should i buy a V8 or jap import?

Question

in about 3 years i will be buying a car. i love V8 and have since well ever, but these days you see a lot skylines and WRX's and EVO's and i am starting to take a liking to them. im not sure what to buy, i don't care about fuel consumption because i will be buying the car for power and speed so fuel isn't the main thing im looking at. are V8's going out and jap imports coming in? are jap imports easier to work on? i like technology and all that goes into an import, i also like the idea of tuning a turbo, it just seems more interesting than V8's. if you advise to buy an import, what sort should I buy (looking at brand new but doesn't really matter is used)?

Answer 1

Ok Honstly you sound like your a kid who is looking for answers for a future car, no big deal I like that, as I did the same for about three years before I could drive. Let me start off by telling you about my story. I grew up with a father who worked straight on Hot Rods nothing else he thought japanese cars were junk and that was it... So growing up around V8's I automatically loved them and that was my mindset until I did my fair share of looking up info on cars I saw on the streets that appealed to me.By the time I was ready to drive I had already bought a 1993 Honda Civic, the thing was great on gas but I quickly found out it was really slow and I hated that. I quickly found a job and saved money sold my car and came across a steal on a 1995 Nissan 300zx Twin-Turbo which are rare as is. The car was my baby for 2 years honestly i still kick my self in the rear everytime i think back to why i sold it. I then found a fascination in Nissan so i then bought a 1992 Nissan 240sx, after about a year of research i bought a imported engine called the SR20DET which is a 2.0L Turbo motor I built everything my self and it was a blast! Not only because it was fast but because you have that feeling whenever your driving it or when you beat someone you know that you built it urself and didnt just go and buy it. To me that is the greatest feeling ever since then you will now hear about the 240sx in drifiting as it is the most widely used car now in that sport. Since then i have owned 3 240sx's all with the same motor, and now own a 1997 Dodge 1500 lifted blah blah which i only bought cause i go to college near the beach. I now own a 2006 Infinity G35 Skyline yes an actual skyline version not these imposters you see in the U.S all the time with just the badge on the back of the G35 It is a AWD Supercharged 3.5L which is an amazing car honstly a car that i am in love with. As for the whole EVO, STI, and these Skylines you see... I can break it down to you like this from vast amounts of time i spent on all car forums. The Evo's are a great car AWD Turbo yadda yadda but what is rarely mentioned is the crappy Transmission they have, that should really be all that is needed to be said about that. The STI well its also a great car AWD, Turbo, all around great car but their awd systems lack the potential of lets say the atessa system from the skyline which is one of the greatest to date. As for skylines good luck finding one unless your in Florida or California or some places here in Texas. Cause they are ridiculously priced and you have to find loop holes in your insurance in order for them to work. I would know cause I have 3 friends who have them here in Texas one is a R34, the others are R33's. All in all the import scene is so big that V8's are a thing of the past BUT! let me remind you going into these crazy 4-cylinder import engines is alot harder than that of the V8's where you can basically sit inside the engine bay and work on them. You will have headache after headache working on your import and striving for that extra horsepower, when all you have to do to a v8 is cams, exhaust,and pistons,nos and you have a 9 to 10 sec car... So the decision is your bud but do yourself the favor and dont listen to people who are one sided on the subject cause you wont hear the other side which may opens pandora's box in your imagination.

Answer 2

No jap cars are not easier to work on. You would think considering how unreliable they are that they would make them easier to work on. It takes a lot of money and work for a turbo car to compete with a V8.If you want a high tech car with a turbo. Look at the Buick T-types and Grand Nationals.

Answer 3

First that's "Japanese" or import. Calling something "jap" is very derogatory (and it reflects on your character).

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As for cars, much can happen in 3 years. Who know as the imports gets bigger, they may make as many v8 as American car manufacturers will. Nobody knows. So planning this early is just moot.

Just don't close off your mind to any one direction.
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As for the case for Buy American vs NOT, that's totally different question. Buying American is just buying American (not related to technology, tuning, etc.)

Answer 4

Think about a V--8 or even a V-6. Hopefully, you'll buy American. Let's keep the profits in America. Our trade deficiet is bad enough, we don't need to keep feeding money out of the states.

I know, you'll say that a lot of them are made in America now. That is true, but where do the profits go? You guessed it, right back to the home country. Japan, in most cases. We need to keep our guys working, and I'm talking about our Union brothers at the old big three plants. At least think about it. As for turbo's. When they go out, it can get real costly. They run hot with the exhaust gases, and you really need to keep the oil changed or you'll ruin the seals in the turbo. good luck.

Answer 5

you are really comparing two different beasts.
if you like low growling motors and low heavy stance , i would stick with an american muscle car.
If you want something you can customize and modify with aftermarket products, you can get a rice burner. I'd save my money and in three years get a Dodge Challenger or Chevy Camaro

Answer 6

The Ancillaries are items such as your alternator, water and oil pumps, A/C, ect..........

Answer 7

motorcycle