igor

Wouldn't need to convince me twice in that. Thanx, i m going to start looking at private cars soon.

Yeah, that is exactly what i am thinking. The market is pretty rich and there is plenty to choose from. Plus there isnt that much risk. You are saying that one can request compression tests. Is that a normal practice? Did you find that people are willing to go for that. I guess as willing as going through the NRMA car inspection. Don't worry, i answered my own question. I had a few funny run-ins with the car dealers this weekend. They crack me up, cant stand too much of them at a time though Episode 1: A black skyline had a not for sale on the windscreen. I asked whats wrong with it? The bloke said that it got stolen from the wharf. They found it in Minto with broken steering arm. Apparently the people who stole it were doing burnouts and doughnuts in the car park. The dealer said they were lucky in the way that they actually found the car. hehe... Episode 2: Two white skylines for sale. One is Series II, the other is Series 1. Both have big exhausts, rims and gauges. I asked whether they had been registered in Aus before. The dealer said, no, comes from the wharf stright into their joint. I raised my eyebrows and he continued: "Well, you pay a bita deposit and we will compliance it for you. That's how we do business." I laughed in his face and said I would never buy it from him. He turned around and walked off saying i should then get the TT Supra he had, which is road registered. Yeah...

Yeah, he s got some fine examples on the website. I have been turned off by all the scratches. On the other hand the pin dents can be buffed out and the car detailed for less than a $1,000 so its well worth it.

Cool, thanx... probably should set it a bit lower just to be on the safe side. There is still a fair bit of risk invloved.

Cool thanx for that. I worked out using prestigeimports calculator that i need to look at about 800 000 Yen FOB. Problem is i cant find any late japaneese auction prices. I ll keep looking...

This is kind of a newbie post, STF didnt yield anything I m about to buy an R33 skyline and have a budget of 22,000. So far from what i have seen locally i can realistically afford a Series 1.5. I would really like a Series 2 though. The qustion is, what can i get if importing myself with a 22,000 budget? Or ppl are more than welcome to share opinions on how much, if any, impoting is cheaper than buying locally. Igor.

Hey, i am in NSW but might be interested, sounds like a good offer. And yeah, what color is it?