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Hello all,

I am interested as to how much R34s and R33s were when they were first released.

i.e How much did it cost to import a brand new r34 gtt in 1999? or a R33 gtst in 1995?

Asking this purely out of curiousity...so all you older members let us know :blink:

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Check out the folowing link, prices are normally quoted in Japanese Yen but smart bloke like you should beable to work it out!!!

http://www.cars-directory.net/gallery/nissan/skyline/

Hope this helps

Cheers

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In 1998, including 5% GST in Japan, but not on road costs, an R34 GT-t manual 2 coupe new in Japan was $49,729 (at current exchange rates). To import one here would've been closer to $67,000 landed and complied.

The same deal for an R33 in 1995 - $46,967 not including on-roads, and $64,000 landed and complied here.

The first real import I even went in was an R33 S1, built in 1995, imported in 1998, and he paid $40,000 for it. Sounds ludicrous, but when you consider what an '06 model manual V35 coupe would cost to import, let alone a V36, then it starts to make sense.

Just for humour's sake - the same calculations on a 2001 R34 GT-R V Spec II N1 - $101,633 in Japan, $130,000 landed and complied here...

I read the HPI issue when the R34 GT-t was released, the RRP was $120,000 brand new in 1998, it was built to compete with the BMW M3

Wow! And to think I bought my 98 R34 Gtt for less than $20,000 back in June '08! Not brand new obviously but a MASSIVE difference in price!

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