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Thank you for all the people sent me messages. I contacted Consumer Affairs last week, a helpful lady gave me alot of information and a phone number of DOTARS. She suggested me to lodge a complaint form to DOTARS and she is contacting RAWS team to get more information for me as well. To all the people who asked about the names of the import broker and RAW, I am not going to post their names in here, that is the rule of this forum. At this moment, I really don't want to screw up anyone, I just want to sort it out as soon as it can. best regards,

Thanks for all the advice, I will contact Consumer Affairs and see how can they help me. By the way, is there any RAWS or Solicitor here can give me some legal advice? If you guys know any RAWS or solicitor, please tell them about my situation and tell me what they say. regards,

To: vrfour The car is in Melbourne and I live in Melbourne as well. I have already paid $5000 for compliance on NOV of 2004. Thanks for all the advice and help for you guys........

To: Jade Why did you wait 12 months to import the car? If it was being imported as a RAWS test vehicle it could have been imported at anytime from purchase date, so it could have been imported in 2004. ANS: Because the import broker said he couldn't find any RAWS to do my car, so I waited until he found the RAWS for my car on NOV of 2004. (but when I bought the car form him, he said the compliance should be ready with in 3 months which was around May of 2004.......) Why did you import it for RAWS compliance? With a purchase date of January 2004 and a May 1990 build date the car could have been issued with an Import Approval in May 2005 under the 15 year rule. ANS: When the import broker found the RAWS for my car on NOV of 2004, I asked him should I wait for another 6 months so I can import the car under the 15 year rule(as I waited over 10 moths already), then he said the 15 year rule is going to change which I may not be able to import the car under that rule, and if I imported the car now, everything should be done around MAR of 2005. As I really wanted to get it done, so I made the worest decision in my life..........it is MAR of 2006 now and I am still waiting............. I paid $1000 to the import broker and $5000 to the RAWS for the compliance work and what I got is 2 years plus waiting time and headache.

I know some of you guys are the experts of importing vehicle from oversea to Australia, so I have a few questions want to ask about. I purchased a Skyline GTR 32 from an import broker in Jan 2004 and paid the cost of the car in the same month. The vehicle was built in May 1990. The car landed in Australia as a test car of RAWS in Feb 2005 and now the car is still in the workshop and has not been plated yet. Aug 2005, I rang the workshop and they said the compliance was complete, and had booked in for the inspection. However, till now they are still waiting for the VSS officer to come and inspect the car. I drove to the workshop last week and look into my car, everything is still the same as it just landed and all the aftermarket parts are still in the car. Then I asked them, they said they have done all the things for the car already except some minor stuff and the VSS officer will contact them four weeks before they come, so they will have enough time to finish it. It is over 2 years since I bought the car on Jan 2004, it is really annoying for me and I really need to sort it out as soon as it can. For my situation, can anyone tell me what can I do to speed up the process? I thought they need to put the car back to factory standard and have done all the usual compliance work before they book in for the inspection, am I correct? Any advice or opinion from you guys will be really helpful for me, as I don’t know anything of RAWS, compliance………….. all I know is I love SKYLINE same as you guys.

I contacted DOTARS, they said they have not yet received a Vehicle Inspection Certificate for the vehicle from the workshop, that means the workshops lied..... What can I do now?

don't know about the evidence pack, however the workshop said they have booked in four months ago, now they are still waiting it and they don't know the inspection day as well........... are they lairs or am I too sensitive?

SS8_Gohan: yes, my car is a test car. my car landed here Feb and sent to work shop next week after that. Usually I contacted the workshop by phone, because I gonna work from Mon to Fri. Four months ago, they told me they have done all the things of my car aleady and booked in for inspection day as well, they are just waiting for people to come. But I went to the workshop last month and looked at my car, it seems they haven't done nothing, the tyres, seat belt......etc is still the same as just landed................... As you said we can change the workshop, how complicated to change it? Will it take a long time? Any info will be helpful and thanks in deep.

I really interested about the answer of it, can we change the compliance workshop after the car is landed here already? Is there any problem with the import approval? because my car is sitting in the workshop for 10 months already................................and still waiting!! any info will be deeply appreciated

why don't you retrim those seats? I think it will be better to look for a secondhand one.........

have you got any pic of these turbos? Please send to [email protected]

please send pics to [email protected]

any pics?

anymore pics of GTR turbos?! please send to [email protected]

thx mate

hi guys, I am really interested to buy a GTR32, but all of us know it is a car over 10years old already, so it is pretty hard to get a good one. Before I go for inspection, can you guys tell me what sort of things do I need to look for? And I will take the car to the workshop too, but what kind of testing do I need to do? Especially about the engine........ I live in Melbourne, can you guys recommend any work shop can do good testing and how much will it cost? Any information will be helpful

Is there any problem for the insurance as well? How about if I buy it from private seller? any problem?

hi guys, I just wanna ask about is it dangerous to buy a stolen and recovered car in VIC? I don't know much about it, any information will be helpful

please send pics of steering wheel to [email protected]

up for sale again due to the lost contact with buyer

pics of gauges n triple gauge holder to [email protected]

link is not working....................

how are the condition of rear seat and carpet? any pics? please send to [email protected]

better pics will be better

pics of turbo please [email protected]