Gts-t Sii Options?

[r0ma]

Hi Guys,

Im currently in the market for a SII GTS-T.

I have found one that im very interested in, But there is a few issues;

1. It has no air bag on the pass side, I thought all SII had twin air bags? I asked if it was a S1 Dash, The owner doesnt know, He had it impotered like this, Apparently its a early 96' Model. I couldent care less about air bags - But just wondering why it would of been changed (if it was).

2. Its has 48,000Km (I really dont think genuine). Is there specific ways to tell? (This maybe because the dash and cluster have been replaced? (please see question 1))

Cheers.

[Wink]

Check the material around the aircon vents - is it rough or smooth - if it's rough its a S2 dash.

And all series 2s came with twin airbags.

[R33S2]

Get the vin No. and post it in the Nissan Fast thread they will tell you all the details of the car, Year colour and options included.

[Wink]

Using FAST may determine if the car is S2 but I'm suspecting something dodgy happened with the dash as all S2 have double airbags.

[r0ma]

No Problem, I will look into it.

You dont know where the FAST thread is do you? I had a search but too much stuff came up.

Not sure why the dash would of been removed. If the car has only 49,000KM i doubt it would have been because of wear.

Cheers.

[Wink]

You dont know where the FAST thread is do you? I had a search but too much stuff came up.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=44182

[33GTT]

When checking a vehicle for truth in odometer readings you need to look at all the aspects of the vehicle,,

primarily the controls as they are the true indicator of use,, check the pedal rubbers, carpets and heel mat, the gear stick and hand brake boots for wear,, the skyline has a tendancy to wear a hole on the top of the hand brake cover just where you would rest your arm on top,, check the window controls, the panel that surrounds the switches is rubber coated and prone to wear and scratching,(all these items at that sort of K's will be like new if looked after), the steering wheel will show signs of wear but you still want to see some grain left in the leather particularly at that sort of low K's,, Another inicator of use and abuse of a vehicle that most people don't realise is the boot,, if the boot is immaculate and unmarked, the chances are the car has been looked after,, if the boot is trashed, so too will the car, (this is personal experience over the many years and many hundreds of cars that I have seen through my family), and it shows how the owner feels about his ride and the respect shown for it,

I bought a series 1 skyline and it too only had 48000 on the clock, but there is no sign of any wear what so ever on any of the controls,, underneath the car is just as clean as a 5 year old car would be, the boot is as new and the spare and jack etc have never been touched, the wiring harness under the bonett still has japanses handwriting on little paper tags taped on the harness so the engine has never been washed,,

look for any signs of items having been worked on like bruising on bolt heads which will indicate removal of bolts,, look for signs that panels have been removed or adjusted as you will see paint scrapped from bolts and or fresh areas of unpainted surfaces where panels have moved,,

but really, if you jump into a skyline with that few Klm's,, it should, as mine did, drive, feel, look and smell just like a new car,, if it at all doesn't feel like new, then either the K's are bulls**t or the 48000 have been very hard ones and may as well be 100000 K's,,

check the import papers,, the guy I bough mine from is Japanese and explained it all to me,, the class of import of mine is a 4 (5 is a new car) and there is much more usefull info on those sheets,,

overall ,, don't just jump into the first skyline you see and buy it,, because compared to normal everyday cars,, even a bad skyline goes hard,,, test out a few and you will soon see which is real and which is crap..

cheers

John

[r0ma]

Cheers for all that,

I checked it out today, The controlls were fairly worn, The drivers seat had the wear on it, Even tho seat covers have been used since been in Australia.

The motor was probally the filthiest i have ever seen.

Im guessing the real KM would have been 100 or over.

My old S1 with 140,000km was in better cond.

Oh well.. keep on looking.

[r0ma]

Also it was a 11/1995 build.

It had all S2 options besides the pas air-bag.

It definatly was a S2 front, So it must have been one of the very first S2.