I spend a lot of time on the internet and most of my social feeds are related to automotive culture. This global community can pretty awesome, but at the same time it can be sort of awful. I’ve always said that I never wanted to be that old dude cussing out the up-and-coming generation, because I hated it when people did that to me when I was coming up. It’s not uncommon to hear people from my era worry about the future of cars as they browse the internet. Complaints and frustration are easy to come by and I’ve even fallen into those ruts. However, the week before I left Regina I was reminded that good things are out there; you just have to look.
Enter 18-year old Dominic Guevara and his ER34 Skyline – living proof that the future of cars is in great hands.
I’ll be the first to admit that Canada’s 15-year-old importation law is a both a gift and a curse. Allow me to explain: it’s a gift because we can own these cars, but it’s a curse in that there’s no real quality control in terms of what comes over. It means you can see some poor examples of cars you’ve been infatuated with for years, and let me tell you – that can really take the wind out of your sails. Skylines have always been plagued by this issue, but not Dominique’s ER34.
I’d seen this car around and it always required a double-take or perhaps even a neck break. After doing some digging around on the internet, I found Dominique and asked him to shoot his car. I don’t usually do features on strangers’ cars… mostly because I can be awkward. But I put that foolishness aside so we could share this car with everyone.
Performance wise, there’s nothing too crazy going on here, but having a RB25DET-powered sedan is nothing to scoff at.
Dominique took the road less traveled and went with two more doors (usually the popular choice belongs to the coupes). Honestly, he couldn’t have made a better choice. The sedan came equipped with the Uras Style –L kit and some Ohlins coilovers.
The wheels came afterward, and to paraphrase Dominique, he said he had to work real hard to get them. All too often projects like this might end up on XXR’s or some other affordable wheel and for many people, that’s fine. Dominique put in the work and got a set of Work VS-SS’ and it’s easy to tell his hard work paid off.
The wheels measure 18×9.5 +18 up front and 10.5 +18 in the rear and complement the car nicely.
I don’t think I could have asked for a better car for my last shoot in Saskatchewan. It served as a reminder of the potential that can be found in the Saskatchewan scene. Instead of focusing on the bad, we should celebrate the good.