Merli

Awwwwwwww.... Did I kick sand in your vagina???

A car is a car... Doesn't matter whether it's european or japanese... They signs of accident damage, resprays and engine damage are all the same... Just because your dad has owned 500 cars, it doesn't mean he know the right things to look for when buying second hand cars. If he knew what he was looking for, he wouldn't be scared of buying privately. No disrespect to your father of course. Seriously, get a mechanic friend to check them out for you.

I can't let justin out-do me

You honestly can't see the swirl marks in this pic?? :looney:

What in the fuuck are you talking about? Whatever you're smoking, pass it over here. :freak: :freak: :looney:

To be completely honest here, car yard salesmen are truely eleventy billion times dodgier than private sellers. Think about all the stories and generalisations about car salesmen being liars, dodgy bastards and dishonest... Well they're generalisations because it's mostly true. They will tell you anything you want to hear and BLATANTLY LIE to your face to score a sale. On the other hand, a private seller also wants to sell their car, but more often than not aren't smooth talkers who will blindfold you to the truth and steer away from the truth. I'm not saying that all private sellers are truthful, absolutely not. This is why you have to have the knowledge to back yourself up, and not rely on the car yard salesman/private sellers word about the car. Learn to check for accident damage. Look for wear on engine bay bolts that indicate engine removal, panel removal, etc.. Look for flaws in the paint. See if the paint has been blended along a panel and look for mismatching paint on different panels... Look for overspray underneath the car on the boot floor, chassis rails and suspension components... Take the car to your mechanics and get it up on a hoist and look for any underbody damage resulting from previous accidents, look to see for any weld marks from cut'n'shuts... Check to see for built up dirt and grime under the body and suspension parts (be wary of clean underbodies and wiped clean sumps)... Get the engine compression tested and do a leakdown test if needed... Check the spark plugs to check for overfuelling, detonation, sulphur deposits from octane booster... blah blah blah... There's HEAPS to check, and you have to do it to every car you're serious about, no matter whether you're buying to from a car yard or privately. DON'T TRUST EITHER OF THEM. Only trust yourself (or bring a mechanic friend along with you who knows what to look for)... Good luck mate!

Yeah, that sounds DAMN GOOD............ for them! That price is nothing short of anally raping you... a 1994 R33 GTS-t would be priced at around $15-17k depending on condition and options/modifications. and that $17k is being very generous...

Hmmmm guys, we don't have any confirmation that his first car was an R34 GTR... I don't know whether T0nyGTSt was joking or not in his post. If he really has written off an R34 GTR and an R33 GTR, I'm truely speechless. But as I said, there's no confirmation on that as yet.

Yeah, I think it would be infintely easier to get all the money to B-Man and he can sort it out... Otherwise we have to rely on people calling the tinter with their details and blah blah blah... Too hard basket. It'll take too long.

And yes, that car is perfectly clean, I washed it about an hour before those photos were taken. All those marks you can see are swirl marks. As you can see, swirl marks DO come out in photos VERY evidently. I'm going to go off and have a cry now

I had a Black Lexus IS200 and it had perfect paint from new from factory... after 2 months, it had developed swirl marks like nothing else... It takes a dedication to keep black cars swirl free.... Sorry, but I can see the swirl marks in the photos of my car VERY easily... in sunlight like those photos are taken in, you can see any and all swirl marks... let me post some of my car (as much as it pains me )

I don't think you understand. People's reaction aren't based on that he wrote off a GTR. Of course people make mistakes. We all have. The difference is, we aren't 20 years old and slag off owners of less expensive cars that they worked hard to purchase, and didn't have handed to them on a silver platter by their parents. It's his attitude towards other members during the past few months that has led to the reaction he's now getting.

OH THE IRONY!!!!!!!!!

I'm surprised no-one has asked what the first car he wrote off was....

Here are some other pics of "normal" cars that he's detailed.... C5 Vette LX470 Suburban 4WD Some Ford Truck 350Z... Orange peely, but swirl free!!!

That first porsche is a 1987 model... That's 17-18 years old!!!!

The fact they they're expensive cars doesn't mean anything. Any car can have paint work that good (or nearly that good) with proper care and maintenance. Notice the last two cars are normal cars. And yes, I mentioned in my earlier post that he was in Texas... If he was in Sydney, I wouldn't even have to make a choice as to who to detail my car, but I don't feel like paying for his airfare to Sydney

This is the kind of experience and expertise I'm looking for Not the best photos, this guy isn't a photographer, he's a detailer... You can just imagine what these cars look like in real life though :eek: :eek: http://www.scottwax.com/ 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo 1998 CL500

What..... You don't like my drag car? :Oops:

Please don't try and repair your car.... In all seriousness, that's really quite dangerous... You can't weld two halves of a chassis together and hope it holds. If you feel bad now, imagine how you'd feel if you find out the person you sold your car to died because the GTR snapped in half going 110km/h along the freeway?

Thanks bud

Doh, I was hoping you had a dyno chart from an actual GTR owner

What in the fcuk??? I didn't write that post you quoted...

2nd gear redline is about 110km/h Not "60-70km/h"