A friend of mine has one that puts down, IIRC, 530 hp to the wheels. Overrated? Nahhh, I don't think so
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Originally Posted by Sondra S2K,Mar 9 2006, 08:29 AM
A friend of mine has one that puts down, IIRC, 530 hp to the wheels. Overrated? Nahhh, I don't think so
I'd say so when my friend's Sentra put down the same WHP from a 2.0L 4 cyl from the same family.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Sondra S2K,Mar 9 2006, 10:29 AM
A friend of mine has one that puts down, IIRC, 530 hp to the wheels. Overrated? Nahhh, I don't think so
The Skyline is a Japanese muscle car. It's heavy, has a big FI engine, and has AWD. It's really not that impressive. Sure, they're neat, but mostly just because we can't get them here.

And yes, 530HP out of a 3.2L engine isn't that astonishing. Remember the Supra turbo? People get 1000HP out of that 3.0L engine all the time.

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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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I'd never pay the big bucks for one (short of winning the lottery - which I don't play) - but those are SEEEXXXXY!!!!
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