GreenR32GTR

yeah, sorry, it has sold...

i reckon the reference to the subaru standard colour answers the question of respray. i suppose one question may be -was it just because the paint was tardy, was it for personal aesthetic preference, or other reason?

incorrect. on many levels for many reasons also incorrect. is this the royal 'they'? I saw no mention of buying from an importer, so it is entirely reasonable to assume that many purchasers of these cars no longer have this detail, especially ones that have changed hands on a few occassions.

Good advice from both. If only swoopdown wasn't such an apparent font of 'factual' information, and didn't feel the need to advise others on how to sell their cars, he may actually OWN one as opposed to asking to hitch rides in others. GTRJet - try Daz305's advice. i just sold mine from carsales last week (you'll recall I PM'd you), and I think that you'll likely find more genuine parties, as opposed to mere tyrekickers, like my good mate swoopdown. I've also PM'd you with the details of someone selling his RB26DETT at a reasonable price - even if you don't wish to fit it, it goes part way to providing potential customers with a solution to this problem.

What year? What size rims? When you say 'all the bells and whistles' - presumably this includes; * Leather trim on the seats * Sunroof * Bose stereo What grade was it at auction - both body and interior - can you post papers? Is the exhaust stock or aftermarket? Cheers, J

and thanks to swoopdown for not being sharp enough to know what math is. mungy - I see a whole bunch of numbers. No logic. So the selling price is? 8K? 9500? But this is good enough for swoopdown. who claims to be 'laying down the hard truth' - but isn't. He's blurting out an opinion based on his own observations, which may differ from those of others. 'you figure that out' and let the seller sell his car, as per his expectations.

I don't know why he should have to do the maths...and it's your maths anyway. I see about 20 numbers in here, so exactly what math are you talking about? Sellers done the right thing by at least stipulating a price - and even if his ask is a bit of a stretch, so are most prices on here. Worth noting - Chan's sold in just a couple of days. Also, I saw one sell in Tassie in just 2-3 days, not going at all, in a worse condition, with less mods, and in a smaller market, for $6K. Which puts a floor under this price (well, theoretically). So I'd say it's not unreasonable for him to be getting $8-9K, maybe up to $10K for someone who has a block that they've got no use for (some people can't sell the RB26DETT at $3500 either). In which case asking $12K is fair, as I presume he's negotiable anyway. Give the guy a break. GJ - for watching yer back - sell it to me for $5K!

jeeez fellaz relax. understand when you're being baited by some tool asking stupid questions JUST TO GET HIS POST COUNT TO TEN. You could even be sharp enough to observe he got his count to ten quickly, has been here since, and not posted again. So yes, he was talking sh*te just to get his post count up. It's all too easy to get people worked up on here by throwing a grenade around, walking away, and watching everyone else dig holes trying to bury it. As it stands, I do have a forged R32 GTR I'd take $11K for - but it's not exactly schmik like Tom the toolbar asked for...

when you say 'owned by a mature driver who loves his car', and 'serviced every 3,000 klms'....and 'always garaged' yet the compliance date is 3 weeks ago.... Are you referring to the japanese ownership, or to yourself? Is the car currently registered, or will it be registered upon sale? location? and have compliance standards slipped? or changed since I brought in R33 GTR? I thought you had to have the factory airbag fitted, as the car did not pass compliance without an airbag steering wheel? *** not trying to rain on the parade - just seeking clarification ***. Good price....

so is it your car to sell? when I spoke to the dealer some weeks ago they were thinking high 40's (inc their commission), so now either; * you're the owner - in which case you're asking probably 10K more through the forum (but this would be your prerogative, so fair enough) * you're the dealer - in which case you're asking probably 8K more through the forum (again, your call) * you're neither - in which case you're spotting someone else's car! are you able to clarify? also, I asked at the time about service history, presuming it is yours, can you verify the service history and hence mileage?

do you have centre caps for these?

pics?

judging by plates in photo and his user details, I'd say SA. but still, that's a big place....

replied to your PM mate - but you've disappeared since?

R32 GTR - check my posts

who quoted? can you post up quote? will they honour the quote for someone else? interested....

actually that's far from correct. by viable do you mean 'environmentally friendly'? or do you mean economically feasible? or politically expedient? the renewables you speak of are significantly more expensive in terms of $/mWh than is coal-fired electricity. As for EVER seeing our energy supplies completely sourced from renewables (presumably this excludes coal and nuclear - which generate over 90% of the worlds supply), you and I will be long dead before this happens. Why else did the Vic government renew the leases at Loy Yang for a further 35 years, meaning that they will likely be operating another 35 years. And as far as hydrogen is concerned - it is a pipe dream right now. We all know how the story ends - no more oil (as exploration and supply costs would overtake consumer's willingness to pay the price, as alternatives come on stream). The question is - which way do countries / industries / manufacturers go in creating the next big thing. China clearly appears to be going electric (they don't suffer the view of some that every kWh must be wind-powered). America and Australia appear to be going E85. Anyway, this is all largely speculation - we'll see in the next week or so if that announcement re E85 comes out. In the meantime, I'm buying CSR!

spot on - has little (albeit something) to do with environmental benefits, and not necessarily the most economically expedient option either - simple fact is we have an ability to leverage existing sources of ethanol, and we have many vested interests who believe they will prosper more via a shift to ethanol than electric.

yeah, but bear in mind you seem to be pre-supposing that technology will not advance. i gather you wrote your post from a PC? in which case, can you imagine what the first users of computers would have said? 'gee, I find this piece of equipment, which takes up an entire lounge room, quite lethargic"....'these vacuum tubes and bright lights are giving me a headache'.....'these punch cards are so draconian, I can't wait till they bring out the 11" floppy....because then I'll have two of em'..etc etc Electric cars in their current guise are highly impractical for many users, but as infrastructure improves (based on market uptake and profit motive), batteries become more efficient, etc - you will find that much of that changes. Still, this argument can be applied to a range of the suggested 'next gen' fuel sources - hydrogen (lol), ethanol, electric, etc etc

E85 = Ethanol

well you can forget about the electric vs diesel debate. Kim Carr and John Brumby are shortly (next few days - was cancelled on Monday due to Fed health debate) to announce that E85 is the 'way of the future' for the local auto manufacturing sector, which means that incentives (subsidies) will be directed towards fostering this industry, and away from alternative technologies, such as electric. Whilst I personally think this is a dumb idea (I prefer electric as a long-term strategic direction, in fact I'd prefer to see us bow out of a race we are not competitive in - as has New Zealand) - it is all about industry (read: jobs) protection. That's why the buffoons mentioned above will be holding a joint press love-in in conjunction with Holden, to announce that all Holdens from 2011 onwards will be produced with E85-compatible engines. I hear differing views on whether you can retro-fit existing PULP engines to E85. It will also create massive headaches for service stations, who need to overhaul their infrastructure. Not that this all matters - fact is, from next year on E85 will become an ever-present part of the menu, whether we like it or not.

Great wheels at a v.g price. If by chance you don't have the centre caps and/or the prospective buyers wants a set, I have 4 new centre caps to fit these wheels which I'll gladly part with for $100 inc postage. TTT!

many many people can easily and happily import you an R33 GTR. however I would STRONGLY advise that you buy such a car locally. 6 years ago, a good R33 GTR would fetch $45K, and a Series 2 or 3 V-Spec would fetch upwards of $55K. At that point in time, it was clearly worth importing one. Now, with a rash of these cars having been imported 2 years ago when the AUD/Yen rate was sitting between 100-105, there are plenty of good, cheap R33 GTR for sale locally by people who just need to sell up to get the money (clearly, as witnessed by the for sale threads). I think it is fair to say that you can get an extremely neat late model R32 GTR in stock trim for around the $14-15K mark now, late (S2 or 3) R33 GTR for around the $22-23K, and even R34 GTR V-Specs are getting to the $40K mark. (For those who wish to dispute, I am not talking about ASKING prices, I am talking about SELLING prices, for which there is a massive difference). I can't see an importer getting a truly mint R33 GTR S2 or 3 for below 1M Yen FOB, which means you'd be scraping to get one in below $20K ready to register. This may constitute a saving of $1-2K, when for the delay and risk, I think you are much better off shopping around locally, and waving cash in a few people's faces. Don't just offer lowball prices over the net, but if you turn up, check the car, and make an aggressive offer, you may be surprised at how well you can do.

Yeah most agents can source one through goo. Problem for us (as the customer here in Australia) is that such markets don't quite offer the assurance that an auction system does (yes the merits of auction grades are debatable but they're a better alternative to buying on the basis of a 'vendor report'). And so any agent will be happy to buy you such a vehicle - they get their commission up-front and risk-free. Too bad for the Aussie customer who lands it to find out that it has structural repairs, and their $70K import is ruled 'for the scrapheap'. And re the $70K, these numbers just keep getting better and better. Give it another 6 replies to this thread, and the cost will be down to 3 slabs and an S13 trade-in! Even assuming that one could be sourced via the auctions at 5.8M yen (and an ELIGIBLE model can't), this is still 6M Yen FOB. To my reckoning, at a cross-rate (today) of 80.1, most financial institutions will give you a buy rate of circa 78 Yen. So this would be $77K just for the purchase. And $102K landed, pre-compliance. Given my estimate of 7M Yen sale price, and circa 7.2M Yen FOB, I get a landed cost of $125K pre-compliance. I have no idea what compliance is worth (I'd budget $7500 total cost), which means $133K ready to register. Anyone who seriously has this cash ($140K) may just as well buy locally. An import of an R35 GTR only becomes 'attractive' at circa $110K inc compliance (although everyone will have a different tipping point), which again requires a car to be sourced, Grade 7A, at 6M Yen FOB. And - given that T400 has several friends interested, as am I - I am sure a purchaser in Japan could then extract a slightly higher price. Re JDM P - I'm with you, not here to agitate, but to spell out the realities that accompany the technicalities, not only to potentially save some poor soul, but also to reduce the chatter (...I know, it's chatter of my own doing).

well here's my contribution to help get you over that limit of 10 posts (just reply here...) my question - how did you purchase a car WITHOUT a broker? any why would you want a broker now that the most challenging part is done for you (presumably you have already paid for the car?) Mind my asking what you paid, specs etc (no obligation on you to divulge this, you may not wish to) hope it all turns out well