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Thankfully no sign of rust in mine, but I fully expect that some will come to light when I have the paint redone and replace all of the mouldings and rubbers in time.

But anyway, yes - arguing over $30k for an unmodified, reasonable km R32 GT-R V-Spec with books etc will seem a bit silly in a few years I reckon.

I still can not fathom that people would pay that for those Fords when you can get a decent, original Shelby mustang or Z-28 Camaro for far less... and it's a much better car. So overpriced. For that money you could buy a genuine 1973 RS 2.7 litre 911 and have change.

I've seen that summary a few times - very handy.

Some people! Where did they stuff the leeks Bob?

I tells ya, they are a good buy right now - especially if you can find a good one locally, like the white one the popped up on this thread a few days ago. Don't let a few kms throw you, mine is at about 85,000km at the moment (it gets used) and it is as strong as an ox. One of the best old-school performance mechanics looks after it here is Adelaide and he reckons it's in great condition. No mechanical signs of age. When I was in the market for a V-Spec a couple of years ago the importers here is Adelaide had none in stock, and the only one on Carsales was in Queensland and about $15k out of my budget (it was mint though). The importers advised me to wait and buy one locally if I could because the prices in Japan were starting to what you could get them for here - like I said, two years ago. Shortly after that I found mine listed here in these forums. I got lucky. My advice to those who want one is don't wait, and if you can afford it, go for a good, clean stock one.

Jason - I bought mine via private sale. The vendor organised for the 100 point check and roadworthiness test and associated rectification works to BE done. I checked out the workshop online and they came up with a good reputation, so I was satisfied with that arrangement. Roadworthiness testing accreditation is taken very seriously, so it's not worth garages getting up to any funny business. I paid to get the belts changed at the same time because they were still the originals (at 65,000km) and I didn't want a twenty year old rubber belt letting go on the drive back to Adelaide. As an aside, the plenum paint on mine is flaking but it's not a car that's been thrashed or had a hard life. It just gets old. Mine gets driven daily too by the away. Love it. No regrets.

I agree with Bob. As long as a thorough roadworthiness check and 100 point mechanical check comes up good then it's a good buy. Don't forget that it's in Victoria so they need to rectify any roadworthiness defects before it's sold, at their expense. I ended up having about $5k of work done on mine at the vendor's expense before I picked it up - stuff that wouldn't have been an issue to the vendor if I had bought it in SA.

Nice mats too. They are f*cking hard to find in nice condition.

Yeah, sorry - I don't have FAST. Awesome looking car. Like Sinista32 said, steering wheel is wrong, but the boot mat looks to be the same as mine.

Looks gorgeous dude.

Looks awesome Wruckie.... and awesome help guys!

Cool - thanks mate. Good for future reference, when I get the car resprayed to suit original and new mouldings etc. fitted.

Looks good dude! How can I tell if my front reo is correct for my ducted bar without taking the bar off?

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No worries, I would dig up my info but I'm busy getting ready for a knee reconstruction tomorrow so I'm a bit stuck for time. I believe that Bob has a couple of decoder links. I reckon he might have provided them earlier in this thread. Gave a quick flick back through the pages.

Bob and Wruckie - gorgeous looking cars! Wruckie, don't change it - it's ace just as it is. Keep it the same spec as it was originally. It'll hold value better. Is anyone able to help out gtr judd?

Looks great! How much did the engine bay tidy up set you back? They did a great job.

Yep! Nice one Bob. Let me know if you bring either over to Adelaide at any stage mate.

Sounds great mate - just like mine. 100% stock except for an 'age correct' HKS exhaust from the front pipes back. I've never had it on a dyno. Let me know how you go and what you do. How many kms has she done? Mine's just gone 85,000km - it gets used most days. I'm never going to sell it so I don't really mind. One day we'll get another car and the use of the GT-R will diminish, until then I get to enjoy the driving.

Really? Wow! Cool! Is that your third R32 now mate?

Cool! Mine has the airbag too, and the wing as standard - KBNR32RBFSN AA Bob, what VIN decoder do you use mate?

Sick. That's awesome Baron. Drive her and enjoy her. Mine gets used daily by me or the wife. It's regularly doing the school run. My boy is the only kid at his school that gets in and out of the back of an R32 V-Spec. He loves it.

Haha! How cool!

Crack will do that.