I bought my zed standard, spent a few grand modifying it and sold it for a lot less a few years later. Broke my heart and my wallet lol
Bought the skyline for a touch over 3k, wasn't interested in a standard one. As you know money spent on modifying is lost on resale so why not make someones loss your gain? I didn't spend much on mine and Iv only changed the wheels, headlights, front bumper and it's gone from this
to this
Mine turns more heads than my zed did and cost a fraction of the price
Everything Iv removed Iv sold on and used the money towards it's replacement. Gear knob, head unit, mats, bumper etc etc. So I agree that you could get a standard one cheap but labour for fitting a full bodykit etc will soon add up
Also I agree the GTR looks better but the GTST is a great car on it's own right and costs much less. Depends what you want from the car
I love mine, very different to the zed but both great in different ways. I was surprised at how comfy mine was in my 7 hour journey home after picking it up. Digital climate control in an 18 year old car is surprising to many. But when I was in Tokyo I saw loads of skylines, all in standard guise, no bodykits or wheels and predominantly 4 doors. They are big luxury cars there not just tuner cars like we know and love here