GTS25T post purchase update

[RabidClock]

Well it's been a few weeks since I got my 1996 GTS25T and I have to say, I love it even more than the day I bought it. This has got to be the most fun I've ever had just driving a car - and in Okinawa where the local populace drives like they're 90 freaking years old, that's saying a lot. I especially enjoy taking it out on the expressway where sadly the fastest I can hope to get it up to without large fines and the loss of my license is 120kph. While I can't enjoy the top end as much as I like, frequent empty intersections really let me explore the versatility of the single turbo on the RB25DET. I know everyone thinks that the GTR is the end all, be all of Skylines - but I must say having a rear wheel driven car with HICAS and plenty of horsepower behind it is amazing. And the RB26DET isn't too far ahead when it comes to upgrades and bolt ons, in fact I would say it's lacking compared to what available to the 25.

Sadly it seems living in Okinawa with the rates the local landlords charge gaijin is too much for me to handle. I'm going to be leaving Okinawa, and with it the fun I've had driving around. But not all is doom and gloom; I've decided to send back some 'parts' to assemble and drive on the track for when I get home .

[edthemanjp]

I owned a 1995 GTSt and on Okinawa and yes it is a lot of fun I agree on this but I currently own a GTR and yes the GTR has the show. Condradulations on your purchase take it on a loop around the island the northern roads are a lot of fun

[RabidClock]

I owned a 1995 GTSt and on Okinawa and yes it is a lot of fun I agree on this but I currently own a GTR and yes the GTR has the show. Condradulations on your purchase take it on a loop around the island the northern roads are a lot of fun

But does it have a sunroof? j/kingI think for the money it would cost to get a GTR R33, I could spend the difference on bolt ons on my GTS25T and end up with a hell of a lot more whp. But then again, awd drive can be a lot of fun so it's a trade off. I could have gotten the R32 GTR, but I'm just too in love with the R33's style and creature comforts. It's a sports car than can be driven every day and not be so uncomfortable that you dread the drive to the office, but at the same time is very functional for the times where you want to go fast.

[Gold Digger]

With you being a contracted worker for the govn't, shouldn't they be providing you with enough income to rent a place to live on the island?

I know Japan has a higher cost of living than most places back in the states, but you should be getting nicely compensated for working overseas.

Don't let that deter you from staying there. Okinawa is a lot of fun, and trips to the mainland aren't to expensive from there.

As for the fun of a single turbo, RWD Rb...yes, they are a blast. My old C33 Laurel was an RB20DET and I owned it for 4 years before purchasing my R33 GT-R last year. I must say that a RWD Skyline (even though I never owned one, but was close with a Laurel) would be a blast to drive, there is just something missing when it comes to the differences of that and a GT-R.

I think you would be surprised just how much better the RB26DETT feels over a 25. Yes, you have quicker spool times, lighter car and of course RWD, but when you wind out a 26, it's a night and day difference in power and torque.

A year after owning my R, I still get a giggle on my face when I get the urge to take it up to redline. It will blow your mind, man.

[RabidClock]

You would think, I get $2000 a month for housing allowance on top of my base pay. My current house costs 270,000Y plus the cost of electricity. With the yen/usd rate, I just can't afford to stay here - and I'm not living in something unrealistic, it's just the Okinawan's charge gaijin a ridiculous amount (I know this because a friend of mine is married to a local and they pay about 60,000Y a month for a 3/2 apartment at about 1600sqft). That's part of the reason why the military is being forced into on base housing because the cost of living hast gotten out of hand.

[S13 brunnem]

Are the houses and apartments smaller over there also?

[RabidClock]

they can be if you're in the city. If you're further out to the country you start to find houses for the same prices as the tiny apartments. But then you have to deal with the Okinawan drivers

[Vandrel]

But then you have to deal with the Okinawan drivers

I don't miss that a bit!