Hi All! Im Looking To Import.

[GTS-RB20]

hey guys,

ive searched the imports forums for adelaide based importers but im only getting ironchef come up and they dont have what i want!

im looking to import an R32 GTR can any1 point me in the right direction?

thanks in advance

[heslo]

Try Christian at Iron Chef, tell him what you want and wait. I know waiting sucks but it helps you get EXACTLY what you want and to me, that's worth it

Edited August 3, 2008 by heslo

[Nightcrawler]

do a search mate, this topic has been posted a thousand times before .... Iron Chef, Prestige Motorsport, Redline, JSpec .... do a goole search and you will find many more ....

[Madaz]

just because it's not listed on his website doesn't mean he cant get it

if you find a car you like on USS yahoo auctions TradeCar you give him the link and he should be able to source it for you

[Luke_ENR34]

iron chef imports. Easy to deal with. heaps reliable and will find u a awesome car.

got my r34 through him with no problems.

[Lil Miss 32]

15 year old rule... have u looked it up?

[Luke_ENR34]

what u mean?

[AutoTrust]

J-Spec all the way!

[Red7 Racing]

+1 J-Spec, from someone less biased than above, lol! They did a good job on mine.

[shy_s6]

15 year old rule... have u looked it up?

what u mean?

i think she means that the rule has changed, it not the '15 year rule' anymore its more the 1988 rule therefore no more GTR's can be brought in cheap they have to have full compliance!

it would be better to find a local car so it can be test driven comp checked ect

better off finding something which has had a rebuild. theres a few good examples in the for sale section

or +1 for Iron Chef Imports

Edited August 3, 2008 by shy_s6

[CRoNic...]

I used Kristian (Iron Chef Imports) to get my 32 GTR! I couldn't be happier with the car. What he has on his website is only a small handful of what he can actually source for you...

[mr_rbman]

go the chef, u wont be disappointed!

[Lil Miss 32]

Prestige motor sports isnt too bad ive had a few friends that have imported with Geoff...

[Moodles2]

I got my R32 GTR through Iron Chef, best to email Kristian to work out your preferences and he'll go through all the jap auctions and contact you when he finds R32 GTRs that match your preferences/price range.

[Iron Chef]

I'm gonna kind of go against what everyone has said a bit here, but the fact is that we import brokers all pretty much do the same job, so from that perspective, the big guys like J-Spec and Prestige are presumably doing a good job or else they wouldn't be in business. I don't really count myself in their league just yet!

I did some quick calculations and worked out that only about 40% of the cars I buy actually come to SA owners - the rest are sent all over the country - and the only reason I mention this is because, apart from your own peace of mind, it doesn't really matter where the broker is based.

One small point of difference is that I regularly head to Japan to find cars for customers, but most brokers will have agents there that they trust to do the same thing, and I probably 90% of all the cars I buy through one particular company because I trust the buyer's judgment as much as my own. My customers will know that this often means having to wait a long time for the right car to come along!

Probably 99% of the cars I buy are bought to order and are never put on the site - the ones on the site are usually stock that agents have in Japan, often as a result of customers pulling out after a car has already been bought.

With importing R32 GT-Rs make sure you have a good budget, as they are going up in value over there, and if you're thinking mid-high teens, best off looking locally, rather than risking getting a crappy one overseas, where you can't check it over or test drive it. A case of "better the devil you know"...

Oh and thanks for the kind words, guys

Edited August 5, 2008 by Iron Chef