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Hi

Im currently looking for A R33 GTR that has some serious work done to it.

Im looking for something in fantastic condition inside and out, with a detailed engine bay.

I have been looking through the usual mediums - but was wondering if anyone knows of any for sale in any performance shops, car yards etc.

Im in Perth but travelling to purchase the right car is not a problem

Please if you know of any for sale let me know.

Daniel

ps - thankyou in advance.

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If your after something thats already highly modified ide suggest looking around at Import Mechanic/performance places and also in japan.

Theres a few cars ive seen in HPI that state.. "The car came as is from japan" and most are atleast 300kw

you can import a heavily modded GTR, the only this is you'd have to put back all the standard

parts to the car, for it to "look" stock before sending it to be complied. :uh-huh:

besides, if you get from prestige, the prices of a modded and a standard GTR maybe

only a couple of grand difference, its just what you want. Do it up yourself or comes complete. :D

Autostyle in Sydney have a genuine Top Secret R33 customer car... its heavily modified but its also got a hefty price tag, which you can expect for the car it is.

Speak to Autostyle they mainly deal in exclusive/high performance cars and im sure could source you one.

Thanks Guys - keep the advise coming.

Franks - yeah I know the one - its got the yuck grean engine and rims i dont like - still looks very nice.

Morgs - yeah ph is selling that silver one - look awesome - but i cant justify spending 60000 + on a 8 year old car. But i do have his webpage bookmarked to keep an eye on the price (see if it comes down).

Something that ive noticed.....

there are some really nice r33 gtr's out there, fact is though a good condition r33 gtr are selling for between 34000 and 38000 (with few minor mods). There seem to be a few very nice example of modified r33 gtr's out there - but some of the ridiculous prices being asked is comical.

At the end of the day, some of these GTR are 7 - 9 years old, and we all know that when we modified a car we are not going to recoup all of the money - in fact we will get very little back. Another thing is I think people realise this cause these cars dont seem to be selling, you see alot of these cars for sale for a very long time.

Daniel

Daniel, to buy as quoted by yourself 'a R33 GTR that has some serious work done to it.

Im looking for something in fantastic condition inside and out, with a detailed engine bay' is gonna cost you more than the money your expecting to pay. Your looking at gtr's in the mid to late $30k??? WTF??? Mind you ph1's car is worth every cent and I bet you he's losing quite a bit of money compared to what he spent.....

Personally I think your dreaming if you want a heavily modified gtr and pay peanuts for it, unless you buy one that has been thrashed like that pornstar that screwed 400 guys in one day.....

And as for not justifying paying so much for a car that's 7-9 years old, go and buy a r34 gtr that's been modified heavily and is only 3-5 tears old, see how much you'll spend then.....

Be realistic mate and go and buy a stock one within your budget....

My 2cents.....

I think it's more because buyers are tight with their money (naturally) and don't realise the blood, sweat, tears and pure cash that went into building these "highly modified cars".

Everyone wants to buy a "heavily modified" car with "fantastic condition inside and out, with a detailed engine bay"... Basically, you want it all. You want a PERECT GTR.

But then they get upset when the owner wants to sell it for a premium over a standard car. $34-38,000? Sure you might find a rare bargain for that price that's in good condition, but most cars in that price range have been accident damaged, repainted, etc etc and have existing nigglies that you will have to fix up, since you're after such a PERFECT GTR... Once you own a GTR, you'll realise that those little nigglies soon add up to a few thousand dollars and your initial "moite what a BAAAAAAARGAIN" turns out not to be so cheap after all.

Of course the owner won't recoup all the money spent modifying the car, but the type of "heavily modified" car you seem to be after would have upwards of $25-30,000 spent on them (don't believe me? Ask ph1 for his mods list and costs) and it's only fair to charge a premium for the car.

If you want to pay standard car prices, buy a standard car. Personally, it sounds to me like you're aiming out of your budget if you're talking about high $30k GTRs.

JAGR33

Im NOT looking at spending mid 30's, Ive got quiet alot more to play with. Read the post again, I was saying that near stock ones are seeling for mid 30's, and modified ones for double..... Thats were my confusion layed. You have misunderstood my post

Daniel

JAGR33

Im NOT looking at spending mid 30's, Ive got quiet alot more to play with.  Read the post again, I was saying that near stock ones are seeling for mid 30's, and modified ones for double..... Thats were my confusion layed.  You have misunderstood my post

Daniel

I know what your saying Daniel, but reading over your first post again, your implying that you wanna buy a heavily nodified gtr, but not willing to spend money on a car that's 7-9 years old?!?!

Seems your confused and asking for a bit much for a lot less to me....

Okay, that's fine. Lets do a very quick breakdown here shall we?

I'll use ph1's car as an example because I know what condition it's in, and how he looked after the car.

You would be VERY hard pressed to find an immaculate and anally-looked after 1996 GTR like ph1's for $40,000 but lets just go off that.

$40,000

NISMO LM-GT4 Wheels and Bridgestone S01 tyres - $5000

Tein Coilovers and NISMO Circuit Link Set/Tension Rods/Bushes - $5000

Harrop Brake Kit - $5000

NISMO Triple Plate Clutch - $3000

Trust Intercooler - $2000

Blitz SBC-ID EBC - $1500

PowerFC - $1500

Whoops! That's already $63000. So basically ph1 is losing his entire engine build (not calculating the $8000 labour cost he paid to blueprint it and build it. The buyer gets that for free. You implied that he's asking too much for it? What, you think he should lose MORE?!?!

Come on man... Be reasonable eh?

fark you guys shit me ,

Im not implying that these cars havent had big dollars spent on them, Im not looking for a GTR for 40000, or 45000, my budget is over 50.

And Merli

I NEVER MENTIONED ANYWHERE that ph is asking to much. NEVER

I said its a awesome car and that I was keeping a eye on it to see if the price drops - please dont quote me incorrectly in the future.

Daniel

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