golf mk4 1.8t or skyline r33 gtst??

[Dom Mk3]

it's the gts-t so a turbo. However, still not a great car, but a different kettle of fish compared to the mk4. All depends what you're after in a car. Practicality? golf... image? skyline... but there are so many better alternatives to that.

[...joe]

i knew a guy with a r33 gts and it was feckin quick and easy as hell to drift! i think it was tweaded though...

the way i look at it is you can tune up a 1.8t easily to get more power, the overall finish is better and you can drive it sensibly and still have fun if you want. the skyline is more of a hooligan car!! if i had the choice and money i'd try to get an r34 gtr, but they are in a different league altogether!

[silkyballs]

1.8 turbo or  jap? let me think!!!done!!vw all the way dude no questions asked in fact id much rather a very quick mk2 than any of the above!mk4 just dont cut the mustard for me but german engineering is one thing you can't argue over!!

[Downsey]

I have had R33 GTS-T, R32 GTR & mk 4 Jabba tuned golf. Mk 4 as standard is pony, chipped is great - I love it. As for the skyline - the GTR is awesome, my 400 bhp gts-t was great fun - and its stupidly over shaddowed by the GTR for no reason - great car - BUT becoming far to chavvy - The golf is a much classyier and better car IMHO - the skylines are hardwork and dear if they go wrong - usually they have been hammered to SH1T by jap owners................see WWW.SKYLINEOWNERS.COM - three different cars.

[v_dub]

dom mk3 what other car would you buy???, i know every one say's that german engineering is great but alot of people also say jap engineering is great too, the only down side i think to the skyline is 1 cr*p interior and 2 issues regarding to getting parts and repairs.

[Scott_1.8T]

I know where you're coming from mate.  I was looking at all sorts of jap stuff before buying my Mk4 GTi a few weeks back.
Previous to this I had an MR2 turbo, which was quick (running 250bhp) but twitchy as hell and gave me some seriously scary mometns.  When I wanted a change I looked at the GTS-T as it was in my price range at the time but as everyone else has said the interior put me off.  It's just so dated now.  If I had gone jap, it would have been a 200sx S14a as they're tunabel and quick as well but look a bit classier than the GTS-t. 

In the end though it was the Golf I bought because it is so well put together, no nasty rattles or squeaks, lovely to drive and I think it's the best looking car of the bunch.  (actually it was just the blue and red dials!!)

Standard car isn't quick but don't let that put you off, on a back road it's still a hoot to drive and can take whatever you throw at it.  Check out Awesome-gti for the video clip of their 300bhp 1.8T. 

[Dom Mk3]

dom mk3 what other car would you buy???, i know every one say's that german engineering is great but alot of people also say jap engineering is great too, the only down side i think to the skyline is 1 cr*p interior and 2 issues regarding to getting parts and repairs.

I'd probably be looking at M3's over the skyline, but that's wholly because I have a soft spot for beemers!. Jap engineering is fine, I had a starlet turbo and that never gave me any issues, even when tuned.

However, rather than buying a fast road car, my plan is for a nice, solid, reliable, ever so slightly tepid normal car (see below!), and a westfield

[GTI-T]

Slyline for the power mate but their is a lot of them about now 

[v_dub]

Slyline for the power mate but their is a lot of them about now 

yeah very true but when people see a skyline on road everyone turns heads, everyones got a golf (before some one says "that shows you how well there made etc").

what other car would you guys suggest?

[Dom Mk3]

a saxo 

240sx perhaps?