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if the cars have not left japan yet there is no much chance of them getting here before april. i'd say mid-late april. it's about 2 weeks on the water, but that can blow out to 3 or more with weather, and is also dependent on the route the ship takes. it's not like there's a dedicated ship direct from wherever in japan they ship from straight to sydney or melbourne. there are stops along like way like PNG etc, sometimes they even go to NZ first, then to aus. then you have customs and local transfer from whichever port they land at. then any other dealer stuff that needs to be done.

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Mooroka Nissan told me that mine would land in Australia (Brisbane) on the 24th. It would need at least 2 weeks to clear customs and then they'd need it for a few days. They are doing their best to get it to me before Easter. Not long now. They are having a Gala Launch at their showroom next Thursday evening and test drives would be available after that.

ok i didnt read the thread like at all.. ok so maybe a lil.. i saw alot of ppl going "oh ur landing here first, or there first"

i saw a nissan truck bout 4 weeks ago carring 6 brand new silver?? GTRs headed for melbourne..

pretty flash :) i saw them on the hume on my way home from sydney :3some:

so this about they havent left yet or whatever.. they have been here for a month atleast. and what a sight it was hahah i was drooling

They were the test / press cars that they have been using for training etc down at Broadford these last weeks.

The first of the customer delivered cars are the ones arriving on the boat this week.

My car is at the docks in Brisbane as of late last night, gunmetal premium.

Just a week or so from getting it now.

Plates have arrived from PPQ. PLating a car with the vehicle name is not to everyones taste i know but I'm a big fan so here they are...

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Great plates!

Im a big fan of those type of plates. Much nicer than "RUNME", "LETSGO", "4DPIGS" or "5LUTB8" ones which are utter crap IMO.

Here's mine:

GTR;

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Supra; (excuse the crappy pic)

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Lucky you're in Qld and only have to pay once for plates

Nice plates back at you!

The ppq flexi plates if installed correctly look pretty damn good to (adhesives can ruin the backing if not done right).

Although the car is at the docks the dealers are still very ambiguous about the exact delivery date. Frustrating, thinking of my baby sitting there all by herself when she should be getting some luvin'

Great plates!

Im a big fan of those type of plates. Much nicer than "RUNME", "LETSGO", "4DPIGS" or "5LUTB8" ones which are utter crap IMO.

Lucky you're in Qld and only have to pay once for plates

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Although the car is at the docks the dealers are still very ambiguous about the exact delivery date. Frustrating, thinking of my baby sitting there all by herself when she should be getting some luvin'

I know what you mean, I know my car will be delivered to the dealer very early next week, however the dealer said they will not be in a position to have it "Street Prepared" for about another 10 days.

It had better not have any Km's on it, I would be very very curious if people could post the Number of KM's on the clock at delivery.

Let the countdown continue.

It had better not have any Km's on it, I would be very very curious if people could post the Number of KM's on the clock at delivery.

Cant you request a printout from the datalog?

Hmmm, good luck with that.

My old man purchased the first in Queensland KF Laser TX3 turbo 4wd back in 1991..... went to collect it from the dealer, where it was sitting proudly on thier rotating display centre of showroom....... with a huge dent and gouge into the front left gaurd, and over 400klm on the clock! Needless to say, they were told to jam it and he'd wait for another.

Months later at first service time I was talking to the service manager and he was saying how all the boys and had a strap in the first one they delivered! lol - no doubt the old boy's original car.

Hopefully the recent junket down to melbourne where they thrashed those super silver GTR's got that out of their system. I have already told them I would be very unhappy to see any evidence of inappropriate usage of my car prior to delivery. Some of the NAGTROC forum posts state 20-30 miles on the car at delivery as the upper limit of the norm. Seems like a lot. I am told they have some km's on the clock from testing before they leave Japan?

Hmmm, good luck with that.

My old man purchased the first in Queensland KF Laser TX3 turbo 4wd back in 1991..... went to collect it from the dealer, where it was sitting proudly on thier rotating display centre of showroom....... with a huge dent and gouge into the front left gaurd, and over 400klm on the clock! Needless to say, they were told to jam it and he'd wait for another.

Months later at first service time I was talking to the service manager and he was saying how all the boys and had a strap in the first one they delivered! lol - no doubt the old boy's original car.

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I'm sure it will be fine, I would imagine dealer principals will be keeping close tabs on all GTR activity......

Although, wouldn't it be wonderful to have your GTR delivered, without your knowledge that your warranty was void prior to you taking delivery due to the mechanics utilising "launch control" :laugh: I jest I jest...... :/

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