Some Personal Advice Regarding My Next Car

[gts-4 dreamer]

i've been looking for a while, seriously pushing for the last 6 months,

essentially i've wasted crap loads of time looking for a decen 33 25t

ever one i find seems ok until i have the inspection and has ended up with problems i would have to end up spending in the 3-4k mark after purchase

at first i was looking into importing but after reading crap loads of horror stoires and importing problems i decided against it as with my luck i could very likely end up buying a car i would either have to export or spend big dollars on

anyways i started out looking @ 32r's but decided against them for 2 reasons, 1, couldnt afford to insure one comprehensively, 2, if it had a major problem i wouldnt have a car for months cause i would need to spend big $$$ to rep it

so 33t's was the go, looking locally i've spent $$ on 3 inspections to find 3k in damage on ea, p.s. im no mechanic

so now after spending $$$ getting no where fast Im bac to wondering if the 32r with 3rd party an theft is the way

considering i was going to third party the 33t anyway

how long abouts before i have to spend money on replacement parts on a 32r i import?

besides good maintanence, IE pretty much part of compliance + timming belt anyway?

considering how many k's these cars have done

after importing your r's how long till you had to spend cash, like over 1k, (not including mods) and orc's

kind of lost and frustrated

[akeenan]

no one can give you an accurate answer because no one knows the condition of the car

[SKY031]

Any car you purchase second hand will need work.... even if you have a full service history, cars are cars, and anything can break at any time.

Regardless of how well maintained the vehicle is (or is said to be), or how regularly it gets serviced, there are many costly things which will break/need replacing with little to no warning.

[_8OO5TED_]

how old are you?

dunno about everyone else, but when spending $20K+ on a car, especially a GTR, I would like to know that my 'investment' is insured comprehensively.

If you crash it, how will you ever be able to fix it?

[Mr Italy!]

Every used car needs a bit of TLC after you buy it. If your not prepaired to get it up to your standards then dont buy it.

Your gonna be paying a butt load more looking after an R32 GTR then you would an R33 GTS-t.

[_8OO5TED_]

should be quite easy to find a neat, clean and straight R33 GTS-t. They are everywhere!

If it means paying a little more for a good one, then do it, and save yourself the heart ache in the future.

[scheris]

Yea wat _8OO5TED_ said.

[Greg]

how old are you?

dunno about everyone else, but when spending $20K+ on a car, especially a GTR, I would like to know that my 'investment' is insured comprehensively.

If you crash it, how will you ever be able to fix it?

You insure for potential outlays which you cannot afford.

You need to calculate the true value at risk and then make a decision whether to insure or not based on this. Refer my posts here: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...62&hl=insurance

[_8OO5TED_]

thats a good theory there Greg, and would apply greatly to younger drivers looking to get insurance on an import. If you were to get comprehensive insurance, i guess its a matter of finding someone who will offer to insure the vehicle for an agreed value, not the average market value perhaps, especially if its worth a substantial amount of money, eg $20K+

[gts-4 dreamer]

im 23,

for one, i dont plan on having an accident, but nobody does, i guess what im trying to say is, i have been driving since i was 13, thats 10 years without an accident, grew up with a SL-lx 308 tory modded with mates + families help, in otherwords i scrounge up the parts by working etc and they help me put them on or swap them out, trying to learn on the way but didnt pick up a hole lot on the fidly bits. hell good chunks are missing short of building a car, anyways, i drove that thing everywhere, on an off road, tracks mostly.

i can handle myself behind a wheel, (explicitly not saying i can drive but i can handle MYSELF !!) ie keep it off the roads.

"tune the nut behind the wheel first bla bla bla"

i've loaded the link and am reading, believe me when i say i would certainly rather get comprehensive but even for someone without a single claim or accident the insurance price i get from just car which is the cheapest so far, is plainly out of reach for a 25t let alone a R,

cheapest i could get for a 33T was 2400 and for a 32R was 2800, then add rego ontop of first year car purchase and im scrrewed

third party fire and theft believe me i didnt want to buy a car over 10k but there is sweet FA that is anything like i would enjoy,

[Greg]

thats a good theory there Greg, and would apply greatly to younger drivers looking to get insurance on an import. If you were to get comprehensive insurance, i guess its a matter of finding someone who will offer to insure the vehicle for an agreed value, not the average market value perhaps, especially if its worth a substantial amount of money, eg $20K+

Yeah it mainly applies to young drivers with high premium, high excesses and uninsurable mods (by that I mean legal but the insurance company doesn't recognise their value). Something I forgot to mention is the peace of mind that comes with comprehensive insurance... have to place some sort of value on that.

FYI I am now comprehensively insured. Just Cars valued my car at agreed value and my premium reduced enough to justfy it. However, it was still marginal whether it was worth it or not.

To be predantic, you should factor in the opportunity cost of the funds in the mean time as well - ie interest/return earned on their best alternative use.

[gts-4 dreamer]

problem is quality is literally 1k out of my price range, doesnt sound like much but basically no one will come down that 1 grand to my price, not without being a shitbox not worth 12k to begin with, second problem is there is someone out there that will pay 18k for that car not worth 12k

[Greg]

Sounds like a small loan would be beneficial in your situation. I would personally import through J-spec or another broker. Bring in a dead stock grade 4 car and you shouldn't go too far wrong

[scheris]

hmmmmmm looking back into it