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Postby dave100 » Fri May 25, 2007 1:14 pm

As promised guys, you would be the first to know if i bought it!

Savage performance im in love already! :smt055

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Postby Muad_dib77 » Fri May 25, 2007 1:50 pm

Looks nice dave.. well wear..

Any more pics?
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Postby d_andrews78 » Fri May 25, 2007 1:53 pm

Wow, she a fresh import it take it?

Don't want to swap it for a Vectra? :lol:
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Postby soc » Fri May 25, 2007 2:47 pm

Very nice..... 8)
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Postby CJ » Fri May 25, 2007 3:10 pm

Well wear Dave, cracking looking machine. Give us your first impressions of it in terms of speed, handling etc.

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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Fri May 25, 2007 10:28 pm

Thats a fantastic looking example of an R33 Dave.
Would be interested in hearing how it drives.
Perhaps a little trip down south for the 1/4 mile in Limerick in a couple of months?????
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Postby mcgon1979 » Fri May 25, 2007 11:08 pm

Gorgeous Motor... Congrats Dave
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Postby Sebastian » Fri May 25, 2007 11:51 pm

that looks savage mate ! is this your first SKY ?
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Postby kevinod » Sat May 26, 2007 1:17 pm

Does look well alright! How does she compare handling wise to the FTO?
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Postby Gwyn » Sat May 26, 2007 3:39 pm

Ferocious looking car - post a pic of the back end - best part
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Postby adrian » Sat May 26, 2007 6:49 pm

sweeeeetttt!!
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Postby dave100 » Sat May 26, 2007 8:18 pm

Guys, sorry for not replying sooner but i have been out playing in my new toy! Il just answer the qs as they come and hope i dont miss anyone out.
Car was imported early last year as a grade 4.5A. its my first skyline so im still getting used to it and driving it a bit gingerly i suppose. As its been a while since i owned the Evo the speed/power of the car is unreal compared to the FTO so hard to judge subjectively. I was limiting myself to 80mph on bends through Scotland in the pouring rain which felt fast enough but the 4WD gauge in the dash showed that no power was going to the fronts at all, so they can go a lot harder than i was driving :shock:
Power is estimated at 400 - 450 bhp but to be honest i wouldnt be able to tell the difference between 300, 400 or 500 bhp as iv been driving a 1.4 Clio for the past month! Petrol consumption on the drive back from Leeds to Belfast was about £50 for the 250 miles so not too bad considering.
Rear pic as requested as defo the best view :D
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Postby Sebastian » Sat May 26, 2007 8:36 pm

awsome ! does the car have any ''problems'' ?
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Postby dave100 » Sat May 26, 2007 8:48 pm

Sebastian, all problems sorted...i hope. Clutch was replaced and gearbox rebuilt in Feb along with junking the stock ecu in favour of an Apexi PFC so hopefully it will not have any nasty surprises up its sleeve.
A stone cracked the windscreen on the drive home but i guess the insurance can take care of that one :x
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Postby Bernard » Sun May 27, 2007 2:38 am

Gorgeous car!

If only someone there had an FTO we could recreate the race scene from Thunderbolt... :lol:
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Postby ftolam13 » Wed May 30, 2007 1:58 am

[quote="Bernard"]Gorgeous car!

If only someone there had an FTO we could recreate the race scene from Thunderbolt... :lol:
hahahahahhaha i would love to see that........ savage car men
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