M.A.D.RST

Thinking of buying one or the other as a weekend toy and probably use it every other day in the week
Just want some fun with a fast, quick car that i can drive hard.

Whats your thoughts on these two choices?

Pros and cons of both cars? etc..............

Thanks.

dave cos4x4

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i don't like the skyline so the 6 all day long for me.

Stavros

Evo.

Much more fun.

Just sounds nowhere near as nice.

M.A.D.RST

How come the Evo is more fun?

Thrush

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Having sadly never driven either I can only base on looks and sound, so the R33 for me

flat out

the skyline 100% you see evo's all the time but my fav cars are skyline's so i would say that. apart from ford

cossie362

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you see evo 6s everyday then mate do you?

OrionRST200bhp

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you see scoobys everyday but not evo's epecially 6's

roop

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i owned a skyline r33 gtr v-spec for a year and a half,bought it after selling my saff.
i bought it because i wanted a fast,reliable good looking car as i've got another project.
basically it was a superb car,totally outstanding in everyway,450 bhp,looked stunning,problem was it was too good,i got bored of it,it went round corners really well but it didnt feel fast because it wasnt a challange!
i like to feel like im driving a car not the other way round!
regreted not buyin an evo

Stavros

Well if its mostly straight line stuff, nothing in it, but twisty stuff the Evo6 feels more chuckable and raw.

R33s feel big in comparison.

If i was going for lots of power (well, 500bhp+) id go for the GTR if it was a road car, but if not, then Evo.

I do. A few Evos of all the ages each day id guess.

But I see R33GTRs probably once a week or so, and R33GTSTs about same amount.

Tangodeltasierra3

Well i cant remember the last time i saw either on the road really so they must both be rare - i can vouch for a 6 but i like Skylines too

JonnyBravo

Evo, as mentioned Skyline is dull, no challenge to drive one fast imo.

Clearly seen plenty of evo's at the ring last week having more fun than my mate in his 400hp r33 GTR

Cawood

defo the evo

my mates got a R33 turbo skyline, not impressed with it, big n wallows a bout, cant really chuck it about down country lanes n stuff

Martin-Hadland

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Is your mates car a GTR? Both of my V spec Skylines handled well and didn't wallow.

Back to topic... I would take the Skyline but ideally you would own a petrol station too .

gingeRS

skylines much more special though IMO

Cawood

not too sure martin, not really up on my skylines.

it looks like lees but without all the wide arches, and its RWD not 4x4

Martin-Hadland

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That would be a GTS then, not really the same animal.

Cawood

ahhh, hes selling it again soon n going back to his CS Celica GT4

Nash

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Droves my mates R33 GTR V spec and it was very nice but did bore me a little as it was so easy to drive.

Driven Evo 4 and 7's and they were a little more raw imo and enjoyed driving them much more, still found it easy to drive though.

Mike1

Martin

Isn't your Skyline a better bet for high speed stuff/big power than your Escort? Or is there something that appeals more about the Escort? Or is the Skyine prohibitively expensive even if you're in the trade?

Not intended as a dig by the way - just interested to hear from someone who's had both

dojj

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my mates just literaly asked the same question this morning as he wanted a skyline but everyone was offering him gts'
then he asked about the evo

if it was a day to day car i'd go for the skyline, mainly because it's less likely to be stressed when you put loads of power through it, the evo, quick as it undoubtlyly will be, would always give me that niggling feeling that something was about to go pop at the same power levels as the gtr

R4N SS

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get a cossie

4x4

M.A.D.RST

Good question

i've been asking myself the same thing

dont know why but the skybus seems to win with me.... makes a better noise and cant help thinking a big power sky would be more reliable.

xr4x4rs

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skyline all the way

such strong engines and fairly easy to tune and be reliable around 400-500bhp

the sound of them is just insane

i see all sorts of skylines everyday as theres a skyline tuners down the road from me and some of them are works of art that come out of there

im sure the black 34gtr from the last gumball is there aswell

4x4

wouldn't the Evo feel the same thru the corners? Like your not doing all the work

jameswrx

I've had both and they are different animals completely.

It really depends what you want and how you drive, what roads etc. They are both great at what they do, the evo is a great flickable, nippy motor and the GTR is a great GT car with loads of stomp.

The GTR does handle too (whoever said it didn't)

There is no winner in 'that' comparrison though.

If you said scooby or evo, then.. evo, but evo and GTR?.. depends what you want.

Mike1

These might interest someone

R33 Skyline vs Evo 5 article Click

R34 vs Evo 6 article Click

Red16

do skylines eat clutches as much as the evo's do?

I've had 2 Exedy organic's in the Evo in just under 10k miles, upgrading to a twin plate now.

I personally would go for a nice R32 if i was going to buy a skyline, but its not in your options so i'd have to say Evo 6.

The 4g63 evo engine can be tuned very easily and cheaply if you source parts wisely, loads of good deals on stroker kits/steel rods/forged pistons around these days.

Probs the best way to decide would be to go and view both in person and take them both out for a drive, you will more than likely prefer one over the other.

Red16

double post

Red16

triple post

in fairness its not all my fault... passionford went tits up again

M.A.D.RST

Thanks guys. Im just unsure on which to go for At the mo i havent really found any nice R33's for sale. But there is a nice red Tommi Mak just gone up on the mlr

MikeR

MAD rst, come on you know what makes sense, nice Evo 6 pop down to Marks leave a few k and bobs your uncle you'll have great fun,

l really like R34's and if l changed the Evo out l would definately look at these but wont be changing it out for a while, Mark has to many good ideas just need more time and money

Mike

fezzajsy

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skyline for me ..looks more wicked