nashy311

Mine was imported late last year with zero fuel but the car only did 4km between the pre-purchase inspection and me picking it up from compliance. No damage to rails or anything but i did lose the contents of the glovebox somewhere along the line!

Yew! Finally! So the answer to the question is: compliance takes 4 months? Haha Yeah my car was also delivered with a few little 'issues' but yeah probably best to just move on.

Picked mine up Thursday. Shot clutch and all. Safe to say Ill never be doing that again.

And Edifier, intimidation seems to be an important part of the scam. Your new 7 point plan sounds long and painful. You've already seen he's happy to produce fake documents. Make sure the car is from an auction and comes with matching auction papers. What happens if at any point you say you're not happy with the car? Same again? People have already mentioned the channels thru which to get your money back. Dodgy dealers like this thrive on the fact it's a difficult process. Oh well doesn't look like you're going to be talked out of it. Lesson learnt yeah? $500-1000 deposit is plenty.

Was just about to point that out! And the supplied de-reg papers look legit. 60k in 2010, 80k in 2012 = about 100k in 2014. 10k per year so who knows how many were on original dash. All dodgyness aside, grade 4, 100k, at around $40-45k it's not a bad buy.

If it's not plated, it's not ready to be picked up! Seems like they might be pumping some plates out now though. A few cars all coming thru at once.

I have an invoice for compliance in my inbox guys. Don't have the car yet but oh so close. There is hope.

Rate this car! Been keeping an eye out for a set of B5s for years now. Do not come up too often. I'll be bidding if you ever decide to sell! Hey have you tried amayama for all the little OCD parts like the speaker covers? The jzx guys love 'em.

Ah that sucks. Not sure what that actually means time-wise anyways. Talked to the workshop thismorning and was told it'll be ready next week...

Run your vins thru that "search for approved vehicles" site again guys. Mine popped up as approved today

I've been getting that same feeling for a while now. Fair sure its in the 'when we get a chance' basket.

Yeah we know. Dodgyimports is just showing how much easier life is on the dark side. 50 days geez that's shorter then some guys have been waiting for compliance alone.

Yeah thanks for clearing things up SecretR33. I feel your pain I deal with RMS (rta) a bit at work and they pull the same stuff. Worry more about typos then the actual content of a report.

You got your car yet Manuel? I was in there yesterday and don't remember seeing it. Edit - Not that I was really looking

Thanks Chef. Geez that's a fair chunk of cash to go missing. Bet that was a nervous wait to see where it popped up at the other end haha.

Well this sucks doesn't it. I haven't even been able to contact JLM for the last two weeks. #@Iron Chef any help? Govt delays?

Two months!? I've been waiting a month with JLM but have been patient as there were a few issues with my car. Not sure I'll survive two months!

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but a site I've found bloody handy is epc-data.com Punch your vin in the Nissan section and it'll give you all the basic details from fast, as well as a parts catalogue.

Dude I was in a similar position a month ago when I pulled the trigger on my 32. Luckily I didn't have to worry about the practicality bit. From my experience 1. No you can't get secured finance against an import, even if it's already in the country/state. Personal loan is the go. Pushing it for 20k tho. Plus having savings and debt doesn't make financial sense. 2. State to state is fine as long as it's pretty stock. Otherwise a 'random' (it's an import) inspection will suck. 3. Don't be in a rush. Wait for the right car to come up. Importing might actually get you the right car quicker. I wasted months in the local gtr market before deciding to import.

Hi all, Just thought i better introduce myself. I'm Nashy and I've just purchased my first skyline. I'm coming from a background of gemis, old corollas, and work utes so it's a bit of a step up haha. Found myself a tidy '98 R34 GTT manual. Purchased with 105k on the odo. Details; FMIC, K&N Panel, BOV, Turbosmart 2 stage bleed valve, set to 0.5 and 0.9 bar, 3" dump into 3" exhaust with one (huge) muffler, Genuine 17" Work Meisters, 17*8 and 17*9.5, Federal 595s with 255s on the rear, and not a single stray drip of oil under the car, and a very straight KV2 body. I've talked a mate out of his SAFCII and once that's in i'll be hittin the dyno for some figures, but I'm pretty happy with the power it's making. First on the list is a hicas canceller, with some coilovers soon to follow. I'm in Newcastle so I'll be heaps keen for any cruises/meets/events up this way. Anyways, pics: Cheers, hope to catch up with some of you soon, Nashy.