Rust on your skyline

[cowie165]

My Seaway/Kiwi invoice totalled $1290.09 (variations due to exchange rate). The road freight is $400 less a $250 rebate, from memory. That will have the car dropped at the Melbourne depot. If you want it shipped to your house, the can arrange for another truck to move it depot -> your place. I had mine moved depot -> workshop as I wasn't keen on driving it myself and don't have access to a vehicle trailer.

The $1800 seems a bit high. Some customs agents charge for the aircon exemption even though they don't have to do anything. Perhaps just email Ben rather than guess? Jspec seem like straight up guys, you/we may have missed another fee somewhere?

Mark

[foznice]

thanks for that mark, will do.

[foznice]

okay, the 1800 j-spec estimates include:

The shipping estimate..bout 1000

Import & terminal security levy: $115

Quarantine and cleaning fee: $155

Import documentation fee: $35

Customs brokerage fee: $150

Quarantine charges and processing: $65

Trucking is free with kiwi, because J-spec have an arrangement with them and I get free trucking to melbourne

My car is also booked on the haul tropicana due to leave Osaka on the 4th and arrive in Brisbane on the 18th

[cowie165]

Rylan I'll be in Brisbane when your car arrives. I'm more than happy to drive it down for you

Just let me know :uh-huh:

Seriously though, that's great news, having a date makes it feel more real!

[jono]

Hey Foznice, for your ref:

Mine was a total of $ 2155.98 (final inv from customs broker including all miscellaneous customs costs/charges, etc) but not including the actual Customs Duty and GST which was another $ 1500.00

Freight to Sydney with Kiwi was an additional $ 150.00

[foznice]

thanks Mark, getting so excited now. She leaves in 2 days!!

jono, $2155? wow. Was the exchange rate really bad at the time? Its the only thing that I can think of, unless you had to get the car steam cleaned and powdered, but even then it sounds pretty high.

[cowie165]

Hey Rylan, speaking of rust on your skyline, check these out...

Rear windscreen

These were taken on Friday. And the car doesn't have any visible rust elsewhere (ignoring the sills of course). Perhaps a good idea for all 89 drivers to have it checked. Apparently it is in between surface rust and body rust. Had we not caught it now, within a year it would have started eating through the roof

[Bazelinez]

Where are you getting a replacement seal from? Nissan? My rear seal is stuffed so I wanna change it.......

The only rust i've found on mine so far is Underneath the car on the floor plan directly behind the front wheel about half a foot back.

Its where the grey sealant stuff has come away. Doesn't look major, maybe sand it back and bog....

[cowie165]

Universal seals from Novus is the cheapest way to go. It still seals just the same as rubber from Mr Nissan but without the pricetag.

Have a talk with a painter in your area - there are a few anti-corrosive paints out there that will stop (or at least delay) the spread of surface rust. If you are able to sand it out, then switch off the comp Baze and get out into your garage

[Bazelinez]

ha ha, I can't do anything its pissing down here. I have to fix my speedo first anyway, it took a holiday this morning.... weird.

I was thinking about getting the underneath of the car sprayed with a sealant like 4wd owners do to prevent the spread.

[foznice]

thats no good Mark, how will you go about treating that? Is there any way of checking this without taking the seals out? (something I don't know how to do) Good luck with the repairs anyhow

In other news, according to the kiwi website, the Hual Tropicana has been delayed 2 days!!!!!!!! so it leaves on wednesday instead of today :cuss:

Thats the way importing is I suppose.

[Beer Baron]

I was thinking about getting the underneath of the car sprayed with a sealant like 4wd owners do to prevent the spread.

not a good idea mate. underbody sealant just stops you from being able to see the rust. it will still rust, you just wont know until one day you fall through the floor and are then able to pedal your car flinstone style

best to get it treated properly, then paint it. like mark advised best off talking to a painter.

[boing]

Hey dude, my car's on that ship too! If anyones gonna be around and could take some pics that would be sweet!

[foznice]

hmmmm well I guess I can't take the pics... what are you bringing in?

[boing]

I'm bringing in a MR2 SW20 GT.

I know it's the wrong forum, but don't shoot me! :pissed:

[foznice]

tut tut tut. Nah I quite like the old school mr2's. She leaves tommorow (if all goes to plan) wooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!

[foznice]

got confirmation that it made it onto the ship!!! Seven days till she gets to Brizzy....

[foznice]

just thought I'd just give you an update. the skyline's been in brizzy for a while now chillin in customs. It's being picked up at the brizzy terminal for transportation to Melbourne on monday, so I'm expecting it to be in here on Thursday or Friday :D:D

[cowie165]

picsorban

[foznice]

done. you want the pics of it in japan now? I'll load em up for you in a sec.