Import R31 wagons?

[floody]

I'm looking into the possibility of importing an R31 passage wagon, as I'll need a wagon soon, don't have stagea $ , and they're apparently a bit more plush than the aussie GXE wagon.

So far I know...

-IRS

-RB20ET and auto (RB20E or CA18S in lower spec models)

-late models have Aussie S3 Ti style front end.

-should be fairly similar inside to a Passage GT hardtop, ie yakuza pimp style.

I have no idea on whether the rear suspension is interchangeable with the coupe/passage HT, or what sort of money they might command.

Any info on them and pricing would be handy. BTW, I'm interested in the later editions with the updated front styling.

[R31Nismoid]

mmm.. IRS in a wagon!

That'd be sweet.

But can you bring them in? Since they were made here in Aust?

Some of the R31 wagons over there are amazing thats for sure

[Adam_RSX]

Ash....... 15 years

[Duncan]

pics?

[floody]

[PHaT MR30]

hell yeh they r sweet!

[R31Nismoid]

Ash....... 15 years

thats cool

I wasnt sure if it still mattered

But i thought... that you cant bring in 92 model GTR's or whatever because Nissan Aust did.

Does that mean when 92 GTR's are '15' years old then you can bring them in?

[sky^rkt]

wagon with irs that would be nice!, if u cant find any over there u can always get a gxe, and put a ncie interior, and instal power windows etc. do something u like, but id prefer one from japan

[floody]

wagon with irs that would be nice!, if u cant find any over there u can always get a gxe, and put a ncie interior, and instal power windows etc. do something u like, but id prefer one from japan

Thats why I'm interested in them, in a nutshell. It would be ok to do up an aussie one with Ti bits etc, but I reckon a jap one, with IRS (as far as I know, I've seen a few references to R200 diffs etc on Jap pages), passage style interior etc would be nice, and just more "factory" than a retrimmed up Aussie GXE with a bunch of retrofitted interior bits.

Besides, I've already got a GX sedan, I'd like something different!

[sky^rkt]

yes true, id love to see a jap wagon on the road. mayb u culd b creative and take the pillars out just like a true passage

[Zahos]

yeah, going by the 2 door R31's, I'd say the jap R31 interior is much nicer that the locally made one. The local Ti interior was a shocker, especially the seats. The silhouette interior was ok, especially the GTS silhouette....

I was contemplating the idea of an RB25 or RB30DET in a local wagon, but I just dont have the time...

What are the prices like ont eh import wagons, on the road???

[Duncan]

thats cool  

I wasnt sure if it still mattered  

But i thought... that you cant bring in  92 model GTR's or whatever because Nissan Aust did.

Does that mean when 92 GTR's are '15' years old then you can bring them in?

sure does, anything is up for grabs after 15 years....the possibilities....

[floody]

 

What are the prices like ont eh import wagons, on the road???

tHts what I'm trying to find out :wassup:

[R31Nismoid]

sure does, anything is up for grabs after 15 years....the possibilities....

that makes 3 things i learnt today

Brain Overload.

mmm, i'd put money on them being IRS, simply because the aint gonna take the Oz Live-axle rear end with the shitty BW diffs over to Japan when they had something better already at thier disposal.

As for prices, definately keep us posted. Im interested to see what they go for.

Zahos... there is an RB30DET (maybe TT) around Paco Vale.

Dunno if it's finished yet, but i've seen it at various build stages and it was looking the goods all the times i'd seen it.

Must call in and check out the progress of it

[predator]

yeah, going by the 2 door R31's, I'd say the jap R31 interior is much nicer that the locally made one.

not sure about that.. i went in a passage the other day.. wasn't in the best nick but i think i actually prefer the aussie ones.. especially with a bit of rice and availability of parts (for the most part)

well floody.. i dunno.. your money - if you want something different definitely go the import model. But personally, I'd just say buy a cheap aussie one and spend $7k on it and it'll balls over an import version. But if you already have an aussie one...