89gtr price

[junkie13]

a guy is importing a r32 gtr 89 for me and i want to know something with mods and around 70000km and in good condition how much should i pay including everything to get on to the road

thanks

[CalaisT3RBO]

Im only new here but from my research I would suggest

having a look at www.prestigemotorsport.com.au

[sewid]

70,000km is dreaming for an 89 car. If you get it it will be a rolled back odometer.

[fatz]

km;'s are id dog years from jap

id pay a can of coke and a mars bar for it lol

[DJ984]

I beg the differ Sewid... My car had about 65K km's on it when i got it and all the numbers on the odometer still line up so they wern'e rolled back....

[sewid]

I beg the differ Sewid... My car had about 65K km's on it when i got it and all the numbers on the odometer still line up so they wern'e rolled back....

HAHA ok sure!

So did mine (the numbers lined up) but a little birdy told me the car had done almost twice as many km's.

ODO reads 74,000km

Timing belt last changed at 97,000km

WOW my car has had a timing belt change in the future! How considerate of the former owner!

Noone's ever just completely replaced a gauge cluster either. Completely impossible.

[DJ984]

i know that you can change guage clusters etc.... i also know how to tell when a cars done more k's than it says... you may think i'm dreaming but i'm convinced that mines honest....

[sewid]

Ok it is possible. You may have been lucky. I'm just saying 99% of the time it is rolled back.

[DJ984]

I wouldn't have said 99% of the time but yeah, i do agree that a lot of cars are rolled back....

[junkie13]

so consider its roll back how much should i pay for one thats pretty decent

[sigsputnik]

WOW my car has had a timing belt change in the future!

lol sewid!

[MJ]

junkie13 you get what you pay for. I've seen them cheap as around 15k but remember the car is 15 years old plus you dont know the history of the car. I would have about 5k or more spare cash to fix up anything that would be wrong with it.

And if your unlucky and get a shagged rb26 thats big $$$$ Also the attesa system can be very exxy if that plays up too.

Dont look for the cheapest one you can get.......id be inclined to get one on the higher priced side

[sewid]

I wouldn't have said 99% of the time but yeah, i do agree that a lot of cars are rolled back....

Totally. I didn't mean that 99% of all imports have been rolled back. Just 99% of all 89 models with less than 100,000 kms on the clock.

Who is going to buy a sports car, keep it 15 years, and only drive it 5,000km or less (for 75000km total) per year? For a start, its gonna be 90% chance the car has had two or more different owners in those 15 years and even less chance that those owners had the same < 5000km per year driving style.

It is simple logic.

Sorry for the thread hi-jack. I believe you should check out a few of the past car prices on Prestige's website for at least some indication. Heres a link:

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/au/st...&Colour=&Price=

[jake32]

Totally. I didn't mean that 99% of all imports have been rolled back. Just 99% of all 89 models with less than 100,000 kms on the clock.  

Who is going to buy a sports car, keep it 15 years, and only drive it 5,000km or less (for 75000km total) per year? For a start, its gonna be 90% chance the car has had two or more different owners in those 15 years and even less chance that those owners had the same < 5000km per year driving style.

It is simple logic.

Sorry for the thread hi-jack. I believe you should check out a few of the past car prices on Prestige's website for at least some indication. Heres a link:

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/au/st...&Colour=&Price=

i have nissan patrol ( safari) recently arrived 1988 model 4.2d 55,500 klms with books..also had a 92 silvia last year with 22,000kmls with books & power fc, hand contol,apexi n1 sus .bride, injetors ,fuel reg ..etc 180rwkw and had never been anyplace.. car was immaculate sold for 16k

the lo k`s car do exist ...but there not as common as they are here..!

anyway this will not be happening much longer ...under sevs/raws all vehicles imported must have de-registration papers with KLMS shown at time of de-reg /export

[junkie13]

japanese city are small and do as much driving as us

that might be the reason

[MINES_DATSUN]

wow, such cheap gtr's. look at some of em. full of rust . well its what you get for a 89model

[NXTIME]

Sometimes, and I mean sometimes you may just get lucky. But as has been mentioned, genuine low km cars (with books) are few - and they are usually at the higher end of the price bracket.

If I were buying a GTR for 15K, I would have at least 5K on top of the on-road cost of the car to spend on it as I wouldn't expect it to be in the best condition. there are some things that you cannot easily see in a pic or two over the net. And even if the mechanics have been checked before hand, there is no telling what will go wrong on a 15 year old car.

In my opinion, unless you are buying an 89 car with a significant amount of mods, then I would suggest that you buy a nice clean local car that you can inspect and drive personally, as ultimately, you will more than likely end up paying close to the prices that they can be bought for here. And the major advantage is that you won't have the risks associated with buying 89 model ones. My best friend recently sold his immaculate Black 1993 GTR with basic mods and 18" wheels with a genuine 85K kms on it for $30,000. Compare this to a cheap (say 600,000 Yen) 1989 model which will cost a realistic $15,000 landed plus registration and other associated costs such as engineering etc. Let these be $3,000. That will be $18,000 just to get it on the road. This doesn't include any other problems that the car might have such as replacement of air con condensor or any such ancillary. There could be many little things wrong with it that will all add up. Then there is the body. It may have minor scratches, chips and dents that won't show up in any pics. What about major problems with the engine? ECU, electricals? See? Things will add up pretty quickly and the cost will soon get close to if not over $25K.

I am not trying to sway anyone from buying such cars, just telling the full picture of what some people may not be aware of when buying such cars sight-unseen.However, there are very significant risks that needs to be taken into account when making such a purchase.

[junkie13]

if someone go and hand pick one for me for 20000 landed including regos and etc should i take it or its expensive

[NXTIME]

Depends on who the someone is and how thorough an inspection that they do on the car. tehre are some importers who haev a very selective process when buying cars. Also, depends on its condition and whether or not it has any major mods. If it is a clean car with say a decent history, then I would say, on the surface, that $20,000 is a fair price for a decent car. However, you must be aware that there is a risk of it not being as you expect it.

[junkie13]

so 20000 is not actually a bargin after all because from what i saw aound normal r32 gtr were going for 30000with no mods and bit more with mods so i took the chance when i saw 20000