FR-S vs 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

TofuJoe · 07-01-2015, 11:43 AM

Doug DeMuro compares his recently imported Nissan Skyline to an FR-S over on Jalopnik. Wait until you see the drag race. Pretty hilarious:
http://jalopnik.com/1990-nissan-skyl...-is-1714916956

hmong337 · 07-01-2015, 12:23 PM

He's right on many points at the end. I wanted an R33 gtr and easily can find them for around $15k CAD. But the fact that I can't get parts for it and it being a 20 year-old sports car probably beaten up turned me off. But mostly, you won't find insurance for it and if you do, be prepared to get bent over hard. Just wasn't worth it in the end. The wow factor definitely is incredible but the sanity in me chose the FRS for obvious reasons.

I loved how dude in the video referred to the FRS lol.

DuMa · 07-01-2015, 12:33 PM

dont destroy my boyhood dream, Doug

TofuJoe · 07-01-2015, 02:08 PM

There's a previous video about living with a right hand drive car in the U.S. where he takes the Skyline through a fast food drive-through backwards: http://jalopnik.com/heres-how-to-dri...-gt-1705851377

Mr.Impreza · 07-01-2015, 02:28 PM

Awesome video, really enjoyed it.

One thing I'll mention, the R32 is legendary and rare and has a special feel about it, but if you think about it, the frs/brz will have the same feeling in 20 years when you will see a clean one and people will also go "wow look a frs" when most will be off the streets, abused or rusted out etc...

Looking at the trend in Japan, the 86/brz is already becoming a car that will always be tuned, talked about and sought after.

mightaswell · 07-02-2015, 05:01 PM

FRS/BRZ are the new 240SX. In 10 years, teenagers gonna buy em and slide 'em into telephone poles until there are hardly any left, and it costs 3k-5k for a rolling shell, just like 240's today.

None of us truly own our vehicles. We are merely custodians of them until they meet their true owners. A sticker bombing, mis-matched rim using, tire shredding pizza delivery kid named Chad.

jawn · 07-02-2015, 05:13 PM

Scion Justy GL.

07-01-2015, 11:43 AM	#1
TofuJoe Ohne Titel Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2017 BRZ PP ISM Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 684 Thanks: 1,141 Thanked 412 Times in 234 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s)	FR-S vs 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R Doug DeMuro compares his recently imported Nissan Skyline to an FR-S over on Jalopnik. Wait until you see the drag race. Pretty hilarious: http://jalopnik.com/1990-nissan-skyl...-is-1714916956

07-01-2015, 12:23 PM	#2
hmong337 Emperor JDM Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: '91 MR2 Gen3 3SGTE, '13 FRS Location: Onterrible, Canada Posts: 1,750 Thanks: 3,498 Thanked 909 Times in 495 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s)	He's right on many points at the end. I wanted an R33 gtr and easily can find them for around $15k CAD. But the fact that I can't get parts for it and it being a 20 year-old sports car probably beaten up turned me off. But mostly, you won't find insurance for it and if you do, be prepared to get bent over hard. Just wasn't worth it in the end. The wow factor definitely is incredible but the sanity in me chose the FRS for obvious reasons. I loved how dude in the video referred to the FRS lol. __________________

07-01-2015, 02:28 PM	#5
Mr.Impreza Mr.Fujitsubo Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2018 STI Location: Woodbridge Posts: 1,719 Thanks: 4,055 Thanked 1,552 Times in 784 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s)	Awesome video, really enjoyed it. One thing I'll mention, the R32 is legendary and rare and has a special feel about it, but if you think about it, the frs/brz will have the same feeling in 20 years when you will see a clean one and people will also go "wow look a frs" when most will be off the streets, abused or rusted out etc... Looking at the trend in Japan, the 86/brz is already becoming a car that will always be tuned, talked about and sought after. __________________ 2018 Subaru WRX STI ~ The Weekend Car ~ 2015 Toyota 86 ~ The Sold Car ~ Build Journal OFT Stage 1 Tune Review

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