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Hey SAU members!

well I'm on the search for a Nissan Skyline r33 gtst Silver/Gun Metal Grey.

i went to go see a car a few days ago everything on the car seems alright, even though i viewed it at night and drove it.

only thing is, i want to buy it with a RWC, so I've asked the seller if its possible to get one, and he's response is "haven't got time to get one, blah blahh..."

i negotiated a price with him and said if it passes roady successfully ill buy it that night, if not goodbye (depending on what needs to be done).

anyways, so i thought, ill book one in and drive the sellers car there, leaving my car at his house and with a deposit (so he doesn't think I'm gonna steal it). I even asked him to come with me to the licensed tester. but the answer was still a no.

what still bothers me, is that he bought the vehicle 2 months and has got it transferred to his name and was thinking ill just sign the papers under the previous owner.

Side note:as much as i want to buy it especially dropping the price down over 3K, it just seems like there's something wrong with the car.

Side note: the car drives good i guess, but it seems like it didnt have a lot of power, unless its because there was 4 people in the car? :/

My question is

What is your opinion on this?

and does it seem to fishy?

Edited by Skyline_034
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Hey SAU members!

what still bothers me, is that he bought the vehicle 2 months and has got it transferred to his name and was thinking ill just sign the papers under the previous owner.

Side note:as much as i want to buy it especially dropping the price down over 3K, it just seems like there's something wrong with the car.

Side note: the car drives good i guess, but it seems like it didnt have a lot of power, unless its because there was 4 people in the car? :/

My question is

What is your opinion on this?

and does it seem to fishy?

Let me get this straight...

He did transfer the car into his name? Or he didn't?

If he hasn't bothered to reregister in his own name, walk away.

If you buy it, whilst he does have it registered in his name, get a "Bill of Sale" off him with the statement that it's unencumbered.

After getting Rego No, VIN No, Engine No, contact VEDA (that includes REVS) for vehicle history.

And like 25GTT says above, you can pay for a proper inspection of 'his' car at his home. If power is down, compression test may reveal how tired the poor thing is.... yaddayadda... > if it's tired, walk away.

In this economic climate, the seller should be chasing you!

Meh, I'd walk away.

While it's not terribly difficult to sort this scenario (it can be a bit of a clusterfvck though), as Terry said it's a buyers market so if he's not willing to put in the ground work then stuff him.

It does also seem a bit fishy that he's trying to move a car but unwilling to get an RWC on it. He's either not that keen to sell it, only been trying for a few weeks and think he'll shift it easily or he's dodgy. Either way, there are plenty of cars and sellers out there who do not conform to these points and will therefore be far more willing to assist in getting the sale done and dusted.

I'd walk away.

was going to get a RACV check on it, but was persuaded from a house mate. but consider it if he replies back as i've sort like left it on bad turns for him lol.

i can't remember why he didn't transfer it into his name, but since he's a P plater he can't drive turbo + he only has 1 demerit point left (so he says) + his mum's cutting sick at him for getting the car or some shit...

what I'm assuming what happen, is that he tried to transfer it into his name, but couldn't go a RWC for it, hence why he's trying to sell it now especially with the big price drop.

but yeh, i'm most likely going to walk away.

thanks for your opinions, anyone else is welcome

i guess the wait for a 33gtst is still in progress

If his excuse for not reregistering it is honest Re him being on Ps, I can't see why his mother shouldn't take over ownership and then sell it off.

That still begs the question though, "Is it a good car?"

If his excuse for not reregistering it is honest Re him being on Ps, I can't see why his mother shouldn't take over ownership and then sell it off.

That still begs the question though, "Is it a good car?"

well i've asked again, if i can get a RACV check on the car, no reply. so im guessing theres something wrong with it.

i guess ill still be hunting haha

and yes Terry it looked but theres plenty out there

walking away it the best option here

If it's not sitting right with you after you sleep on it, best to just walk away.

There are plenty of silver R33s out there, so it's better to be patient and find the best one, than to buy a dud and go on to regret it.

If it's not sitting right with you after you sleep on it, best to just walk away.

There are plenty of silver R33s out there, so it's better to be patient and find the best one, than to buy a dud and go on to regret it.

yeh thats true!

oh and one more thing, i was finding more info about Series 1 and 2 of r33's and i see that the induction for the turbo is different.

a series 1 engine, http://www.google.co...r:17,s:18,i:182

a series 2 engine, http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=skyline+r33+gtst+series+2+engine+bay&hl=en&biw=1600&bih=723&tbm=isch&tbnid=kw7bMndLimm0HM:&imgrefurl=http://youthtattoos.blogspot.com/2011/04/nissan-skyline-r33-gts.html&docid=rfmSTWzUbK0-zM&imgurl=http://www.vertar.com/images/cotm/nissan-skyline-r33-gtst-407_2_large.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=ueIlUMyrLey0iQfD1IGwDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1088&vpy=69&dur=375&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=152&ty=125&sig=105794511548864904128&page=2&tbnh=162&tbnw=216&start=18&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:18,i:160

what im trying to get at, is the AFM piping to the engine looked like a series 1.

and im pretty sure Nissan never put s1 engines back in to series2 gtst 1997 model.

just thought i'd add that lol

Edited by Skyline_034

If someone wants to sell their vehicle, they will MAKE TIME to get a road worthy.

There is no excuse for not selling it with a roadworthy, other than not wanting to pay to fix all the problems/issues!!!!

Walk away!!

Sellers should BEND OVER BACKWARDS to insure a sale, not vice versa!

If someone wants to sell their vehicle, they will MAKE TIME to get a road worthy.

There is no excuse for not selling it with a roadworthy, other than not wanting to pay to fix all the problems/issues!!!!

Walk away!!

Sellers should BEND OVER BACKWARDS to insure a sale, not vice versa!

hahaha good way of putting it, but yeh things didn't add up + i found another that was worth it. so all good, walked away from that seller..

thanks for the input!

cheers Oj

offtopic: but I dont know why your restricting yourself to one color, my R34 is silver nothing special,

if you come across a red, black or white one thats immaculate, think hard about how much color means to you,

i think your kind of limiting yourself in a market where a good amount of the R33's are hacks and ex drift cops.

Edited by starwarz

offtopic: but I dont know why your restricting yourself to one color, my R34 is silver nothing special,

if you come across a red, black or white one thats immaculate, think hard about how much color means to you,

i think your kind of limiting yourself in a market where a good amount of the R33's are hacks and ex drift cops.

its for the mrs, shes picky ;)

and yes i know, there's plenty of other cars with different colours out there, but nopeee Sliver it was lol

but all good, picked myself up a nice 33gtst :)

can you explain something for me...

Why on earth would you buy your MRS a skyline, when your stuck driving a in something like a honda?!

hahaha, its more like our car.

i cant drive turbo legally =)

so stuck with it for now, unless and maybe i might buy a non turbo 32/33 for now, i guess we'll see.

dw ill have one or 2 soon :D

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