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Hi all, been lurking for a couple of days so I thought I'd write a quick greeting and ask a question at the same time.

I am going to pick up a '95 R33 tomorrow, in a private sale. I've done the REVS check and it's all clear, but the certificate they give you only protects you from finance companies, it doesn't protect you from buying a stolen vehicle. So I was just wondering, is there any way to be guaranteed that you're not buying a stolen vehicle?

I'm almost certain that it's not stolen, because they guy who's selling it knows all the ins and outs of the car including a high-tech alarm/security system, but I just wanted to be absolutely sure one way or the other. I've only bought expensive cars from dealers before so I guess you could say it's my paranoia getting the better of me a bit. What I'm worried about really is that it's some elaborate scam which they've practiced really well. I know it's not likely, but as I said, my paranoia is showing through :rolleyes:

Can anyone give me any advice? Or should I just trust the RTA and REVS reports that it's not stolen, and make sure the receipt is done properly so that I have written proof that it was bought legitimately?

Thanks in advance,

Jim.

jim.. as far as it being stolen u can just do a check with rta etc. and look for things like engine numbers being grinded off etc..

try ringing up one of the importers like justjap or others.. adn ask them for info as to chekcing weather or not the car might have been stolen in japan.. ?? i think that would be ure biggest problem rather than being stolen in aus!..

by the way were in west ryde u from?? i used to go to west ryde public and marsden :rolleyes:.. ahhh the good old days

Thanks for the info :rolleyes:

We couldn't actually find the engine number, the even my friend who's owned an R33 for the best part of a year doesn't know where the engine number is! We think it must be under a heat shield or something. But the VIN checks out fine, and that's the important thing. Worst case situation if the engine is stolen I can buy another one for under $3k from a second hand wrecker in Qld (shipping might cost a bit though :mad:)

But seriously, I don't think it's stolen (touch wood). It's just that with this much money being thrown around I want to be as sure as I can possibly be that it's going to be fine. The car has been here and registered for over 2 years so I don't think I need to worry about it having been stolen in Japan, surely they would have tracked it down by now.

Anyway I'll give the RTA and/or cops a call and see what they have to say. I actually looked at the RTA site and they say that REVS will say if the car has been stolen or written off too, just the certificate doesn't cover you for those situations. I'll just check as many things as I can and leave it at that.

Thanks again!

Jim.

P.S. Oh, I'm near Meadowbank. I've only been here for a bit over a year, before that I lived in Fairfield.

  • 2 weeks later...

engine number on R33 is a pain in the butt. Get a torch, when standing in front of the car looking into the engine bay it is on the right hand side, right at the back near the firewall, close to the back of the heatshield the turbo sits under. :D I had to find it at the RTA up here when I first got it registered as the bird from the RTA had no idea.

So you finally sold the commodore and jumped on the Skyline bandwagon? :D

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