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**EDIT**

Well, I bought the car. Checked out well, and with the thumbs up the $$ changed hands on Saturday avo.

Details are as follows:

Car

Oct 94 GTSt

84,000 kms

White

5speed

Mechanical

Tein Coilovers

Nismo Front Strut Brace (with brake booster brace)

Slotted Rotors

Unkown brand BOV

HKS Mushroom Pod

3.5" Cat Back Blitz exhaust

Exterior

17x8, 17x9 Circlar Wheels (By Enkei)

? Front Bar (combo of GTR and 400R)

S2 Rear Spoiler

Type M Side Skirts

Ganador Mirrors

Interior

Genuine Momo Race wheel

Veilside Gear Knob

HKS Turbo Timer

Alpine HU with Kenwood speakers

Hi all,

as the heading suggests, I am looking for a place to have a car inspected prior to purchase. RAA inspections just don't cut it, so I went to Boostworx as I have read many good things about them. Boostworx will do a full safety inspection of the vehicle as well as compression test, but the problem is they can't inspect the vehicle for another 2 weeks!!

So does any have any other recommendations for having it inspected in the adelaide area? The car is located in the Eastern hills, so anywhere eastern suburbs or inner south would be good.

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Yeah, sorry I had a quick look in there, but are they any good in relation to inspection? I know people have had work done there, just after some more opinions. cheers

Were you the guy looking for a 33 and you came into Boostworx one late arvo after work, about a week or so ago? think you were driving a pulsar???

I'd personally get Hi Tech or GW to do a check, either way they will be able to do the same check anyways! They will check it all out but obviously you will have the final say on the purchase as they cant give you a "yeh mate buy it....... it won't blow up!!"

GL with the search, and just remember to put some time into it and not buy the first one you like! besides there is alot of 33's out there for sale ATM!

Hey Delux,

Yeah that was me. I was in my wifes pulsar as she was driving my SP23 that day. I realise there are a lot of cars for sale out there, and I have been looking at the market for some time. After inspecting quite a few cars on the weekend, I have come accross a car which stood well above the others for condition of both body and interior, and that is why Im keen to move on it now. Thanks for the tips, will see how I go.

Cheers

Lee

Graham West have been relatively good to me in the past. I now use someone private but i have had a fair bit of work done there (and with the lemon i bought i mean a fair bit) they know what they're talking about only problem is that they do cost a bit p/h which builds up over a day.

if you're desperate, ask one or two of our SAU members to help you inspect

i'm sure they'd be delighted to help out a fellow member...maybe with a beer or two afterwards

imo

Im sure someone here would be comfortable to say yer its a nice car with no hard feelings if something happens shorlty after :)

Very nice and clean has an aggressive look to it but I have to recommend Car Toys to clean up the headlights, get rid of that 33 foggy headlight thing

Congrats on the purchase and Hi Tech dyno is a quality workshop John really knows skylines and how to treat them good luck with it

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