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^^And did you get a copy of the auction sheet or the export certificate to prove the kms were genuine?

my bro sent it over. i didnt ask him for certificate. car was on mint cond. plus 100% factory. sold it to mate as he was really really desperate to buy it off from me :D soon importing another one for me. btw all of mates want me to import cars for them. lol

Hi guys and girls,

I have had quite a few PM's come through asking if the search is still on.

Anyway, yes - the search is still on, i just havent heard anything else from top secret yet. :down:

I havent forgotten about this thread and as usual i will keep you all updated.

Cheers!

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Hey guys and girls,

Spoke with Garry today, he just wanted to advise me that they will be closing the showroom from the 13th December and re-opening on the 16th of January. :blink:

Anyway, thought i'd put an FYI up on here so if you guys have any last minute orders for a car - it would be best to stick them in now!

Garry advised me that he will still be working during the period, just will not physically be in the showroom. He is actually heading overseas and will be visiting Japan aswell - so he will see if he can even personally find a GTR for me while he is there! (Now thats service!!)

Out of curiosity, Garry also sent me through a few pictures of a GTR which top secret imports have just recently purchased for another customer. It is exactly what i want, except for the colour. I have attached the pics to this post for those of you who are interested. Both the interior and exterior look to be in excellent condition. Is anyone on here the lucky new owner!?

Cheers!

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Also, just realised I never posted them - but here are a few pics of the exact car I am after.

Bayside blue, vspec, exterior wise - completely stock - if possible, even down to the point where theres no colour coding on the front lip!

Sure, we can sort the little things out (i.e. - if the front lip was colour coded, it probably wouldnt stop me from buying the car!) but in the end, the pics attached are what would paint a perfect search result for me. :blink:

Cheers!

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Thanks.. yeh its a really good find... Garry was going to buy it even if we passed on it... should be here and complied by January

Exciting times! Please let us know how it all goes! :blink:

Congrats again on the purchase!

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Hi KR4GTR,

Good Luck with the Find and hopefully you will find one that belongs to you soon.

I am also currently starting to look around for a GTR 34. I understand that you are looking from Top Secret.

I was wondering if you had came across any of the Z Tune by any chance so far or any V Spec 2 Nur at a decent price? :blink:

Please keep us updated if you found anything.

Hi KR4GTR,

Good Luck with the Find and hopefully you will find one that belongs to you soon.

I am also currently starting to look around for a GTR 34. I understand that you are looking from Top Secret.

I was wondering if you had came across any of the Z Tune by any chance so far or any V Spec 2 Nur at a decent price? :)

Please keep us updated if you found anything.

hey mate,

i suggest you give garry a buzz and place an order so he can start looking around in japan for you. He will be able to give you an accurate estimation of cost and start work towards finding a car within your set budget.

say chris sent you! haha i'm sure he'll look after you! :D

cheers!

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I am Sorry Peopel ... What I ment by Decent price is around the acceptable range comparing to a same age Ferrari I surpose ...

I am still trying to see what's available out there ... as I have not yet seen any of the Z Tune out for grabs so just asking if anyone saw it?

So ... From the sound of it Iron Chef would be able to source for one under half a Mil ... ^_^

KR4GTR, Thanks for the advise ... like I said I am still in the stage of looking around ... I have waited for years before I can actually say I finally got the Cash sitting in my bank to find the right car since Midnight last night ... Yeah! All my hard work for the past Few years had FINALLY Paid off!

Let us know if you found anything Decent out there ... as I will be buying one to keep forever, I would really like to get a Z Tune there seems to be none around! My second choice is to get one of the V Spec 2 Nur.

I know that Iron Chef (I think Kristian as I was told by my frends) has been busy with all these Import business too is on this Topic, Maybe he can also throwin some suggessions ^_^

I wish everyone on this Topic a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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