Iron Chef

If you're ever wondering where all the crappy base model non-turbo CA18 R32 and RB20 R33 sedans went, I've found them all - spotted in Auckland...

Both the same thing - SEVS is the cars and eligibility, RAWS are the people who do the work. To be honest, I initially didn't think they were eligible either, until someone enquired about one and I chased it up.

Luke's car came in under SEVS, same as normal. Still meets the power/weight regulations.

Remind me not to be on the road next time you're not paying attention and driving 20km/h over the limit.... Already been said, but either fork out some serious coin and get a lawyer, or bend over and take your punishment like a man.

Your username is giving it away lol

And where is the Nuremburg ring??

V-Spec compliance??? :)

Then your workshop is possibly telling you porkies. Most common problem is when they hit their 100 plates and have to wait for the next available one to roll over.

Don't get me started on Stephanie Rice, or any other hot Olympians...I wanna move to Norway...

Spotted Heslo in the shower at his place

Ooooooh! Sexy time! +1 for seeing an R35 in Bayside Blue.

It's in the low-mid $40Ks. Good price on your mate's car, although he hasn't seen it in the metal yet, of course But that price sounds on the mark.

Is that anywhere near Shinsaibashi?? lol

No-one's approached me about getting an R35, and to be honest, I'm not upset about it - for the amount of work it takes to get one in, it's worth more in effort and drama than I'm charging for my broker's fee, that for sure.

I presume you're not talking about brokers, because we still make our broker's fee whether someone pays $40K or $80K for a GT-R. If I wasn't worried about the quality of the cars I was sending to my customers, I'd be sending in 120,000km + R34 GT-R shitboxes for mid-high $30Ks all week long. The point is, if you're actually buying an R34 GT-R as a car to own and drive rather than something to make a profit on, then spending less than 3 million FOB in Japan is false economy, in my opinion. What's the point in spending a few thousand dollars less on the car itself only to end up spending an extra $5K just keeping the thing on the road? There are a number of cars that are fast becoming cheaper to buy in Australia than they are to import from Japan - anyone tried buying a Soarer lately? Yet I still get enquiries about certain models, where people actually want to import something new to Oz and pay the extra money. Some people just prefer it that way. Part of the reason low-km V Spec II Nurs, for example, will hold their value is because if prices keep going the way they are, the owners will be able to sell them back to Japan in a few years time and make more than they would selling locally, a bit like old Zeds have been going back their in their droves in recent years. Check how hard it is to buy one here these days, and now you'll understand why.

Presuming the level adjustment is still working, set it at the lowest setting

Actually, technically it would be, as would be the back of the truck lol

Spotted - my Chaser, plates JZX-100, driving off down the street with its new owner *sob*. You guys will probably see it around the place more, now that it's not sitting in my shed gathering dust...

Oops! Wrong forum lol

Nah keeping now because the JZX100 is sold, and the RX-7 will also be gone too, sometime soon. The CTR is a good daily until "the new car" arrives lol

I reckon they look awesome in white. Anything white with a CF bonnet and bronze rims = win. Ah cool, I suspected it might've been you guys. I was heading up the hill in a Civic Type R - white, CF bonnet, bronze TE37s lol. I don't think you saw me.

Sounds like my customer - just got it back on the road after replacing coil packs, a fresh one into the country. Wheels are 18" Prodrives. Spotted a white 260RS Stagea on McIntyre Road Golden Grove yesterday afternoon - no plates, so I'm presuming it's a new arrival... Spotted white R34 GT-t with black bonnet and black Speedlines at KFC at Golden Grove last night - whoever you are, you'll have an exact replica of your car on the streets in a few weeks time! Freaky stuff.

Rare, but similar delays happened to other people many times before...

Heslo, no R35. Too much of a risk until compliance plates were through, which they are now, funnily enough. I don't make that kind of cash either, so the choice was made for me lol. +1 for fitment on your GT-R by the way, too - tough looking car. Luke did I tell you what my next car was??? Spotted on Golden Way tonight - tough looking R34 with CC plates, no rear wing, gold Advan model 6s, possibly blue??

Hint: It's a Nissan