Waiting For A Car? - The State Of Importing Cars From Japan ATM

[cowie165]

z3n2k & cowie165: My 'R is also waiting at Kawasaki docks.. I hope it gets put on a ship soon.. :|

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/?/au/...sp?StockID=2654

QUOTE]

Pentae that looks like a BEAUTIFUL car! I'm going interstate for three months at the start of next year, and consequently had time pressure to find a car... I saw your car come up a few weeks after I paid for mine! Argh, if only I could have waited! They are both the same spec/condition by the looks of it, but I would have preferred black! (to gunmetal)

Great car!

Mark

I don't know how much you have spoken to Geoff, but I touch base every week or ten days - the latest news is that he's not sure who/how many will get on this (promised) NYK vessel. If you like, you can have your vehicle moved to another port, and try for Kiwi, but there are no guarantees it'll make it elsewhere. If we were better informed about what ports are moving cars + all the current (read: accurate) shipping scheds, it may be worthwhile, but in our case, patience looks like the order of the day. Port transfer would cost around $300-$400.

[PHATR32]

yay!!!!!!!!!

Geoff just mailed me and told me that my car made on a ship!!

steve

[druzilla32]

yay!!!!!!!!!

Geoff just mailed me and told me that my car made on a ship!!

steve

have you got pics of your car?

is it metalic blue with big front bar, fmic and clear indicators?

[PHATR32]

here it is.

[pentae]

Mark: Thanks mate!! I saw your gunmetal grey one when I was shopping as well but have always had my heart set on a black one. You can always get a respray

Phatr32: Nice looking car! its got tinted blue lights as well.. I wonder how they did that...

Well guys at least while we're waiting for our cars we have SAU to keep us occupied!

[lwells]

Congrats guys, but you better start shopping for some clear GT-R lights because no self-respecting engineer is going to sign off on those

LW.

[PHATR32]

theyve allready been changed. the supplier said he would change them for me, so at the moment it has clear head lights.

steve

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

does anyone know where to get the cliear corner winkers? I know it seems rice but I think they tidy up the front end alot

mine could be leaving on the 20th at the moment, but the ship is overbooked & I won't know for sure just yet. waiting on confirmation

[RBN1]

yay!!!!!!!!!

Geoff just mailed me and told me that my car made on a ship!!

steve

i hate you

[lwells]

does anyone know where to get the cliear corner winkers? I know it seems rice but I think they tidy up the front end alot

mine could be leaving on the 20th at the moment, but the ship is overbooked & I won't know for sure just yet. waiting on confirmation

For R32 GT-Rs? They only supplier is D-speed, and they cost far too much IMHO.

LW.

[cowie165]

I think they tidy up the front end alot

Mark (and others) would you happen to have an 'after' pic? I've seen them advertised, but never on a car.

[confuzion]

some examples

you can get smoke coloured ones as well

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

got an email today, mine is on a ship (i knew that already, but now i have proper confirmation)

Hurrah!!! The ship is "The Hachinohe Bay" and it should be arriving on the 13th December.

Now i gotta go resit my license test so i can drive a manual legally when it arrives

[sav1]

Originally Posted by PHATR32

yay!!!!!!!!!

Geoff just mailed me and told me that my car made on a ship!!

steve  

yeah i hate you too

[lwells]

Mark (and others) would you happen to have an 'after' pic? I've seen them advertised, but never on a car.

There has been a longish thread about them in the past:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=36583

LW.

[BZERK32]

who in their right mind would name their ship 'TRAMPER' anyway  

have you booked your car in for complience yet?

[pentae]

Moral of this story: I wish my car was on a boat.

For those of you who HAVE been confirmed that their car made it onto a ship, on what date did you finalise payment for your car, and what port was it sent from?

[slow13dude]

My car arrived in Brisbane about 3 weeks ago.

It spent a week on the docks.

It's spent two weeks at the compliance place.

It's going to a mechanic for a full once-over after that.

It better be on the road before Christmas!

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

hey mate

What car did you bring in?

how come it sat on the docks for 1 week? and what was the cost to you for taht? I hear they know how to charge for that man

cheers

mark

[Jonneh Bravo]

i just got my 91 soarer took me 3 weeks to get it to aus then another 2 months to get it on the road. shows how much the government and customs are slowing things down