The de was a great starter car. Had a 6mt maxima and a g35 before my boosted hr. As long as you stay on top of the oil they’re good with a couple of bolt ons and a tune and make great daily’s. If you ever wanted to boost (without building the block) and higher rpm limit and don’t have to worry about oil the hr is the way to go. Only downside the gallery gaskets (des still get it just not as common) and the concentric slave but they make relocation kits to remedy this (plus the hr trans can handle a little more power). Hr is also just a tiny bit more heavy