Just Bought Myself An R34 Gtr V-spec

[Specrzx]

  CHO50N said:

Looks like an Import from Eddy, Did this car come form importer?

Did it come with any documents etc etc?

Have it well checked and make sure kms are correct. We use to do compliance for this guy.

Hrmm, your scaring me man... So this eddy dood resides in camperdown??? and was he dodgy when u did compliance for him??

[CHO50N]

Well i suspect alot of his speedos were "corrected" we were getting some cars with worn steering wheels, seats etc etc saying they had only done 30,000kms. May i ask what you payed for this? sure R34's have come down but this should still have cost you around $55 to $65000 compled and on the road.

Did he offer you any other cars, usally holds alot in stock especially evo's, R34 and S15.

Edited June 5, 2008 by CHO50N

[mxfly]

That same car, Jimmy offered it to me for $49000 and that was before I started haggling. So I hope Specrzx got it for 49k at the most. I had a good look at the cars, and 3 others he had in stock. They were all pretty clean, except the V Spec II Nur had a full respray. The panels and doors lined up good, the interiors of all the GTR's were very clean. But I didnt get a chance to check the undercarriage which is very important.

Mate of mine bought a blue non V Spec for 50k not long ago and it was a rust bucket. He then took the car back and complained and they exchanged it for a white one. He still had problems with the 2nd car as it didnt track properly. Did a few wheel alignments and still problem persisted. Took it to Allie at Powerplay and he spotted the right side had a heap more castor than the left but still had factory rods. So therefore that car had a hit on the right and wasnt fixed properly.

I dont want to scare anyone here, but I thought this should be made public.

Caveat Emptor

[Beer Baron]

hehe, I know this guy has a little 'wharehouse' on barr st. pain in the arse for all the people who live in the biscuit factory as he parks his cars all up and down the street which doesn't leave much room for residents.

any car sold without auction sheet, or log books, or service book should be treated as suspect if it has less than average kms. for a 1999 R34 GTR I would say about 80,000-120,000 would be the average. There are some with less, but don't forget it's a 10 year old car, and don't buy the bullshit about people in japan not doing any driving....

[marchGTR]

very nice looking GTR. just do a good service, change all the oils, spark plugs etc.. you may need a better clutch if you plan on doing many launches!

My previous car an r33 gtr when dead stock (except a better clutch) ran 13.2 @ 104 with shitty tyres.

[kessian]

Just to let you know i just purchased by non v spec r34 gtr for 49k with a genuine 38k on the clock. This is just for a comparison.

[Iron Chef]

Interesting comments above! Cheapest mod to do - Nismo clear indicators, front and sides, improves the look of the car 100%

[Beer Baron]

  kessian said:

Just to let you know i just purchased by non v spec r34 gtr for 49k with a genuine 38k on the clock. This is just for a comparison.

you say genuine but did it come with the auction report? and the log books? and the service book? cars with kms that low will almost certainly be one owner cars too so you should have the owner history as well. just saying it's very hard to back up kms of an imported car unless you have the paperwork to support it.

[CHO50N]

Just be carefull and have the car fully checked if possible.

Get it up on a hoist and make sure there has been no previous damage etc.

Kms are not really a problem unless it has not been well maintained.

Edited June 5, 2008 by CHO50N

[Specrzx]

hrmm... scary... well i drove it and hurted her abit =\ for the first day JUST incase anything was gunna break if i did hurt it abit before freight to perth and after that it still seemed ok.. no tappy noises drive is smooth everything seemed like its in working order i guess.. Maybe i shoulda spent a bit more time checking the car out =[. Mxfly did u notice a small dent on the rear quater panel of the right hand side?? I noticed it and I asked what happened here but this was after i purchased it, they're response was... I didn't even know. So i jsut couldn't be bothered waiting and just said don't worry about it... being impatient kills. But then again I might not come by this very often and it is my last sports car... Talk about small mods, the simple mods are a definite, indicators and clutch sounds like a good idea... Like the feel of a immediate engagement. and u got 13.2 ?? nicee

[mxfly]

IM pretty sure your car didnt have that dent there. I checked it out thoroughly.

Anyway, good luck with your car as it sounds like it's ok.

[Specrzx]

Sigh sigh... Anyways i wanna fit in a aluminium radiator, arc airbox and n1 water pump. What else do you guys recommend for cooling? I want this car to last as long as possible. Do vspecs come with oil cooler?? i didn't look thoroughly in the engine bay but it had braided lines from the oil filter to the front bumper..

[GTR-N1]

Hi,

If you're interested in cooling (especially if you take your car back to Perth) you can get an exact NACA duct copy of the V Spec II fitted into your bonnet.

Let me know if you want the source. It only costed $45 + gst + post. It's plastic and you also supply a bit of SAAS black mesh to your panelbeater.

The NACA Duct helps to cool the turbo area

Cheers

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

  Specrzx said:

Sigh sigh... Anyways i wanna fit in a aluminium radiator, arc airbox and n1 water pump. What else do you guys recommend for cooling? I want this car to last as long as possible. Do vspecs come with oil cooler?? i didn't look thoroughly in the engine bay but it had braided lines from the oil filter to the front bumper..

By upgrading your radiator you should be able to keep the temp at a lower level.

N1 Water pump = pretty much race applicaitons, I probley would not bother IMO but its doesn't hurt I guess.

ARC Air box = to allow better flow of air to the turbos.

Oil coolers are an aftermarket item and will lower the temp of the oil in result keep the engine running smoother.

Do you have a remote oil filter?

BTW just for a peace in mind, your car is designed in Japan. Its a sub-tropical climate and the temparatures can reach pretty high. So Nissan would have designed the cars to be able to cope with quite hot and cold weather. You living in NSW (judging by your number plate) I don't think NSW will have such extreme temps as to Japan / Asia. Besides those bush fires you get in the summers.

What Iam trying to say is you can do all these cooling mods, which will only do better but not to get worried if you don't upgrade the cooling.

But having said that these cars are designed in Japan, when tuning a car to race spec, you gonna need all the cooling you can get. Japan or any part of the world.

Edited June 6, 2008 by (00)SKYLINE(00)

[7heavn]

I've inspected a few GTR's that this guy has had for sale in the past some good some rubbish . His prices are decent though .

[rtune]

  CHO50N said:

Well i suspect alot of his speedos were "corrected" we were getting some cars with worn steering wheels, seats etc etc saying they had only done 30,000kms. May i ask what you payed for this? sure R34's have come down but this should still have cost you around $55 to $65000 compled and on the road.

Did he offer you any other cars, usally holds alot in stock especially evo's, R34 and S15.

"chinatown eddie" and Jimmy, his brother, in australia st camperdown sells to a lot of international students

with international licenses and more money than sense. He makes a big deal about how he sources his cars from

japanese private sellers but I don't buy it. He advertises as a private seller in carsales.com.au

A de-registration certificate I saw listed the japanese owner as "traffic co, ltd"

and if you google them up you will find that their japanese page (cached by google) USED to say (in english) that

they sell accident damaged vehicles. It no longer says that. I've no idea if that was a source for one,

some or most of his cars but it was a red flag to me. Probably an ok place to buy a cheap Delica, but with all the evos

s15s and gtr's I'd start from the assumption that the miles are unknown and the car has possibly been repaired

from a hopefully minor shunt. If you can get anything on the japanese side in the way of

paperwork like the original auction rating, odo declarations, log books and what not then you're lucky .. as has been

said in this topic buyer beware. Don't just get the car inspected (if you can find a shop within his mile limit) but ask

them to look for wear consistent with a rolled back odo and negotiate accordingly.

on the plus side I thought Jimmy was a bit of a character, and he did refund my deposit (thanks mate!). I figure

he won't care that this stuff is public as my guess is most of his customers are the "ready fire aim" type and by

the time they read this it'll be too late and they probably won't care anyway. For those that do I think getting

a car thru j-spec or IMG is a safer choice.

[mxfly]

I agree IMG buys good graded cars from Japan but they also markup their cars quite a bit.

Another reputable importer that I have experienced is Northshore Prestige at Manly Vale

[Specrzx]

Ouch.... Sighh too late now.. Im stuck with it... err... Well at least i drove it the whole day and everything seem ok. knew i shoulda asked u guys before making a choice... well if this car goes down hill ..... He has a site www.topmotorimports.com all his cars "looks" nice but if u look closely to the car when ur there ull see a few dents here and there... o well hope all good..

[rtune]

  Specrzx said:

Ouch.... Sighh too late now.. Im stuck with it... err... Well at least i drove it the whole day and everything seem ok. knew i shoulda asked u guys before making a choice... well if this car goes down hill ..... He has a site www.topmotorimports.com all his cars "looks" nice but if u look closely to the car when ur there ull see a few dents here and there... o well hope all good..

hey if you like the car you like the car .. that is all that matters! it certainly looks very clean.

A more risky dealer is more like a lottery that is all.

[gersfan]

Real nice car.and your from Perth? hope to see it round some day