I am a Japanese. I import 2006armada into Japan and get. It is a reliable car.http://www.geocities.jp/steelangels_zero/P1010025-1.jpg

Welcome friend. Is your armada a US spec or Euro spec? Very nice looking!!

WOW .. I know the Armada isn't marketed there ... you're gonna draw lots of attention! Where you gonna park it?

Oops I did not wait till the complete picture was uploaded .. nice home you have ...

welcome, I did not know that there is no Armadasin Japan :confused: , anyway congradulation ;) Nice ride

welcome, I did not know that there is no Armadasin Japan :confused: , anyway congradulation ;) Nice ride


There isn't, thats why he imported it. If you have ever driven there you know this beast will be a serious challenge in Japan and a big head turner!! I would love to see the looks on peoples faces cruising downtown Tokyo in this thing.

I am a Japanese. I import 2006armada into Japan and get. It is a reliable car.http://www.geocities.jp/steelangels_zero/P1010025-1.jpg

Hey Suzuki, you need to take some pics of the crowd looking, and checking your ride out ;)

I imported armada on a parallel import basis from U.S.A. There is around 10 in Japan.
Most people do not know armada in Japan.
The car which I got into before is nissan SKYLINE BNR34GT-R.
http://www.geocities.jp/steelangels_zero/P1010005-1.jpg
I pick up an image on a page of this place.
http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/bc/steelangels_zero/lst?.dir=/armada&.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.co.jp/

Your Armada looks nice, suzuki. I am sure it gets much attention there in Japan.

I imported armada on a parallel import basis from U.S.A. There is around 10 in Japan.
Most people do not know armada in Japan.
The car which I got into before is nissan SKYLINE BNR34GT-R.
http://www.geocities.jp/steelangels_zero/P1010005-1.jpg
I pick up an image on a page of this place.
http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/bc/steelangels_zero/lst?.dir=/armada&.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.co.jp/

You imported an Armada to Japan .. AND you drive a R34?? Forgive my rudeness .. what do you do (earn a living)? You realize that there are quite a few in the USA that would love to own a R34 Skyline!!

my son being one of them! He wants to see pictures of the skyline.

my son being one of them! He wants to see pictures of the skyline.

in Phoenix there is one skyline driving around imported from japan registered as 240sx :D it might not be the R34 but still a skyline..

I picked up an image of BNR34GT-R. I got for six years.
I still consider a run to be the best car.
It was bought for an American person accidentally, and it was exported to U.S.A. in October.
http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/bc/steelangels_zero/lst?&.dir=/armada&.src=ph&.view=t
http://www.geocities.jp/steelangels_zero/DSC03689-1.jpg

I picked up an image of BNR34GT-R. I got for six years.
I still consider a run to be the best car.
It was bought for an American person accidentally, and it was exported to U.S.A. in October.
http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/bc/steelangels_zero/lst?&.dir=/armada&.src=ph&.view=t


Very Sexy!! Make sure you check out his other pics!!

welcome, I did not know that there is no Armadasin Japan :confused: , anyway congradulation ;) Nice ride
Small roads, restrictions on engine sizes, imports(from US), high gas prices, tiny parking spots, etc. Look at the "sport compacts" Japan sells here. Ever wonder why they don't put V8s in their cars? Doesn't make sense there like it does here. Armada is built for the US, not Japan or Europe. Congrats and enjoy. :D

Congratulations on the recent purchase of your Armada.

Several of us wish that Nissan would have seen fit to import the Skyline R34 into the USA. I did get a ride in a JDM R34 several years ago and it is a true supercar.

we lived on the island of Okinawa for 3 years. We would hear the street racing every night, just around the corner from our base. (camp Kinser)

I remembering seeing lots of skylines while living there. If I ever won the lotto (which I never play) I'd buy my son one.

I picked up an image of BNR34GT-R. I got for six years.
I still consider a run to be the best car.
It was bought for an American person accidentally, and it was exported to U.S.A. in October.
http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/bc/steelangels_zero/lst?&.dir=/armada&.src=ph&.view=t
http://www.geocities.jp/steelangels_zero/DSC03689-1.jpg


RED!!! Beautiful .. if you were in California, you'd get tickets just parking! I have a friend that owns a blue R34 .. and he actually drives it .. almost every day! It gets attention all the time .. draws crowds .. sometimes (and I did say sometimes) better than a hottie in a bikini (LOL)

:urock:

Not sure about other states, but Skylines are pretty common here in CA. I've raced a few at the street races, and there were two for sale in the Autotrader magazine a few months ago.

I guess you're lucky that you have a parking spot. My friend that lives in Japan said he had to park his R34 two blocks from his house and that was concidred close. He had to first purchase the parking spot then take the slip showing proof of parking to the dealer before they sold the car to him. :eek:

What's more crazy is the low rider scene in Japan...some of the best tricked out old school's are being sent to Japan. I have a few Option videos from Japan where they show some sick old schools with hydraulics bouncing down the narrow streets of japan. The owners even looked hispanic with their clothes and tattoos. Pretty awesome to have such diversity and to understand different car scenes from other countries.

Skylines are OK, but were a bad buy for the buck. Their performance stats (Handling, braking, acceleration) weren't as good as a standard C5 vette but they were $50,000 more. C6 could trash one. Sure you could modify them, but you could also give the vette a $50,000 head start in mods, making it virtually untouchable. Nice car, but not worth the bucks and certainly not supercar stats. I think they got a good rep for a few reasons:
1. While it was made, it clearly was the best Japanese car.
2. In the races it was entered into, which didn't include other "supercars", it was dominant.
3. It is modifiyable.
4. Its rarity gives it a mythical mystique which it can't live up to.
5. Video games give it a huge performance boost vs. competition. Remember, these games are made in Japan. Nothing like letting the home team win.
6. Movies. Fat and Frivilous One and Two portrayed tuner cars as the laughably unbeatables.
7. They were the fastest things in Japan as Japan banned the import of Vettes, mustangs, etc. They have far more restrictive laws on importing autos than we do.

Model Skyline R34 Skyline GT-R
Powertrain Layout Front Engine / 4WD
Base Price $ 89 500 USD

Dimensions

Length 4600 mm / 181.1 in
Width 1785 mm / 70.3 in
Height 1360 mm / 53.5 in
Wheelbase 2665 mm / 104.9 in
Weight 1560 kg / 3439 lbs

Front / Rear Track F 1480 mm / 58.3 in
R 1490 mm / 58.7 in

Engine

Configuration 2.6 Liter RB26DETT Twin Turbo Inline 6
Valvetrain DOHC 4 Valves / Cylinder
Displacement 2568 cc / 156.7 cu in
Power 208.8 kW / 280.0 bhp at 6800 rpm
Torque 392.0 Nm / 289.1 ft lbs at 4400 rpm
Bore 86.0 mm / 3.39 in
Stroke 73.7 mm / 2.90 in
Compression Ratio 8.5:1
Bhp / Liter 109.33 bhp
Redline 8000 rpm

Chassis & Body

Body / Frame Not Available
Steering Rack & Pinion w/ Power Assist
Brake Type Brembo Vented Discs w/ Vacuum Assist & ABS
Brake Size F 324 mm / 12.8 in
R 300 mm / 11.8 in
Wheels F 45.7 x 22.9 cm / 18.0 x 9.0 in
R 45.7 x 22.9 cm / 18.0 x 9.0 in
Tyres F 245/40ZR-18
R 245/40ZR-18

Transmission

Gear Type 6 Speed Manual
Final Drive 3.55:1
1st Gear Ratio 3.83:1
2nd Gear Ratio 2.36:1
3rd Gear Ratio 1.69:1
4th Gear Ratio 1.31:1
5th Gear Ratio 1.00:1
6th Gear Ratio 0.79:1

Performance

Top Speed 250.0 kph / 155.3 mph
0 - 60 mph 5.2 seconds
0 - 100 mph 13.0 seconds
0 - ¼ mile 13.7 seconds

A current mustang GT as well as the Nissan 300TT have similar stats for acceleration.

Don't get me wrong. Great car, great balance. Good package. But not a supercar.

Signed, a G35 (Skyline) owner.

tripple black,

Due to limitations in Japan there were significant tax penalties for any vehicle that was rated above 280 BHP so guess what....the R34 is listed at 280 BHP, sounds like an old Mopar trick in reverse....

More accurate rated HP outputs put the R34 Skyline much closer to your current "revered" Corvette. I would say drive both cars and make an educated decision.

All wheel drive, excellent handling and a series of features and styling that you can't find on any american car of the same era and you have the recipe for a supercar.

True it is not a Corvette, but when was the last time you got Corvette performance that seats 4!? And last time i checked your Corvette cost about $60K against $89,500 for an R34 (modified for the US market).

R

A Happy New Year.
I photographed it in a castle near to a house. Because Tokyo is slightly far, I want to take time street and a photograph of armada which went this time.

I'm sorry. A meaning does not understand that it is difficult English.
http://www.geocities.jp/steelangels_zero/P1010102-1.jpg

http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/bc/steelangels_zero/lst?&.dir=/armada&.src=ph&.view=t

Happy new year to you too, yes I understood what you mean, Nice castle and a nicer Armada :cool: Keep those pictures coming when you can

Skylines are OK, but were a bad buy for the buck. Their performance stats (Handling, braking, acceleration) weren't as good as a standard C5 vette but they were $50,000 more. C6 could trash one. Sure you could modify them, but you could also give the vette a $50,000 head start in mods, making it virtually untouchable. Nice car, but not worth the bucks and certainly not supercar stats. I think they got a good rep for a few reasons:
1. While it was made, it clearly was the best Japanese car.
2. In the races it was entered into, which didn't include other "supercars", it was dominant.
3. It is modifiyable.
4. Its rarity gives it a mythical mystique which it can't live up to.
5. Video games give it a huge performance boost vs. competition. Remember, these games are made in Japan. Nothing like letting the home team win.
6. Movies. Fat and Frivilous One and Two portrayed tuner cars as the laughably unbeatables.
7. They were the fastest things in Japan as Japan banned the import of Vettes, mustangs, etc. They have far more restrictive laws on importing autos than we do.

Model Skyline R34 Skyline GT-R
Powertrain Layout Front Engine / 4WD
Base Price $ 89 500 USD

Dimensions

Length 4600 mm / 181.1 in
Width 1785 mm / 70.3 in
Height 1360 mm / 53.5 in
Wheelbase 2665 mm / 104.9 in
Weight 1560 kg / 3439 lbs

Front / Rear Track F 1480 mm / 58.3 in
R 1490 mm / 58.7 in

Engine

Configuration 2.6 Liter RB26DETT Twin Turbo Inline 6
Valvetrain DOHC 4 Valves / Cylinder
Displacement 2568 cc / 156.7 cu in
Power 208.8 kW / 280.0 bhp at 6800 rpm
Torque 392.0 Nm / 289.1 ft lbs at 4400 rpm
Bore 86.0 mm / 3.39 in
Stroke 73.7 mm / 2.90 in
Compression Ratio 8.5:1
Bhp / Liter 109.33 bhp
Redline 8000 rpm

Chassis & Body

Body / Frame Not Available
Steering Rack & Pinion w/ Power Assist
Brake Type Brembo Vented Discs w/ Vacuum Assist & ABS
Brake Size F 324 mm / 12.8 in
R 300 mm / 11.8 in
Wheels F 45.7 x 22.9 cm / 18.0 x 9.0 in
R 45.7 x 22.9 cm / 18.0 x 9.0 in
Tyres F 245/40ZR-18
R 245/40ZR-18

Transmission

Gear Type 6 Speed Manual
Final Drive 3.55:1
1st Gear Ratio 3.83:1
2nd Gear Ratio 2.36:1
3rd Gear Ratio 1.69:1
4th Gear Ratio 1.31:1
5th Gear Ratio 1.00:1
6th Gear Ratio 0.79:1

Performance

Top Speed 250.0 kph / 155.3 mph
0 - 60 mph 5.2 seconds
0 - 100 mph 13.0 seconds
0 - ¼ mile 13.7 seconds

A current mustang GT as well as the Nissan 300TT have similar stats for acceleration.

Don't get me wrong. Great car, great balance. Good package. But not a supercar.

Signed, a G35 (Skyline) owner.

WHOOOOW BOY!!! HOLD YOUR HORSES!! lol

I know you're an extremely opinionated person and would rather die before seeing someone else’s side, but are you serious about the whole statement above?? The Corvette is a pretty nice car....but trust me it's a big POS when compared to most other "Supercars".
That is unless you are comparing a Z06, which is one of my favorite cars. But R34's have way more HP then stated from the factory, if I recall correctly around 340HP. Now add AWD and easy free mods, minor modifications, high revving engine and this car becomes a real BEAST.

I have tons of footage of 9 second street driven Skylines that'll put their foot in the *** of many supercars. Last time my buddy ran a 9 second 1/4 mile in his C5 he was running a 422ci motor with nitrous and slicks. So it's not as easy as you think with a Vette.

If you want to see what the rest of the world thinks about Corvette's, watch this Top Gear show all about the new C6. They also have a section where they drag race it with similar priced cars from other countries..and even the new NSX whoops up on it pretty badly. But to it's defense it does really well around the track, one spot below the Mitsubishi Evo.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1218157444012227484&q=C6

WHOOOOW BOY!!! HOLD YOUR HORSES!! lol

I know you're an extremely opinionated person and would rather die before seeing someone else’s side, but are you serious about the whole statement above?? The Corvette is a pretty nice car....but trust me it's a big POS when compared to most other "Supercars".
That is unless you are comparing a Z06, which is one of my favorite cars. But R34's have way more HP then stated from the factory, if I recall correctly around 340HP. Now add AWD and easy free mods, minor modifications, high revving engine and this car becomes a real BEAST.

I have tons of footage of 9 second street driven Skylines that'll put their foot in the *** of many supercars. Last time my buddy ran a 9 second 1/4 mile in his C5 he was running a 422ci motor with nitrous and slicks. So it's not as easy as you think with a Vette.

If you want to see what the rest of the world thinks about Corvette's, watch this Top Gear show all about the new C6. They also have a section where they drag race it with similar priced cars from other countries..and even the new NSX whoops up on it pretty badly. But to it's defense it does really well around the track, one spot below the Mitsubishi Evo.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1218157444012227484&q=C6


O man not again, i've been trying to tell the guy that for ages but he wont budge with his opinions on vette's. Trust me i know we had a 20 pg arguement about american vs japanese(which i won)on titantalk. All the times that tb list are about straight line performance (which is an american thing) but the r34 isnt american this car was made to go around bends really fast (which only a few american cars have been able to do but still they werent that good). The skylines held the lap record at nurburgring nordeschleife (which is known as the world's most formidable race track) for some time. Nissan is hoping to recapture that title with it soon to arrive r35 gtr(which my dad is considering of buying) :D . if you put 1000hp in a vette and 1000 hp in a skyline with street legal slicks i bet the skyline will win until the speed gets to 160+(rough estimate). Theres no use putting 1000 hp in a rwd car from a start it'll just spin for ages.

WHOOOOW BOY!!! HOLD YOUR HORSES!! lol

I know you're an extremely opinionated person and would rather die before seeing someone else’s side, but are you serious about the whole statement above?? The Corvette is a pretty nice car....but trust me it's a big POS when compared to most other "Supercars".
That is unless you are comparing a Z06, which is one of my favorite cars. But R34's have way more HP then stated from the factory, if I recall correctly around 340HP. Now add AWD and easy free mods, minor modifications, high revving engine and this car becomes a real BEAST.

I have tons of footage of 9 second street driven Skylines that'll put their foot in the *** of many supercars. Last time my buddy ran a 9 second 1/4 mile in his C5 he was running a 422ci motor with nitrous and slicks. So it's not as easy as you think with a Vette.

If you want to see what the rest of the world thinks about Corvette's, watch this Top Gear show all about the new C6. They also have a section where they drag race it with similar priced cars from other countries..and even the new NSX whoops up on it pretty badly. But to it's defense it does really well around the track, one spot below the Mitsubishi Evo.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1218157444012227484&q=C6

Just play some vids. They do a Z06, and I posted the stats for the stock R34 Skyline. I've seen plenty of vids of anything doing anything. What I posted is a standard C5 + stuff, not motor, but suspension, brakes, the works. Read the articles. I think Car and Driver is a pretty good and unbiased source. Watch the videos. The 1031 HP vette is a turbo. Lower HP ones do the quarter in under 9 in street trim. Watch the videos. Sorry, but the Skyline is an overpriced overblown overhyped POS for the money. In every every every test I've ever seen, its stats don't even measure up to the standard C5. I like Top Gear, but they aren't really scientific as they are entertaining to watch. Their track is a twisty little British thing. Nothing like the streets of the US. This favors autocross cars like WRX and EVO.

The current Z06, which is the only vette ever made I would consider a supercar(except maybe the LT5 when it was made), has the record at Nuremburg Germany for a stock car. This is a real track and test with real standards. There aren't any Japanese cars in the top 25 if I recall. I posted these sometime back. 3.7 0-60, 11.5 quarter, 1.06+G, and 198 Top speed. And it cost $25k less than the Skyline, which has the same tested speed and acceleration stats of a '92-'96 corvette LT-1 in stock trim, except it is 13mph slower top end.

Drag racing favors 4wd. Who cares. They have an advantage for 50 ft worth of launch.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but if Japan allowed large displacement motors to be sold to Joe schmoe, every Japanese maker would have one, including Nissan's skyline. They developed it as a platform to get as much power from a small motor like Porsche does witn 911s. They do a good job. But they have to tweak the crap out of everything to get there and there ain't much left you can do and still drive around town and put just gas in it.

And if you are seeing a 9 second skyline, you are looking at a $150k+ car. It ain't from free or cheap mods. The above vettes aren't even close to that. They cost about the same as a stock skyline. ;)

Lastly, the Skyline I don't think would have ever been called a supercar. Again, look at the stats. As soon as you pop in a K&N Air filter, it ain't a Skyline, its a modified car, and then it ain't a supercar. Only stock counts. Anyone can make a brick fast. Add some free and cheap mods to a vette, and its a beast. I look at street legal production cars. My comparisons of the non-Z06 vettes to the Skyline are not meant to say they are supercars, its to show the skyline isn't. I could use cobra mustang stats or viper stats or supra turbo if you want. All are much less and much faster accelerating.

Supercar status is also about when the car was made. How did it compete with its contemporaries. The Ferraris of the 50s and 60s, and even ones like the Testarossa, could have been called supercars. Now, mustangs can take most of them. The Lambo Contach was also a "supercar". Not now. The 959 was a legend and true supercar. Now its the same speeds as the current Z06, but in today's dollars, would have cost over a $1mm. The Skyline doesn't compete today. When it was made, it was the fastest JAPANESE car, but not the best. Plenty of German and US cars could have taken it, but it never saw those as it wasn't sold in the US, and the US cars weren't sold there. This allows the myth to grow. :bonvoyage

O man not again, i've been trying to tell the guy that for ages but he wont budge with his opinions on vette's. Trust me i know we had a 20 pg arguement about american vs japanese(which i won)on titantalk. All the times that tb list are about straight line performance (which is an american thing) but the r34 isnt american this car was made to go around bends really fast (which only a few american cars have been able to do but still they werent that good). The skylines held the lap record at nurburgring nordeschleife (which is known as the world's most formidable race track) for some time. Nissan is hoping to recapture that title with it soon to arrive r35 gtr(which my dad is considering of buying) :D . if you put 1000hp in a vette and 1000 hp in a skyline with street legal slicks i bet the skyline will win until the speed gets to 160+(rough estimate). Theres no use putting 1000 hp in a rwd car from a start it'll just spin for ages.
IF you want 1000p in a vette, you pay $100k. If you want 1000hp in a skyline, you pay $250k. Give me the extra $150k in mods to the vette, or better still, I'll just take the C6R GTR car. Similar price. We'll race. :rolleyes:

This is from wikipedia- "Because of its demanding layout, the Nordschleife is used by many auto manufacturers as a proving ground for car prototypes. Some of the most notable corporate "Ring Rats" are BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Nissan, and starting in 2002, General Motors. GM's first wave of Nürburgring-honed vehicles includes the Cadillac CTS-V and the sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette. Nissan's Japanese domestic market supercar, the Skyline GT-R, was tuned at Nürburgring and held the unofficial lap record for several years." You might try looking on streetfire or freshalloy the skyline is by no means a myth their out there their real and they'll eat any american understeerier POS out there. im jus gonna repost the video and this time actually watch it cuz im gonna quiz you TB. I stoped reading car and driver mainly because they starting getting biased, now i mainly read motortrend their pretty fair. THIS AINT A BAD VIDEO (http://www.coolcarvids.com/videos/The%20Nissan%20Skyline%20Story.avi)

You guys sure hijacked Susuki's thread!. This has got off topic. Please respect the original poster. If you want to continue this debate start another thread in the Off Topic section.