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Price dropped to $16750. I must sell this car before I leave on Boxing Day!

PRICE DROPPED TO $17500

PRICE DROPPED TO $18000

Make: Nissan Model: 1998 R34 Skyline 25GT Milage: Approximately 53,500 (see photo) Transmission: Manual Colour: White Location: Sydney North Shore Complied? Yes RWC supplied? Pink Slip supplied Currently registered? Until July 2008 Price: $17,500 PRICE NEGOTIABLE (Make an offer) Contact: Jono - 0438592473 or PM me Comments / Modifications: Car comes with a full body Altia bodykit (often incorrectly referred to as a Nismo Bodykit). Car comes with 4 stacker CD player, but it's quite old and is sometimes a bit temperamental. This car is in fantastic condition, and has never been involved in a major accident or needed any major repairs. I should be able to get a print out of the mechanic log book (I initially took the car to Unique Autosports for the first year and a half that I owned it, and then I started taking it to Goodspanner in Brookvale). The only thing that I have had done whilst owning the car was to replace the coils (something quite common to Skylines) - other than that I have had absolutely no mechanical problems at all. This is a perfect car for a P plater, or for someone wanting work on a Skyline in great condition from the ground upwards. I have owned it since the middle of 2004, and bought it from North Shore Prestige Motors with 32,000km. The car was in fantastic condition when I purchased it, as it was the first R34 that the shop had complianced, and therefore needed to be in great condition in order for the shop to receive their ability to compliance R34s. The only notable damage to the car is a scratch on the rear boot caused by some idiot keying my car whilst I was at cricket. I will however be getting this fixed prior to me parting with the car. If the buyer would prefer to arrange for it to be fixed themselves, then this is fine, and I will happily knock off the cost of getting it fixed off the price. There are also a few minor asthetic imperfections on the front bar of the car, but these will come out with a good buffing. Interior wise, the car is in great condition - the only damage at all is a slight crack in the housing of the spare tyre jack (in the boot of the car). I have checked out Carsales and other major car websites and think that the price I am offering my car at is very reasonable considering the fact that it has lower kms than almost any other R34 non-turbos for private sale on the internet, as well as being in overall great condition. This car has NEVER been driven recklessly or thrashed. Any of my friends would attest that I am the complete opposite to the stereotypical Skyline driver. I lost 3 points for talking on a mobile while exiting a cricket field during my first year of owning the car, and thus learnt to drive like a Grandma for the majority of the first year I had my P's (I only had one point remaining during this time). Please contact me today to arrange a test drive asap. I am working heaps leading up to my departure to the states on the 26th December, and therefore have a tight schedule in selling this car. That said, I'll do my best to accomodate your schedules in arranging an in person meeting. Images: See attachments.

It applies to everything though. Web domains anyone?

Thanks for the great suggestions. I already have an advertisement up at MrPlates, and might put one in the paper. Cheers!

My dad recently asked me to selling the number plate he has had for a couple of years. It is one that would appeal specifically to Porsche Boxster owners, as it is simply [ 987S ] which is the model number of the latest Boxster. Anyway, I was wondering what the best method to sell this plate would be. If I were to believe some of the number plate websites, I should be able to get quite a bit of money for it, but I don't know how to go about doing so. We also have 986S, but he currently uses that on his actual car, and probably wouldn't be too keen to part with it. Any suggestions would be welcome!

What state are you in, and which company is this with? I have had my car for over three years now, and my full comprehensive insurance is still over $2500. Just car have always stated to me that they do not distinguish between R34 25GT's and their turbo counterparts. When I first got the car it was well over $3000. I have never made a claim where I have been at fault.

EDIT: Decided to sell later this year

Sorry, but I think you are overrating the performance of the R34 non-turbos in this post. If you drive any car like an idiot there's a chance you'll have an accident, but compared to a turbo'd Skyline as a first car, I think you'd have much lesser chance of being involved in any serious accidents. Like I said though, drive like an idiot in any car, and you'll have yourself a write off eventually. Also, you accusing him of being jealous made me laugh out loud. It's clear that you think that you have some sort of moral foothold over him, simply since his parents are purchasing his first car. Would you pass up the chance to have your first car purchased for you by your parents? Unlikely. If on the other hand you can prove that your parents offered you a non turbo R34, which you passed up, then I'll respect your comments. Until then however, get off your high horse.

@ MissR34 and STLKHR To suggest that not paying for your car will automatically make you treat your car worse than someone who paid for it with their own money is, well, absolute bullsh*t. Of course you will get kids who have been "spoon fed" their entire lives, and treat their possessions with no respect, but please save us from making such blanket generalizations as you both have done. I have NEVER done a burn out in my car (I don't even know the technique - and have never been compelled to find out). I also drive like a grandma (which often pisses off back seat drivers when they drive with me), and never knowingly speed (I lost 3 points just after getting my license for talking on a mobile phone, so I basically did the majority of my first few months of licensed driving on 1 point). Perhaps I am an exception (in fact I am sure I am, when you think of the price of insurance - there must be a reason it's so high!), but regardless, I take comments such as "oh your parents bought you your car, YOU WON'T RESPECT IT!!!" with quite offence. Given similar situations, I'm sure basically anyone would appreciate the opportunity to have your first car bought by your parents. I would not consider myself to be spoilt or spoon fed (anyone who knows me would I'm sure back me up), so such assumptions obviously are quite offensive. Also STLKHR, the way you commented in caps, and made "DADY" references comes across as simple immature jealousy. Anyway, I'll let you and MissR34 get back to congratulating eachother on your great morals.

I was in the same boat 3 years ago (though an S2000 back then was much more than $32000). Anyway, just think long and hard before getting an R34 25GT for your first car. Sure they are beautiful cars, which attract attention, but alot of this attention can be unwanted. For instance, My car has been keyed, swiped (and the person did a runner), and had eggs thrown at it/tires let down numerous times. Furthermore, insurance and registration are ridiculously expensive - if your parents refuse to support the costs of the car, you'll be hit with the harsh reality that cars like this, are bloody expensive to keep running. Finally, if you still decide that you want an R34 25GT in great condition and with low KMs (<50,000), PM me Also, to STLKHR, aint jealousy a bitch?

Hey everyone, As insurance comes around for another year, I have decided to sell my R34 N/A Skyline. Basic Information: Kilometres: 52,000km (20,000km of which have been in the 3 years since purchase) Transmission: Manual Body: 2 Door Service History: I have had my car serviced twice a year since owning it. It has had no mechanical problems except for the replacement of coils. Condition: The rims are quite scratched, but apart from that, it is in good condition. Some jerk keyed the rear boot, but I will be getting that fixed before selling the car. Apart from that, there is just a minimal amount of scratches on the underside of the front bumper. Mechanically I am told the car is in extremely good condition. Bonuses: Has a 4 stacker CD player (Japanese brand), and an Altia bodykit (nice front bumper, side skirts and an excessively large spoiler). Apart from that, it is completely stock. Never thrashed or raced (I lost all but 1 point on my Red P's after about two months of owning the car - for talking on a mobile phone, so I became incredibly anal about safe driving). How much do you think that I would be able to get for it? I was hoping to get in the high teens. Is this realistic? What should be my initial price? Taking a look at Carsales, it seems that the average price for selling an R34 25GT would be around $18,000, and basically all of them have a significant amount more kms on them than mine. I was thinking I'll list it for around $19,500 with rego till July 2008? Cheers everyone!

After losing a close game of cricket yesterday, I came back to my car and found that some little shit had keyed my car (the boot). Luckily it was only 1 panel, but it still annoys the crap out of me and will still cost quite a bit to fix (I'll need to get it resprayed since it went completely through the paint) - what possesses a person to do this sort of thing? Perhaps jealousy? Anyway, it really put a dampener on what was otherwise a good day of cricket. Have any of you had your cars keyed? It's just another reason that I will probably be selling my car next year - put simply, it attracts too much attention, and the fact that I don't have a garage to house it under, makes it a prime target overnight. Not to mention that amount of birdsh*t I wake up to each day! My rain shield on the drivers window also snapped off during the recent windy months we've encountered. Cheers

I have the following DVDs for sale: Halloween (Directed by John Carpenter) - Single Disc Edition - $7 + P&H James Bond Mini DVD set (5 movies - Dr No, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker and The Man with the Golden Gun) - Entire Set $60 + P&H - I bought this set in Hong Kong so it is probably NTSC. That said, it could be PAL (I will have to double check). Neither price includes shipping, but shipping won't cost much, and I would be willing to meet up with someone in Sydney. The Halloween DVD has been watched once, and with regards to the bond movies, only The Spy Who Loved Me, OHMSS and The Man with the Golden Gun have been watched more than once. As such, all DVDs are in very good condition. I am also pretty pedantic with my DVD collection (I am a huge collector of DVDs) so I generally keep them in good condition, and rarely lend them to other people. Reasons for selling - I recently got the new complete James Bond collection, and just purchased the entire Halloween DVD set today, so I don't want duplicates! Questions can be asked in this thread or PM'd (I would prefer them to be asked in this thread so that others who might have the same questions can see them) I need the money so that I can purchase the Indianna Jones DVD collection Cheers!

Try a product called De-Solve It. It is a citrus smelling product which will actually desolve the sticker. I doubt it would damage your paint, but it would probably be worth checking first.

Sorry to bump my own thread, but instead of starting a new one, I was wondering if anyone actually knows an answer to this topic? Thanks! PS. If mods don't like the fact that I bumped the topic, I will happily delete it.

Hey all, After owning my R34 25GT for just under 2 years, I have been tossing up the idea of possibly selling my car to buy an R33 GTS-T, or going to other way, and buying an every day driver that will be cheaper to insure. I was wondering, how much I could get for my car roughly, given that it has done < 47,000km, been in no major accidents, has been serviced every 6 months since I got it, has had the coils replaced recently, and has no major aesthetical blemishes, apart from a snapped drivers rain guard (which I might replace), and a few blemishes on the front bar, which would come off with some plastic polish. Apart from that, it's in perfect condition! I am expecting a few "look it up in the classifieds" responses, but to be honest, there are none on the market which I can find, which makes it difficult to price it... Cheers!

Hey everyone, Since I bought my car two years ago, the drivers rain skirt which stops rain from coming into the window, had been loose. When Sydney had those really strong gusts of wind about 2 months ago, the skirt came loose and snapped off. I was wondering what the cheapest method of removing both the remaining piece of skirt and the passengers side skirt would be? It seems that it is built into the rubber which water seals the window, which might be a pain to get rid of. Alternatively, how much roughly would it cost to buy some carbon fibre skirts for rain protection? To buy the actual Skyline ones I got priced at something ridiculous like $400!! Cheers everyone

I just realised that your monitor is probably a CRT, in which case it'll cost far too much to ship it to Sydney. Can you confirm this?

Wow what an incredible deal. If I had the moolah I'd buy it off you in a second. Any chance of selling the monitor or Video Card by itself? Please PM me if this is possible.

Non-turbo Skylines are great for a P-plater. I've had my car for 2 years and am still on my green P's. It has just the right amount of power for you to have fun, without killing yourself (not saying that you can't still kill youself in this). I myself never drive wrecklessly since I lost 3 points for talking on a Mobile and in the interim period between Red and Green P's I got use to driving cautiously with only 1 point. Plus driving like an idiot has never amused me. Just take note though - insurance for a car like a Skyline, despite being Non-turbo will still CRIPLE you. I am now about to pay for my third year, and am hoping that the fact I have made no claims will once again see my insurance drop. First year however, it was $3800 just for the Full Comprehensive plus approximately another $1100 for Green slip and Rego. Second year it was $2700 for Full Comprehensive, and costs of registration and Green slip didn't go down. Third year, I've received my Green slip form and once again for Green slip and Rego it's going to cost at least $1000 (though I'm hoping Just Car might have Green slip and might have a cheaper premium). Anyway, think long and hard, because with university (which is still a while off for you, but I believe school would make it even harder), it is a massive financial burden to keep the car running. Not to mention mechanical costs, servicing costs, petrol (about $50 every week and a half) AHHHHHHHHHHH. In short, think hard before buying a Skyline (this is coming from someone who like you, was intent to get a Skyline at a young age regardless of the outlook on costs).

$650 is quite reasonable compared to what has been invested already. The previous solution in November cost alot more, cuz they stripped the head. I was just talking to my mechanic then, and he informed me that they didn't actually change any coil packs last time since it was a spark plug problem. This time however I just posed whether it was worth replacing all coil packs and he said from a bang for buck, it probably wouldn't be, but he is going to investigate the prices anyway. At the moment they have narrowed it down to 2 coil packs, and they are going to just charge me for the part on this occasion, no mechanic costs which is great since they have spent quite alot of time fussing over this problem (they had been swapping possibly problematic parts individually with another R34 to isolate the problem).

Yeh thats what they are currently looking at. The first time I took it in (ie. when this post was started) I believe they checked the coil packs and said that it wasn't them (I believe them since when they ended up fixing it, it worked without a problem for just under 5 months - you would think if they hadn't replaced the coil packs, and it turned out to be coil packs originally causing the problem, that it would have resurfaced its ugly head sooner). Now, just a question. They already replaced the crank sensor last week, after I gave it the go ahead. However, I did so only after they said that they had thoroughly tested the car with another cars crank sensor installed, and the problem did not show up. Also the mechanic said he was 99.9% sure that it was causing the problem. Now that it turns out that it obviously wasn't, is that grounds for me to ask for a refund do you think, for the new $400 part I no longer need?

Hey again. Just an update. About two weeks ago the light came back on. My car was due for an oil check and minor service two months ago, but since I had gone away for 2 months at the start of the year, I was delaying the service by two months (my car wasn't used whilst I was away). Anyway, I took it into the shop, and this time they got a different Error code (which I can't remember what it was now - something to do with a lose connection or something). So they plugged it back in, and I picked it up. Whilst driving home however the light came back on so I did a U-turn and headed straight back. Today I picked it up again, this time they had installed a new Crank shaft sensor, which was in response to the engine code that had arisen in the interim. They had first installed another cars sensor to check that it was the culprit, and had had one of their mechanics drive it home to see if it was showing the same symptoms. After letting it idle and giving it a good few test drives, they once again believe they'd finally solved it. Once again however, upon driving it home, the light came on again. Now here are the symptoms: - Firstly, the check engine light is coming on at inconsistent intervals. It may occur on consecutive drives, or it may not occur at all for a few drives in a row. This is what makes it particularly difficult to check if the problem has been solved. It also occurs at different time intervals - it can come on straight away when you start up, or it may come on 20 or 30 minutes into a drive. - When the check engine light isn't on, the car runs perfectly. However, as soon as the light comes on, the car starts shuddering ever ever so slightly. Since my R34 is generally ultra smooth whilst idling or driving, I will notice the shuddering even before the check engine light comes on. It's almost like the car has the minutest stutter, and continues to slightly misfire. One of the mechanics who was test driving it said that he stopped at one point and the light came on, then when he went to accelerate the car lost quite a noticeable amount of power in acceleration. - The shuddering is almost certainly rhythmic, as it tends to happen once every 1 - 2 seconds, even in idle. Anyway, if any of you have any ideas on whats happening (perhaps a Skyline specific problem?) I'd appreciate to hear it. I really do trust the mechanics who are dealing with the car - they are extremely friendly, have great customer service, and genuinely are twisting arms to try and get it back running smoothly - another friend of mine also gets his car serviced at my mechanic, and also has had a great record with them. I also don't blame them for missing it during testing - the problem is really too sporadic to say it occurs consistently. I'd appreciate any comments - this problem is costing an arm and a leg and I have insurance coming up ! I also am having a few problems with the people who worked on my bonet after some person reversed into me (it wasn't my fault and insurance covered it without jeopardising my no claim bonus). When they resprayed the bonet they did a pretty poor job - there are quite a few marks on the bonnet where a few particles must have fallen during the respray. They are quite noticeable though, and really it's not good enough. The engine bay was also incredibly dirty (reminants of paint dust) and considering I also got the car detailed at the same time it was clearly not a finished job. Furthermore, there are specs of paint on the windscreen wipers and areas are the rubber sealant on the windows which I will demand to be removed (or replaced). I just thought I'd also get that off my chest. Cheers