Skyline downsides

[gobiz2]

out of curiosity, how frequent has there been of car theft cases for Skylines?....does it bother u guys so much that you hafta either valet park anywhere you go?....or park only at where you hv direct line of sight of it?....or just leave it at home and bring other cars around?.....

my circle of friends of Civic EK, we got cars being stolen almost every months....

Car theft not so frequent but can happen ... remember the red r32 just recently and Russell's gtr34.

Other than car theft, vandalism and break-ins are a major worry too... since parts eg gauges etc are desirable apparently and the cars stand-out.

I think most owners only use them as weekend cars or kete makan angin... KL traffic so bad and parking so leceh that sometimes it's not worth it to use a skyline as a daily driver. However I do know some owners who do use it as a daily driver and they seem to manage just fine...not much complaints pun.

 

[rokok_sebatang]

Agreed!! magunetto!!

Tailgating is a big problem owning a skyline..dont know y..since owned the car for almost 8 years, i keep facing this all the time when i drive the car..wherever u go, normally there must be at least 1 car will tailgating u..possibly 99.9999% this will happen..from k car till the mpv car..hehe..sometimes become more worst when they not finished/satisfied with u on the road..before this i will tailgate back the car which start it first coz personally im a hot tempered ..its become more irritated especially with HID one..lu cucuk gua, gua cucuk lu balik..lu langsi lu mati..they might be mistaken that my car just 'R' wannabe..huhu..but not anymore 'kot'..coz now most of time i drive, i'll bring together my wife n kid..so must think safety first..if alone might be 'setan' jugak..

and d other reason is now a days lots of modified car on the road..kena tapau maluu ooo..so as YB [PIMPIN] said, either u loose or win, in both situation u still a loser ..huhu..

 

[amduron]

Agreed!! magunetto!!

Tailgating is a big problem owning a skyline..dont know y..since owned the car for almost 8 years, i keep facing this all the time when i drive the car..wherever u go, normally there must be at least 1 car will tailgating u..possibly 99.9999% this will happen..from k car till the mpv car..hehe..sometimes become more worst when they not finished/satisfied with u on the road..before this i will tailgate back the car which start it first coz personally im a hot tempered ..its become more irritated especially with HID one..lu cucuk gua, gua cucuk lu balik..lu langsi lu mati..they might be mistaken that my car just 'R' wannabe..huhu..but not anymore 'kot'..coz now most of time i drive, i'll bring together my wife n kid..so must think safety first..if alone might be 'setan' jugak..

and d other reason is now a days lots of modified car on the road..kena tapau maluu ooo..so as YB [PIMPIN] said, either u loose or win, in both situation u still a loser ..huhu..

yup, that's definitely the case, well most of the time la. Sometimes Myvi oso wan to play around, aiyooo..i know la cos a oso drive a Myvi (my wife's car, auto plak tu, grrrr...) when it comes to your sense whether it is a give or take, i'd rather give it than give it a try, its simply a lose-lose situation, nobody acknowledge whether you are fast or slow, even if you win, you lose to your ego, that's it but sometimes have to burn rubber gak la lol :P

 

[[PIMPIN]]

amduron - Everyone is welcome to their opinion and although I don't like to stereotype, usually tailgating is done by certain types of cars and their owners so in a way you're not far from the truth.

Major problem I have with Skyline ownership is security. I always have to plan and survey where can I park the car when I go places. Really afraid of smashed glass (which already happen to a quiet a number of people) or worst still, missing car.

Damn car can't go to almost all of the parking in malls/hotels/buildings. The only ones I can clear are The Curve, KLCC and Pavillion. Sucks!

Well of course it'll really help if I got another rust bucket to drive around. :)

Get security tint bro? Cover the keyholes so it unlocks only via remote (might be problematic if battery goes flat). Luckily the boot and door keyholes are different since apparently some thieves take the boot's keyhole to make copies. Besides that, I guess an extensive alarm is the best you can do.

I don't have a problem with any carparks in KL, which explains why my bumper looks the way it is most of the time hahahahahahah

Downsides? Hmmmm where do I begin!

1. Car is old...my car is 20 years old...can get married already.

2. Rust here and there.

3. So many things can rosak....

4. EXPENSIVE!!!
4.1 See item 3.
4.2 Parts mahal lorr
4.3 Minyak so mahal... my full tank 70L... can only go less than 300km with boost
4.4 Myvi service only RM170 complete kawtim, skyline service u kawtim
4.5 Roadtax and insurance also mahal

5. If drive slow ppl say u lansee, if drive fast also ppl say u lansee :hmmmm:

6. Car is bising

7. Car is not comfortable

etc etc etc...

However, have always loved skylines...and no matter how many downsides you can list, I will always love mine

I agree with most of your points except the minyak, roadtax, bising and comfort parts. Minyak for obvious reasons since I barely drive, the fuel price doesn't really bother me. Road tax isn't that bad lah to be honest. Bising and comfort - just used to it by now.

But regardless of the downsides, I find it hard to part with it atm.

out of curiosity, how frequent has there been of car theft cases for Skylines?....does it bother u guys so much that you hafta either valet park anywhere you go?....or park only at where you hv direct line of sight of it?....or just leave it at home and bring other cars around?.....

my circle of friends of Civic EK, we got cars being stolen almost every months....

GTRs aren't as easy to move I guess. In the event one does get stolen it would probably be for parts or because it was specifically targeted I reckon. I usually valet, well the valet lets me valet since in most cases they hand me back the keys and let me park up front after the first two times they stall the car.

Agreed!! magunetto!!

Tailgating is a big problem owning a skyline..dont know y..since owned the car for almost 8 years, i keep facing this all the time when i drive the car..wherever u go, normally there must be at least 1 car will tailgating u..possibly 99.9999% this will happen..from k car till the mpv car..hehe..sometimes become more worst when they not finished/satisfied with u on the road..before this i will tailgate back the car which start it first coz personally im a hot tempered ..its become more irritated especially with HID one..lu cucuk gua, gua cucuk lu balik..lu langsi lu mati..they might be mistaken that my car just 'R' wannabe..huhu..but not anymore 'kot'..coz now most of time i drive, i'll bring together my wife n kid..so must think safety first..if alone might be 'setan' jugak..

and d other reason is now a days lots of modified car on the road..kena tapau maluu ooo..so as YB [PIMPIN] said, either u loose or win, in both situation u still a loser ..huhu..

I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way but usually I listen to my gut instinct and rely on my mood at the time. If I don't feel like it or something doesn't feel right, I generally move aside and let the pass. If I'm in the mood, well then I what happens is I suddenly get possessed by this demon that is responsible for all my actions and I have no memory of what happens - all I know is that when I regain my memory, the tailgater has long disappeared that I would have to stop by the side of the road to wait for them. Currently seeking treatment for this disorder

 

[amduron]

amduron - Everyone is welcome to their opinion and although I don't like to stereotype, usually tailgating is done by certain types of cars and their owners so in a way you're not far from the truth.



Get security tint bro? Cover the keyholes so it unlocks only via remote (might be problematic if battery goes flat). Luckily the boot and door keyholes are different since apparently some thieves take the boot's keyhole to make copies. Besides that, I guess an extensive alarm is the best you can do.

I don't have a problem with any carparks in KL, which explains why my bumper looks the way it is most of the time hahahahahahah



I agree with most of your points except the minyak, roadtax, bising and comfort parts. Minyak for obvious reasons since I barely drive, the fuel price doesn't really bother me. Road tax isn't that bad lah to be honest. Bising and comfort - just used to it by now.

But regardless of the downsides, I find it hard to part with it atm.



GTRs aren't as easy to move I guess. In the event one does get stolen it would probably be for parts or because it was specifically targeted I reckon. I usually valet, well the valet lets me valet since in most cases they hand me back the keys and let me park up front after the first two times they stall the car.



I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way but usually I listen to my gut instinct and rely on my mood at the time. If I don't feel like it or something doesn't feel right, I generally move aside and let the pass. If I'm in the mood, well then I what happens is I suddenly get possessed by this demon that is responsible for all my actions and I have no memory of what happens - all I know is that when I regain my memory, the tailgater has long disappeared that I would have to stop by the side of the road to wait for them. Currently seeking treatment for this disorder

thanks sir, it's happening but either give it or take it :) All i can say the GTRs will always caught my eye sight even for moment (it's not everyday to see this on the road so i love the view especially the rear side, nice arse, hehe..)

errrr for the treatment i think it's ok to leave them behind, just pretend nothing happened at the first place, just head to where you want to go, smile as usual, it's nice to know our beloved country have such a nice hiway, peace

 

[shark79]

I agree with vspec,the thing that bug me most is where to park? Once i was in tesco someone actually left a lighted ciggy on the roof of my car,the reason some of them tailgate us, WOT skyline are a sight to behold

 

[achelone]

Downsides? Hmmmm where do I begin!

1. Car is old...my car is 20 years old...can get married already.

2. Rust here and there.

3. So many things can rosak....

4. EXPENSIVE!!!
4.1 See item 3.
4.2 Parts mahal lorr
4.3 Minyak so mahal... my full tank 70L... can only go less than 300km with boost
4.4 Myvi service only RM170 complete kawtim, skyline service u kawtim
4.5 Roadtax and insurance also mahal

5. If drive slow ppl say u lansee, if drive fast also ppl say u lansee :hmmmm:

6. Car is bising

7. Car is not comfortable

etc etc etc...




However, have always loved skylines...and no matter how many downsides you can list, I will always love mine

hahaha....4.4 make my day....

but since i'm riding uncle version of an old skyline.....i think replacing timebelt + water pump really costly

1) RM 220 timing belt
2) RM 100 water pump
3) RM 75 engine oil
4) RM 40 oil filter
5) RM 200 Workmanship

RM 635 Full Service.....HAHAHA really kawtim

 

[udengfahlawi]

i usually only tailgate people when they hog the fast lane....for some reason, i hate fast lane hoggers more than tailgaters....maybe just me....but as far as i remember, i neva tailgate any Skylines....cause usually they make good use of the fast lane....

 

[[PIMPIN]]

I agree with vspec,the thing that bug me most is where to park? Once i was in tesco someone actually left a lighted ciggy on the roof of my car,the reason some of them tailgate us, WOT skyline are a sight to behold

That lighted ciggy was not cool at all. What an arse.

But sometimes the people who cucuk us just do it to get some kind of response. Occasionally, I get people pulling up beside me with phone camera and then try to get me to go WOT. Those days when I was younger I would lah. Now car slow, nak WOT pun segan.

i usually only tailgate people when they hog the fast lane....for some reason, i hate fast lane hoggers more than tailgaters....maybe just me....but as far as i remember, i neva tailgate any Skylines....cause usually they make good use of the fast lane....

Hogging the fast lane oblivious to traffic behind them is a typically Johorean way of driving :stupid:

 

[Sudut]

Agreed!! magunetto!!

Tailgating is a big problem owning a skyline..dont know y..since owned the car for almost 8 years, i keep facing this all the time when i drive the car..wherever u go, normally there must be at least 1 car will tailgating u..possibly 99.9999% this will happen..from k car till the mpv car..hehe..sometimes become more worst when they not finished/satisfied with u on the road..before this i will tailgate back the car which start it first coz personally im a hot tempered ..its become more irritated especially with HID one..lu cucuk gua, gua cucuk lu balik..lu langsi lu mati..they might be mistaken that my car just 'R' wannabe..huhu..but not anymore 'kot'..coz now most of time i drive, i'll bring together my wife n kid..so must think safety first..if alone might be 'setan' jugak..

and d other reason is now a days lots of modified car on the road..kena tapau maluu ooo..so as YB [PIMPIN] said, either u loose or win, in both situation u still a loser ..huhu..

tampal sticker worrr, "Race kat trek!!!!"

 

[rokok_sebatang]

tampal sticker worrr, "Race kat trek!!!!"

Kawan pun x masuk track bro..haha..

 

[mizunori77]

i don't own a GTR but here's a downside captured in video.

even veyrons get owned (the R35 looked like it had NOS) so the couple of veyrons in KL may not like u guys very much...

 

[udengfahlawi]

Hogging the fast lane oblivious to traffic behind them is a typically Johorean way of driving :stupid:

i'm not too sure bout that being a johorean thingy...but i found there hoggers all over PLUS highway...from JB to KL to Ipoh to Penang.....mayb it's the highway lah causing it....

 

[[PIMPIN]]

i'm not too sure bout that being a johorean thingy...but i found there hoggers all over PLUS highway...from JB to KL to Ipoh to Penang.....mayb it's the highway lah causing it....

Oh I lived there for 7 years.. Pretty darn sure about it by now hahah..

BTW, today as I left my house and was passing by Pusat Bandar Damansara, these two indian guys in an Datsun 120Y or something like that pulled up beside me (I was going really slow in left lane since just started up engine for the day) and these two guys just kept staring at me. Not to point fingers or anything but I've met my share of criminals to know what they look like. They then followed behind me as I moved into the center lane then again as I moved into the right hand land at this time I was passing Tivoli Villa on my left. I was headed to OUG so I needed to take Kerinchi Link but pretty much left it to the last second before cutting across all three lanes to the turnoff. Even let the rear end slide a bit - its one of the small pleasures in life.

Anyway, another thing about Skyline ownership that gets to me is the fuel gauge. I literally break out in cold sweat when I have less than a quarter tank left. I've probably run the car until the fuel light came up less than 10-15 times since I bought it. This was especially true when I ran 1000cc injectors, I kept having this phobia of the the tank being sucked dry. Oh well. :proud:

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i don't own a GTR but here's a downside captured in video.

even veyrons get owned (the R35 looked like it had NOS) so the couple of veyrons in KL may not like u guys very much...

Bro, there are TONS of GTRs that would outrun a Veyron especially in a quarter mile race. Look at the numbers. Although the Veyron can hit 100km/h under 3 seconds, it still does a low 10 second quarter mile. There isn't a shortage of 10 second quarter mile daily driven GTRs, some even 9s.

The GTRs won't get anywhere near the Veyron's top speed not to mention the fact that its still a Nissan while the other is one of the most expensive cars to buy and maintain in the world. If I had a Veyron, I wouldn't even bother racing anyone on the road. Not worth the cost of my tires even.

 

[NeniNeniBoBo]

Downside for skyline:
1. If drive fast, others ppl will said all skyliners are ego man, always want to show-off on the road.
2. If drive slow, ppl will start to laughing at the our car and said his car is faster than skyline. Have to know that our skyline(GTR) is good in raw power but not nimble/response like golf GTI......
3. "security" as V-spec mention.
4. Always need to survey the route 1st, eg: high speed-bump, deep man-hole will ruin our lips or side skirt....
5. Difficult to find any part at local.

The most i hate is downside number 2 and 4......

 

[[PIMPIN]]

Downside for skyline:
1. If drive fast, others ppl will said all skyliners are ego man, always want to show-off on the road.
2. If drive slow, ppl will start to laughing at the our car and said his car is faster than skyline. Have to know that our skyline(GTR) is good in raw power but not nimble/response like golf GTI......
3. "security" as V-spec mention.
4. Always need to survey the route 1st, eg: high speed-bump, deep man-hole will ruin our lips or side skirt....
5. Difficult to find any part at local.

The most i hate is downside number 2 and 4......

Your second reason - are you actually saying that the Golf GTI will out handle a GTR? In both were stock standard then perhaps the GTI would have the better response but how many are stock? Not to attack the GTI, I know you own one and I've considered them in the past having and test drove both the Mk5 and Mk6 but in terms of handling, there is absolutely no way a GTI is more nimble than a GTR.

Plus, the GTI's handling in my opinion wasn't helped by the recent crash when a GTI understeered into an unsuspecting and innocent R35, totaling it completely. Oh and the fact that Feez drives one too which is pretty much the deal breaker

P.S: No offence to you or your GTI, all in fun.

BTW, your fifth reason makes no sense. Heaps of GTR parts locally.

 

[mizunori77]

i have to agree that there are plenty of quarter mile monster GTRs out there

btw, don't you GTR guys find parking a hassle with the large turning radius due to your AWD? U-turns should also be a headache as your cars are pretty long.

 

[[PIMPIN]]

i have to agree that there are plenty of quarter mile monster GTRs out there

btw, don't you GTR guys find parking a hassle with the large turning radius due to your AWD? U-turns should also be a headache as your cars are pretty long.

Parking? Usually parallel park which is no different from any other car. But while driving and taking turns, after a certain angle of wheels turning its RWD anyway.

 

[kariayam]

Yeah, i dont own any skyline..but I'd love to share a quite funny damn stupid experience which i encountered when cruising during late midnight..just to enjoy the breeze and driving about 70km/h in one of Subang Jaya main roads..the left and right lane was empty as hell as it was 2am in the morning...

There was suddenly a Myvi full of stickers suddenly stick behind my back like a slingshot(probably came from USJ9 mamak Bistro,I guess).. and the driver suddenly turn his headlight off..letting only the small one switched on..and not letting any single inch behind my ass

I then slowed my car until around 20km/h to nearly stop in the middle of the road(and i would get down the car if i really have to)..then all of sudden,the car overtook me and the best thing was he lit his fluoroscent light under the car(like 2 fast 2 furious one) as soon as he passed beside me.. What a m*th#r F&&Ker!!

I was so confused that night wether to laugh or to get mad...That bastard kid really left me with mixed emotions that night.. hehhehe

 

[wsukun]

lol..
what a wanker