A 97 R33 With 49Xxx K's

[coolcat]

as above

[leer34]

theres always a chance on a low k car that it has been tampered with..but the condition of the car will give u a better indication then whatever is on the clock...that does seem like really low k's but maybe thats exactly what it is

if in doubt and you have access to the car get a mechanic to do an inspection on it and get a professional opinion

hopefully it all comes back sweet tho, good luck

[PM-R33]

New dash fitted or some one got a bit to happy winding back the speedo to a completely unrealistic number.

No way in hell.

[Luke_GTS-T]

As Phil said... no way in hell

[Greekos]

i know a 1998 gts-t that has a genuine 80k on the clock though it has spent its most of its life in storage, but 40k whats the reason?

[leer34]

bit over 3000k's a year on average does seem a tad low, doesnt it?

is this a car your looking at buying or just one you saw?

[coolcat]

yeah, just one i'm looking at, theres another one a 96 gts4 n/a thats just been imported and has 50,000ks?

[PM-R33]

bit over 3000k's a year on average does seem a tad low, doesnt it?

is this a car your looking at buying or just one you saw?

Works out to be under 70km a week lol.

I would believe it if it was a R33 N1 GTR or something along those lines. Not a GTS.

[DELLER]

There done something dude

[Galois]

All the imports loose a good chunk of their mileage when they come over, and you have no idea what the seller in Japan has done either. Take the km for what it is, worthless, have a look at it and get a mechanic to check on it.

[gr8whiterb26]

Hmm interesting man, my brother bought his r34 sedan with 27xxxkm on the clock, in that time the only that has faild are the coilpacks. He's racked up about 40,000kms in 5 years. Just make sure there are no accidents/chassis damage, rust etc. And the engine has good compression, also check things like the condition of the belts, especially the timing belt

[paulr33]

i got my 1997 gtst with 58k on the clock in 2003

and it looked legit and drove like legit kms

but 49 in 2011 sounds low

as a ref mine now has 232,000

[coolcat]

so what would be an acceptable range of km's thats worth buying, for intstance you would'nt want to buy something with over 180?

[Darmanin10]

^^^^^^^^^

like the guys have already said, its not about the milage but the condition of the car......

just get a mechanic too look over and inspect condition

[PM-R33]

Nowadays every R33 will most likely have around 100-150,000 kms on them. So as others have said, just look at the overall condition of the car and not the kms on it.

[Galois]

It's the cars condition that you have to pay attention too, but I'd be looking for cars in the average mileage bracket. Ones with lower kms might be just as old and cost more

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

i bought mine with 58k on the clock.. i don't beleive it but i have only put ~5000k on the car within 3 years.. LOL

bought a S2 dash for it and now reads 70+k... LOL

[thejedilestat]

could be the real deal ya never know but like others have said have it looked at. if ther persion selling it gets defencive then you know its a no go but if the car looks great then you just have to flip a coin.

[ACTIVE-LSD]

general rule of thumb when buying imports. disregard mileage. look at the condition. 49,000 kms should be no less than showroom condition. auction grade 4.5 big B at the very least.

[mad082]

the km's could be legit even if the condition of the car is pretty ordinary (not everyone treats their car great. i've seen near new cars with low kms but in terrible condition and vice versa). generally though it is a good indicator. the kms on an import are very rarely legit though.

the missus pulsar is a 2000 model and only has 70,000kms on it. would've been less but we went back to 1 car for a while. at one point when we had 2 cars though, her car would've been lucky to do 50kms a month as we always took my car. sometimes her car would go a week or 2 without even being started.