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Originally Posted by Sideways&Smiling
You clearly don't know as much about them as you are claiming. S15s were grey market throughout Europe, but they were NOT grey market in NZ or AUS. The car was produced for Japan, New Zealand, and Australia, all of which are right-hand drive countries, and it is extremely popular in ALL of these countries.
And of course Under Suzuki's car is HIGHLY modified with a boatload of money dumped into it, but it's still an S15. It's the same platform competing with ANY/ALL other platforms, all of which are also highly modified and have boatloads of money dumped into them. It shows the potential of what the platform can actually do and how it compares to other platforms... and it's not just S15s. Look at MCA Suspension's Hammerhead S13. That's an OLD ass S13 coupe with much less money dumped into it than a LOT of the cars it's up against. Frankly, it's utter bullshit to shrug off Silvias as being hugely inferior to the FR-S/BRZ/GT86, as they really aren't. The chassis isn't as rigid and the steering not as fast or good feeling, but that's mostly just due to the cars being produced in 2 different eras, and those issues aren't things that can't be fixed... and it's pretty debatable whether or not the FA20 is actually all that much better of an engine, to be honest.
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Definately didn't say all youre trying to imply I said. I'm saying that given the time, money and effort required to get a s15 into North America and actually drive it, you would be MUCH better off with a r32-34 GTR if you want that JDM exclusivity. Otherwise, there are much better options here such as the twins, or rx7s, supras, corvettes, Mustangs just to name a few. It's kind of funny how some enthusiasts in NA flip out over something as bleh as a s15. Silvias are like a japanese mustang. They were everywhere(mostly s13s and 14s) when I was there. You could go off base and buy a turbo s13 for $3000. Most locals didn't even deem them worthy to pay for the jci. I mean, they are cool cars but I just don't see the big deal.