Disapointed

[Julz89]

mannn as some of you may no i have been looking for my r32gtr i found one was so keeen on it, and today i put it up on the hoist to give it the final check, fair enough a few light oil leaks thats nothin easy fix, drive shaft boots torn dats nfn and diff had a little leak but this is nothin as im a mechanic wouldnt be as expencive to fix, then i inspected the chassi and seals, they are all crushed and bent and worst of all rust it got worse, the tail shaft mountin bracket had been welded and a poor job i must say, also the floor has been cut out and covered up with a sheet of cheap metal and pop riverted back on. so sadly to say i had to say no to this car. Anyway enough with my sook story as i am devistated but is there still hope to find a nice r32 gtr that hasnt got all the under damage etc?

[vinnie32GTS4]

hey man i know how ya feel..its sad but ppl do dodgys with these awsome cars and it really ruins it.

when i was looking for my 32 i hard my heart set on 1 in melb went over there test drove it everything was great..so i booked it in to get a full on check includin compression test, leak down test..the works..ended up having oil leaking every where, dodgy shit done to it..all in all woulda cost me roun 5 or so grand to get it alright...was the best 150 bucks i spent..n while i was there i found another 32 n did the same thing n it turn out good only a cuple tiny things needed to be done which only cost a cuple hundred and now i have had my beast for 9 months now n havnt had a problem..excpet crashing it 2 months ago but its getting fixed n should have it back in a few weeks

[Haysey]

take your time buddy, dont rush into anything...

when i bought my audi i was looking at one in sydney, was nice, good price, everything i wanted.. got it checked out and it was down about 30kw due to faulty sensors, the box was shot, it had a towbar on it and had been in a prang and had repaired damage front and rear... stayed clear from that one...

bought one from canberra, same price, one owner, immaculate interior, highway kms, better colour.....

very very happy

[PIG747]

my mate was looking at one in melb aswell and he got a company to check it before he flew down and bought it. Lucky he did because the cars was F*#ked. Best money he ever spent

[GTR-N1]

How on earth can a person try and sell a car (or a poor representation of a car) like that??? Wtf

I wouldn't be able to lie straight in bed!!!

For you at least - it's a lesson learned; eh?

All the best! Tez

What adjectives did the salesman use btw; "superb"? "Fantastic?" "Fast?" "Impressive?" "Remarkable?" "Best?"

Tell you what! If I put the salesman on his backside, I'd wonder how superb, fantastic, fast, impressive, remarkable & best he'd look !!!

[R31Nismoid]

mannn as some of you may no i have been looking for my r32gtr i found one was so keeen on it, and today i put it up on the hoist to give it the final check, fair enough a few light oil leaks thats nothin easy fix, drive shaft boots torn dats nfn and diff had a little leak but this is nothin as im a mechanic wouldnt be as expencive to fix, then i inspected the chassi and seals, they are all crushed and bent and worst of all rust it got worse, the tail shaft mountin bracket had been welded and a poor job i must say, also the floor has been cut out and covered up with a sheet of cheap metal and pop riverted back on. so sadly to say i had to say no to this car. Anyway enough with my sook story as i am devistated but is there still hope to find a nice r32 gtr that hasnt got all the under damage etc?

32s are cheap, for a reason. As you've found out.

They are what between 15-18yrs old so that's what your going to get.

For a immaculate, well maintained R32 GTR your going to have to pay for it.

The 18-23k R32's floating around are priced like that for a reason... not to mention their treatment and the likelihood you'll be rebuilding them in the near future (8k+ bill)

And finding something that is immac is going to take quite a while to find... that just how its getting these days as cars get older and so on.

[Julz89]

yer dont worry i am taking my sweet time im not gonna rush into it im lookin at a few more this week and same deal goes if they not going to let me put it on a hoist or my dads workshop then i wont be interested, but sooon i get one dont no how long but i will

[MFC05]

yer dont worry i am taking my sweet time im not gonna rush into it im lookin at a few more this week and same deal goes if they not going to let me put it on a hoist or my dads workshop then i wont be interested, but sooon i get one dont no how long but i will

Once you get in the driver's seat you wont be dissapointed !

[mxfly]

And good, low km R32's in Japan can still fetch a premium these days. One recently sold for about $23,000AUD in Japan

[Julz89]

yer i spoke to a guy yesterday and his gonna call me back his importin a 94 32 gtr with 57k on it i dont no if the ks will be legit but hopefully its the right one for me. genreally are importers good to trust or are there still the occasional dodgy one

[GTR-N1]

yer i spoke to a guy yesterday and his gonna call me back his importin a 94 32 gtr with 57k on it i dont no if the ks will be legit but hopefully its the right one for me. genreally are importers good to trust or are there still the occasional dodgy one

Some dodgy - some really good...

And even they can get duped too eh?

Good idea to contact guys on here via PM.

[Julz89]

yer i stil had a feelin that a few wuld be dodgy ah well i guess i just have to wait i guess the hunt is still on only thing i gota worry about now is im goin paintballin in a few hours never beeen its for a mates bday hopefully i dont cop it bad lol.

[babyskyline]

I have been going through the same deal as you the last couple of months. In my searches i have also found a few dodgey R32 gtr's an some nice ones with too much rust for my liking but that happens when your looking at older cars.

There are definitly a few dodgey ones out there these days but like you im hoping to find a decent one some time soon.

[Julz89]

yerppp while ive got some attetion on this post could i grab some details of a few importers around melbourne.

[GTR-N1]

Personally, I wouldn't restrict myself to Vic if U R in Melbourne or to Qld if U R in Brissy.

Likewise, just because I live in the Blue Mtns, and if I were looking for a pristine R32, I shouldn't limit my search to NSW.

So let's form a bank of reputable dealers/importers in each state.

IMHO, in this state, I'd keep in touch with websites of those with a good stable history in...,

i) Northern Suburbs Prestige

ii) Powerplay Imports via Ali

iii) Nagoya Imports via Alex

iv) Top Secret Imports via Garry

See how your brains trust grows with other states added on to the above...

Best of Luck/Scrutiny,

Tez

[Bakes]

Plenty more fish in the sea

[Julz89]

yeeeep ur darn rite about that just for now gotta be patient and stik with my almity powerful vl commodore lol

[J'z-R33]

Give Alex at Nagoya a call or better yet (if your in sydney) go and see him.

http://www.nagoyamotors.com.au

[Julz89]

yer im thinkin to call a few, but to make it easier is there any in melbourne?

[r32line]

And good, low km R32's in Japan can still fetch a premium these days. One recently sold for about $23,000AUD in Japan

When I was in Japan I saw R32 GTR's selling for $45,000 AUD...

Even j-spec have a 32 GTR up for $32,100 at the moment:

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=13189

A really clean R32 GTR is a highly valued item not just here but in Japan also. What many people don't seem to realise is that most of the ones that end up on our shores are the shit that nobody in Japan is interested in and during that 15yr rule it was worse! This is not the case for all of them I know, but still.

mannn as some of you may no i have been looking for my r32gtr i found one was so keeen on it, and today i put it up on the hoist to give it the final check, fair enough a few light oil leaks thats nothin easy fix, drive shaft boots torn dats nfn and diff had a little leak but this is nothin as im a mechanic wouldnt be as expencive to fix, then i inspected the chassi and seals, they are all crushed and bent and worst of all rust it got worse, the tail shaft mountin bracket had been welded and a poor job i must say, also the floor has been cut out and covered up with a sheet of cheap metal and pop riverted back on. so sadly to say i had to say no to this car. Anyway enough with my sook story as i am devistated but is there still hope to find a nice r32 gtr that hasnt got all the under damage etc?

As has been said over and over in this and many other threads; If it truley is a clean example it will cost money. My mate and I looked at loads of 32 GTR's here and gave up. I also know ppl who have bought $17k GTRs and thought they got the deal of a lifetime and then weeks later the list of problems had the car in the workshop for ages while they tried to scrape together thousands of dollars to cover all the repairs.

But it sounds like you know how to look over a car. Goodluck with the next one!