I’ve been pretty remiss and haven’t started a build thread for HGE-45L…so here I go!
About 3 years ago I picked up a contract down in Canberra, meaning I’d have to drive back and forward from Sydney each week, putting about 800klm/week on a car. The Cube, although mighty, was not going to cut it.
My budget was about $20k because it was only going to be a work car, and I figured I’d be selling it after a year or 2. After giving up on a decent v36 skyline at that price, and figuring v35s were a little old, I stumbled across GF50 Cimas, Nissan’s copy of a mid 90s S class styling but with a much cooler interior and driveline. Steve at Justjap ended up digging up a 2001 VX (mid spec) rwd for us with about 60,000klm and in great condition within the budget.
This is how it arrived (complete with garish gold badges that I replaced courtesy of Jesse Streeter with some smoked black ones)
4.5l direct injected v8, power everything, and super comfortable highway cruiser, it’s like driving a lounge chair