R34 Gtr Help

[Adz2332]

Hey all,

Im from Adelaide and im currently looking at buying a 34GTR.

Ive seen this one on car sales

http://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/nissan-skyline-1999-12305165?base=1216&vertical=Car&eapi=2&Page=3&sort=Price&cr=44&__N=1246 1247 1252 1282 4294963846 4294963593 1216&silo=Stock&Range=Price:Min,Max~0.5

Just wondering has anyone seen this car in the flesh?

What its really like etc before i decide to travel all the way to tas

adn also who would you reccomend, workshop wise, to mechanically look over the car?

Cheers

Adam

Edited March 22, 2012 by Adz2332

[GTR-34A]

I saw this on carsales last week.

Looks too good to be true i think. Its got lots of goodies.

I suspect kms arent original based on price, or maybe has rust underneath or accident repairs... i would try and request some pics of the underside before commiting to travelling to see it...

One of the first things i would do when inspecting a 34R would be to look underneath.

[Adz2332]

Thanks for the advice!

Yer was thinking the same. Either rust or the picks make it look good. like in the flesh will have dents, scratches, rough interior etc

[GTR-34A]

would be interested in knowing when it was imported also?...

If you keep an eye on the auctions in Japan it will give you a good idea of what recent arrival cars are actually worth also.

say a dealer advertises a new arrival 34R for 45K says its in good condition and has 50ksih kms...

you will know something is up as grade 4-5 34Rs in Japan go for a pretty good price, and could cost 50k landed without there profit etc..

and with the one above, i would suspect you could have dramas transfering rego.. when i was searching i came very close to attempting buying interstate, but decided against it to avoid hassels... unless its dead stock, i would avoid it personally.

[toffy]

It's in a car yard just down the road from my work , it has auto style stickers on the side of it if that helps any , they may have some info on the car?

[Mr. Untouchable]

mmm looks like David Hales's old 34. there is an old bloke from the eastern shore that has one also (in that color with same wheels), however i dont think thats the one, I could be wrong. there's not many here so I'd say its gotta be one of the 2.

David hales would have paid top dollar for it, he owns about 50% of the clubs/bars in hobart(well close lol) and is a poser so highly doubtful it has seen a hard life whilst he has had it, same deal for the old bloke, have seen it twice in about 5 years pottering up the coast.

I'm sure someone would check it out for you matey, maybe even myself next week (if its any help). I'm an Ex panelbeater and have seen a datsun or 2

[Adz2332]

Thanks guys..

ive gone back and asked if it was imported or bought via trade in or something along those lines.

waiting a reply.

[Adz2332]

reply back.. was complied in asu in 2004 and was traded in on a brand new BMW

[GTR-34A]

reply back.. was complied in asu in 2004 and was traded in on a brand new BMW

Thats a good thing, the less time in japan away from salted roads the better i have found. Got any pics of the underneath?

Could be a goer then... ask for some pics of the drivers seat bolsters, that can usually be handy in showing if the kms are genuine...

[t01-100]

Yep Ex-David Hales car. Awesome buying, genuine nice car with lots of fruit on it.

My company, Benson Motorsports supplied various parts for the car during his ownership.

He bought it off Autostyle and hardly used it in the last four or five years... had my lease company insisted I not got anything older than five years it would be in my driveway now instead of the STi!

One of the the guys that does the race prep on the Nismo 400R that runs in Targa events is a mate of Daivds and looked after it for him.

Andrew Kuc of Pro Automotive has done work on the car and if you were keen to buy it get him to have a look over it, he's only few blocks from the car yard.

[Adz2332]

thanks mate! much appreciated!

[SiNNO]

This is the same car, but listed for $55k. It's been on carsales for a while now

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/nissan-skyline-1999-10983575?base=1216&vertical=Car&eapi=2&page=1&sort=Price&cr=14&__N=1246%201247%201252%201282%204294963846%204294963593%201216&silo=Stock&Range=Price:Min,Max~0.5