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hello ppl im just new to this forum....but i ask looking for some advice

i am currently in the process of buying a r33 gts-t 1993 (it stock to the bone) for around 13k to 14k....

and i was wondering if this is a reasonable price ?

and what should i look for wen buying the car ?

engine wise body wise ?

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that is a good deal; i pay 17k for mine with bodykit and a few mods and 87k on the clock,

Be sure 2 check for rust in the normal places ( i found that u should always check in the boot on the sides where the water gets drain)

take the car for a test drive and also get the owner 2 have a compersion test done on the car (take it 2 any perforance workshop)

Check out the paint all over inside and outside.

Open the doors and check for different paint marks, odd bends etc.

Open the boot and pull up the carpet, look at the paint and any scratches or odd bends, also check out the boot lid hinges for change of paint.

Also look for any paint over spray.

The above will let you know that the car has had some work done to it, either by change of paint or it's been in a crash and been re-sprayed.

You can take a tape measure and measure both sides between the wheels and if they are differant then the car has been in a crash and fixed up.

Check onder the wheels looking for oil leaks etc, look at the breaks to see if they are scored if they are they will need to be replaced at some point down the track, same with any oil leaks as well.

Also check at the back and look under the car, where the diff is, chack for oil spray or leaks if there's a spray then the seals will need to be fixed, if it's leacking oil either the seal is gone or something worse.

The oil spray is a comman prob thou.

The front right hand side wheel (may be the left), can get an oil spray same as above the seal is on the way out.

Another comman prob.

Test drive it, and if you can or want to, change between 4th and 5th gears, if this cruches or doesn't slide in properly or well then it means you have a problem with the gearbox and it will need to be fixed up at some point.

This is another comman problem as well.

There's all the other things as well like driving smoothly, driving straight (drive on straight road, let go of the steering wheel and see where the car goes)

You can get side to side by the air in the front tires being different so maybe a tire guage would be good to have around to check that.

TinTin, you can get RACV to do full check for you as well, they'll detail anything wrong with it, as well as do all security checks for you. Not sure how much it costs though...

If you're buying from a dealer, don't just settle for the stat warranty, spend the extra $2K (if you can) to have the car under warranty for an extra 2 years.

And as Mike said, excellent price! I paid $26k all up with extra 2yr warranty & only 32,000kms on it.

Good luck!

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