Is This Rb25de ?

[TracidTrax]

alpine sound system 300kw

300kw sound system?

maybe thats y it was so expensive

[Slide]

What is the vin number?

[arbess]

thats odd. rb20e in an m spec.

i wouldnt be thinking of an rb26 anytime soon.

[ToF]

rb20e in an m spec.

TYPE M!!!

[edspaged2]

Sorry to hear man. Nice clean looking car though. Its kinda like the same situation that the R32's came out with, the carby CA18 engine. but why a series II R33, i dont know.

Engine conversion is NOT worth it. You will also need to change brakes, etc, etc.... the list goes on.

Never knew these existed!!

Very true. Im pretty sure the transmission would be a little different too.

[nissanr31]

p.s. at least the r33 looks mint

Edited May 21, 2006 by nissanr31

[Jeebs]

The engine is a RB20E.

One of the lowest options possible in an R33.

From the reading i've done apparently it's pretty much taxi spec.

Economic for sure. Good for a run around, but don't expect much from it.

Clean R33, but 12k...not so sure about that price.

Cheers.

[J_R32]

have no idea how RWC affects the price of your car...i aint from "that side" of oz

but i am basically saying car price is about 10500 as is. but the smart thing would be take out bits worth taking out like stereo and wheels, replace them with standard items then sell it

that way u can add them to ur next skyline or car. or sell the parts to gain some more $$

[blu3chip]

wow, its honestly the first time i've came across someone who's so carefree over the car he purchases, especially when its a skyline, being a performance car and all.

im curious however to know where you found this seller. was he a friend or something? maybe it'll be good to post this up in order to prevent mishaps for future skyline owners.

cheers mate, and don't smack yourself in your face for something thats already happened. it's a lesson learnt.

[racsov500]

Im sorry but a VL has probably a newer engine that of yours!!

no, from the same era. these make the rb30e look like a powerhouse

these came in some of the r31 passages and the new zealand VLs had em too

[xRHETTx]

What I dont get is how this car was complied (if at all)?

It certainly doesnt meet the power requirements...

Must have been a personal import?

[POOMBAH]

Yang, are you happy with your purchase? Or do you have regrets that it is not what you thought you paid for?

You mentioned that you assumed all skylines either came with the rb25de or rb25det, so the fact that you were sold an rb20e means you still have a good chance of getting a refund if you act now rather than leave it till later.

Did you buy the car from a car dealership or privately from the previous owner of the car?

If you bought the car from a dealership & the seller said that "He didn't know" what engine it was when you asked him, then you have a better argument because it is the salesman's job to know what type of cars he is selling.

In either case you bought a skyline assuming it had a certain type of engine (rb25, rb25de) but you were sold a skyline with a lesser engine, possibly under a false pretense, this means the seller possibly knew the engine was an rb20e but didn't want to tell you so as to take advantage of you, however this is only a possibility & cannot be proven.

If the only reason you don't want to complain is your low english skills, than find someone you trust who can speak fluent english to go with you & argue your case.

If you are happy with your purchase & your car then at least you have a good looking car with a good build quality compared to other cars of the same age, just don't expect it to run like a performance car.

[YanG]

Yang, are you happy with your purchase? Or do you have regrets that it is not what you thought you paid for?

You mentioned that you assumed all skylines either came with the rb25de or rb25det, so the fact that you were sold an rb20e means you still have a good chance of getting a refund if you act now rather than leave it till later.

Did you buy the car from a car dealership or privately from the previous owner of the car?

If you bought the car from a dealership & the seller said that "He didn't know" what engine it was when you asked him, then you have a better argument because it is the salesman's job to know what type of cars he is selling.

In either case you bought a skyline assuming it had a certain type of engine (rb25, rb25de) but you were sold a skyline with a lesser engine, possibly under a false pretense, this means the seller possibly knew the engine was an rb20e but didn't want to tell you so as to take advantage of you, however this is only a possibility & cannot be proven.

If the only reason you don't want to complain is your low english skills, than find someone you trust who can speak fluent english to go with you & argue your case.

If you are happy with your purchase & your car then at least you have a good looking car with a good build quality compared to other cars of the same age, just don't expect it to run like a performance car.

I bought the car with a private seller, and he tell me that he don't know the engine type. I got this car almost 3 weeks already, that's why i don't think that i can argue with him anymore. i like the car, but i more rather worry that the price that i paid is much more expensive that the price on the market. If yes, i will suffer a huge lost in the future when i sell the car. But before there have a guy who said it market value is $10500, so i think it will be $1500 for the sound system and the 17inch rim with new tyre. so i didn;t suffer much lost.

[dezz]

seen series 2 R33 GTS-T autos go for about $12k....sorry to say you got shafted hard...

i dont think value would have much to do with it when you went to sell it again...more the fact that no one would want it really...

[POOMBAH]

I bought the car with a private seller, and he tell me that he don't know the engine type. I got this car almost 3 weeks already, that's why i don't think that i can argue with him anymore. i like the car, but i more rather worry that the price that i paid is much more expensive that the price on the market. If yes, i will suffer a huge lost in the future when i sell the car. But before there have a guy who said it market value is $10500, so i think it will be $1500 for the sound system and the 17inch rim with new tyre. so i didn;t suffer much lost.

If you wish to still get a refund then I don't think 3 weeks is too long, maybe 3-4 months I would've said to forget about it.

If you want to take the effort, you should get some legal advice from a lawyer to see if you still have a good case. series 2 R33s with an rb20e are pretty rare, so it might be easier to try & find out the average market value of a non turbo series 2 r33 that has the rb25de, this will give you a good indication of how much value to take off because the car has an rb20e.

In my experience, mods such as rims & stereo systems do not add that much value to a car,

the main thing that determines a car's value is usually things like age & condition, kilometres, service history, average market value of the car etc.

As for a loss when you sell, imports such as skylines depreciate in value very rapidly. I bought my series 1 r33 almost 2 years ago for $16,000 & even then I was probably overcharged

(Okay, so my dad financed it for me, but now I make the payments on it )