Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hi guys and girls,

As you probably know im trying to sell my car and its been on the market for a while now and I was just wondering what you were all looking for when you bought your car?

Was its low kms / appearance / no crash history / had to have an 8 in the rego number? What was the shopping list of must haves?

For me well it had to be black, kitted, i was a bit of an ricer back then so appearance kinda ruled over all.

whats with the GENUINE km's thing though - not my fault the person before me tried to wind the odo back. That's the thing i seem to get punished for in my car. R33's are 13 years old - no such thing as genuine low km's on an 13 year old car.

rant over.

Good condition inside and out ( I look for a car that doesnt smell like an ash tray inside or smell like wet socks ) KM's.. pffft to that it means nothing.. a car with 60'000ks on it could have been trashed and a car with 170'000ks on it might have had gear changes at 3000rpm all its life! + these are import cars, the clocks been played with dont fool yourself! The other things I look for: A clean engine bay * if its to clean I wonder if they are tring to clean up oil leaks, I also check it has the things I'm looking for: exaust, rims, gauges.. doesnt mean I wont buy it because I enjoy doing the mods myself and seeing the performance upgrades. I often look for a car thats been well looked after.

Nizmo, im sure you will sell your car!

when i went looking for my r33,

km really didnt matter to me, if the car had been keep in good condition, km really didnt matter for me.

also i was looking for abit of mods like exhuast/filter/fmic etc and also a nice kit to make it look better.

i think you just got to wait for the right buyer :mellow: which can take way too long sometimes

good luck niz :)

Nizmo where are you selling it?

What sites do you have it on?

drive?

carsales?

autotrader?

A good thing to put into an advert is the 'possiblity' of shipping to the eastern states.

www.movingcars.com.au can give an estimate on the price to put the car on a truck (perhaps not something you would do, but might get you that deal) Roughly $550 from Perth to Melbourne...

Majority of Eastern staters use drive.com.au. Its only $9.90 for a basic advert...which sold my (don't laugh) PT Cruiser and bound for VIC 2 days later... bought sight unseen!!

Hi Kylie

Its on Carsales & Autotrader ..... considered putting it in drive.com but i handle all the net enquiries on the cars at work (i work at a car dealership) and there's far more come through carsales than drive .... but maybe consider putting it on there too.

Im in no real hurry as I have my company car its just i find it weird what some people find important - the rest of the car is immaculate apart from this hiccup with the odo. Also a lot of people don't seem to want to drive to ellenbrook to see it. If i was interested in a car i wouldn't mind the drive to go see it.

No crash history... or if it has had a minor acident that it was repaired properly.

Drives well, no rattles or strange noises.

Service history/Owner that knows his shit

The car I bought had a manual conversion so its fairly unlikely it was thrashed hard in japan. That and the R33 box they put in it was a big plus for me. Engine ran well and still does its 10.5L/100km like when it was new. It had a few dints from people whacking it with car doors but overall it still in great condition.

Make sure you get it detailed though or detail it yourself. Doing a proper claybar -> polish -> wax does wonders for the paint and makes it shiny as hell.

Specifically wanted an R32 GTR. I just jumped in with my GTR purchase, but it soon turned out to be a good choice. I was generally looking for a good example of a GTR and mine just had a rebuild ($7000 of receipts) was well looked after, reasonable kms and was a 1993 model. No major mods and no boost controller also :mellow: (Although it does have now :) )

Manual, sunroof, reasonable km's, basic mods like suspension & rims. Winner. Everything else I have had done to it. Still stock like.

What? Tom has a gtr? :mellow:

I found my auto R33 to be very hard to sell. 4yrs ago I couldnt even get $14K for my modified R33 GTS-t.

I could only put it down to be an auto....

It seems 95% of potential Skyline owners, want the 5spd......

Those chasing an auto, GENERALLY dont purchase to modifiy or go fast.

The above is a very general statement, Im not saying everyone who wants an auto doesnt want to mod and go fast, but the majority that do, would prefer a manual.

p.s Sedans are equally as hard to sell, based on the hard time my mate had selling his....

Edited by _8OO5TED_

Has to have a nice interior...no point on having a you-beaut paint job and then opening the door to find a rubbish dump. Engine should run nice too :mellow:

km's dont mean a great deal...

Also, if you are worried about the odo...maybe you could try to locate a Nismo dash...that way it wont be tampered with...one less thing someone could pick on...

Good luck with the sale :)

Niz,

The issue I think you might have is that it's an auto with a heap of fruit. Most guys looking for the mods you have want a manual, most girls (not counting you and Liz etc) who will buy an auto might not want all the mods....

It's a good price for all the mods, but with an auto box and accident history it might take a while to move... What will yards offer as a trade in price?

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Power is fed to the ECU when the ignition switch is switched to IGN, at terminal 58. That same wire also connects to the ECCS relay to provide both the coil power and the contact side. When the ECU sees power at 58 it switches 16 to earth, which pulls the ECCS relay on, which feeds main power into the ECU and also to a bunch of other things. None of this is directly involved in the fuel pump - it just has to happen first. The ECU will pull terminal 18 to earth when it wants the fuel pump to run. This allows the fuel pump relay to pull in, which switches power on into the rest of the fuel pump control equipment. The fuel pump control regulator is controlled from terminal 104 on the ECU and is switched high or low depending on whether the ECU thinks the pump needs to run high or low. (I don't know which way around that is, and it really doesn't matter right now). The fuel pump control reg is really just a resistor that controls how the power through the pump goes to earth. Either straight to earth, or via the resistor. This part doesn't matter much to us today. The power to the fuel pump relay comes from one of the switched wires from the IGN switch and fusebox that is not shown off to the left of this page. That power runs the fuel pump relay coil and a number of other engine peripherals. Those peripherals don't really matter. All that matters is that there should be power available at the relay when the key is in the right position. At least - I think it's switched. If it's not switched, then power will be there all the time. Either way, if you don't have power there when you need it (ie, key on) then it won't work. The input-output switching side of the relay gains its power from a line similar (but not the same as) the one that feeds the ECU. SO I presume that is switched. Again, if there is not power there when you need it, then you have to look upstream. And... the upshot of all that? There is no "ground" at the fuel pump relay. Where you say: and say that pin 1 Black/Pink is ground, that is not true. The ECU trigger is AF73, is black/pink, and is the "ground". When the ECU says it is. The Blue/White wire is the "constant" 12V to power the relay's coil. And when I say "constant", I mean it may well only be on when the key is on. As I said above. So, when the ECU says not to be running the pump (which is any time after about 3s of switching on, with no crank signal or engine speed yet), then you should see 12V at both 1 and 2. Because the 12V will be all the way up to the ECU terminal 18, waiting to be switched to ground. When the ECU switches the fuel pump on, then AF73 should go to ~0V, having been switched to ground and the voltage drop now occurring over the relay coil. 3 & 5 are easy. 5 is the other "constant" 12V, that may or may not be constant but will very much want to be there when the key is on. Same as above. 3 goes to the pump. There should never be 12V visible at 3 unless the relay is pulled in. As to where the immobiliser might have been spliced into all this.... It will either have to be on wire AF70 or AF71, whichever is most accessible near the alarm. Given that all those wires run from the engine bay fusebox or the ECU, via the driver's area to the rear of the car, it could really be either. AF70 will be the same colour from the appropriate fuse all the way to the pump. If it has been cut and is dangling, you should be able to see that  in that area somewhere. Same with AF71.   You really should be able to force the pump to run. Just jump 12V onto AF72 and it should go. That will prove that the pump itself is willing to go along with you when you sort out the upstream. You really should be able to force the fuel pump relay on. Just short AF73 to earth when the key is on. If the pump runs, then the relay is fine, and all the power up to both inputs on the relay is fine. If it doesn't run (and given that you checked the relay itself actually works) then one or both of AF70 and AF71 are not bringing power to the game.
    • @PranK can you elaborate further on the Colorlock Dye? The website has a lot of options. I'm sure you've done all the research. I have old genuine leather seats that I have bought various refurbing creams and such, but never a dye. Any info on how long it lasts? Does it wash out? Is it a hassle? What product do I actually need? Am I just buying this kit and following the steps the page advises or something else? https://www.colourlockaustralia.com.au/colourlock-leather-repair-kit-dye.html
    • These going to fit over the big brakes? I'd be reeeeeeeeaaaall hesitant to believe so.
    • The leather work properly stunned me. Again, I am thankful that the leather was in such good condition. I'm not sure what the indent is at the top of the passenger seat. Like somebody was sitting in it with a golf ball between their shoulders. The wheels are more grey than silver now and missing a lot of gloss.  Here's one with nice silver wheels.
    • It's amazing how well the works on the leather seats. Looks mint. Looking forward to see how you go with the wheels. They do suit the car! Gutter rash is easy to fix, but I'm curious about getting the colour done.
×
×
  • Create New...