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Speak to Danny (you can pm him on the forums, his nick is AutoTrust)... he's a man mountain himself and hardly fits in his R33 GTSt coz his gigantic noggin keeps hittin the sunroof. He lowered his factory seat rails by an inch so he's a lil more comfy, but he struggles with a helmet on still.

Wierd... my parents seemed to like my white ex gf's more than my curry ex gf's. Funnily enough my parents have this notion that its OK to be racist as long as the person they're being racist about is of the same skin colour as them. So they aren't racist against white folk or chinese etc, but they'll hang so much shit on indians, malaysians, fijians etc.

I have a rolling sprinter shell you can have for $2000 Even comes with japanese rear axle instead of the aussie garbage. Then you'll have $18,000 to get it running with an engine of your choice . Although with any AE86's you'll find that the rust to metal ratio is greatly not in your favour.

ahhh cool. I don't think I've ever seen your car there when I visit (or rather get conned into working on stuff while I'm there by Rosh) altho I haven't been that way in over a month. Might pop in sometime this week n see the big fella.

Congrats... is the car still at Dean's?

fat kid on tourettes strikes again. some of his stuff is amusing... this one was just boring and painful. he's tryin to hard to rip on stuff nowadays.

it shares a lot of parts with locally sold cars (Z32's, maxima's, etc) and popular imports (R32, S13 etc). Plus Nissan can always order parts in for you from japan, or you can order them thru import wreckers. I'd say the only parts you'll have problems with are trim, windows, panels and things like that which are specific to them.

In that case go the R34. Although N/A Supra's still look awesome, handle like boats and don't go too fast, but at your age if you're driving a good lookin supra, you'll be pretty popular.

buy an NA R34, put some rims, a kit, exhaust and a pod on it, then stop modifying it. Sell the R34, and then buy GTR. Don't waste your time trying to make it GTR spec, you can unload thousands of dollars into that GTS and it'll never be as good as a GTR (or even a GTt) as far as the "go" department is concerned. Nissan didn't spend millions of dollars developing the car for nothing, its easier and cheaper in the long run just getting a factory GTR... even if you have to downgrade to an R33 GTR (which you can get these days for 25k-ish) That said, buying an R34 25GT or 25GTX isn't cheap, and not gonna leave you much change from 20k. If that's all you have to play with, then make sure you allow for insurance, yearly rego and running costs. My advice, buy a Auto N/A Supra or Manual N/A R33... it'll give you about 5K to play with, and you can get a nice exhaust, some rims and a kit. Both are quite fun to drive, and have a lot of street cred still. THe R34 might be a bit out of budget, unless you're happy to keep it stock.

Calm down, that's because most Hondas aren't eligible for import, and the only ones that are... ie the civic coupe is well over the 20k budget limit of most P platers. They go for 30k plus, and even most Honda fans will agree that's too much to be paying for VTEC yo. I've only listed cars you can import, and have landed and complied for under 20K. I love the honda's VTEC (yo) engines... its just the package that they come in (although one of my close mates runs OzHonda, so I can't bag em out too much ). 4 Door Integra's are also eligible under SEVS, but no one can comply em, there's also the Honda Civic hybrid I keep hearing rumours about being available for import, but I'm yet to see SEVS eligibility and compliance being available. If fuel economy's your game, then go the Toyota Prius, I did 15k to the litre in one I test drove. Plus its great fun cruising around carparks, as it runs on electric mode and is totally quiet. People can't even hear you coming. As for keeping up/beating a relatively stock R32 GTSt, that's not an accomplishment. Hell, my 58 year old dad did that in our old mitsubishi cyborg (1.6L N/A MIVEC)... which coincidentally is also a great car for P platers, but unfortunately you can't import them any more.

If you do however choose to get a BMW convertible or any Type R VTEC yo, please make sure you allow in your budget for the lipstick and pantihose you'll need to wear to go with the car

Been meaning to do this post for a while... for under 20 grand, and to be P plate legal you can get: Mitsubishi FTO (94 - 98) 2L V6 or 2L V6 Mivec, Auto (more common)/Manual Prices from 11k to 16k Pajero Convertible (1989-1999) V6 Petrol engine (diesel turbo not good for P's) Prices from 12-16k Most are scruffy, convertible tops are usually worn 300zx 2 seaters (1989-1998) coupe or convertible 3L V6 N/A auto/manual Prices from 12k to 17k N15 Pulsar (1995-2000) 3 door hatchback or 2 door coupe. Comes with an Autech tuned SR20DE that puts out 175hp, or an SR16VE. Auto/Manual. Prices from 12k to 18k Quite a cool car... these things with SR20's can keep up with a stock R32 GTSt. THey are however quite rare, so be prepared to wait a while to find one. R33 GTS or GTS4 2 door coupe (sedan's are too heavy for SEVS eligibility). Auto/Manual, Series 1's are a lot more common than Series 2's. Prices from 10k to 15k R34 25GT or 25GTX Coupe or sedan, tiptronic/manual. 2.5L only (2.0L too pissweak to be eligible for SEVS) Prices from 15k to 20k+ V35 250GT sedan, auto. 2.5L N/A VQ25DE. Prices from 18k (average price 22k+). They're quite rare in the sub 20k however we've seen a few go at these prices at auctions, so if you want one you have to be actively bidding for one. the 300GT are from 20k and higher (average price 25k+), 350GT are from 23k and higher (average price 32k+). Toyota Celica Convertible (1989-1993) 2.0L n/a auto (manuals are rare as hens teeth), electric roof, optional leather Prices from 11k to 16k Toyota Celica Convertible (1993-1998) 2.0L n/a auto (manuals are rare as hens teeth), electric roof, optional leather Prices from 13k to 18k Basically just a shape update Toyota Corolla 2 Door Coupe (Levin or Sprinter) AE101 (1991-1995), 4AGE 20V engine. Prices from 10.5k to 15k AE111 (1995 onwards) 11k to 16k The AE101 comes in a supercharged 4AGE 16V as well, but its not P plate friendly. Toyota Chaser JZX100 Grande... 3L N/A 2JZ 11k to 15k Toyota Prius 1.5L petrol/electric hybrid (97-2001) 12k - 14k Toyota Soarer 3.0L N/A 2JZ, auto (manuals are very hard to find in this price bracket). (1993 onwards) Prices from 11k to 16k Toyota Supra SZ or SZ Aero-top (removable top, auto only) 3.0L N/A 2JZ 1993 - 1998 (the newer ones are usually more than 20k) Prices Autos from 12k to 17k Aero-tops from 16.5k to 20k plus Manuals from 14k to 20k Toyota Aristo 3.0Q (1991 to 1997) 3.0L N/A 2JZ Auto Prices from 10k to 14k or less. This is the older version Lexus GS300 that was sold in Australia. Easy way to get a pimp car on the cheap. (My old man's gettin a 2JZ twin turbo one in the near future if all goes to plan ) If you're in VIC, you can also get an R32 GTSt be under the power to weight restriction for P platers. You can't under NSW and QLD law from memory. There are cheaper ones available, but the prices I've given are for good clean examples that you can import under SEVS with no hassles, ie, no accident history, no modifications etc. I'll update this post in a while with some examples, pics n stuff from our website... and put it in a nice clean layout. These are ones you can import directly from japan. the prices are to have the car landed and complied. Being SEVS imports you need to allow for a new set of tyres (and anything else which the workshop might need to comply the car) and registration on top. Prices are cheapest at the auctions every day, if we buy em from dealerships and privately you'll have to expect to pay a little more.

theres a driftline sticker on your car... hehehe adam's handiwork?

lol my VIC regged cef is in NSW atm, or I'd have come.

crap... passed out on the couch. just woke up. shit shit shit.

just got back to my mate's from a night out... don't have a change of clothes, so I'll come dressed to impress to the brekky thingamabob. that is if I don't pass out soon and not wake up till midday

did we import that cef? looks awfully familiar

did you cut it first with a light compound or something?

GTS Type S is the coupe. Type G and Type J were sedans I think. I should scan and translate those sales brochures one of these days...

hooooooly f**kin sheep shit... now that's a glossy car! list of products used and how you did it please?

uhhh the american VIN system's not quite the same as australia, japan and some other regions of the world.

my mum drives a Nissan Laurel (import). It has an RB20DE in it. Does that count? Oh and she's turning 58 in January.

that's a 300GT. the one linked to above is a 350GT. If that GT8 is sitting in QLD, then why do you need an import broker to buy the car? Just buy it from the workshop its sitting at

we said the same thing about you not long ago you pewf but you delivered.

we're doin it atm to a 180sx at driftline in melbourne. although cos the guys at the shop got a lil busy its been untouched in the corner of the shop for well over 6 months now.