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I think mine is pretty neat - but then I would, wouldn't I?!! 2001 V Spec II, Do Luck sideskirts, Do Luck carbon rear wing stays, Nismo rear quarter pods (to add balance to the profile), 19" Enkei RPF01, carbon rear wing blade, few bolt on bits in the engine bay, Nismo instrument cluster. I still find it hard to believe that I am driving such a beautiful car! More pics in my gallery. Cheers.

+1 V Spec II. See my gallery for a few pics. I would have got an M-Spec Nur, if I could (in Millenium Jade!) I would have liked a Midnight Purple one, as well, but Bayside Blue is pretty awesome!! I was going to have this one re-trimmed in leather, but spent money on other things instead- (Do Luck side skirts and carbon rear wing stays, Nismo rear quarter pods, carbon rear wing flap, a few engine bolt on goodies, Enkeis, etc.) There are at least two other R34 GTR V Spec IIs in Perth that I know of and one M Spec Nur (Marcus R34). I still look back at mine when I leave it in the car park .... .... Cheers.

Cheers, Rhys. Just call me old father time!!!! LOL. And Sl33per, as i said, sorry if it became a lecture. But if Rhys agrees with me, I must be right!!!

Sorry, not able to help. Dare I ask, is it the wheels that are a problem or the state of the tyres? There have been one or two other occasions when people have asked to borrow wheels and tyres to go over the pits, because their tyres are bald. In such cases, the advice is always to go and buy some new tyres. We are priviliged to drive such wonderful, powerful cars as these. Decent tyres are part of the price for that privilige. So don't be like the bogan Falcadore drivers, make sure your car is road-worthy. Otherwise you will wrap yourself around a lamppost somewhere. (Bet you wish you had never asked, now!) Sorry for the lecture and I hope it was not needed. Cheers.

Just to let everyone know, because I said somewhere that my previous experience with Alliance Rim Repairs was that they would take 2 to 3 weeks. That is old news and things have changed! I just dropped my damaged rim at Alliance Rim Repairs this morning. They will have it fixed for me to pick up on Friday, when I return from overseas, which is great! They have moved from Osbourne Park and are now at 2/25 Montgomery Way, Malaga. They were really helpful. Cheers.

Hi, Guys. I just dropped my damaged rim at Alliance Rim Repairs this morning. They will have it fixed for me to pick up on Friday, when I return from overseas, which is great! They have moved from Osbourne Park and are now at 2/25 Montgomery Way, Malaga. They do painting and everything, so go for them, mate. They were really helpful. Previously when I tried them, they were so busy they could not do anything in under 2 to 3 weeks. Now all seems good. They do have some wheels to loan while yours is there, but are unlikely to have something suitable for a GTR - worth asking though! Cheers.

Hi, Guys. I am registered and locked in. I got the following message, which has more details for those interested: So it sounds like a good day. Looking forward to meeting you all there. Cheers.

Nah, he was out. It was the other bloke - wotsisname!

I am not sure that it is such a huge mark-up on a grey import. Based on comments from Prestige Motorsport, it is about 10%. "The exchange rate at the time of purchase will impact quite a lot on the final price. But as a guide the price for a new R35 GTR including LCT is expected to start from about $135,000 complied, plus tyres and ORC's for a base model. " I spoke to one of the High Performance Dealers here in WA on Friday. The guy responded within minutes to an email I sent, having received the official Nissan Australia launch email. He was very pleasant but basically clueless. He said they were due to go to Melbourne shortly for a week's course. I think that there would be two people from his dealership going. They get to drive the cars as well as learn the specs, etc. As for the proud history bit, this guy was happy to tell me that he knew next to nothing about previous models, next to nothing about turbo engines and next to nothing about grey imports and the workshops that support them. He made some comment about how he assumed everyone would support Nissan Australia's strict line on servicing, parts, etc, because you would not want someone who did not know what they were doing working on your car. Well, sorry mate, but if I had a new R35 GTR some time next year and it was presented to a mechanic in your workshop who displayed as little knowledge and interest as you, with a good chance that he had seen very few such cars before, I would assume he had no idea about the thing. I may be lucky if he had serviced some S15s before. So the choice is: a) grey import, no support from Nissan Oz but great support from a knowledgeable workshop with an interest and a history in Japanese sports cars, but no access to official software, diagnostic tools, etc. (Pirate versions will come!) or B) Official import supported by Nissan Oz with some people who have all the tools but no idea what it is all about. Don't you think that Nissan Australia could do better to embrace the import workshops and work with them? They might learn something! Meanwhile, this guy did say that they would have official track days (about two per year) because they have recognised that they would have to do that to compete with BMW and Porsche. He said that they already have a protocol that cars would have to come into the workshop to be set up for the track day and then afterwards to be serviced and returned to road spec. Whatever that means!! I am also amazed that they are saying that fitting official Nismo bits will void the warranty, even when they fit them!! Do Holden do that with HSV parts? No way. Come on Nissan Australia, one of the attractions of the Skyline is that you can customise the car and the performance. Just look at some of the wonderful cars on this forum. So why should the R35 GTR be any different? Instead of fighting the import scene, embrace it! Is that too much of a mental shift? Mind you, guys who sell Patrols and Tiidas cannot be expected to contemplate such things. We are from a different planet as far as they are concerned. It is just unfortunate that we constitute a large part of their potential market!! Cheers.

Thanks, Guys. I am expecting the wait for the wheel repair to be around three weeks. That was the situation a few months back, so I doubt it has changed. As Mike said, I do not want to drive around on different sizes for any length of time. Meanwhile, my wife tells me not to be such a drama merchant - I did not hit him and nobody was hurt. She's right, I suppose. But if she had been in the car, she would have been screaming!! Thanks for the suggestions. I will follow them up. Cheers.

Hi, all, I have managed to gouge my front left wheel, thanks to the bloke who decided to occupy the lane I was driving in on Cambridge Street last night. Praise the son of rajab for factory Brembos - I missed him by a coat of paint. But the wheel copped it on the kerb!! He had not anticipated the car ahead of us turning right - which I had. So I was passing him on the inside when he decided, without indicating, to pull over. Anchors on full, hand on horn, heart in mouth. He just carried on through!!! It was so close. I actually got that sudden cold feeling in the stomach that I was about to hit him and I yelled out "Shiiiiiiii##t" involuntarily. (Near misses are almost as traumatic as being hit - I had the shakes and it took me half an hour to calm down!) Despite stalling it, I went after him and it did not take long to catch up (Camry versus R34 GTR on high boost!!). He pulled into a side road and stopped and I got his details. He did apologise profusely. Anyone got a spare 19" wheel, +22 offset, while I get this fixed? Cheers.

Hi. I am interested in these. Any pics yet? Also where are you located? Cheers.

I had the same fuse go on my car the other week, when I was setting off to Rockingham to watch my son play hockey. I did not realise the tail lights were out as well until I got there. I was guessing my speed the whole way - basically matching speed with other traffic. Then I had to drive back! Not fun. The sensationalist coverage really bugs me. He was quite right to point out about the rust buckets, but unfortunately no rear lights is dangerous at night (not a problem in the daylight). But you would thought he was an axe-murdering rapist. The only thing they did not say was that by not allowing him to go to the servo and buy a small fuse, they were preventing a small child from choking on it! Thank heavens for Channel 7. Tossers!