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Hi i am international student in australia

i am looking to buy a R34 25 GT

and have a question about finance, insurance,services

i am internatinal student can i get finanace on the car worth 12k~18k AUS $?

if there is someone like me done this before how much u pay for 2 year term and the interest?

How much to insurance the car and which is the best should i take as AAMI won`t insure it

I have Australian full driving license for 2 months now

There any services place near South western melbourne that done service like oil change filter etc for car

at least kind of same one with nissan done

Thx anything you know might help me

Cheers

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Hey mate...I suggest you contact the following places directly for more information...

- Finance companies and banks for FINANCE.

In general, if you are an international student, a bank would have provisions to loan you money, e.g. you have assets up to a certain amount or can prove that you can have good income/cash flow and/or you meet their residency requirements. Best that you talk to them directly.

- Insurance companies to INSURE the car.

The only two insurers that I know that will definitely insure Japanese imports are www.justcars.com.au and www.shannons.com.au , give them a call and ask for specific details. I don't see why they cannot insure your car.

- Local Mechanics to SERVICE the car.

There are many places that can service your car. I suggest you go somewhere local. Ask around and get some quotes. Otherwise, if you are near the Western suburbs of Melbourne, I suggest you perhaps give Chasers Motorworks ago - I am a regular there, just say Kevin with the R33 GTR sent you. They recently tuned my car so I'm sure they will give you a hand. Visit their website here: www.chasers.com.au .

Good luck.

I'm not sure if they would give an international student a loan, especially to buy a car that's pretty hard to sell off.

But think about it, do you really want to be servicing a loan as you study? Are you using your allowance or are you working? If you're working, why not save up for the car? I'm sure you can wait and it is going to be a much sweeter sensation, rather than having to service the loan, then paying for maintenance and whatnot. Its all going to add up.

Just cars is probably the way to go, looking at $2500 - $3000 for first year of insurance if you want full comp.

As for finance you need a full-time or part-time job, they won't give you a loan if you're a casual. Not sure if they'll give you a loan because you're on a student visa :S. Just contact a bank.

Mate iam pretty sure international students dont get any sort of finance or loans even if u are working full time or part time (legaly international students are allowed 20 hrs of work a week only).as i was an international student til last year i asked around and no one was willing to gve me a loan or a finance on a car.the best would b if u can save up and buy it for cash like i did :thumbsup:.believe me mate even if u arange the loan some how,repayments and maintainance on the car would b 2 hard to juggle.geting any sort of loans while ur a student NOT A SMART MOVE.

Thanks for all the info

Maybe I should save for my car, damm it will takes year maybe more .........

U know it better have it now than watch other skyline in the street

Btw thx for the info i got quoted $1.400 per year for full insurance with just car on agrred value 17K AUS$

Does anyone get better deal than this?

Rating 3 (Don`t know what it means)

More important that i will drive alot

How much cunsumtion for skyline R34 25GT?

per tank or Km/liters

And a info from my friend say that skyline driver got pull over alot by police?

that would be annoying

You won't get cheaper than Just Cars in your situation. Yes imports get hassled a bit more by the police, but in saying that I've never been pulled over. A lot of it comes down to how you drive and your driving record. Rating 3 is based on how many years you've been driving and how many claims you have. You start off on a Rating 6 and it gets better from there. Fuel consumption is pretty crappy, much like any other 6cyl.

I dont think shannons will insure you if you are under 25

i'm 23 and have my GTR insured with shannons. about half the price of what just cars was asking - they are by far the best insurance company out there.

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