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    [Vic] - Garage Cafe Meet - March

    in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti

    Posted

    Hey all!


    See below for details of our next Garage Cafe meet.

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    Location: Garage Cafe at 221 Berkeley St. Carlton

    Date: Thursday, 28 March 2013 (following Friday is a public hol)

    Time: 630pm to late

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    Hope to see you all there!

    p.s. For those of you in Melbourne, you are welcome to hop on the Facebook group that we have set up. Please see link below


    http://www.facebook....90765900979412/

    [Vic] - V35 Garage Cafe Meet - Jan

    in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti

    Posted

    Hey all! First meet on the New Year! It has been a while since the last meet so we are due for a Garage Cafe meet. Hope the date suits most and look forward to seeing you all there.

    See below for details of our next Garage Cafe meet.

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    Location: Garage Cafe at 221 Berkeley St. Carlton

    Date: Friday 1 February 2013

    Time: 630pm to late

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    Hope to see you all there!

    p.s. For those of you in Melbourne, you are welcome to hop on the Facebook group that we have set up. Please see link below

    http://www.facebook.com/groups/390765900979412/

    [Vic] - V35 Meet - Garage Cafe - Nov

    in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    As those of you on the Facebook group would already know, I can't make it this Friday due to work commitments.

    However, I will be able to make the ZClub Christmas party on Sunday at Nissan Dandenong and since most of you are coming for that one, I've decided to cancel the Friday meet.

    For those on you not on ZClub yet, recommend that you join up and drop by this Sunday as there will be a few V35s there as well.

    Facebook link for the ZClub party is below for those who are keen.

    http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/537925026235358/

    Cheers,

    Keith

    [Vic] - V35 Meet - Garage Cafe - Nov

    in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti

    Posted

    since last meeting , ur exhaust sounds totally impress me,

    Thanks William.

    I'm using a XO2 true dual 2.5 inch cat back exhaust system (aka HKS replica) combined with a Magnaflow X-pipe to even out the tone. If you are interested, Josh (gzklah) has a spare XO2 exhaust system. The Magnaflow X-pipe is only about $125 from ebay. Assembled by the guys a Revzone in Ringwood.

    Hope to see you and your twin turbo V35 at our next Garage Cafe meet.

    Cheers,

    Keith

    Ready To Purchase

    in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti

    Posted · Edited by thinktea

    To be 100% honest, right now I'd say imports are the place not to go. The import market is dying tragically in Australia. It seems cheaper to buy a car here than import it now. V35's used to sell for 25 - 30k stock easily, now you see some selling for 15k. (although not the best condition, but still lowering the market).

    The problem with the V35 is that it's not a searched for car, at the moment there are 163 V35's on carsales, all undercutting one another with next to no one buying them. The car market in general right now is getting stomped, and V35's and imports seem to be feeling the brute of that.

    That's a very valid point. There is a downward shift in the local market because of all the undercutting and lack for demand for V35s in general and in such an environment, you should be able to find a good buy. But you have to also be careful if sifting thru a lot of the dodgy stuff that out there from dealers (i.e. clocked back KMs).

    Also, the shift in the market from import to local is also being felt by the importers, who may be inclined to give you a better deal during the import process.

    For me, I prefer the control that the import process give you but I do acknowldge that there is always a possibility of getting a good deal locally. Heck of a lot quicker as well and less hassle.

    Ready To Purchase

    in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti

    Posted

    anyway - are these the guys in Bayswater?

    http://www.luxuryand...ehicles.com.au/

    these are the cars they have on carsales currently.....same one i was talking about?

    http://csndealers.ca...ip=&loc_index=0

    Yup. That's is Mr Jian's place. Never bought from him before but the prices seem ok at first glance. Do your usual due diligence and always ask to see the actual auction sheet for the vehicle to confirm the KMs. There is no excuse for them not having this. Original service books (with the service intervals stamped in Japanese) may or may not be available (mine took 5 months to arrive after the car) but it is obviously a plus if there is one.

    Ready To Purchase

    in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti

    Posted

    Thanks mate, it sounds like you're talking about the same place as gkzlah? there is somewhere that has a few on car sales, they say they're 12 mins from east link tunnel - so maybe the same place? plan to go out there as they have a few 350s plus some 370s.......which seem to be around the 30k mark now - ths is tempting, but probably stretching the budget too far.

    I know the place. It is Mr Jian's place. Nuwan used to have his workshop right next to Mr Jian before he moved to the new premises down the road. Website below.

    http://www.luxuryandperformancevehicles.com.au/index.html

    Or you can go down the same road I did and pick your own and import it direct from Japan. I used Nuwan from Import Revolution for my 2006 V35. Will definately be cheaper than buying local.

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