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Hi Guys,

I’m looking to buy an R34 soon. Late Aug/Sept 2004.

I’d like to hear from anyone who has imported an R34 recently.

- Can you recommend anyone in Brisbane (For an R34 – not R33)?

- Are there many plates left?

- Can you give me an idea of costs – Car, compliance, etc? (approx prices would be great).

- Did you bring in any aftermarket parts?

- Any trouble with compliance process?

- Anything to watch out for?

Thanks

Pear

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Hi Guys,

I’m looking to buy an R34 soon. Late Aug/Sept 2004.

I’d like to hear from anyone who has imported an R34 recently.

- Can you recommend anyone in Brisbane (For an R34 – not R33)?

- Are there many plates left?  

- Can you give me an idea of costs – Car, compliance, etc? (approx prices would be great).

- Did you bring in any aftermarket parts?

- Any trouble with compliance process?

- Anything to watch out for?

Thanks

Pear

Hey Pear

I got my R34 about 2 weeks ago after importing it through J-Spec (melbourne based).

The only places i know about for importing are J-Spec and Prestige - J-Spec are and agent/broker and organise everything for you, so it doens't matter about them being in Melb. they are contactable by phone and e-mail only.

However - J-Spec are really slow, my car took 6 months to arrive and their site says it should take 8-12 weeks.

Compliance plates took a white, and the company which i got them through (Auto FX in Sydney) received 12 some time ago. Look them up and find out if they have any left.

Cost... well it really depends. colour, km's, transmission, mods, overall condition. i got my R34 for $25,000 landed AND complied, which works out really cheap. plus tires and it was about $26,500. My R34 is bright red, no spoiler, really clean condition and drives very well - oh yeah, and no mods. i looked for 2 months for a R34, and prices ranged from $25,000 - $35,000 ($35,000 usually had under 20,000 k's, immac condition, and the rare "blue" colour).

Bringing in aftermarket parts on the car is risky - for starters, when it is getting shipped you'll probably lose half of them... people on the boats have a bit of a poke around. and plus, many aftermarket mods will get removed due to compliance. sus it out with the importing company you choose.

My compliance process took a while - they told me 2 weeks, and it ended being close to 4. but the thing that took the longest was waiting for the compliance plates to become available. so definately make sure there are some plates before you got paying for the car.

Expect to pay $5,500 for compliance on an R34 - i was quoted $5,000 and it worked about to be 500 more. once it lands in brisbane (that's where mine landed), be prepared as they might have a bit of trouble with the air conditioning gas - they have to de-gas it as required by the department of environment, etc. find out what tires are compliance standed before they put them on - i requested different tires on my car, and they put the wrong ones on! i had to pay for them to swap even though it wasn't my mistake. so be careful, and keep in constant communication with the agent/compliance workshop (depending on what stage it is at).

if you have any more inquiries, feel free to PM me or reply to this post!

good luck.

Regards,

Shaun

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Hi Guys,

I’m looking to buy an R34 soon. Late Aug/Sept 2004.

I’d like to hear from anyone who has imported an R34 recently.

- Can you recommend anyone in Brisbane (For an R34 – not R33)?

- Are there many plates left?  

- Can you give me an idea of costs – Car, compliance, etc? (approx prices would be great).

- Did you bring in any aftermarket parts?

- Any trouble with compliance process?

- Anything to watch out for?

Thanks

Pear

Search for RAWS at this site:

http://raws.dotars.gov.au/rawswebpublic/RA...AWPubSearch.asp

There seems to be only one guy in QLD with plates according to that site and hes in Southport.

pear Mentor

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Search for RAWS at this site:

http://raws.dotars.gov.au/rawswebpublic/RA...AWPubSearch.asp

There seems to be only one guy in QLD with plates according to that site and hes in Southport.

Thanks for the link!

I can't believe only 5 places can compliance the R34.

Is this it???

Sydneykid Grand Master

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Thanks for the link!

I can't believe only 5 places can compliance the R34.

Is this it???

You're lucky to have such a big choice, zero Stagea compliers in NSW, zero in Vic, one in Perth and 3 in Qld, but one has no licences left. So I had a choice of 2. :headspin:

sewid Grand Master

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Thanks for the link!

I can't believe only 5 places can compliance the R34.

Is this it???

Well DOTARS are actually quite crap and have not updated the website for a while. There are other compliers (I know of one, but there may be more) who can do it.

Of the 3 compliers on the DOTARS website for NSW, 1 will not deal with the public, 1 has sold all his compliance plates and the remaining one only has a couple left.

Luckily there are more workshops on the way to becoming RAWS so there should be no shortage in the short term.

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Check out all the R34's at auction in Japan. You should send them an email. I'm sure they'll be able to answer questions on importing an R34.

http://www.meisei.com.au/index.htm?formcod...d%5bsearch%5d=t

Hmmm... bayside blue :aroused:

Hmmm... Nismo kit :headspin: :)

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