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Just got back from an inspection of a r32 gtst and would like some member's opinion on it before I go ahead with pre-inspection/deposit.

Car is from a compliancer who occasionally imports cars if he sees a good deal.

Car is a 1993 black r32 gtst type m and looked in very good condition from what i could see. All the seals around the window were perfect, basically the whole condition of the car was nice.

Car comes with a GT wing but he can swap it for a standard r32 wing and bog/respray the existing holes for free. The wing looks rice but it seems to be growing on me! Need people's opinions :D

17inch impuls, sterio, blitz bov, aftermarket susp.

Took it for a test drive and was driving fine.

He wants $14,000 with no rego which is a a lot considering i need another $1k for stamps/rego...

Probably spend 1hr+ trying to negotiate but was moving. So i left with no deposit and gave him my number.

He said he will include spoiler of my choice, respray boot and cut/polish the whole car and regas aircon.

Booked a pre-inspection with RacePace as they around the corner from seller. Seller was happy to take it there and claimed had nothing to hide.

Racepace told me they trying to get out of the pre-inspection scene as it takes up their time so they werent too happy with my request :no:

Okay enough talk here are some pics;

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What does this do? On the left i had front spoiler controls and on the right i have this fan?

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i have no idea about the fan switch...looks interesting...maybe someone else knows?

But from the pics the car looks clean, pity you got no interior shots....has it still got the standard steering wheel...anyother bits worn?

I think $14k is ok, but the seller should provide rego etc....

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i have no idea about the fan switch...looks interesting...maybe someone else knows?

But from the pics the car looks clean, pity you got no interior shots....has it still got the standard steering wheel...anyother bits worn?

I think $14k is ok, but the seller should provide rego etc....

odd, thought i attached interior pics..

Here they are

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cholera jasna that steering wheel looks eaten!

but apart from that its up to you as to what you think. Its very hard to give a good opinion from looking at a few pics....i'm sure racepace will give you an honest answer though :D

btw: how much are they charging for a inspection? shouldn't be anymore then the ripoff & useless racv :no:

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That wang looks like a defect waiting to happen.

Don't worry about the steering wheel, chances are you'll replace that anyway.

How does it drive? any weird clunking sounds, or whining from the gearbox or diff?

Might be worthwhile getting an RACV test as well because they pick up a lot of little things

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Might be worthwhile getting an RACV test as well because they pick up a lot of little things

have you ever had an racv test?

my dissapointing experience with them, is that they only look at visual problems such as a scratch on the car, crack/chip on the winscreen...things that i easily noticed and are insignificant.

I specifically asked them to check in there was anything wrong with the suspension/steering and they couldn't even pick up on the fact that the rear tie-rod ends were completely stuffed...i had to have these fixed a few weeks after i bought the car when a suspension shop showed my why the car was handling weird :no:

that was $320 for an useless inspection wasted :D

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have you ever had an racv test?

my dissapointing experience with them, is that they only look at visual problems such as a scratch on the car, crack/chip on the winscreen...things that i easily noticed and are insignificant.

I specifically asked them to check in there was anything wrong with the suspension/steering and they couldn't even pick up on the fact that the rear tie-rod ends were completely stuffed...i had to have these fixed a few weeks after i bought the car when a suspension shop showed my why the car was handling weird :no:

that was $320 for an useless inspection wasted :D

Never had one, I just assumed they were good

But, I guess they're not

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Racepace quoted me $80 but were real hesistant and hinted me to try nispro. Cause they are busy they do not want to wait around if i come late. Im sure they have r34 gtr's and r33 gtr's to tune. Saw some outside haha.

He didnt drop at all regardless of what i offered him. What i might do is if i plan to purchase it, ill show up with 13k cash or a 14k bankcheck and see which one he wants haha

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one of the cleanest r32's i have seen through my car hunting just he is asking for too much. It's not that im stingy its that i dont have that much! After stamps,rego,inur thats another $2000 on top so $16,000 all up. Probably didnt take me serious and hence didnt budge the price.

He said he could do $13,500 as is, thats without bootholes fixed and probably no regass of a/c...

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Was this taken at JPV?

I just had my car complied there, and found Salah to be pretty damn good to be honest.

14K isn't cheap, but then again, if it's already complied, and ready to be rego'd, it might be worth it.

To compare, you could probably import a car like that for about 10K once it's all paid for, then pay another 2.5K for compliance, about $600 (min) for tyres, maybe a bit more for intrusion bars if they're not included in the compliance price, and transport costs from the docks to you, and an unreg permit from you to the compliancer.

All up, it'd cost you about 13-14K, and you'd probably have to wait 3-4 months.

If it's a quality vehicle, 14K isn't so bad. Ye you can get cheaper, but they're usually complied by someones uncle, or have been driven on bad Australian roads with crappy Aussie fuel for a few years.

All up, it really depends on what you can afford. If you think the car isn't worth that much, then walk away, but I'd check to see about the price of cars at the same level first.

For comparison, my GTS-4 was about 10k landed, and about 4K to comply (2.5k plus tyres, bars and RWC) and I still have about 1k worth of rego to pay, and about 1.5K in insurance.

You'd probably find cheaper at places like JSA, but often, you'll get what you pay for.

my .02c

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