Manuel Kasko

Only thing that is getting me by is the fact I already have a fun r33 to play with haha

Bolt those bad boys on so I can have a speak peak

No tires ftw

Oooo I want to see these on the car!

It's good to open up discussion like this Canberra threads die without this sort of stuff. All we need now is Troy the big hot head to come through with some comments haha

Never called them, people were saying I should. But Iron Chef and JLM said that this would cause delays because then they start getting suss on things. This is what they believed caused the audit until I explained to Chef that I never called DOTARS

Duncan you are pretty much 100% correct. The only letdown which I already spoke to Kristian about was the fact I was doing the following up with JLM in regards to time frames not being met. Kristian has explained himself and said that his messages and contact with JLM was also being ignored or given same time frames as me. All of my family etc have been asking if I regret going through ICI and would I recommend them again. My answer is that yes I would recommend them again because the whole process until compliance has been smooth and uneventful. They have no control over JLM or DOTARS other than the ability to not use the compliancer in the future. I believe what Kristian has told me that these delays are not common and DOTARS are having delays. With my most recent delays caused by the workshop being audited and my car chosen for inspection Personally I have spoken to another member going through the same hassle and time frames (his car landed on the same boat) His situation is identical to mine but he is importing himself, another state and another compliance workshop, so this points towards DOTARS being the issue.

Love the look of it!

I don't think my issues were caused by Iron Chef. But I would suggest what Bryce said about getting complied in Melbourne

Yep rain sucks! Not sure why people drive at 60kmh on a straight highway that is normally 80kmh

I love it!

Don't contact DOTARS because it seems this may have all been caused by someone doing that. Shoot me a message with your number an I'll explain my situation in a text

This even looks awesome, can't wait for the wakefield stint

Wait I could have gone and seen those guys and picked up a R grade for the same price?! Damn I missed out As everyone has been saying the wait is going to be well worth it. Got some good news that I might be shipped off to NZ for 3 months to help train some new staff so fingers crossed that goes ahead because the South African one didn't

Also that's awesome news Rob!

Cheers Tats Not the type of person to call and demand stuff anyways, the conversation I had with Iron Chef was very civil. I cop enough of that in customer service and find it gets you hardly anywhere.

Can you hurry up please so we can see photos of this gorgeous baby.

Just got off a lengthy call to Iron Chef and it's currently all bad news with no time frames. It seems DOTARS has decided to audit the shop and select my car personally for an audit.

I'll see what chef's response is first and if it's another "DOTARS delays nothing we can do" Then I will call JLM and find out what the f**k is happening

I come across as a little kid on the phone. Just emailed JLM asking wtf is going on and also sent Kristian (ironchef) a PM on here asking what the hell is happening One of you can call for me if you like

Well because it's an import and every section of the thing is separate then there is nothing I can physically do. Shipping costs, taxes, purchase in Japan etc. I'm not patient man I am honestly extremely pissed about it. Just have no idea what to do or who to talk to. JLM assure me that it's because of DOTAR delays (even though they had it bounce back for paperwork issues) IronChef assures me that there is nothing they can do because it's DOTARS. DOTARS won't talk to me because I'm not the point of contact with them, JLM are their point of contact. Probably the worst experience I have had to be honest, ever since it landed in Australia I have been chasing it up every step of the way. They throw me an ETA every couple of weeks and when it's not met then I have to chase up with them and they throw me another ETA with a sorry.

None at all Anthony. Last email from JLM was that it would be ready 2 weeks ago, haven't heard anything from them since then. Last message from Iron chef was Wednesday last week saying they were looking into it. I have followed up with both of them and have not heard anything back yet.

Lots of talk to Tysons about a stolen white R33 from Casey causing havoc last night around the whole of Canberra. Hopefully none of you guys had anything happen to your cars. My car is parked in my garage in Casey so I was lucky.

Just pull the GTR badge off once you get it

I'm sure he/she will do some mad black skids. Is it confirmed that he/she will be a girl or boy?