buying a r31 gts import

[SouL69]

hi Im looking at a 1989 R31 gts turbo auto. its imported hasnt been complied yet

and going $6900 , minor dent on right front fender and minor scratches on roof paint.

its advertized as $5500 uncomplied

$6900 with them doing the compliance

and $7500 to fit a turbo manual box

I got confussed because he says its a '89 but its definatly the squarish looking skyline. but Im having trouble find phots of a similar looking car.

the motor is a straight six red cam (looks like a twin cam) cover and ceramic turbo.

it also got the GTS crome badge on the radiator grill and GTS sticker on the side. The interior black/grey is in great conditon for its age with the deep bucket seats fully optioned electrics.

Is this a good buy what option out of the 3 prices would you pick?

can anyone tell me about this motor? why its good or bad

I was going to buy a r32 but theres something about the retro 31's that keep me interested and this is the best 1 Iv seen to date.

[SouL69]

hmm looks like its a GTS-X

[WINNER31]

thats easy... the 7500 coz u will regret not getting a manual later on

i presume its a coupe? in that case its either a gts or gtsx...

it would be a rb20det, redtop eccs i'd say.

not quite as good as a r32 rb20det but still capable of decent power

http://forum.r31skylineclub.com will have all the answers

[SouL69]

I checked on the car today GTS-X rb20det front door says "24valve ceramic turbo and hicas" what the hell is hicas ...does my car get hicups or what

honestly this thing looks like it was owned by grandma and grampa. Still got the original factory embroided seat cover( looks like a tea-cosy) the sratches and dent look like they were from the shipping container

since this car was only bought here to be scrapped for its parts, but the owner at the wreckers liked it too much.

personally Im going for $5500 option

and picking up the turbo maual box as well as doing the complyance and fitting gear box myself. Im also kinda not worried about the maual gearbox as I drive a big truck and make about 1900 gear changes a day acording to the computer log

yeah I would have liked to signed up on that other forum , but signup didnt work for me.

[Angry]

see if u can get teh complaince done for 6500 .. its only a grand for r31 coupes .. i paid 8000 for mine about 8months ago now. havent got around to manualizing it yet ..as its really easier said than done. plus i just cant be ****d doing it at the moment .. power mods b4 forking out dollars for good clutch setups.

good luck with the buy dude.. sounds like a good one ..sounds like mine .. grandma grandpa shopping trolley ..original down to the mats and seats

Matt

[(B1) MR_fanny]

just an r31 question ....my friend wants to sell his 31 and isnt too sure whats the market value for it. i dont know much about the 31s but heres a description. its a dark grey turbo pillar-less 4 door, and i think its a manual. stock as a rock and in good nick. dunno what yr it is. how much do u think this car is worth??

[.75 degrees sideways]

about 5g's if stock and average condition mate. I would ask a higher asking price though because you'll probally get that price also most people try to get you down in price

[WINNER31]

7-8k

[SKY031]

SouL69 hang in there, the R31 forums are having troubles (again)

HICAS stands for "High capacity actively controlled suspension"

(No, your car won't get hiccups )

You said you couldn't find any pics......

How's this

B1... poor form, don't hi-jack SouL's thread. :goddam:

Prices vary HEAPS from state to state.

Something that goes for 4k in QLD would fetch close to double that in VIC, so location is everything.

[rsx84]

just an r31 question ....my friend wants to sell his 31 and isnt too sure whats the market value for it.  i dont know much about the 31s but heres a description.  its a dark grey turbo pillar-less 4 door, and i think its a manual.  stock as a rock and in good nick.  dunno what yr it is.  how much do u think this car is worth??

if he was on the coast here i'd offer him $500 LOL, in car yards i've seen them for anywhere from $4000-$7000 always depending on condition....

heres a pic of gts-x in good nick that i looked at buying 4 months ago, this one has a full rb26dett transplant though.... :coffee:

get it all done at once for as theres nothing worse than having the car sitting in your garage waiting for you to finish the work your self, i know what that feels like.....

[SouL69]

thanx for the intrest guys

yeah Im going to be pretty dam happy if I get the car for $5500 and do the compliance my self...

Seems pretty easy, new double snap seat belts, remove the sunvisors(theres wire in them motor rego dont like em), unleaded filler head for the petrol tank and side intusion bars would be hard if I dint know (sh!tloads) of mechanics. hes basically told me its about 600-800 by the time I get past the cops at motor rego. the rest is all paying for his time to drive it around to get the work done.

probally only mods I will do is 3in exaust for $350 , bigger intercooler and $200 and a cooler for the auto. but later on.

ohh! why cant it be a rb25det motor ....cry!!!! it would make my day

I got a pic of it but cant upload atm unless the forum allows direct uploads of pics

[SKY031]

I got a pic of it but cant upload atm unless the forum allows direct uploads of pics

When you make a new reply to a post, scroll down and find where it says "manage attachments" and click it to upload the pic.

[SouL69]

had to take this photo from across the street

hehe dont want to seem to excited still hoping to knock a few dollars off the price.

[Angry]

rsx84 .. thats Fatz car isnt it? ..17grand would of been a hairy ride thats for sure.

hey dude.. did u pick up the car? everything cool so far?

[rsx84]

rsx84 .. thats Fatz car isnt it?  ..17grand would of been a hairy ride thats for sure.

sounds like your thinking of the right bloke, didn't get his name, your spot on with the price though, 2 seater, rb26dett, half roll cage expression on your face priceless.....to get it, at the time, i was a couple of grand short so would have had to sell the hr30... didn't want to do that...

[Doctor 30]

If you don't buy it already done you will never do it and it will piss you off for all eternity. Best way to get more RWKW is to chuck the slusher. Get it with the lot done. For $600 you are getting the pedal box clutch, clutch lines, gear box and having it installed. If you don't have enough money then borrow it.

Get the manual!!!!!

[SouL69]

Took it for a test drive on friday.

Yeah the manual is looking like a must have item....

the auto's a bit sloooooowww off the line.

Didn't really do anything until it hit the 50 to 60km/h mark (can you say LAG :wassup: ) then it felt like a bullet.

maybe a higher stall converter if I keep the auto

The thump on the auto as it swaped gears at redline felt a little rude .

had a quick check with a mechanic m8 of mine, the motor is fresh, compression check

showed dead even across the six , he thinks its had a rebuild (good for me).

[[Steven]]

congrats on car - would defentely get manual conversion to really enjoy the rb20