2001 Nissan Silvia Spec-R (S15) — Pearl White

First registered in May 2001, this Silvia Spec-R showed 112,000 km on the odometer when it came through us, which works out to a little under 4,500 km a year across its life in Japan. Pearl White paint, two doors, and the manual gearbox that the Spec-R grade was built around. Under the bonnet sits the SR20DET, a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder sending drive to the rear wheels. Right hand drive, petrol, chassis code S15.

Repair history not recorded for this vehicle.

On an S15 at this sort of mileage the things I look at first are the turbo and the clutch, because those are where a hard-driven SR20DET tends to show its age before anything else does. A 2001 registration also puts this car late in the Silvia production run, so it carries the later-spec details rather than the early ones. Pearl White is the colour most S15 buyers ask us for by name, and this example wears it without the yellowing that cheaper resprays pick up.

• Month/Year: 05.2001
• Mileage: 112,000 km
• Transmission: Manual (MT)
• Drivetrain: FR
• Engine: SR20DET — 2.0L Turbo
• Displacement: 2000cc
• Steering: Right Hand Drive
• Doors: 2
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Chassis Code: S15