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Hi there..

Im hoping some one in here can help

I just got a car imported with full compliance + revs check without any hiccups.

the log books state it has around 65,000 last time it was checked.. there is a import sticker saying it had 65,000 when it came over..

However there are 2 stickers on my engine.. one says 55,000 written in pen.. the other is a 100,000km sticker..

now is this 100k sticker a "100,000km service sticker.. or one saying it needs to be done @100,000km's?

its in japanese.. so theres a pic below if someone can help out..

thanks in advance

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The left one is a friendly reminder from Nissan to remind you to change your timing belt at 100,000kms.

The one on the right says that it was changed on 19/4/03 at 55,000kms.

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The left one is a friendly reminder from Nissan to remind you to change your timing belt at 100,000kms.

The one on the right says that it was changed on 19/4/03 at 55,000kms.

which means they are claiming your car has done 2500 kms a year for the last 4 years... lol.

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which means they are claiming your car has done 2500 kms a year for the last 4 years... lol.

But if his car really is a 1995 as in his thingy on the left, then it had only done ~6,800kms/year before 2003, so 10,000kms in the last 4 is believable. Maybe.

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i dunno, I can believe 6800kms a year, but 2500 less that 50 a week. i could be wrong. if it has log books of course you can check. if it doesn't just believe the worst, and at the same time be thankfull that you will have an easier time selling it when it comes time to re-sell! and i always say judge by the condition, not the kms :action-smiley-069:

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i dunno, I can believe 6800kms a year, but 2500 less that 50 a week. i could be wrong. if it has log books of course you can check. if it doesn't just believe the worst, and at the same time be thankfull that you will have an easier time selling it when it comes time to re-sell! and i always say judge by the condition, not the kms :happy:

the engine sticker has 55,000 on it.

THeres a sticker on the inside of the drivers door saying 65,000kms on it

The log book has the last number as 68,000 or so ( with some invoice i cant read as its in japanese)

And when it came over it just got to 70,000.

The condition of the car is pretty good, paint job is 99% blemish free, the engine is still dead quiet and clean and had a pretty good read out on the dyno last week.

Inside was pretty well immaculate. (apart from the handbrake boot.. but all i saw had cracked leather on the handbrake boot gaiter... whats up with that?)

I dont think that it has had a 100,000km life as it is pretty straight.. the only thing wrong with it was i needed to change the battery and the spark plugs ( after a check on the dyno)

Maybe it was sitting around for a while cause when i got it, it was preeeeety dusty.

And that would explain the dead battery?

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I have a number of students with kei cars I want to buy off them. Most of their cars are over 10 years old with less than 10k kms!!! alot of ppl dont drive in Japan.

When you see the parking fees, the train passes that are paid for by work and the traffic. It all starts to make sense.

That said though Odometres are wound back, but remember Japan isnt Australia where you have massively long roads with no traffic or signals and you dont have to pay any tolls to sit on 100kph all day long and when you get to where you are going you dont have to pay through the nose for parking :wub:

My silvia has done less than 500km in the last 6 months :happy:, that would only be 15,000kms over 15 years with that average!!

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I think it's wound back, Japanese has mountain roads as well remember~~ there is no way for such low milage over so long time for all of their cars...my timing belt starts cracking when the millage is only 30 000, I changed them straight..don't want to risk

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I think it's wound back, Japanese has mountain roads as well remember~~ there is no way for such low milage over so long time for all of their cars...my timing belt starts cracking when the millage is only 30 000, I changed them straight..don't want to risk

Japanese aren't dodgy dudes like us Aussies. I'm sure there are some, but not enough to warrant the reputation they seem to have unfortunately got.

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the engine sticker has 55,000 on it.

THeres a sticker on the inside of the drivers door saying 65,000kms on it

The log book has the last number as 68,000 or so ( with some invoice i cant read as its in japanese)

And when it came over it just got to 70,000.

The condition of the car is pretty good, paint job is 99% blemish free, the engine is still dead quiet and clean and had a pretty good read out on the dyno last week.

Inside was pretty well immaculate. (apart from the handbrake boot.. but all i saw had cracked leather on the handbrake boot gaiter... whats up with that?)

I dont think that it has had a 100,000km life as it is pretty straight.. the only thing wrong with it was i needed to change the battery and the spark plugs ( after a check on the dyno)

Maybe it was sitting around for a while cause when i got it, it was preeeeety dusty.

And that would explain the dead battery?

lol, you don't have to sell it to me! :wave: it was just a passing comment. I've seen plenty of genuine low km cars having been watching auctions and buying japanese cars (in japan) for nearly 7 years. just in my experience it would be unusual to see such a low km 33 GTST exported to aus. but like I said it's no big deal either way, plus you have log books which would usually indicate a 100% straight up odometer.

yes streeter is correct there are plenty of reasons that make owning a car impractical in japan. I can understand the low km kie cars as they are not so expensive to buy and register so people don't mind so much having one sitting around doing nothing except for the odd time they need it, but generally people I've seen with full size cars (especially 'performance' cars) tend to use them a lot or just not own one at all as they are so much more expensive.

sky34 nearly made me wee myself. you do realisy sky that streeter lives in japan and as such would have "some" idea of what he is talking about?!?

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