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Would $5,000 Buy You A R32 Now-a-days?

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Spunky Munky Grand Master

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Hey fellas,

I was wondering if $5,000 would buy a R32 - my youngest brother loves Skylines; we have 2 already at home and he wants to be the proud owner of a third... he's only just turned 18 and got his P's a couple of weeks ago, he wants a N/A Automatic R32 more so just for crusing purposes... I'm having a bit of trouble finding an old but fairly working R32 for him... anyone know of or has any R32 Skylines that would like to suggest.

We're from Melbourne and the buy would probably take place in a couple of weeks.

Cheers,

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hmmm 5k for an r32.. might be a battle if your after one in good condition. i know auto n/a ones are cheap but maybe save a couple more grand.

May i ask y he wants an auto... manual is much more fun lol

Spunky Munky Grand Master

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hmmm 5k for an r32.. might be a battle if your after one in good condition. i know auto n/a ones are cheap but maybe save a couple more grand.

May i ask y he wants an auto... manual is much more fun lol

Thanks fellas.... honestly, thank you all...

TM_R33: mate, he's got an automatic license. Yeah, he's only got $5K on the dot and doesn't make much as he works only twice a week at Red Rooster and they pay like $7 an hour or something... poor guy can't wait any longer... I know R32's are worth around $8K, so damn... hope someone can help him...

tm_r33 Experienced

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hmm being an apprentice i earn not alot either. i just owe the bank 15k for an r33 lol.

spose your brother cant consider a loan if he doesnt earn enough to pay it back tho :)

he will also need money for insurance and rego and maintainance too remember

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hey man, really depends if your in the right place in the right time, picked mine up for $5000 exactly, its an na manual with bodykit, 18's and a great condition interior. the paint was on its way out but the car is straight as. engine and gearbox in perfect order.

So yer man there out there you just have to be lucky enough. chasing an auto would make life a little easier i would imagen. hit up the importers.

if you no your stuff you might find getting a shell cheap (again friend just picked 1 up for $3000 wit wheels kit gtr bonnent awesome paint interior) and getting a cheap na motor(ive got 1 4 sale) gearbox god no's there out there.

good luck any way mate.

trav

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hey man, really depends if your in the right place in the right time, picked mine up for $5000 exactly, its an na manual with bodykit, 18's and a great condition interior. the paint was on its way out but the car is straight as. engine and gearbox in perfect order.

So yer man there out there you just have to be lucky enough. chasing an auto would make life a little easier i would imagen. hit up the importers.

if you no your stuff you might find getting a shell cheap (again friend just picked 1 up for $3000 wit wheels kit gtr bonnent awesome paint interior) and getting a cheap na motor(ive got 1 4 sale) gearbox god no's there out there.

good luck any way mate.

trav

Thanks mate.... appreciate your advice... yeah, unfortunately... I don't know of many places... accept carsales.com.au and SAU...

Oh well, just gotta hope something comes along soon.

r32line Mentor

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$5k should get him a nice 89 heap but then add rego, insurance, servicing, petrol... Unfortunately your brother may have to face the reality that he cant have a skyline at this stage of his life or he could buy one and it will be off the road soon and he wont be able to afford to fix it.

FATAZZ Grand Master

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no idea which thread,but i seen on here an awesome blue auto r32gts fresh paint,everything looked the goods

for like $5500-$6500 not sure which price,but was one of them.

Just stay on the hunt dude,youll for sure find 1 on here,maybe even a cefiro.

funkymonkey Grand Master

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should be able to pick up a CA18DE auto silvia for that in pretty good condition.

I'd expect panels to fall off an R32 at that price... or be incomplete, crash damaged, dredged from the bottom of a lake, etc.

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