Greg

A tax on fuel would be more equitable given the more petrol you consume the more you drive. ie a user-pays system. oh..just read what geoff said :werd:

50rms

The reason for the sudden decline in value I believe is mainly due to the Japanese registration system. After 3 years, registration becomes more expensive, and then every 2 years subsequent to this registration costs increase again and again to the point that it becomes more cost effective to sell the car and buy a new one. Because registration becomes so expensive, no one (in Japan) wants older cars, therefore their value plummets. ie value is declining exponentially with respect to time. With regard to R34 and R33 GTRs, they are simply moving down the exponential depreciation curve, it is perfectly natural for imports. And as for R32 GTR prices, they have probably reached their residual value and will not depreciate much further. Buy an import under 5 years old and you will face massive depreciation. But then again it is the same with most cars. Imports will generally depreciate at higher rates though due to the Japanese registration system.

are you serious? under 1000rpm the engine is either about to stall or blow, putting that sort of strain on the engine is just lazy - change up a gear.

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if they were 4 stud i'd take them. free bump

please pm your number to me so i can organise

hey mate, got some pics of the 17" Concept wheels?

1. Bilstein shocks, apexi springs 2. n/a 3. Lowered front 35mm, rear 25mm 4. General street driving, mountain twisties 5. Shocks $250 each, springs used for $220 6. R33 GTS 7. This is a great setup. Great handling and feel while being relatively comfortable, in fact much more comfortable than using standard springs with the bilsteins, as the apexi springs are progressive. Apparently kings springs go well with the bilsteins as well. hopefully this helps you

Good work doing the job yourself. After the 1st time pulling your struts out it gets easier, I've done mine quite a few times now and each time it is a lot quicker.

after a gearknob, how much for the one in the pic? got any others? are the IMPUL wheels multistud?

pics?

I'm down for a flat boot, dont care if its fibreglass or carbon fibre

Just cars told me they would only cover my cost

R34 non turbos are 5 stud the best way to tell: is there a turbo hanging off the side of your engine? and do you have a boost guage? (as Eug said)

This may provoke some thought. Suppose the car in question has a total market value of $16,000 (market value of car in stock form + market value of modifications) SCENARIO 1 - FULL COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE Premium - $2,080 Car's insured value - $13,000 In the event of a write off: Insurance payout: $13,000 Less excess paid: ($1,850) Less premium lost: ($2,080) Net amount recovered: $9,070 Recovery: 57% SCENARIO 2 - 3rd PARTY PROPERTY INSURANCE Premium - $400 In the event of a write off: Salvage value of wreck: $5,000 Premium saved (ie by not paying full com): $1,680 (difference between full comp & 3rd party) Excess saved (by not claiming): $1,850 Net amount recovered: $8,530 Recovery: 53% SUMMARY Try performing the above calculation with a premium of $4,000 and it soon becomes apparent that, in the above scenario you are actually better off without insurance (in the event of a write off). As long as you can drive, full comp is not worth it in my opinion. Better insurance would be an excellent alarm system, a few advanced driver training courses and a skidpan day. IMO full comp insurance becomes attractive: a) when your car is worth more than $20k and/or B) when your premium and excess are reasonable (ie rating 1 over 25) ABOUT 3RD PARTY FIRE THEFT Just Cars offered me $4,000 fire and theft cover. If you read the fine print, you will find that, for example, if your car is recovered from being stolen with $5,000 damage, the insurance company will declare your car a write off, pay you $4,000 and take your car. Well this is the understanding I got from reading the fine print, please correct me if I am wrong.

I noticed another supplier is offering the stealth wings for $190 - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=67894 Allbitz, can you match this? cheers greg

will they fit an r33 stick without modding? how long is the knob? (that sounds wrong)

try new tyres on the front, see if you can borrow someones rims just for a quick test drive

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sorry mate i didn't realise how old this thread was!

pity you're in perth

hey interested in equaliser - the links you gave dont work though

Where abouts is the fuel pump in the boot - on the right? My engine noise is driving me crazy. I have RCAs run down the left side of the car, noise supressor on RCAs, noise supressor on amp but still heaps of noise. Would getting shielded RCA cables and running them down the middle help?

Make that 1320kg stock