DaiOni

here's part 1, I'll try to squeeze in a bit more later: 89 bnr32 GTR, gunmetal grey * 65,710km. Km are listed as 'unclear' as the car has a nismo speedometer * r33 rb26dett *n1 turbos * frontpipe (downpipe, or whatever you want to call it) * cat-back exhaust * mines cpu * OS twin plate clutch * mines 'direct shift' (??) * rollbar * n1 rotors * boost meter * lots of little scratches, including stonechip(s), and scratched rims * there is a bit that looks like 'no factory parts' - but it's under the bit about the nismo dash (hard to tell if they are connected) - so it may be saying 'has a replacement speedo, and no original speedo' (so - can't verify kms) I'll need to get my magnifying glass out for the rest,

'barbarian boots' are huge at the moment - in europe and japan, at least, not sure about australia (don't remember seeing that many over xmas) speaking of fashion - I can't believe someone has fooled aussie blokes into thinking denim shorts are cool - EVERYONE was wearing them. Gay. Gay. Gay. 7tune: looking forward to reading about the '1000hp' 13brew (it is a 13brew, isn't it?) - I've never seen anything bigger than 700ps in a street car.

anyone?

I can read most of it - it's definitely in japanese, LOL - the core problems with auction sheets are: 1. handwriting tends to be atrocious 2. kanji is small (often this partly to do with the size of the scan) - makes it hard to differentiate 3. they write in a 'code' - a kind of shorthand - people in 'the know' will understand it - but if you don't know the lingo/abbreviations - it can be guesswork only If no-one transaltes it soon, I'll tell you what I can (blacky - if you are reading this - I haven't forgotten about you, I just haven't had the time/opportunity to pass on your sheet)

well? (sydney) a contact #, if possible the companies I've thus far contacted (via www.yellowpages.com.au) are bloody slow to respond

does anyone have a direct contact email addy for NYK? (their website sucks) or any other company that freights yokohama-->syd ??

you can't get (relatively) near daikoku via train, which is why a rental is suggested

you should be able to bring it through as luggage - I can't see why not, surfboards etc, are well over those dimensions. I'd definitely pack and protect it very very well though. If I go home in august, I'll be bringing a front bumper with me this way

...might want to paste that into word before you print it - didn't notice that it was a gif

carshop nagano: ask for the nearest train station before you go jumping in a cab

print this out: show it to your hotel reception and ask them for directions (station info etc)

sorry blacky - I've been at a work seminar most of this week. If I get a break next week, I'll see what I can do for you. As I (think) I said, I've got the majority of it worked out - but I'm going to show a native the things I don't, as I simply can't deceipher the handwriting. However, I have a feeling it's largely in 'auction sheet code/shorthand' - and is not going to be understandable for the people I can show it to

the top level NSX is several steps beyond any GTR (even taking performance times out of the equation) but it's a waste of time making any comparison using export models

there are several online shops, btw, for interested residents... not very hard to find

I know japanese and gaijin who smoke - the key is discretion - they are very low key about it, and you are either 'in the know' or you aren't. It's far less 'in the open' here (for obvious reasons). I also know of people who have had their life destroyed by being busted - it's very real, and very possible. Notably, most were busted trying to ship the gear here (idiots). One guy got busted because he was driving bent and had his stash in the car (idiot). As long as you can do the time - do the crime. Though it's not fun for the rest of us when the rep gets tainted. At least once year I get into a conversation with co-workers when they bring up the news that yet another english teacher has been busted. On the other hand, sometimes you can find interesting things at headshops. I've noticed 'special K' openly on sale (maybe not so now - as I noticed an expose on it in the news the other week), as well as datura (bad, bad stuff), seeds, and a variety of 'legal' highs. And of course, this was the land of the mushroom not that long ago.

yeah, it's true. I've been told that the mountains near my house are chockas full of it - but I've not found the time to go hiking,

I make $3,353 a month after tax - that's a touch over A$40k after tax, per year (plus I work an hour of 'on the side' work per week, which nets another A$6,684 per year) + the odd bit of other side work (someone always wants you for something, usually willing to pay) = close to A$50k nett - per year. Which, IIRC, is about the average australian gross wage. On top of that, being a civil servant, there are some extra perks - subsidized rent (I pay 35,000 per month for a large apartment), travel expenses, unlimited paid sick leave, 20 days holiday (whenever I want, + a week's worth of standard winter vacation), etc ...so it's not so bad. I definitely would be making more $ in australia, with real career prospects (I was a magazine editor when I left), but I happily made that sacrifice - I get to live in a totally different (amazing, positive) culture, on the other side of the world, living what many people would consider a 'permanent holiday'. What price can you put on that??? I will add the following points: * japanese tax is less savage than australian tax * the exchange rate, when I left, was significantly better - was a very nice wage at the time * australian average wage was significantly less at the time * australian 'cost of living' definitely has risen since I've been away * the average corparate teaching job is 250,000 (before tax, I assume) - combined with the fact that most postings are urban - let's just say I wouldn't want to be on that wage (unless you bring $$$ with you, you will struggle to buy/own/maintain a nice car with that wage) let me make one comment about 'green' - best to leave that to trips back home - you don't want to get busted with it here. At the very least you will get immediately deported (following a significant period of interrogation and detainment) - at worst, you will rot in japanese jail for a long time. This isn't the western world - this is typical asian policing on drugs - there is very little distinction between 'soft' and 'hard' drugs (if at all). There are a few horror stories on the net about 'poor' gaijin rotting in jail hell... might want a read one of those before you toke /granpa

too much? :wassup:

hehe, slightly unrelated, but... when I came to australia for xmas, several (non-performance orientated plebs) people made the comment - "p-plate accidents have become really bad, especially driving... what's that car called?" my reaction was always - "has any one taken into account that there is now a three year p plate system? Therefore, there are three times as many p-platers on the roads. Therefore, there are, quite possibly, three times as many p-plater accidents." guaranteed to create a blank stare - every time

I think it might be just you - it's a pretty common comment you know, the longer you live here, the more you tend to forget what things were like back home. Like bad customer service, I forgot what that was like, then I went home for xmas...

in bad condition? what, worse than the one you want to buy??

compulsive buyers? kind of - but that's a 'face value' analysis. They CAN spend (even if it's partly a hangover from the 'bubble economy') - for various reasons, the average person here has a high disposable income (despite being one of the greatest 'saving' cultures on the planet).

if you're talking about suspension - it's tanabe (no doubt there are 'watanabe' parts though - as it's a name about as common as 'jones' in english)

all the best, small breasts! err... well, for the boys - chasin' snatch (at least that's the impression I get) or whining like petty bitches on the internet