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yeah i agree with your 2nd comment Roo it really isn't fair, agree with Pete too

Yeah. Wasn't setting out to insult religion ... as saying goes "words can't describe ...", prob best I didn't try to put to words. Tracy has gotten over it. One of the downsides to her occupation, having to deal with death. But in this case, the patients are children.

I know he needs to sell due to the split with his wife... its a fresh import with all the jap papers so I dont know why it is so cheap. He does all the importing/compliance himself too so no middle man charges and stuff.

What? When I split with my wife, she got none of my toys and I didn't sell a single one of them during the divorce. Lost the house tho :)

brb, ringing the bank about loan extension :)

DO IT!!!

Morning folks.

What a messy weekend I've got coming up!

Wakefield pub tonight

21st tomorrow night

Norwood food and wine festival Sunday

3 day bender, here we come!

As in the Wakey? Moon under water?....

When I posted it ages ago it wasnt actually advertised on any sites, he has only recently put it up :)

I know he needs to sell due to the split with his wife... its a fresh import with all the jap papers so I dont know why it is so cheap. He does all the importing/compliance himself too so no middle man charges and stuff.

If I had the money id go have a look! I got my car for really cheap and there was nothing wrong with it...

I have seen this car for sale for well over 6 months at various prices - as low as $36k at one point. Given other R34GTRs are selling around the place for $50k+ there must be something seriously wrong with this one. I haven't driven it, but the fact that he won't let ANYONE drive it without a deposit also makes it an extremely difficult car to sell. I certainly wouldn't put a deposit down before I drove the car.

Ah well.

If it was Bayside Blue or Black I would already own it either way.

a minute's silence please :(

just waved goodbye to the R :)

Thats was a pretty quick sale Pete!! Its a nice car..Can I ask where she has gone?? Still in SA or interstate?

It's a sad moment, I did it with mine not that long ago :( But still have the race car! :)

I'm sure thats the one. I was there not long ago. Nice pub. :)

Watch out for the cop shop up the road tho :)

It was a hole before the renovations!

Thats where all the party people at my work begin there night haha... yeah Ill be there, we have happy hour in our meeting rooms tonight. 4 bucks for as many drinks and nibbles as you like! Woo Hoo!

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