Hello,
I needed a new (used) car and came across this ad:
R33
(Yes, I'm in the UK)
I liked the car, because this one is not modified and has not any embarrassing mods or spoilers.
The price is 12,500 AUD.
Though the price sounded a bit steep to me I had a look at the car.
Had A Look At The Car
In reality it didn't look that gorgeous anymore, but I still liked it.
I did some checks on the car, and followed an advice I got to verify the year:
The year of manufacture can be found by looking at the front seatbelts, near the floor mounting point. There is a fabric tag with the seatbelt specifications and the year of manufacture sewn onto the webbing.
So I checked the tag and it said 1993!
I pointed this out to the seller, and he said that the seatbelt might have been replaced ..
I think that's quite a far fetched story, but are there any things apart from the tag to tell the year?
I checked many Skyline pictures, and all with the year 95 seem to have an airbag.
There's a number on the firewall where the engine sits and it says:
ECR33-002864
If this is some kind of serial number, it sounds pretty low to me and would support the 1993 tag year.
Hmmmmm .....
Is there any check I can do on the number?
I still like the car, and the engine made a good impression on me.
I'm a complete beginner with Skylines and any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks for the help!
Greetings from London!