Iron Chef

I'm not sure if the own money comment was directed at me, but seeing as it was me who did the SEVS application for the Cube in the first place, I'd like to think I'm doing my part to support the industry too. I don't have any problem with dealer and/or workshop trying to recoup their money, in fact I want them to - without the workshops, the import industry wouldn't exist - but if you can't drop down your cash and drive it away, then what's the point in saying it's for sale and putting it on the lot? The cynic in me thinks that dealers would find them a good way of generating some foot traffic in the yard. Six months time was a random figure - perhaps you'd care to share when your inspection date is?? Allowing another month to sort out DIs and get plates, then another two or three to find more stock, bring them in and plate them, my six months is looking pretty safe. I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong.

Well I'm glad I wandered in here. Nice way to treat potential customers, Jim. I think the Ford Territory I have in my driveway has more Nismo parts on it than that car...

There's "For Sale" and there's "For Sale in six months time when we get plates for it".

It's already through SEVS, but I don't know of anyone who's done the emissions on them yet, let alone booked an inspector to check their test car. Still a way off yet...

Because personal imports, in relative terms, are fairly rare, most grunts at your local RTA will have no idea how to treat them when they see one come over their desk. Eventually someone who knows what they are doing will handle it. The photo of the plate should solve it, I'd suspect.

Not from Auto Messe, but still...

lol at listing them for sale...

If it's got a yellow plate on it, you're fine. They're probably checking the DoTaRS system to see if it was complied under SEVS, which will turn up a blank. Stick with it, you'll get it sorted out. PS, next time get your mate to re-register it, THEN sell it to you

My favourite pic from Auto Messe lol

On the first part, I've seen (and bought) various cars like twin turbo Aristos that have been driven by pensioners. They usually go for the most expensive model, regardless or not of whether it's the sports version. Japan is also a mass of freeways that run right into the centre of every city. There are traffic jams, sure, but more often than not on the freeways, people are cruising along at 100km/h+, same as we would be on the open road. On a global scale, Japan IS small. Just because it's 1400km long doesn't mean people are driving long distances. I lived in Osaka and asked a class of 30 adult English students how many of them had been to Tokyo - one hand went up! When Japanese people travel, they go overseas. When they travel locally, they use the bullet trains - they're faster and cheaper than using a car on the freeways (which have exorbitant tolls). See above.

GT-t yes, GT-R no

If it wasn't a date clash with All Japan Day, I would've been over there in a flash, sorry guys.

Bah sorry guys, I was hoping I'd be able to bring the N1 over, but it's a tragic date clash with All Japan Day here in SA (I'm one of the organisers, so I can really bail on it!). Bugger.

Hi Muz I'm not sure which workshop you spoke to, but in the end, the car is your property. If someone is from a workshop reading this feel free to clarify - while the workshops have it as a requirement that the car goes directly to their workshop from the docks, but there's little they can do to stop a customer who insists on taking possession of it themselves from the docks.

Spotted the same car about a minute ahead of you, on Golden Way lol. Nearly ran into the kerb perving on it!! Soooo sexy!

This man speaks the truth. Spend less on an R32 GTS-t and save the extra cash for a really good GT-R later one, when you're not gonna get reamed so much on insurance and have some driving experience under your belt.

I currently own a Civic Type R, and while V-TEC Hondas are pretty quick, they achieve their power with very high rev limits, and relative to any turbo motor, they have no torque whatsoever. The upshot of all this is, they are very quick in the right gear and at the right revs, but not as user-friendly for real-world driving and for modifying. If I wanted to run an S2000 in an R33, I'd make it a rolling start and wait till he's in 3rd or 4th and catch him on the hop lol

Back home, and itching to take the N1 for a squirt lol Yeah although I can't remember if it had the sunroof or not. If it is indeed you, you came right past my front door on Saturday night around midnight, followed by two idiots on a minibike lol... Spotted again on Wednesday on Grenfell Road.

I keep spotting a white M35 in my area (Golden Grove). Anyone on here?

Actually, the advantages of being at the auctions in Japan that week and physically inspecting the cars

Those rims are Prodrive - very expensive and sexy. It turned out to be a V-Spec - Japanese owner didn't list it on the auction sheet and we got it cheap! Lots of good gear on that car.

Now THAT is sexy!

Did it have these wheels on it??

http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/s.../1992_11/21724/ That's for the manual coupe, presuming that's is what you've got

I can almost guarantee that the original owner of my N1 falls into the category you mention, Mark - it had Omega Oils stickers in various spots ($100 a litre just for engine oil!) so I'm presuming it was used at the track, but pretty well maintained nevertheless.