So Im Finally Buying An R34

[DJR34]

Hey guys, im finally gonna achieve my dream which is to own an R34. Ive seen one that i want and im gonna go get it, but id like some advice first.

THe car is a 98 GTT, done 40,000k's , its stock and i can get it onroad for $35k.

Does this seem reasonable? ive seen the car and it appears in top condition but i want to cover all my bases b4 buying. Then i have to deal with selling my R33 lol.

Any info would help

[satanic]

What are some other specs for the car? Bit hard to give you an answer based on two details...

[inark]

well id say the same as any stock R34...

well imported they range from 27k+ that includes compliance... so lets say you get one for 30k landed and complied... by the time you rego it, pay for the duty to rego it and clean it up its probably better off going for one u can go look at... test drive... get inspected etc.

i reckon you should go for it

[DJR34]

well the car is 34900 but the guy wants to get rid of it quickly and its already been complied so on road including rego and stamp duty is $35k, which i think is a pretty good deal.

And it is stock except for the Tein suspension and a few Nismo exterior additions, like indicator covers and i think a Nismo kit, altho im not sure if that kit is stock.

[inark]

sounds sweet

[SS8_Gohan]

nismo kit is probably Altia kit... they made the factory option kit...

where is the car listed??

[inark]

lol chinny u still got that quote in ur sig

yeah any pics DJ? oh and dont forget to ask the monkey to change your username

[satanic]

I'd say you should talk it down to 32-33k... for those kms that sounds like a fair price, besides, he wants a quick sale LOL

[DJR34]

its listed on Carizma..i was gonna import but i went down there and saw this car and i thought..this is it...so im going on Wed to organise it all

[Al]

Make sure you take someone with you, preferably some one that knows alot about Skylines or at least a pannel beater or a mechanic.

Car yards can talk a lot of crap and hide a lot of faults, be careful

[DJR34]

i took a mate who know way more than me about skylines..he just bought a purple 33 GTR. He checked it out and signed off on it but im gonna organise an on site inspection

[ylwgtr2]

34's rust around the stop light in the bootlid so check for that....look for tape off's around the door apature,window moulds and boot apature for history on refinishing....also look for jaw marks on the sill/floorpan lap join for any history of the car being pulled about on a pulling rack or bench.Check door aparture to inner panel for original spot welds(you will need to slide up the pinch weld to check that)also check the radiator support panel/back panel for original spotwelds and might as well have a good look at the chassis rails/floor for any signs of meddleing...all this stuff is very easy to check without the need of any tools....i have looked at many cars for people checking all these things and within 5 minutes tell wether to look further or to walk....usually the latter!Goodluck!

[DJR34]

34's rust around the stop light in the bootlid so check for that....look for tape off's around the door apature,window moulds and boot apature for history on refinishing....also look for jaw marks on the sill/floorpan lap join for any history of the car being pulled about on a pulling rack or bench.Check door aparture to inner panel for original spot welds(you will need to slide up the pinch weld to check that)also check the radiator support panel/back panel  for original spotwelds and might as well have a good look at the chassis rails/floor for any signs of meddleing...all this stuff is very easy to check without the need of any tools....i have looked at many cars for people checking all these things and within 5 minutes tell wether to look further or to walk....usually the latter!Goodluck!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

lol id prob only know where to look for half that stuff, but ill try to check it all out thanx

[SS8_Gohan]

34's rust around the stop light in the bootlid so check for that....look for tape off's around the door apature,window moulds and boot apature for history on refinishing....also look for jaw marks on the sill/floorpan lap join for any history of the car being pulled about on a pulling rack or bench.Check door aparture to inner panel for original spot welds(you will need to slide up the pinch weld to check that)also check the radiator support panel/back panel  for original spotwelds and might as well have a good look at the chassis rails/floor for any signs of meddleing...all this stuff is very easy to check without the need of any tools....i have looked at many cars for people checking all these things and within 5 minutes tell wether to look further or to walk....usually the latter!Goodluck!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yep, Troy went over my car like that... and i got the rust around the stop light... but as far as i can remember, didn't have problems with the other stuff Lucky i guess. I imported.

[ylwgtr2]

oh and dont bother wasting your money on a VACC or RACV test....they are by far the biggest load of shite

[inark]

and what troy just put up should be your basic check for ANY car guys not just an R34 (apart from the R34 tail lights bit altho a lot of cars tend to rust around the rear lights as a lot of water gets trapped in those areas running off the boot wells)

[predator]

you will lose quite a few thousand on it if you hold onto it for a couple of years, as quite a few R34 are now coming into the country right now. In 4 years or so they will be like R33's..

I'd beat him down a few $k

[DJR34]

Also, if i buy the car, i apparently get a holiday anywhere in Oz to the value of 3k. I dont really want the holiday and i was thinking to try and get the price of the holiday knocked off the car lol.

Ill do an inspection of the car again when i go down on wed. the only things i noticed when i saw it last was a sort of deep scratch in the top part of the boot on the outside..the car looked good, but i was told it hasnt been cut and polished yet and it will look better, so when thats done it will prob get most of the scratch out, but its not totally removable..that was my only concern, plus some of the steering wheel leather has worn away and u can see the foam underneath.

But apart from those the car is in top condition.

Oh and it has a GTR trim on the inside.

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

free holiday, hmmm thats starting to sound like it could be suss... maybe, maybe not..

[Mr. Oizo]

yes, a free holiday. while the car dealership knows your address, and the location of the car. and when you're not at home.

sounds like a good deal......

Edited September 6, 2005 by darK