Colleague's Silvia S15 Spec-R

[Tails_]

So a colleague from work decided he was bored of this:

(Which at 18, was quite impressive in itself) and has now, upgraded to this:

If you can't tell, I'm INSANELY jealous of this car (wasn't all that fussed about the VXR). Beautiful condition, he's going to get me about picture of the 'bay because that's incredible in it's own right.

Pushing just over 300bhp to the rears iirc, properly rapid and a right beast once it gets on boost (plus the noise). Had a little drive myself, had no sense of speed in it, was doing 60 without even realising, love hearing the turbo spool and the skittering blow off. Not even all that uncomfortable despite all bushes having been replaced with rose-bud joints (but it was just around the work roads which are smooth).

have started an R33 GTR savings fund now thanks to this car. Need Jap. He would show this off himself, but his outright hated for clio's stops him making an account

 

[DaveDreads]

Nice, although I hate the spoiler, wouldn't stop me owning it though.

 

[Bobby.]

Love that last shot of the wheel with the brembo, looks mint.

 

[hilldawg172]

It's nice but 180sx all day long imo.

 

[Tails_]

This spoiler? I quite like the standard one. Though I have told him if it were me I'd just stick a massive carbon wing on the back

 

[Bobby.]

I wouldn't want to go any bigger than that spoiler!

 

[DaveDreads]

I'd get rid of it altogether and have a lip spoiler,
but then i'm not a ricer, so having the Golden gate bridge on your boot is probably very 'scene'.

 

[Addicted]

I'd get rid of it altogether and have a lip spoiler,
but then i'm not a ricer, so having the Golden gate bridge on your boot is probably very 'scene'.

Lip spoiler ftw!

Still got a huge urge to buy one but not sure if I have the balls to get one with it being an utter ballache to get any parts!

 

[Knuckles]

Wtaf does he do to to buy, run and insure those?!?!

love insignia VXRs

 

[Tails_]

Wtaf does he do to to buy, run and insure those?!?!

love insignia VXRs

He's a first year prototype apprentice at ford like me :') apparently he did personal training before that. Only £1100 to insure iirc, but he lives in a very "old people" area. Does about 30mpg i think.

 

[adamlstr]

18 !

Christ.

Lovely car though, always had a soft spot for these. Best colour for them too imo.

 

[Knuckles]

He's a first year prototype apprentice at ford like me :') apparently he did personal training before that. Only £1100 to insure iirc, but he lives in a very "old people" area. Does about 30mpg i think.

'Kinell. Good on you two ha.


awaits r33 gtr thread

 

[Tails_]

'Kinell. Good on you two ha.


awaits r33 gtr thread

Aha, he obviously had a lot more sitting around before this than me :') It is lovely though. Sold his VXR for about £12-13k, bought the silvia and had about 2k change.

Awaits like 3 years of saving, it's a way off yet.

 

[Jack!]

I really like these, and would love one in Pearl White or Pewter with the more square Aero kit - I often have a look at what's for sale over on S15OC, but the one thing that puts me off buying one is how hard they seem to be to get rid of when you fancy a change, unless you want to take a real hit and price it very low, it seems like most of them sit around for months before getting sold.

This exact one I'm sure I've seen for sale over on S15OC, and I think it's been up for sale for a few months?

 

[AdDaMan]

Lol! how is going from an Insignia VXR to an S15 an upgrade? Your on crack my friend!

 

[Grant89]

Ahh so this is the one that I've seen pop up in the CEME car park then haha...

Never noticed the VXR though strangely, either it doesn't stand out enough or he hasn't had it in college?

Also Tails_ you'd be the one that spotted me a while ago parked by the bus stop then at CEME too, my little bro mentioned you :approve:

 

[McGherkin]

Lol! how is going from an Insignia VXR to an S15 an upgrade? Your on crack my friend!

RWD > s**te Haldex.

 

[MrDave]

Bet he gets all da bitches

 

[Tails_]

I really like these, and would love one in Pearl White or Pewter with the more square Aero kit - I often have a look at what's for sale over on S15OC, but the one thing that puts me off buying one is how hard they seem to be to get rid of when you fancy a change, unless you want to take a real hit and price it very low, it seems like most of them sit around for months before getting sold.

This exact one I'm sure I've seen for sale over on S15OC, and I think it's been up for sale for a few months?

Yeah he bought it about 2 months ago from a forum user, I think he is owner 3 and the only one not on the forum.

Ahh so this is the one that I've seen pop up in the CEME car park then haha...

Never noticed the VXR though strangely, either it doesn't stand out enough or he hasn't had it in college?

Also Tails_ you'd be the one that spotted me a while ago parked by the bus stop then at CEME too, my little bro mentioned you :approve:

Yeah he lift shares with 2 other people, so one in 3 weeks it's in! The VXR was probably there more often, it just looks like a rep-mobile

Ah! I havn't been on in a few months, so I never know if anyone spotted it. Looks serious mate, too bad everyone at CEME hates clios! It wasn't there for speed awareness was it?

 

[Herr Flick]

£1100 to insure an insignia VXR at 18.. Not a f**king chance. Guessing it was daddies insurance.

 

[Tails_]

£1100 to insure an insignia VXR at 18.. Not a f**king chance. Guessing it was daddies insurance.

I can't fathom how it's that low when I'm paying circa 1k for my diesel fez.

 

[Herr Flick]

Most probably because you are doing it the legal way and he is using his parents insurance etc.

i had an E46 at 18 and I paid £1200 for that which I thought was good. Not a f**king chance is his £1400 for that.

Anyway, the Nissan is 'nice'.

 

[CrippsCorner]

I always thought these were rather bland, looks terrible from the rear. If it were me I'd go for an Integra DC5... but at least the S15 is different I suppose. Wheels look mint at least! Better than I was driving at that age, I had 55bhp

 

[Grant89]

Yeah he bought it about 2 months ago from a forum user, I think he is owner 3 and the only one not on the forum.



Yeah he lift shares with 2 other people, so one in 3 weeks it's in! The VXR was probably there more often, it just looks like a rep-mobile

Ah! I havn't been on in a few months, so I never know if anyone spotted it. Looks serious mate, too bad everyone at CEME hates clios! It wasn't there for speed awareness was it?

Ahh right, probs explains it then, I'm only in once a week and normally take the ST.

Cheers mate :approve: next time you see it in there it'll have a cage and have got a little more serious lol!

Not everyone does, everyone in my year and the year below were always all over mine when I had it in the workshop, people kept trying to buy cars quicker than it hahaha!

Nah, I work for FoMoCo too, finished my apprenticeship last year and study for my degree there on day release.

 

[Billcliff]

£1100 to insure an insignia VXR at 18.. Not a f**king chance. Guessing it was daddies insurance.

hate this. I had a vrs Skoda at 17 a cliosport 200 at 18-19 and now I'm nearly 20 and I have a focus rs mrk2 and I insure them fine in my own name with out "daddie".

 

[Addicted]

I always thought these were rather bland, looks terrible from the rear. If it were me I'd go for an Integra DC5... but at least the S15 is different I suppose. Wheels look mint at least! Better than I was driving at that age, I had 55bhp

DC5's are completely different cars though, it's FWD and handling (with quite low power), compared to RWD and easy 350-400bhp (and of course sideways)!

 

[Jack!]

I would have an S15 over a DC5 all day every day.

 

[Herr Flick]

hate this. I had a vrs Skoda at 17 a cliosport 200 at 18-19 and now I'm nearly 20 and I have a focus rs mrk2 and I insure them fine in my own name with out "daddie".

Well done you, do you want a medal for being so awesome. I had an imprezas at 19 so what. That's completely irrelevant. It's how much he was paying I was questioning.

 

[Nick172Cup]

S15 looks great, I car I'd love to own.

 

[Billcliff]

Well done you, do you want a medal for being so awesome. I had an imprezas at 19 so what. That's completely irrelevant. It's how much he was paying I was questioning.

I payed 700 on my clio and I pay 1084 on my focus now so his quote isn't that unreasonable. If you can get the medal made and posted I will give you my address.

 

[Herr Flick]

Ok great.

 

[BGEarles]

£1100 to insure an insignia VXR at 18.. Not a f**king chance. Guessing it was daddies insurance.

+1

Or on some sort of company insurance.

 

[AdDaMan]

DC5's are completely different cars though, it's FWD and handling (with quite low power), compared to RWD and easy 350-400bhp (and of course sideways)!

Why has your fictional DC5 got 'quite low power' but your fictional S15 has 350-400bhp lol?!

 

[Jack 172]

so jealous perfect as it is, would love one of these but can imagine there not cheap if they go wrong?

 

[AdDaMan]

so jealous perfect as it is, would love one of these but can imagine there not cheap if they go wrong?

Its just an SR20! basically over 20yrs old. Not expensive at all to fix these cars.

 

[Jack 172]

Its just an SR20! basically over 20yrs old. Not expensive at all to fix these cars.

no idea thanks for the insight, whats the bodywork on most of them like rusty? never been up to close to one tbh

 

[AdDaMan]

no idea thanks for the insight, whats the bodywork on most of them like rusty? never been up to close to one tbh

No, no rust mate! There all imports so no rust at all. Maybe in a few years though...

 

[Jack 172]

decent ones hold quite a price tag then do look a fun car though!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...200sx-silvia/nissan-silvia-s15-spec-r/2230270

 

[AdDaMan]

decent ones hold quite a price tag then do look a fun car though!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...200sx-silvia/nissan-silvia-s15-spec-r/2230270

Yes the very good ones do but they have come down massively over the last few years. And to be fair that one was imported by Jurgen and it has a 1k Ogura clutch and some genuine Work Emotions other wise 8k would do it imo.

When i was looking for one when i had my S14a you couldnt get one for less than 15k.

 

[mharvey]

rob_sri
Is this Sam's old one? Looks similar and the orange cam covers etc made me think it is