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Marko R1

By Marko R1,
in R Series (R30, R31, R32, R33, R34)

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Marko R1 Grand Master

Marko R1

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hi guys,

im stuck & need advice...i am not happy with my r32gtr shell so im pulling all of my running gear out of it & tossing the shell - more than likely will keep the engine as it owes me 25k & probably sell the interior, diff etc.

i am on the search & here are my 2 options (both are at similar price point):

1. red 94 r32gtr: forged bottom end, -5's, nismo wheels

OR

2. white 94 r32gtr vspec2: stock bottom end, -7's, volk wheels

which would be a better buy? i can see that i'd make more money from selling the forged engine etc on the red gtr, however, the vspec2 is more of an icon & better for resale i guess...what are your thoughts? this is doing my head in ARRRRGH :)

i can also say that the red gtr is cleaner, but the white gtr just needs a bit of tlc to have it look as nice

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marko

Marko R1 Grand Master

Marko R1

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i put together a quick analysis & after selling parts i'd naturally get a lot more back with the red gtr...the difference is over 5k

from this, it will cost me an additional 5k to have a vspec2 which doesn't sound too bad really...

GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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VS2 and how good are you at haggling? VINs noted and Checked for rust?

BTW, how do you know that the 2 owners aren't on SAU (assuming these are already in Oz)? If they are, they'll vote for their own car eh? :P

Marko R1 Grand Master

Marko R1

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hi all,

i had the white vspec2 inspected a few days ago, the chassis rails & sills are badly pushed in...can these be repaired or should i stay clear?

also has rust under the n1 boot lid (on the actual boot lid itself, rust straight thru), under the passenger mirror in the door sill itself, rear 1/4 guard arch & the bonnet paint is lifting off the alloy bonnet near the n1 front lip, wtf!

i also looked at the red gtr (non vspec) & the condition is incredible - very nice indeed :) reminds me of my aust delivered gtr which i had a few yrs back

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Yes chassis rails can be repaired depending on how badly damaged they are. The can also be replaced but both repairing and replacing is a big job. I think your better off going with the normal GTR for the same price cause if you get the V-spec its going to cost a fair bit of coin to get it all fixed up to a standard that your happy with the car

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