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too much! haha, I think around the $16.5-17k mark. Low km's though, and clean car!

Yeah, it was driven on weekends only as I caught the train to work. When I bought it it had only done 26,000Kms and sold it at 60,000Kms. 34,000Kms in 5.5 years...!

Well, hope your mate enjoys it as much as I did!

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Yesterday spotted a red LAMBOGHINI DIABLO on NE road Modbury.

Thing was hawt plates were red but I couldn't see the name, made me swerve across the road trying to check it out

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Spotted my first R34 GT-R today on West Lakes Blvd about 4pm. Gunmetal, no wing, Victorian plates BEA something or other.

Cruised past and gave him the thumbs up! Need to see more of these out!

spotted a grey skyline crashed in the bushes this mornin on churchill road... hopefully nobody from sau! there wasn't anyone there with the car except for a couple of cops...

i was goin to post that as well earlier on, but only remembered it just now

that car was fair f**ked up, straight away i was hopin it wasnt anyone from here

Yesterday spotted a red LAMBOGHINI DIABLO on NE road Modbury.

Thing was hawt plates were red but I couldn't see the name, made me swerve across the road trying to check it out

It was a Countach - I spotted it down near Windsor Gardens. Has LAMBO-1 on the plates.

It was a Countach - I spotted it down near Windsor Gardens. Has LAMBO-1 on the plates.

Yeah it was a countach, knew it was one of the old skool lambos

Had a look at the specs the late models have a 5.2L V12 run 0-100 in 4.9 secs, but look like a giant remote controlled toy car :(

Spotted my first R34 GT-R today on West Lakes Blvd about 4pm. Gunmetal, no wing, Victorian plates BEA something or other.

Cruised past and gave him the thumbs up! Need to see more of these out!

eyy i kinda slowed down & waited for u to catch up to suss ur car out, whether its a genuine GTR or not :(

still waiting for my personalised SA plate to come

likewise, would love to cruise with the original 'Godzilla'

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Saw someone looks like MIB drove a new Rolls Royce (Phantom) in the city on Satarday around 1pm, very, very nice car and that's over AUD $1,000,000. Did anyone see that car before?

Details as below:

-Engine Twelve cylinders, 60 degree V-formation, chain-driven DOHC per bank, four valves per cylinder, electronic valve timing control, all alloy.

-Power & torque 338kW @ 5350rpm KW 720Nm @ 3500rpm

-Transmission 6 speed Automatic

-Fuel 100 Fuel tank capacity (litres)

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Saw someone looks like MIB drove a new Rolls Royce (Phantom) in the city on Satarday around 1pm, very, very nice car and that's over AUD $1,000,000. Did anyone see that car before?
Saw a black one cruising the bay once but, that was over a year ago. I heard when brand new these are the fastest depreciating cars ever...something like $400 a day :P
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