Price of 1989 r32 GTR privately imported?

[pentae]

Hey Guys,

I was going to post this in "WARNING: 15 year rule changes" but I felt this required its own thread.

Obviously the question on all our minds is.. "How much?"

What's an r32 GTR with low km's (less than 120,000kms wouldnt be too picky for a japan-born car, surely) privately imported going to cost.. UNDER THE 15 YEAR IMPORT RULE!

in other words I won't have to get the car complianced.

How much will it cost for this car landed?

I can just see my black GTR sitting in my driveway now..

::rubs hands together:

then all i need to do is lower it.. two 3" pipes from each turbo.... put some very dark tints on it..

droool..

:burnout:

[Duncan]

from $15k upwards (for a crap one)

You should keep in mind tho that a GTR can be expensive to look after, especially if its that old (and I don't believe any GTR has had an easy life).

Oh and don't forget its at least 12 months before you can bring in a GTR under the 15 year rule....

[Morgs]

I'd say $15K landed, but it could be another $4k for registration requirements, rego, tyres and engineer. Rumours are going around that they are making it harder and harder to pass and register imports.

Keep in mind all the good 89 models are priced similarly to 92/93 models.....

[pentae]

15k sounds unbelievable.

I am hoping that will knock around the price of later model GTR's (like 91-94) so I can scoop up a 1994 GTR with under 100,000 km's for around 25 grand.

[darkstar]

Probably better to see if you can find a local GTR, test drive it, inspect it and buy it right away for 27k than wait 1 year for a paid car and not know what your getting.

You might not get the fancy wheels, turbo kit and suspension upgrades, but at least you will have peice of mind and understanding of what where exactly your dollar is going.

15 year old imports and compliance is a different story, it could cost you upto 2k to get it complied and about 2k to get it on the road with a RWC. r32 GTR with some goodies goes for around 16k-18k in jap, once you factor in the shipping costs and cost of getting it on the road, buying one already in australia seems to be the better option.

You need around 30k for a decent GTR, imported or australian.

[pentae]

darkstar you totally missed the point of the thread. please read it again including my follow up reply.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

i agree with darkstar.....dont like the thought of buying a car, esp a gtr and leavin it who knows where for a yr. im sure things will go missin. maybe even be raped by a forklift here and there.

sounds to me pentae that u got ur mind set on gettin a gtr for bottom dollar rite?? as posted before the cheapest ive seen 32gtrs in japan are around 15k mark....so under 18k maybe on road. all i can say is what u pay is what u get generally quality wise

[Darron]

Yep..... Know all about the new rule as of a few weeks ago anyway and yes you can get a good R32 GTR for around 15k + on road but they are starting to get a little difficult to get the untouched one's but I managed to get my hands on a stock standard un touched R32 GTR Skyline grade 3.5 but yep its stuck for another year atleast!

As R32's were not made until the 6/1989- so by the time your import approval is done and its sent your looking at late 2004 or early 2005. But if you get a good one I think well worth the wait as long as you have somewhere that it can be stored safely......

Theft in Japan is knowhere near as bad as here though.

Darron. JustJap Auto Imports

[RadiuM]

also, once the date comes closer when you can actually import them the demand will increase and so will the price. they are only cheap now because no-one is buying them, there is too much risk involved at the moment.

Shaun

[Darron]

Yep,they already did go up UNTIL the law was changed then the price dropped again but like you said once the demand is back up again so goes the price again.

Darron.

[Richelieu]

Say you bought a 89 GTR and could get it landed, under the current 15 year rule (pre Oct 03) for $17000, how much extra will it cost to import the car under normal rules (non-15 year rule)?

[Roy]

As good as Nissans are, you are buying a 15year old performance car, whose parts, be it new or 2nd hand are expensive when compared to many other imports.

Not trying to deter you from buying your dream car, just be aware that like any 15year old sports car, it may be wise to have some dosh left over to cover things like tired clutch/gearbox.

Or more realistically suspension parts like control arms, castor rods, shocks etc. No matter how carefully the car has been drievn some parts simply wear out.

[pentae]

I don't intend on buying the car for at least another year.. and no I don't necessarily want to pay bottom dollar.. I just don't want to pay 30-35 grand which is what they are asking for r32gtr's at the moment.

I don't intend on buying one until the cars start coming in. What i'm hoping that will do is drive down the price of the later model GTR's (the r32 stopped in 93 or 94) to around the 22-25 grand mark so I can buy it.

And yes, I'll probably have 7 grand set aside for tidying it up and bolting on some good quality modifications.

I imagine these cars will also bring down the price of the r33's and the r34's will follow. by the end of 2004 it would be VERY sweet to be able to pick up an R34 GTR for around 50 grand.

[Darron]

Good call,no point buying a car that you can not afford to run.... Expect to spend some money but if you your in the market for a R32 GTR,buy a good one at that money and spend 10k or so on it would make for a great R32 GTR if you get the write example.

Can not import 1989 R32 GTR under the non 15 year old sceam unless you want to pay big money for complience which in that case you may aswell buy a later model.

Darron.

[Roy]

What i'm hoping that will do is drive down the price of the later model GTR's

Pls uncross your fingers, there are probably a few guys on the forum praying this doesnt happen.

As a current owner of a GTSt, i dont realy mind if the 15year rule blows out, if good R32 GTSt/R start coming in at mid teens im going to be sitting on a pile of scrap metal.

[Darron]

I wouldnt worry to much as I dont think under the new complience sceam that many people will import R32 GTS-T's and S13 Silvia's/180's due to the cost of complience making them to expensive and not enough profit margin in them so this should help them keep their value as their will only be the 15 year old vehicle's coming through in those vehicles.

[Hiroshima Screamer]

i was told that when brining a car in ( GTR ) it must be as close to standard as possible , is this true ?

[Darron]

Yes this is true,they must be 100% stock standard,exhaust,filters the lot!

[Duncan]

stock for SEVS cars (less than 15 years old)

>15 year or personal imports just need to be "roadworthy" like any other car.

[Darron]

That is true but still needs to be engineered though so as long as it is not to crazy or can be put back to a registable looking vehicle and road worthy vehicle you can do no problems with a 15 year old vehicle.