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HUAWEI

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I own the car now. But before I bought it, I had a compression test done and a comprehensive check done by NRMA. The results turned out fine (except a little undercarriage surface rust).

It's in pristine condition inside and out and is completely stock except for exhaust. 128k kms.

Yes/No?

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ah so twas you that got it, my mate was keen on it but he was told it was sold.

congrats :)

people can look at it and say its a lemon just by lookig at the price but hey i reckon there are genuine bargains out there.

on the ad he mentions "any test welcome" i dont think he'd say that if he had anything to worry about...

either way good luck with it

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Looks like it isn't the 40th anniversary model, doesn't have the badges on the rear 3/4 pannel.. also should have it stitched into the seat.. Some of them did come with standard S2 front bar and rear wing..

Looks like a good buy, did you get someone to run the VIN through FAST? What year/month was it made do you know.

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So the car has not been complianced yet?

Is the price including compliance, rwc, on-road costs?

It doesn't include on-road costs. I paid for a full year of rego plus a bit of stamp duty. Not bad! Amounted to less than $1000. Still waiting for someone to FAST my VIN.

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Why are they going for so cheap these days? Is there too many coming into the country? Heck r32 gtst's can sell for more than $11K

Talk to the importers. They'll tell you there is a vast stockpile of Silvias and Skylines in open air storage, some on which have been sitting for 5 years!!!!!

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Im thinking shenanigans unless it really is that hard to sell one these days.

Havent tried honestly. but i paid a premium on you 2 almost 3 years ago thats for sure.

Dont ask me why but i keep thinking its an s1 with s2 parts on it that don't fit quite right. That though is probably my imagination.

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