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Old 04-30-2005, 06:09 AM
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they don't get the tC. i dunno why this was post worthy but it just came to my attention that we finally get a cool car that they don't get! this is payback.
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Old 04-30-2005, 06:13 AM
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the tC is japanese made........
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sure but it's not available over there!
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and their thinking that we must hate them because they have the skyline.
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hmmm tc or skyline...hmmmm
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well.. yeah we don't get the skyline.. but how many of us can actually afford skylines?
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the point is that every country has some select cars that other countries dont get, and there is really no point in pondering whether or not the indigenous people of one country spend their days lusting over the cars of another.
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Originally Posted by dieselstation
well.. yeah we don't get the skyline.. but how many of us can actually afford skylines?
A skyline over there is no more than 20-30 grand so it's not a big deal...

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Originally Posted by dieselstation
well.. yeah we don't get the skyline.. but how many of us can actually afford skylines?
Well althought Hong Kong has to pay 100% tax (yeah, we buy a car, the price is double of what you pay in the US)

But second hand skylines in hong kong are darn cheap! I'm saving up some money to get a used skyline r33/r34 back in hong kong!

But registration fee is just killing, USD1000 a year for a skyline to get the paper (to be driven on the street, A PIECE OF PAPER )
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i heard the skyline will be available in the states around 06
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As I heard that, its just an Infiniti G35 w/ body kits, and riced out look! Dunno, not sure!

we are getting off-topic! sorry!
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They better not give the US a G35 thats riced out and call is a syline If they do bring it to america, I hope they dont change a thing.
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i doubt their jealous of us. i mean, i love my car but cmon.. they get much sicker cars.
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Do you guys mean THIS:



I was at my school's parkinglot and saw this parked there.. I couldnt believe it..lol

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wish u had more pictures then of just the back of it
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am I missing something here? isn't the g35 an entry-level skyline?
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Originally Posted by Huey
wish u had more pictures then of just the back of it
eh... I was late for class and didnt hve time to get outta my car and take all around pictures

if I see it agian, I'll deff post some more

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Wow, I don't know what you guys are talking about but they have way more nicer cars in Japan and Europe than the tC.

Late model Rx-7's



R33 and 34 Skyline





Mitsubishi FTO



Nissan S15 Silvia



And these are just off the top of my mind!

If anything, we should be hatin on them for all the awesome cars they have that we can only dream ever legally owning
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By the way, while i'm on the wave of posting skyline pictures,
a year ago I was driving all calmly in my corolla on the highway and this R32 right hand drive passes me and I'm like..wtf!!!! so this is the ONLY picture I could take of it.. since well.. I was going 95 mph trying to take that thing... and to top it off, the guy was talking on his cell phone not even paying attention to how badly I was tryin to keep up w/ him in my little corolla lol



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