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knore

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knore Grand Master

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I brought my R33 about 3 months ago now, at that time there were so many to choose from, it was great.

Recently while helping a friend to look for one, i noticed that the number has more than halved... Im guessing theres a hold on imports at the moment untill the new year or??..

Im planning on buying a late model series 2 sometime in the next 6 months, does anyone know when/if there will be a good influx of our favourite car?>

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I brought my R33 about 3 months ago now, at that time there were so many to choose from, it was great.  

Recently while helping a friend to look for one, i noticed that the number has more than halved... Im guessing theres a hold on imports at the moment untill the new year or??..

Im planning on buying a late model series 2 sometime in the next 6 months, does anyone know when/if there will be a good influx of our favourite car?>

Right now, my blue 97 GTST is for sale. PM if interested

knore Grand Master

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Well ill be selling my series one in a few months probably.. things can obviously change b4 then

but im looking to buy a series 2 96+ manual, basically dead stock, With preferably less than 60,000km on it

will pay upto $25K

Its going to be my project car

franks Veteran

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can anyone tell me the real differances between a series one R33 and a series two R33 Skyline?? Im looking at buying one next year.. but I dont know the real differences

i dont think they'll ever return to the good ole days for a few reasons...

1. increased insurance premiums for high perf. imports

2. greater choice of locally delivered cars

3. slump in economic climate

4. tighter import regulations

that said, there a few good signs that they may improve....

1. worsening yen, increasing aussie dollar value

2. growth in import performance car scene

3. greater choice of jdm cars

4. affordability of r34 and r32 gtr's.

of course, im not a speculator :)

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ok maybe we missed the point... i mean in the specs of the car. Diff in engine (if any), interior, features etc etc... Sorry if it came across wrong?

sorry these buttons on the new forum style are confusing :) i was replying to the original post :)

theres a plethora of information regarding difference between series1 and 2 r33's, just have to use the search button dude.

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sorry these buttons on the new forum style are confusing :rolleyes: i was replying to the original post :(

theres a plethora of information regarding difference between series1 and 2 r33's, just have to use the search button dude.

OK, I will help, as I have a Series 2, or had one till Tuesday as it was sold for $25,000.

External Differences.

S2 has different bonnet, front bar, rear spoiler front quarters (more squarer), boot lip featuring skyline logo are color coded.

Internal Differences.

S2 has dual airbags, some have ABS, different trim inside, mostly the same as S1 just those cosmetic differences. Different warning lights on dash as well. Also features 6 x 9 speaker covers on rear shelf, but still a round 6" speaker within, just a bigger looking cover.

I sold my S2 with 63,000 km, and some nice mods for $25k. Spewing because I needed the money and had to sell now. Had a been a bit financially better off, I'd sell it in March/April, when prices keep rising and imports dry up.

Also, you wont see a flood ever again, thats what RAWS was brought in to prevent. On the LVI scheme, only a few thousand vehicles should come into Australia. Last year alone, over 20,000 vehicles came through to Australia, prompting investigation and a system overhaul.

Plus local second hand sales fell, as young people and old, prefered to spend 10-30k on a range of low mile, good quality, high performance imports ranging from silvias, 180's, Skylines, etc.

Why would you buy a second hand commodore?? thats the whole point, they wanted to protect the local industry.

So buy a skyline or import whilst you can, because it will get harder and harder, and before long, the only way to get one will be to privately import directly from Japan for yourself.

Paul (I miss my GTS-t)

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Well a mate and i went car hunting and we could only find a "few" good 93 for around the 20 to 23K mark. (dealer)

If you want a good stock 95+ model expect to pay over 25k now.... this is due to SEVS

there was a total of 10 (r33) Skylines we looked at and we went to 7 dealers. the most expensive R33 was over 33K and it was stock with low k's

Loz

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Excelent !!

DAMM!!

I just sold mine. I knew they would start going up. I bet they'd go allot higher too.

SOmeone said R34's cant be complied anymore? Is that true?

And also, when the car turns 15yo, is it true you dont need to comply it? Does that mean you simply register it and drive it?

Paul

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I had a quick look around at the local import yards yesterday as I had a day off due to the weather. There really wasn't much on offer. I bought mine over two year ago now (94 R33) for $23K which I though in hindsight was a bit much, but when looking around yesterday it looked like a good price. I saw a few with $25k+ on them that were very rough. Obvious accident damage, missing nearly all the boot trim, just very ordinary condition in general. I would hate to be in the market at the moment in the Brisbane area. I should be selling mine around March/April, should be interesting.

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