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Hey bud

Like buying any used car, be sure to check it out thoroughly before you buy - take your mech with you or get Stateroads to give it a good go over

That said i bought my R34 from Shane at PowerRoads, short story, because i'm from Sydney, He had the car driven up for me free of charge, while on the way up, one of the tyres blew due to a leaking valve on the rim - which took out the inner guard. He then sent another one up to me and paid us to get it replaced - he also offered to replace the rim but we were able to get it fixed free of charge so there was no need.

He's a good bloke, show him your serious to buy and he'll be serious to sell, he takes trips fairly regularly to Japan to choose several of his cars himself from both dealers and auctions. Haven't had any problems with mine so far - when i got it inspected my Stateroads, the bloke told me he was very impressed with the condition of the car saying it was one of the best he'd inspected in a long time. He said there are alot of lemons out there so to find one in the condition mine was in was surprising.

He's got a few nice cars at the moment so all the best and happy hunting =)

Danny

Yeah he does have a nice selection atm, i was also looking into one of his R34s.

I just had a car accident and am desperate to buy new car but dont want to see too desperate, i will take your advice thanks mate =] Much appreciated.

Just bought my r34 from him 2 weeks ago. I told him I was interested, so I got him to send the car for a pre-purchase check. Nothing wrong overall, just minor wear and tears. The whole transaction was nice and smooth lol. Shane's a nice bloke. Pretty much sums it up... Ps ask jeff from power rd to take you for a ride in his red r34 lol crazy driver

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