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I am going to sell my Stagea and get a GTR. I was wondering if there was any point advertising in Aussie with all the import laws etc (which I know nothing about).

My Stagea is 557kW at the wheels, with a mod list a mile long. Engine, drivetrain, suspension, interior, exterior, audio, EVERYTHING has been done.

Is there any pont in say ebay.com.au?

Cheers peoples.

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Not with thise mods man - it would still have to go through compliance and that means all but taking it back to stock for registration purposes. The only way it could happen is if you sold it to an aussie over there, he owned it for 12 months and then brought it in as a personal import. I "think" it may bypass the compliance proceedure, but dont quote me on it.

Plus the arse has completely fallen out of the prices here. Just ask anyone trying to sell one thats already here.

Seeing as I am an Oz citizen, what if "I" brought it over, had it complied then "f me..!!" sold it...??

You might have trouble getting back in the country with that username MR Pure Methamphetamachine

If you are an OZ cit then you would be able to bring it in as a personal import, that actually means no compliance requirements (or very little) need to be met. If you looked into it seriously and it was doable then you could advertise it over here, based on that scenario for sure.

A few of the importers sell "personal imports" that their staff living in Japan (Australians) have owned for 12 months, the vehicle is then imported under the personal import scheme.

Some details here: http://www.worldshipping.co.nz/forms/aus/o...eligibility.pdf

Edited by munchstagea

Car Itself

RB28DETT

Each engine component balanced to 1 / 1,000,000kg

N1 Block

Tomei Modified Tomei Forged Pistons

Tomei Forged Conrods (2.8 litre)

Tomei Forged Crank (2.8 litre)

ARP Conrod Bolts

Custom Ported and Polished Head

Custom Valve and Valve Seat Design

Tomei Cam Shafts

Tomei Slide Cam Pulleys

Tomei Valve Springs

Tomei Valve Spring Retainers

Tomei Valve Buckets

Tomei Valve Guides

Nismo Plenum

N1 Oil Pump

Nismo Oil Baffles

HKS T51R KaiBB Turbo

HKS Extractor Manifold

HKS Front Pipe

HKS Drag 60mm External Wastegate

HKS 100mm Dump Pipe

A’PEXi 100mm Exhaust

HKS Air Filter

HKS Map Sensor

HKS Intake Piping Kit

HKS Compressor Outlet Piping

GReddy Induction Hard Piping Kit

Twin ARC Blow Off Valves

Nismo Engine Mounts

Nismo Gearbox Mount

Nismo Metal Head Gasket

Tomei Metal Throttle Gaskets

Tomei Metal Intake Gaskets

Tomei Oil Restriction

Nismo Main Bearings

Nismo Big End Bearings

Nismo Centre Bearings

Complete Nismo Seal Set

Gates Racing Belts

Blitz Racing Plugs

HKS Metal Exhaust Gaskets

Procoated Piston Crowns

Procoated Piston Walls (Teflon)

Procoated Manifolds

Procoated Dump Pipe

Custom Blow Off Valve Control System

Custom Oil Catch Can

Custom Ignition

Fuel System:

Bosch 044 Fuel Pumps (x2)

11 litre surge tank

Tomei Fuel Pumps (x2)

Sard 1000cc Injectors

Sard Fuel Pressure Regulator

Tomei Fuel Rail

Custom Dual Fuel Cooler System

Cooling:

GReddy 600mm x 300mm x 115mm Core FMIC

GReddy Hard Piping Kit

GReddy Oil Cooler

GReddy Oil Filter Relocation Kit

GReddy Radiator Piping

Custom Evaporator Tank

Koyo Twin Core Alloy Racing Radiator

Power Steering Cooling System

Suspension:

BC Adjustable Suspension

Kazama Adjustable Upper Rear Arms

Kazama Adjustable Lower Rear Arms

Kazama Adjustable Rear Tension Rods

Kazama Adjustable Pillow Mount Rods

Drivetrain:

Series 3 R33 GTR Gearbox

Nismo Super Coppermix Twin Plate Clutch

Nismo Chromium Molybdium Fly Wheel

Nismo Pressure Plate

Nismo Release Bearing

Nismo Slave Cylinder

Tomei LSD

Brakes:

Brembo Calipers

Brembo Rotors

Endless Pads

Electronics:

HKS F-Con V Pro ECU

HKS EVC V Boost Controller

GRID TS Dancer

HKS Turbo Timer

Defi BF Boost Gauge

Defi BF Fuel Pressure Gauge

Defi BF Oil Pressure Gauge

Defi BF Exhaust Temp Gauge

Defi BF Oil Temp Gauge

Defi BF Water Temp Gauge

Defi Link II Controller

RevLite Sequential Shift Light

Exterior:

Custom Front Bumper with additional air rams for oil cooling, air intake etc

260RS Side Skirts

260RS Rear Bumper

Ganador mirrors

Nismo Smoke Indicator Lenses

Nismo Xenon HID 4,300k Low Beam

Mantis 55W 15,000k HID High Beam

Front Guard Flaring

Rear Guard Flaring

Full Respray

Dolphin Grille

Interior:

Dolphin 300km/h Speedo

Dolphin Meter Hood

Series 3 R33 GTR Seats

Nismo Gear Knob

Momo Wheel

Nismo Floor Mats

Rolling:

Rays / Volk GTC 18” x 10” 2 piece forged +17 Wheels

275 x 35 R18 Toyo Trampio all round

Rays Valve Caps

ICE:

Pioneer AVH-P7950DVD Touch Screen DVD

Pioneer DEX-P01ii Head Unit

Pioneer DEQ-P01ii Equaliser

Pioneer CD-IB100

Pioneer CD-RB20

Kicker ZX850.4 Amp

Kicker ZX750.1 Amp (x2)

Kicker ZX200.2 Amp

Kicker Remote Bass Control

Kicker Hyper Flex Power Wire

Kicker S8L7 Subs (x4)

Hybrid Audio Legatia 6.5” (x4)

Hybrid Audio Legatia 3” (x4)

Hybrid Audio Legatia 1” (x2)

Custom A Pillars

Custom Door Pods

Custom Door Panels

Custom Sub Enclosures in Boot

Extra Batteries

Kicker Distribution Blocks

Kicker Battery Terminals

Kicker S Series RCA's

Kicker Fuse Blocks

Additional:

Custom Radiator Breather Tank

Custom Overflow Tank

Custom PS Cooling System

Custom Oil Catch Can

Custom Fuel Filter Brackets

Custom Fuel Rail Brackets

Custom Fuel Reg Brackets

All Oil Lines Braided

All Fuel Lines Braided

All Water Lines Braided

All Vacuum Lines Braided

All Manifold Lines Braided

All Wastegate Lines Braided

And more, but I forget...

The detuned run:

NZ$85k, so about AUD$67,000

God damn slow internet.. Will look at that link when I can. Cheers dude

Edited by pure_methamphetamachine

No offense intended, but I wouldn't be selling anything in the current financial climate. Its a buyers market, which basically means everyone's broke LOL

There's a guy at carlsales.com selling a 260RS for $37,500. That car has been advertised (from memory when I noticed it) for at least 6 months, probably longer, and it started off, from memory at $45,000 (don't quote me on that though)

Granted he may not have done half the stuff you have, but finding a buyer in this climate, who knows ...

Good luck, I hope you not only find someone, but you get a fair price for it too. Me? I'd be holding onto it. That is of coarse unless I win lotto, then I'd just by whatever I want and extend the garage :cheers:

the other option is race only use (other than personal import). but the regular import rules require a standard car, and in theory the modified parts have to be destroyed after being removed.

you can thank toyota for the current import rules - they didn't want to compete with their own landcruisers cheaper from jp

Buy a schmick bodied (no rust) GTR & transfer all your gear, or, wrap it in plastic & wait for the financial climate to turn around, else, "suck it and see".

Maybe ask "Guilt-toy" what side of the road they drive on in the USSR?

My 2c

Best of luck whatever path you eventually choose.

GW

this car is the most heavily modified stagea probably in the world, just advertise it, some loaded car freak might just see it and would pay anything to have it, if i won the big one tonight i'd be buying it no matter what it took to get it here(ps i'd also be picking up a r34 gtr etc etc as well) :P

Driveshaft is fine. It's just the factory one. They can take a serious beating. I know of a 580kW track car that gives it death, and it has never died (r32 so less weight though).

Maybe I will just advertise and see. Even if someone buys it just to strip and place everything in their own car..??

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