New lurker (till Dec 25)

[MikeKyu]

So, I will be lurking around here until Christmas. The wife just bought me a PS 3 and Logitech G27 wheel. I will be playing pretty religiously after Christmas. I am just getting a feel for the community.

I found this site through a mobile app search in the Android market place.

I am a COO for an online fitness company. I have worked for companies like Apple, Google and ClearChannel before getting sick of large company corporate culture and leaving for a small start up.

I have played GT 1, 2, and 3. I picked it up when I was living in Japan and owned an old Austin Mini Cooper and a '00 Nissan Skyline GT-R34. So as you can imagine I will be rocking the Skylines in game again (and plotting convincing the wife why I need to buy a Skyline this summer in Japan and import it to the States.) I have been driving Toyotas since I came bad to the states and cannot wait to see (talk the wife into that if she won't let me get the Skyline) the -86 I also love German touring cars. So between kraut and rice I should have my plate pretty full for a while.

I am going to be custom building out my wheel rig. I have a Recaro Sporster CS seat already and am working on putting a blueprint together for the metal frame.

I have been dying to get this game since release, but I had to get the company in a place where I am not working 18 hours a day and can actually enjoy the game.

 

[lbsf1]

Welcome to our community here. Hope you enjoy it.

 

[Phoenix]

If you love Skyline's, this game is just perfect for you.

Anyyywayz, welcome to GTPlanet.

 

[MikeKyu]

Thanks guys. Any other resources that I should be researching as well? This is a fantastic site, any others with good info and a good community?

 

[W3H5]

This is a fantastic site, any others with good info and a good community?

Other info, possibly. Other community, not so likely.

Welcome aboard. Enjoy some frankfurters and fried rice.

 

[mattythedog]

Welcome to

 

[Krog]

A post from Shem is an accomplishment indeed.

 

[MikeKyu]

So, is it considered "good form" or is it encouraged, in this community, to have the same user name here and in PSN for ID purposes?

I am not worried about any other game, I am getting the PS 3 for strictly this game series and the blue ray player.

 

[mattythedog]

So, is it considered "good form" or is it encouraged, in this community, to have the same user name here and in PSN for ID purposes?

I am not worried about any other game, I am getting the PS 3 for strictly this game series and the blue ray player.

Not really. I chose my name here because its my PSN name so I can remember it easily. Some don't have a PS3 so they have a random name, or they just like to have different names.

 

[Schwartz]

I'm not sure if you are allowed to import the R34 Skyline into the US yet...

 

[Akmuq]

So, is it considered "good form" or is it encouraged, in this community, to have the same user name here and in PSN for ID purposes?

I am not worried about any other game, I am getting the PS 3 for strictly this game series and the blue ray player.

Not really, but if you make one for GT only, name it GTP_MikeKyu or something similar.

 

[MikeKyu]

I would be just as happy wih a 32 or a 33 ;-)

 

[TankAss95]

I would be just as happy wih a 32 or a 33 ;-)

I personally prefer the 32 the best 👍.
Anyway welcome to GTPlanet. This website has great people while achieving a great balance of moderation.
I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here.

 

[MikeKyu]

Yeah, even though I am not playing (YET, it's killin' me!!!) I am getting loads of great info. It seems that the community here is much better than I expected. It even has me excited about racing online, eventually.

Tank, I do like the 32 (and they are really cheap right now), especially the front clip of the car (even more with a TopSecret cowl). It's probably going to take 2 or 3 trips in the next year just to find "the right one" in "the right shape" for export/importing. I'll have loads of fun hunting with the brother-in-law though. He wants to take his motorcycle out for about a few days at a time(his kids still don't know that the bike in GrandMa's garage is his).

 

[Star]

Hi, and welcome to GTP . On behalf of everyone here I wish you a pleasant browsing experience and hope you can find everything you’re looking for.

Regards.

Unofficial welcoming party.

 

[MikeKyu]

Thanks all!

I saw my wife get a box from Logitech today....I cant believe that they send television remotes in such large boxes these days!

 

[E28]

Thanks all!

I saw my wife get a box from Logitech today....I cant believe that they send television remotes in such large boxes these days!

The wife is a bad liar I'm assuming then.

Welcome to ! Once you get playing make sure to check out the online racing.

 

[MikeKyu]

You bet. I am already salivating (more than usual). One question, how does the birthday ticket work? My birth uear only has a few cars, and none that really excite me. Do I set up my birthday in GT5 or is it my PSN birthday?

 

[W3H5]

The birthday ticket will come on the birthday you signed up for the PSN account with. I got a bloody old banger!

 

[MikeKyu]

Thanks Shem.

I think I may need to make myself a few years older to try to get to drive an old car that I've restored (twice), loved and deeply miss.

 

[Akmuq]

The birthday ticket will come on the birthday you signed up for the PSN account with. I got a bloody old banger!

The weird thing is I'm 15 and got an old banger.

 

[Milldrum]

Thanks Shem.

I think I may need to make myself a few years older to try to get to drive an old car that I've restored (twice), loved and deeply miss.

Welcome to GTPlanet.

What is the older car?

 

[Korza]

Welcome to
What happened to your R34?

 

[MikeKyu]

Sold it when I moved back to the US. I ended up givibg away the mini (it had an exhaust pipe made mostly of Georgia coffee cans and JB Weld.


The 1970 Cuda is the car I have rebuilt twice and sold (usually to support a massive life changing move across continents).

 

[Korza]

Thats a shame.

 

[MikeKyu]

Yeppers. At least they are still out there running down the road for someone else to enjoy.

Well, at least it is giving me some leverage with getting a new toy! We'll see how this plays out, cause the wifey likes the look of the Toyobaru 86's (as do I).

 

[Korza]

You might be able to drive one on the game and in real life.

 

[Encyclopedia]

Welcome!

 

[Jacob]

Welcome to
Hope you'll have a nice experience ahead of you.

 

[E28]

Those Toyobaru's do look pretty nice. Confusing with the myriad of different names though.