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Just to recap Neo .... you already have the R34 but you don't even have your L's yet ? or am I reading this wrong ?

I'll make sure to keep you in the loop

How much did you originally pick up the car for out of interest and were any mods performed on the vehicle after your purchase ?

Shell, can you ever forgive me I was all over the shop trying to find my way around, I figured I'd keep the dream alive (until I really realised I was lost) .... I loved the constant "hey, it's a skyline !!" eminating from the crowds on the way back after the fireworks ... I'm coming to Canberra more often for that sorta treatment note : to the kid watching the fireworks who wanted in on my two bags full of KFC ... the word is PLEASE .. no manners gets you no KFC !

They seemed fairly genuine, I mean I was out the back of Fyswick at 6:00 pm, on the side of the road with the blinker on and the bonnet up .... I was actually waiting for her to cool down a bit so had her counting down on the TT ... The way I see it they could have immediately got me for that, let alone everything else. Thank god they didn't see the 8 boxes of crackers behind the passenger seat Oh wait, they're perfectly legal in ACT arn't they

Sounds like you paid a hitman or something $1,000 a head ... I mean sticker ?

Jay : Didn't really know myself until I got in the car. It was one of those "hey lets go to Canberra" things I gave Shell I call but didn't get to catch up, unfortunately my navigational skills are bad at the best of times, let alone with almost all of Canberra out in force to see the fireworks, were you on the lake ? btw, whats your mob # for next time ? The only real trouble I had with a cop in Canberra was rolling down the grass ontop of Parliment House ... he told me I should try rolling down the bit that was just grass without the cement every ten meters Hehehe I tried a bit of Hill Climb styling up to Telstra Tower however there seemed to be a walker / jogger / hiker on every corner so I gave up .... on the way down I had a professional driver who decided that brake fade was his friend, the smell was fantastic, I've never seen anyone on brakes the entire way down a hill that big .... I went down in 2nd and still found myself having to drop back to 1st to avoid catching him .... btw. Love those series of round abouts in Fyshwick (is it Dairy Road ? or Newcastle Road or something ?) I kept getting lost so decided to do a few laps for good measure. Counted a total of around 14 porn stores, and five red faced guys with brown paper bags (note to self, don't point them out next time) ...

Hi Guys, Amongst all the threads around in regards to cops I thought I better put up my little story from this weekend. I was just going for a short trip down to Canberra for fun, on the way managed only to see 1 cop on the M5, saw 6 cops in a matter of 15 mins during my time in Fyshwick, and another 4 around Parliment House. Naturally being a green P Plater, doing a "little" over the speed limit on the long stretches (long trip) and having amonst other things defectable items of gauges galore, load exhaust, 18" rims, POD and an atmo venting BOV, I usually need a change of pants whenever I see the boys in blue behind me. First cop of the day was on the M5, just a guy and a gal in a hwy patrol car, gave me a wave and a thumbs up on their way past. I had seen them earlier in the bushes catching people travelling north and had to adjust my speed a little. Around Fyswick, all cops seemed to be more than happy to let me go about my business. Managed to somehow pull up at lights next to two of them, windows down, didn't even blink when they saw the twin guage mount on the a-pillar or the guage in the middle of the dash. Parked the car on the side of the road on a backstreet just to check the oil and test out the fireworks purchased (not at the same time) ..... didn't get around to checking the fireworks, however two cops pulled in behind me thinking I had broken down. Advised them that as I was making a long trip from Syd and back, just wanted to make sure the car was ok. They had a look over the car with the bonnet up at the time, commented on the new S03 rubber looking "phat" from behind, and had time to tell me about the fireworks show that would be on that night in the city. Then they were off .... All in all, the boys in blue were more than helpful and seemed to be doing their job. Congrats to them, they deserve a pat on the back !

Good idea Chaos ..... plenty of time to get the car you want ... certainly not something to rush into

Nothing pisses me off more than dumb shops who put stickers on your car ... seriously, I once had a respray done on a car where the car put a sticker on after the job .... I went ballistic at them as the reason I got the respray was due to uneven fade because of stickers

Neo : Anyone will insure a 17 y/o ... for a price ... you can't expect to have a car like that, be 17 and not pay top dollar ... I was 17 when I first got my R33 GTS-t, except I had the whole insurance thing sorted out before I got the car, I'm still only 19 now and paying $927 p/a for fully comprehensive insurance.

Crap ... just checked my ECU out .... nuttin, just a plain Nissan sticker I'm starting to wish I had a snake or two in the quaters to liven it up a bit

Gotta love gold numbers Seriously, there's only three numbers in it

Hehehe, pretty much same scenario ... except for the fact that I actually told my sister that if she wanted the car moved she'd have to do it herself .... she was actually reverising it IN the garage with the door open ... Dropped it at 2,800 RPM with a twin plate clutch and the door open ...... didn't stand a chance Door buckled onto guard ... No damage to pillar thankfully (the hinges took all the damage)

Out of interest, how do you check the gearbox oil level ? Also ... how much oil is too much ?? Where on the dipstick should it be sitting after resting for a while ? Also can overfilling (not spilling out but you know what I mean, over the full mark on the stik) be bad ?

Yeh, ditto ... Endo, wats your mob .... it's kinda hard to PM someone when your cruising down to the coast on the F3 Just incase your wondering who's calling you 0403 44 33 44 = me

Out of interest, how did you as a 17 y/o get the car in the first place .. I mean financially ? But it outright ? Loan ? Parent ? Did you ever think it would be wise to look into insuring the car before you got it ? Sounds like a little too rash a descision made without much thought going into the whole scenario unfortunately.

Do you have pics of the BOV ? Would be interested ...

rs73 : I heard that you actually have to touch the remote to your tounge, kinda like when you test a 9v battery (everyone's done it before ) to get the full effectiveness /me waits for the epidemic of people who "accidently" swallowed their remotes ...

Hehe, try this one out for a laugh .... http://www.pbase.com/image/10724301 Not so "Brave" after all ... the door cried all night long Apart from matching stickers on the other side, just the jap rego stickers that everyone talks about. Previously had a sticker from jap across the bonnet however took it off, and also removed the sticker from the pictured door in repair ...

Yeh the W Bar !!! it's just to the right of Harry's, seriously .... Hey is anyone goin for a drive tonight ? I should be cruising through Thornleigh for a big of an old pac run ...

I got it now .... From George Street just before Park Street going in to the City ... Turn right on to Bathurst Street (KFC on your left) Turn left on to Elizabeth Street (end of Bathurst) Turn right on to Park Street / Williams Street (first right) Turn left on to Bourke Street (Sixth Left, it's the left where the Ferrari shop is) Turn right at the end of Bourke Street on to Cowper Wharf Roadway Keep going until you see Harry's DONE AND DONE Isn't the "W" bar around there also ?

Sweet, people keep telling me I got a big head

Christ The only way I would achieve that many K's is with the use of a jack, a couple of milk crates and a brick

Hey, I'm a green P plater Seriously, I know what you mean though, I had a worked VP try to go me the other night. Blew him away on two standing starts, then the fuc_ker tries to get me when I was stopped at the lights, he stayed a good 20 m back to get a rolling start against me .... still munched him, got a good launch and wound him within seconds