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i know these cars are cheap, but its painful to see people praise them so much. the running costs will outweigh the initial price eventually, and thats when you start to realise that a 15+ year old performance car isnt such a good idea

theres also talk to the law being changed to 20 years so be careful you dont buy the car and then get it stuck in japan for another 5 years!

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20 years would be just to be to stop cars like that from getting into p-platers hands, pure and simple :P

With people supposedly paying for them now (?? has anybody done that yet).. i doubt they'd do that under them 'cause imagine the outcry. They'd at least one batch get through

itll cost you more than 20K in the first year to rebuild the engine and turbo.

more than 20k to rebuild the engine and turbo?!! you can rebuild a porche engine for less than that.. i don't think so.. 10k i'd believe, 20k noway.

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If you purchased a 15+ year old car via someone like Prestige Motorsport I cannot see them turning round after purchase and saying sorry the rules have changed, bad luck.

If there was an possibility of such a change no doubt Geoff and prestige would clearly advise of it. And even in worst case scenario, if you did buy a car and the ruling did change, the importer would have to refund you the full amount as the conditions of sale had not been met.

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just cos its been rebuilt recently whos to say it aint damaged? thats complete crap... maybe it reduces the chances of it being wrecked but it only takes 1 dyno run, or 1 1/4 mile to screw and engine.

10K to rbuild an RB26DETT and 2 x turbos. youd be doing it either in your backyard or with a shitty parts list

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i'm 19, had my P's for a full year and 1 month... with the money i've saved towards an R34 GT-T i could buy that GTR right now.... and it's O so tempting... but really, that car is off it's tits and i just wouldn't trust myself in it. But i can so relate to P platers wanting to get in one.

I wish i was more.... well.... irresponsible, cos i'd really like to buy that car :D

EDIT: anyone wanna have a guess, or an idea of what sort of power that car has. Stock GTR's are about 260kw at the fly??? I really don't know... just guessing...

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