Advantages: Supersonic Cruise Machine Disadvantages: Not many
from the driving experience, and it's blisteringly quick, despite the throttle lag below 3000rpm. Power has been restrained to satisfy Japanese restrictions and the maximum speed is held at 155mph to appease European sensibilities. But it's the phenomenal acceleration which matters most in a country with a 70mph limit. The Skyline is roomy and well-equipped, too, though a trifle drably-trimmed. You can have the Japanese imports delimited and it isn't as costly as you'd imagine. You'll need a delimiter which looks just like a little black box (and maybe with speed you could do with a Black Box). You'll also need someone with sound electrical knowledge. You do get instructions with the delimiter but I wouldn't try doing it yourself. You'll redline at 8000rpm.
The GT-R has a nice computer multi-function display showing torque, power ...
blingblings 17.05.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Nissan Skyline
Advantages: Performance i.e. 0-60mph in 4.9secs as standard, fun factor, tuning options Disadvantages: Expensive to fix, mpg, interior
My first review!... it shall be about something that gave me ALOT of pleasure and some headaches... this is my experience and not drawn from other reviews.
I was lucky enough to own an olde-worldy 1992 GT-R in 2006 for 1 year.
She was black, a Cat D damaged car (that had been repaired - not a very good repair). It was fairly standard (for a Skyline), apart from a 'stage 1 chip' (no proof of this), an aftermarket s/s exhaust, aftermarket airfilter, turbo-timer, grooved brake disks, 18" anthracite 7 spoke alloys (expensive).
Condition wise it wasn't the best... it had been resrayed in parts but not to a very high standard. The engine (78k miles) appeared and proved itself to be reliable and strong... no strange noises, always started. Brakes were fine, very strong. Interior was good, drivers seat slightly worn.
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chrisnorthwest 16.12.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Nissan Skyline
Advantages: Great location, beautiful rooms, huge beds Disadvantages: Very expensive food and drinks, car parking was £12 a night!
My boyfriend and I stayed at the Sheraton Skyline hotel on 2nd October this year. I booked the hotel through priceline.co.uk and got the room for £51 including taxes, which I though was quite reasonable for a 4 star hotel.
Location
We found the Sheraton Skyline fairly easy to find. The hotel website allows you to print off a map and this made it quite easy to find the hotel if it wasn't for my boyfriend taking a few wrong turns! The hotel is on a large road that is absolutely heaving with hotels. Literally the whole road consists of hotels, some very large and impressive ones such as the Marriott. We were flying from Heathrow airport the next day and this hotel was about a 10-minute drive to Heathrow (at the most) and was in an extremely convenient location.
Arrival
Upon arrival we followed directions to the car park. We ...
