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I don't know how the site works, but the 15yr rule hasn't been gazetted yet. Jim Loyd plans on having it gazetted in the 3rd or 4th week of may (on a wednseday).

J_R32, do you mean 9k Landed or including on road costs? yahoomotorsport.com dosn't have any manual 32's at the moment.. I've never heard of them before, are they very reliable? has anyone else been through them? I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but their site looks tacky which dosn't make me feel that confident... In regards to buying locally... where do I look? I check the papers all the time and rarely see r32's, carsales etc will have one or two which are usually out of my price range bar a nice looking one for 11,500... but what do you think will happen to the price of local cars after the 15yr rule ends? I have a feeling it will go up..... Also Gordon, because everymonth a new set of cars are eligble to be imported under the 15yr rule, wouldn't there still be plenty of good 32's out there?

thanks guys.. I'll give this one a miss then I think. All up I have a bit under 10k... The 7000 figure was assuming that I could get it on the road asap... (If I'm lucky).. I think that I should spend a litte more say.. 8k or so on something a little more clean like this: http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=2606 (few scartches and dents is better than rust..) And then save up more money to get it on the road... mmmgtir: I see what you mean... but do you think that buying a local one later on will be (more expensive obviously, and) really thrashed?.. How much do you guys think a clean coupe gtst will cost locally?

Thanks gordon, I'm trying to look at this at every angle... but is there anyway to be sure that your car is rust free referring to daler32's example about the rust underneath the skirting? Now Im starting to think that it might be better to spend a little bit more money for a cleaner version, and then save up more money after it's landed to get it onto the road..

yeah point taken froggy, but when the 15yr rule goes out the door and SEVS comes in, who knows what might happen to the local prices.. I think that they will go up most likley as there is less demand for importing... daler32: So the bubbles imply that moisture builds up under the paint somehow, and starts to eat into the actual panel? Also, in relation to the rust underneath your skirting, did you get the independent mechanic to inspect the car? I suppose the mechaincs wouldn't go to the trouble of taking off the skirts to check for rust so I suppose there is still that risk of unkown rust :S..... Mark: Thanks for that.. what about entering your car in a japanese auction? Not nessacly a dealer? Do you think that minus the costs of entering in the auction I might be able to break even? You know how with the silver 32 jspec say that there is possible rust. Would this be info that they assume given that there is visable paint fading and denting, or would it be something that the dealer has told them? Thanks for the suggestion about the pictures also, I'll email j-spec about that. Being a flat panel.. what's involved in fixing? Do they just sand the paint back and scarpe the rust out then fill it with something... then repaint??... How much do you think this will cost? cheers

heres a pic of the car showing the left hand side and the panel that dale described (thanks) but I can't see any rust on it... *scrathes head*

well can't get through to j-spec phone rang out. I don't actually know exactly where the left rear guard is (stupid I know).. Is it that skirting type panel behind the left wheel, or is it the left side of the back bumper? If there is a bit of rust there... is it a cosmetic thing that I should be worrying about or is it something that can errode and cause hell to the chassis and the future wellbeing of the car?

yeah I've seen the other 32gtst (if thats the one that your talking about) with the massive dent in the bonnet (sliver coupe) for 6,800 which may also be the go but it says possible paint fade dents (we can see those) and rust hmmm same problem.. except there's less info on it. If your not talking about that then do you mean the 32-4door going for 7,700? That ones probably a bit out of my budget and I really can't get used to the look of the 4 door. only 40% wow, I read somewhere else on here that if the car turns out to be a lemon after the mechanical inspection then they can resell it with very little lost.... so if I buy this car and I don't even know if it's mechanically sound and then engineer looks at it and says, and see's all this terminal rust on the chassis (am I being realistic? is this common) then im ****** because I can't really re sell it, and if I bring it here I'll have to spend an arm and a leg to rectify the rust (and possibly engine). But what I still don't get (politely as possible) is when it says minor rust IN left rear gaurd.. Does this mean that it's on the inside where there's not paint?? I'm going to call j-spec and talk a little more about the rust.. thanks again mark.

Sorry to go OT in my own thread but, the other thing that concerns me is that people will buy the car and THEN have it checked over by an independent mechanic. If the mechanic finds something terminally wrong and I have to sell the car, will I lost much on it? Or can it even be resold? Thanks again guys

thanks mark, I can only just afford a car for about 7k max when you include compliance onroad costs and spare money for the rest.. so I can't really find anything in Aus at the moment because to my knowledge the cheapest 32gtsts in aus go for about 12k (correct me if I'm wrong) I don't really need the car on the road until december (when I'm 18) so I don't mind spending the time to rectify the problem (if i can). But I will definatly keep my eyes open. The thing that has me is the way that it says minor rust IN the left guard.. Does this mean that I can sand it down and not worry about painting it?? I'm pretty hazy on the process of cleaning up rust so if anybody can fill me on this it would be much appreciated

Over the last 24 hours or so, i've been looking at this skyline: http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/2729 everything seems to be perfect bar a few little cracks that don't bother me too much. I just called j-spec, and the guy I spoke to said that an oil stain/minor leak usually means that bits of crap have just been flying off the engine and that it dosn't imply that there's anything actually wrong with the engine itself, which satisfies me. But the only problem is the rust, "minor rust in left rear guard". The guy said that rust on the rear guards and some other places (door seals I think) are quite common on r32's. He said that to have this repaired that it would cost around 1000 dollars as (I can't fully remeber the details but they went something along the lines of this) the rusty parts need to be cut out, scraped/sanded and bend back in... Its a bit of a downer.... So has anybody else had this problem with rust, how did you deal with it, (and if you don't mind me asking PM if needbe) how much did it cost to get repaired? Do you guys think that buying this car is worth the hassle of dealing with the rust?? I hope I can get something before the 15yr rule ends EDIT: the j-spec server/database has crapped itself and isn't working at the moment... from what i can describe, the car is a april 1990 2DOOR r32gtst, stock as a rock: 1990 Nissan Skyline GTS-T Type-M Built in Apr 1990 2.0L turbo 5 speed manual white 159,200 km's power windows power steering air conditioner HKS turbo timer stereo has been removed oil stain or minor leak scratch on front & rear bumpers crack on left tail light surround crack on lower left rear pod/skirt minor rust in left rear guard ... 270,000 yen FOB .. around $6,900 landed excluding compliance

so ya finaly posted eh mark? good to have ya on board with the rest of us here! enjoy!

siddr20: this is still possible, but we have very very very good reason to believe that the rules will be gazzetted within the 3rd or 4th week of may.. so if you can find your 89 gtst and get import aproval BEFORE the 15yr rule gets gazetted by the government then you will be ok. If you can't find a car before then I know that J-spec will fully refund your money..

just out of curiosity, where do you live marcus?

yay! the r32GTR is SEVSable again!

congratulations.. however as i believe some pics are demanded.

a bit ot but... does anybody have a comeback for this?... I've heard it a few times now and don't want to be caught of guard when it comes my way

MIC33r, just don't forget to take that spirited away cosutme mask thing off before you check the house out... might seem a little spooky for all the neighbours...

converting engine kw's to rwkw is (very) approximatly divde by 1.2 or 1.25...ish

ahhh! shit! i forgot!!!!!

wow, dream job right there. have you got any hi-res versions of the ztune pics by any chance?

DCD just had a quick skim through your blog. You got to drive the Z-tune? What do you do for a living in Jp if you don't mind me asking....

MD stands for mines_datsun.. aka redfc and all the rest bla bla.. the kid who rips people off on here.. you know the one?... well he apparently crashed his line into a bus stop.

will try to get there.. quite excited about this as it will be my first drifting event that ive been too.. one of mates knows a guy from qld who's entering his 180 so i might be able to scab a ride if im lucky....