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hey everyone,

im looking at buying a series 3 R33 GTR, and have just checked out another 98 model. the seller has told me that the series 3 1997 vspec GTR is completely different to the series 3 1998 vspec GTR, beacuse the 1998 model has 'R34 running gear'? is this true?

are there even any changes between a series 3 1997 and a 1998?

the seller has also told me there are only 6 1998 series 3 GTR's in australia? is this true - because ive seen quite a few for sale??

any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

Edited by 350z
hey everyone,

im looking at buying a series 3 R33 GTR, and have just checked out another 98 model. the seller has told me that the series 3 1997 vspec GTR is completely different to the series 3 1998 vspec GTR, beacuse the 1998 model has 'R34 running gear'? is this true?

are there even any changes between a series 3 1997 and a 1998?

the seller has also told me there are only 6 1998 series 3 GTR's in australia? is this true - because ive seen quite a few for sale??

any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

Same running gear but some late series III came with factory leather seats.

No changes at all in 97+ 98 gtrs. R34 GTRS have a 6 speed getrag gearbox so how can they have the same running gear?

wrxhoon - thanks so much for the info.

the seller told me that nissan werent sure about the r34 yet - so they put some design and technology into the late series 3 GTR's as a trial before the R34 GTR - obviously this is not the case?

hey everyone,

im looking at buying a series 3 R33 GTR, and have just checked out another 98 model. the seller has told me that the series 3 1997 vspec GTR is completely different to the series 3 1998 vspec GTR, beacuse the 1998 model has 'R34 running gear'? is this true?

are there even any changes between a series 3 1997 and a 1998?

the seller has also told me there are only 6 1998 series 3 GTR's in australia? is this true - because ive seen quite a few for sale??

any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

The seller is full of shit :P

wrxhoon - thanks so much for the info.

the seller told me that nissan werent sure about the r34 yet - so they put some design and technology into the late series 3 GTR's as a trial before the R34 GTR - obviously this is not the case?

Yeah. That's like how my GTR has 2008 GTR running gear in it because nissan were undecided about how to make cars.

:huh:

hey everyone,

im looking at buying a series 3 R33 GTR, and have just checked out another 98 model. the seller has told me that the series 3 1997 vspec GTR is completely different to the series 3 1998 vspec GTR, beacuse the 1998 model has 'R34 running gear'? is this true?

are there even any changes between a series 3 1997 and a 1998?

the seller has also told me there are only 6 1998 series 3 GTR's in australia? is this true - because ive seen quite a few for sale??

any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

the salesperson is a bullshit artist...

i have seen more than 6 98 GTRs myself.

hey everyone, thanks for the info - really appreciate your help :D

i have nothing against the seller, i just also found it hard to believe that there were only six 98 gtr vspecs in australia as ive seen quite a few more than that for sale over the past few months and have watched them drop and drop and drop in price.

he seemed so suprised to hear that i was actually looking at another 98 vspec this friday?

the seller also told me the car has garret N1 turbos - steel wheel - from FACTORY? anybody know anything about this? or is this also questionable?

and i was also told that the car has upgraded HKS suspension from factory - because it has the GTR logo on the top of the shocks. i have heard that this logo was standard?

there are definately more than six 1998 series 3 vspec gtr's in australia.

If he is telling you all this stuff that you have mentioned, it seems that he really wants to get rid of it and you have to question what else he is hiding and what else he is prepared to tell you to make you buy it.

the very late 98 vspecs had leather seats and those are the collectors items that are worth money - apart from this there is no difference, just some sellers believe the 98 is worth more, but this is not the case.

Edited by gts-t_97
hey everyone, thanks for the info - really appreciate your help :D

i have nothing against the seller, i just also found it hard to believe that there were only six 98 gtr vspecs in australia as ive seen quite a few more than that for sale over the past few months and have watched them drop and drop and drop in price.

he seemed so suprised to hear that i was actually looking at another 98 vspec this friday?

the seller also told me the car has garret N1 turbos - steel wheel - from FACTORY? anybody know anything about this? or is this also questionable?

and i was also told that the car has upgraded HKS suspension from factory - because it has the GTR logo on the top of the shocks. i have heard that this logo was standard?

I cant tell you how many 98 v-specs are here, I have no idea . H0ow do you know its a 98 model ? Have you checked the vin? Maybe another bullshit for all you know it could even be a 97?

As for the steel wheel turbos from factory , only N1 cars had them and they are bigger turbos and they have ajustable actuators.

HKS suspenssion but it has GTR? Thats the factory standard suspession that all GTRS have .

Have you seen this car in the flesh ( not pics)?

Here is a pic of what they look like ..

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hi again wrxhoon,

the car is definately 1998 - i have checked the compliance plate - it is a 02/98 model.

i have seen the car in the flesh, thanks for the info and pics of the suspension - that is the exact same logo.

seems that if i didnt ask you guys, i might have paid more for mods that came as standard on a gtr!? :D

i will ask the seller again - maybe there is another explination and he meant something else?

Edited by 350z

im backing out of any thought of buying the car because when i called the seller it didnt quite turn out the way i expected. he just ended up giving me a lecture and kept talking as though every other vspec gtr is NOTHING compared to this car - then snapped?

he hadnt even seen the other GTR's i have been looking at - and was already putting them down, telling me that the sellers are dodgy (sellers which he doesnt even know)

in the end he ended up telling me that if i cant realise that this is a genuine 98 vspec series 3 tuned to n1 spec from factory - then i dont deserve this gtr.

and i guess i dont because i havent even heard of them being tuned to n1 spec from factory? he was saying that his car is even fatter then every other standard vspec gtr?

i just thought there was a vspec, then the N1?

but thanks to all for your help everyone - really appreciated, but looks like im going to have to keep shopping (which sucks because i really wanted to work out a deal on this one :D

Edited by 350z

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