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Gtr35 (jap Spec) Vs Gtr35 (aust)

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it would be much appreciated if some one could shed some light on the pros and cons with importing or buying local gtr35. Not fussed much on anything else rather than cost, performance ,servicing costs and other hidden costs. would insurance cover the same if i bought it local. thanks. :cool:

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it would be much appreciated if some one could shed some light on the pros and cons with importing or buying local gtr35. Not fussed much on anything else rather than cost, performance ,servicing costs and other hidden costs. would insurance cover the same if i bought it local. thanks. :blink:

I'd say depreciation and insurance costs would be bigger cost items than losing the warranty.

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i thought u cant bring in grey imports anymore ...

They cant be imported anymore, but there are still some on the market that have already been imported. I have noticed a few still for sale

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I'd say depreciation and insurance costs would be bigger cost items than losing the warranty.

so it would it be fair to say . Besides the warranty and how strict the warranty guidelines are here anyways and the rediculous costs of maintaining, if i can find a decent mechanic who can be trustworhty and can regularly service my gtr35 that it would be a good investment to find an already imported gtr in australia that is jap spec anyhow? If warranty was only the big factor other than servicing the car myself. Being that i couldnt care less about the gizmo that comes with jap spec that are in japanese rather than english but care more about the performance.

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You can't just buy r35 parts from Nissan either without an Aussie spec car, though I'm sure others with JDM models have found their way around this? Still would be a pain in the ass if anything went on the car.

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wouldn't a grey import Jap spec be an 08MY 'series 1' and as such inferior to the 09MY 'series 2' officially on sale in Oz? A best Motring video was posted here a couple of months back showing the clear speed and control advantage the 09MY has over the 08MY on the race track, this includes tweaks to ECU transmission and launch program.

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You can't just buy r35 parts from Nissan either without an Aussie spec car, though I'm sure others with JDM models have found their way around this? Still would be a pain in the ass if anything went on the car.

wow. I better do some homework on getting my way around on maintaining the car if i was not to go through conventional way of servicing with nissan australia. I just feel that after reading up on the costs and hidden costs to keep the car running, im sure there should be a better way. Warranty seems very strict anyways its just a matter of time before you would do something that would void it. If any of you guys have a good source of where to maintain or keep the gtr35 running on the road please feel free to recommend some great work shops who are able and willing to service these cars. As it would be of great benefit to all of us who are wanting to optain this legend but not have to suffer the monopoly from nissan. :)

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