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Next Financial Yr Forecast (depending on Japanese auction results - depending on supply and demand)(kept at Grade 4B standard):-

* Non V-Spec - down 7%

* V-Spec - down 4%

* M-Spec - static

* V-Spec II - up 2%

* V-Spec II Nur - up 5%

* M-Spec Nur - up 7%

* V-Spec N1 - up 8%

* V-Spec II N1 - up 10%

** 'Tis my own time capsule for observation purposes Lol

*** As cars get older, the spectrum of quality gets wider

**** I hope there's no GFC 2.0 or oil embargo to fark this all up Lol

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If the fed government changes the import rules later this year I can really see BNR34 and other cars tanking in price. Instead of the 16 year old R34 I guess lot of people will just get the R35 for 50-60K.

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I'm going nuts over this same issue :wacko: . I miss my GTT too much so I've been looking at a 34GTR vpsec for the last few months.

Last option is to import one.. But as you guys can imagine I'm gettin a lot of resistance from family and friends saying dont spend so much on an old car.

Also I heard rumours about govt dropping import duties since the aus car manufacturers are shutting down their plants.

Will the 34GTRs retain their value? How much should I be spending on a clean one? I'm only lookin at V-spec and above. Preferably blue. :woot:

I know this is a month-old post but I thought I'd share my experience.

I was in the same boat as you, it was really difficult to find the perfect 34 GTR locally. I wanted a V-Spec or better, low km example, and it had to be blue. I gave up looking and contacted Ben over at J-Spec to get the ball rolling on an import. It was a tough decision to make at the time, but looking back it turned out to be 100% the right move. It can be daunting when you have to wait 3 months to take the car home, not to mention having to send tens of thousands of $ overseas, but with a good importer they'll make the process so seamless that you stop worrying pretty quick.

Long story short, I now have an immaculate grade 4.5 Bayside Blue V-Spec, with 37,000 genuine km complete with a full service history (I'm talking every single service sheet since brand new). It cost me around $56,000 landed and complied which I thought was very fair considering I knew of 3 similar examples that sold locally during my wait time for $60,000+.

Big shout out to Top Secret Imports here in Sydney as well, they made an otherwise painful compliance process super bearable. Awesome guys to deal with.

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