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2020 Nissan Skyline 400R V37/Infiniti Q50 RS insurance in NSW

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Im paying a hell of an insurance at the moment for my car but im sure they are basing it off a R35 GTR price?

When i try to get a quote or even give them my number plate to get to even try they ask is my registration cancelled?

and that they cant find it even though its fully registered.

they tell me there is no 2020 Model Skyline and then i tell them its an Infiniti Q50 Redsport equiv in the USA the insurance is half price to what they setup for me calling the car a Skyline.

this is through NRMA and i tried Allianz and i got the same issue with the model not exsisting.

I know i cant say its an Infiniti because in the case of insurance payout they will just say its not the same car.

i know there is a few V37 Nissan Skyline 400R's in Australia what have you guys done for your insurance?

am i doing something wrong?

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Did you buy the car from a dealership here in Australia? I am assuming you did, as to my knowledge you can't import any 2020 Skylines from Japan. In that case it is NOT a 400R and not a Skyline. It is a Q50 Infiniti That is why the insurance companies cannot find your model - a 2020 Nissan Skyline does not exist in Aus. Just because someone might have put Skyline badging and a 400R style front bumper on it, does not make it a Skyline. The people calling their Infinitis 400Rs are kidding themselves - they are not that car, and neither is yours I am pretty sure.

Post a picture of your VIN plate - that will tell the story.

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56 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said:

Did you buy the car from a dealership here in Australia? I am assuming you did, as to my knowledge you can't import any 2020 Skylines from Japan. In that case it is NOT a 400R and not a Skyline. It is a Q50 Infiniti That is why the insurance companies cannot find your model - a 2020 Nissan Skyline does not exist in Aus. Just because someone might have put Skyline badging and a 400R style front bumper on it, does not make it a Skyline. The people calling their Infinitis 400Rs are kidding themselves - they are not that car, and neither is yours I am pretty sure.

Post a picture of your VIN plate - that will tell the story.


there absolutely is 400R’s here in Australia, no age regulations on imports. 
I checked one out when looking for a q60 rs recently. Had all import paperwork aswell. Carsales lists 3 up for sale aswell.

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Yeah they sure are available for import now, its great news :)

Matt, You need an import specialist insurer, nothing has really changed over the years about the mainstream insurance companies not touching them.

I have my cars with Lumley (same group as NRMA etc) because they insure imports and have a good concept of "stable use" where as long as no more than 2 cars are being driven each day you can have them all on a good rate, I've also had no issues with claims through them. Note they won't insure a car if you take it to the track, even for an off track claim.

Shannons are another option but I had a lot of trouble with their claims (they were happy to take the premiums, not so keen to pay out), and I'm sure there are other import specialists too 

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As far as I know, Infiniti stopped importing vehicles before 2020, even though they were still selling their stock for at least a year or 2 after that, they were older build years, therefore, you can import a 2020 400R, because you couldn't buy an AuDM 2020 built Q50 RS.

As for insurance, you might need to go through one of the enthusiast insurance companies, they tend to insure a lot more grey import models than the mainstream insurers as Duncan mentioned.

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shannons wasnt far off what i was paying tbh.

so i will check out Lumley and i dont track the car at all.

but yer this is definitley a 2020 Nissan Skyline 400R and yer im sure i will have trouble telling my insurance i have a Q50 RS simply because its not the car i have even though its the same build.

and yes i did buy it from a dealership.

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That shoots down the suggestion they are a similar price to a 5yr older Q50 RS.  if you pay that price for a 2016 RS you would have rocks in your head.

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I agree...but that aint the going price for a 400r. Pretty speculative price because it has plastic on the seats still, I just don't see new car buyers being too excited about a JDM import, different mindset/different market

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fair call, but the going price of a '16 RS is around $30k.  also don't think you have any chance of finding a '21 400R for close to that figure.  If you find one.. sign me up!

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On 13/11/2024 at 12:40 PM, V35_Paul said:

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2021-nissan-skyline-400r-auto-rv37/SSE-AD-17857548/

Well there you go 

It's good to dream, but no way anyone is paying $65k for that, on a basically dead platform, when the M340i exists.

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Sorry I was being harsh there, but am I wrong? You can buy a M340i easily, and there's loads available second hand. A lot more workshops modifying them as well. How about getting parts for them?

Don't get me wrong, I'd love a 400R, even a 4cyl (I looked at a few V36s before buying my shitbox BMW). Sadly Infiniti died in Aus and we're stuck with importing them as niche vehicles.

Supply and demand :(

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By way of parts My local Nissan had a new water pump i needed👍. But i just had to buy and new AC compressor from the US 👎.

Hit and miss with parts 

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Guys ,I had Shannon's - https://www.shannons.com.au/  insure my 400R , it was just over 2k , and to be fair my last m240i was around 1900 with NRMA.

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On 12/4/2024 at 8:33 AM, V35_Paul said:

By way of parts My local Nissan had a new water pump i needed👍. But i just had to buy and new AC compressor from the US 👎.

Hit and miss with parts 

Total miss.

Just had to take back the water pump. Wrong part, it was for the older V series. Typical Nissan service/dealership 🙄 

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Just got back from overseas and once again Rego and service time.

Supercheap auto cant find my plates on their list to match my car to buy a crush washer lolol.

NRMA has my number plate linked to R35 GTR which i have explained once again that it is not a GTR.

Its scary in the sense that if somthing happens and my insurance wont cover me if its the wrong car on their list even though they are the ones that have made the mistake.

Im not sure NIGHTCRAWLER why the neg comment?

Its a 2020 V37 400R Skyline? and asking for someone to post their VIN number is crazy just to prove it?

Its a legit Nissan Skyline from japan factory 400R its does use the Q50 infinity chasis but this is the Japan model. 

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On 05/05/2025 at 1:01 PM, wizlb said:

If you have a Nissan from Japan and model year is from 2016 to 2024, just say you have an Infiniti Q50 4 doors... Why are telling you have an import?

Because they are different 

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