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loz

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need to know if any one can recommened a car importer in perth. looking at importing a r32 gtr and would like any help and or guidance in picking one as there many out there, i just want to know the one to trust i dont want to be screwed over or they take for ever for me to get my car please help...

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For importers I would recommend Geoff at Prestige Motorsport. As far as compliancing for RAWS in WA forget it. I have contacted several workshops and got nothing but bullshit stories.

Ultimate Performance imports should be able to do non 15year imports in June / July but it won't be cheap $5000 plus.

loz Enthusiast

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thats gerat and all has any one dealt with extreme machines or autoworx i dont know about prestige motor sports they dont post a adddress or were they are and only want to deal over the phone email or fax i dont know but me that pretty sus...

has any one had any dealings with them.

gtrken Grand Master

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I would go through prestige as he already has a few 32gtr with nice genuine low kms for around the 16k mark

(was one of about 2days ago genuine 100k,respray in 2001 no accident history, for about 18k i think was very nice)

Yes he has and so does every one else but as I said, you can't import them till they are 15 years old TO THE MONTH which means that the first GTR's were sold in July 89 so that means August 2004 before you can import one. Buy it now and store it if you wish...

RAWS certification is model specific ie. R33 , Evo 5 lancer, R34 etc so even though they may be RAWS certified , it will not be for an R32.

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Ken

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You'd better:

a) Find a real good genuine low k R32 GT-R and pay upwards of 25 for it on-road or:

B) Get real chummy with a local workshop as just about any "80,000km" car from a broker will require some work...

Jash

fane Mentor

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yer but fair isnt always true... but i suppose its the best indication that you have when your an importing a car... no one knows how many ks that their car has "done". :) and that isnt presteige's fault and applys to all importing...

that the gamble we take i suppose... the difference when importing tho, is that you cant see how it runs, idles, sits on the road etc etc....

anyways.... off topic...

i would go for autoworx... ;)

zanda Grand Master

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fane - something you may not realise is that a number of commercial businesses in perth use prestige to source vehicles.

buying from a non-broker (who would probably have used a buyer in japan - who may even be the same bloke that the broker uses) doesnt make the kms any more genuine..

in fact, buying through a broker can at least offer you the chance to see the wear on the interior prior to someone detailing the car and fixing the tears in seats etc.....

that said, having gone through the broking process before, I'd find a nice example locally, through private sale, get a leakdown test done, and save all the hassles of compliance and rego.

Nizmo Grand Master

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Why not buy already on the ground? ..... the 15 year rule is still not a certain thing and may be changed before its even put in place i hear.

Thank goodness theres a Loz on the forums now :D Zanda might stop putting Lozza on the committee papers .... i hate being called lozza! :)

gtracer Enthusiast

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I was going to buy from a broker but couldn't see the point in buying a car sight unseen. At the end of the day it was worth a couple of grand extra for me to buy a car I could test drive and check out before buying. Low k's means zero on Jap imports. It is so easy to change a dash it is ridiculous.

fane Mentor

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zanda, when i said presteige i meant the whole importing deal... :D

i wasnt narrowing down to presteige at all and if i was going to privatly import a car i would consider using them, that all being said, i would never ever import a car privately.... i see the risk being too much.... it has worked out awesome for some people but bad for others, take jas for example his car worked out awesome...

if you do decide to do this good luck to you mate and i wish you all the best.... im an impulse buyer and if i buy something i want it NOW :D so i could never do this because i couldnt wait the time :)

Danzil Enthusiast

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I know tht AutoJapan (on albany hwy) has an r32 gtr on a ship coming over as we speak.

i just bought my '93 r33 gtst for $17000 from the guy....fauzer is his name.

So far the cars been fine...(apart from a clangy gearbox- need betta fluid) i think!!

You could give him a try, i put a deposit on my car when it was on the ship and he gave me a discount (thts what he calls it) He's got a small yard and wants to sell the cars b4 they hit the shore..so u could bargin a good price.

hope it helps..but then what would i know! :)

-Dan

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