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Hi All,

I'm new to the forum... I've been considering buying a r32 gtr for a while now... I noticed 1 for sale on this forum... The link is below... It's going for $10,000... Why is it so cheap... the guy posted on the forum stated it would cost $1500 to repair... is this correct or would the entire engine need replacing to be safe? I had a quick look and a used engine goes for $5800... that's quite expensive just for the engine... is that how much they usually go for?

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...00-t219739.html

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It's going so cheap because it is not drivable, despite what the ad says in regards to fixing it, budget at least $10K to get it going again... If your capable of doing a swap yourself it could work out cheap.

Keep in mind that they are getting quite old now.

Edited by Finchy33
It's going so cheap because it is not drivable, despite what the ad says in regards to fixing it, budget at least $10K to get it going again... If your capable of doing a swap yourself it could work out cheap.

Keep in mind that they are getting quite old now.

thanks for the reply bro... geez 10K to get it up and running... i/m better off saving abit more and buying something in better condition...

it would probably depend on how cheap you can score an RB26 for..If you can get a decent one at a decent price, as well as being able to swap old engine for new all by yourself...then maybe its a good deal

yea, your probably better off saving and getting one thats all sweet under the hood.

as for wrecked ones, due to the age its probably better off been stripped for parts? can i get the gear box pleeeeassse. lol

yea, your probably better off saving and getting one thats all sweet under the hood.

as for wrecked ones, due to the age its probably better off been stripped for parts? can i get the gear box pleeeeassse. lol

Yeah i was thinking if the engine is gone, then how's the rest of the car... this i suppose would indicate how well the owner has taken care of the car...

If the car is a good example of a GTR it could very well be worth buying and fixing it up. Do some reading as the oil pump drive on the crank is a common issue with these motors, and really its not worth just replacing bearings and not fixing some of the other inherent issues. 10K could easily be reached with a decent motor build, but then it would be quite a strong motor after this.

Thats it, he caught the problem before it caused any damage, hence the low estmated price "if" you can fix yourself.

If it is clean & straight, I reckon it'd be a great candidate for an RB26/30 hybrid... but thats just me :(

WHy dont you look at ali turkos wide body gtr going for $15,000 you'd be crazy to throw that away its awesome.

When you look at any car they are not worth buying they all depreciate. Then you take into concideration the massive amount of mods most of us do to them and you can kick yourself when it comes to sale time!

Thankfully skylines hold some value (bar GTRS atm, especially R34s), atm some i.e R32s are appreciating as they are now, unable to be imported.. (year dependent)some of them anyway.

Another example AE86

My tip, buy the car I mentioned or buy the 10g car... wait until someone posts a offtap Rb25 or a crazy rb26 on the forums and buy that.. I think someone sold a real nice one for 6g a while back.. then u got everything u want!

Edited by DECIM8

id buy it, the last new R33 crank i bought from nissan locally was 1100 add another 1500 on remove re-fit and approx $500 on ancillaries and you would be laughing. 3000-3500 would see you cruising again.... IF it is as quiet as he reckons.

Really? I didn't realise these engines usually fail. I thought the rb26dett engines were meant to be bullet proof...

Sadly they aren't, but they can be reliable depending on how they are treated, looked after etc.

Your new to the forum, so do some reading/searching, lots of valuable info about :(

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