Look at this import R33 GTR

[PTR33]

There's no ciggy lighter, wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole!

Hey, makes as much sense as some of the posts here.

[Rezz]

I remember one time that i inspected an R32 GTR at USS in saitama,after coming to the conclusion that the vehicle had

A.a noisey oil and water pump

B.Rust bubbles and water leaking in the boot,not to mention the damp smell

C.excessive corosion on ALL nuts and bolts.

D.Interior was very worn

E.Paint was knackered(and thats a technical term )

Now i have restored vehicles and repaired almost anything so i have an idea on what can be serviced,repaired or rectified....but I refused to even considering sending this vehicle to a customer......the vehicle then ended up on someones website not mentioning any of this....infact it stated what a wonderful car it was.....some poor guy was waiting his car and this "thing"wouldve turned up.....what a joke.....

Thank you ylwgtr2, this is what I'm talking about.

[[A31]]

maybe it was 124,000 and they just wound back the 1 in front ? lol.

[regan]

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A 89 GTR with un-believably low km,s probably is!!!!! if this vehicle was the gen article it would have history and be sold into the Jay domestic market for big "coin"

And Geoff is a top bloke , I think he should run for P.M, he has carisma, style, honesty and heaps of cred!!!!. He dresses well and has impecable table manners he is also a fit and if i may say a "good looking bloke" His knowledge of ALL things imported vehicle related is stagering!!!! he is a saint in the make believe world of forum "junkies"............

P.S I was considering marketing a line of Geoff merchandise, you know t-shirts and caps ect.... should sell a million, may even make enough to buy one of these 30.000KM 15 year old , never raced, owned by a nun GT,Rs.........

Go for IT!!!!!!!

[Zactor]

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A 89 GTR with un-believably low km,s probably is!!!!! if this vehicle was the gen article it would have history and be sold into the Jay domestic market for big "coin"

And Geoff is a top bloke , I think he should run for P.M, he has carisma, style, honesty and heaps of cred!!!!. He dresses well and has impecable table manners he is also a fit and if i may say a "good looking bloke" His knowledge of ALL things imported vehicle related is stagering!!!! he is a saint in the make believe world of forum "junkies"............

P.S I was considering marketing a line of Geoff merchandise, you know t-shirts and caps ect.... should sell a million, may even make enough to buy one of these 30.000KM 15 year old , never raced, owned by a nun GT,Rs.........

Go for IT!!!!!!!

You must be refering to Geoff at Status cars in QLD ? He is a top bloke!!! what sizes are your "Geoff " t shirts avaliable in ? colours prices ..ect please send details KEEN !!!!

Ta

[pentae]

regan: actually the car is a 95 model mate.

[regan]

regan: actually the car is a 95 model mate.

Sorry "Dude" refreing to vehicle 89 GTR" !!!!! a 1995 with under 30.000Km would be acurate!!!!!!!!!! Q. Do any vehicles entering Aust have the speedo,s altered or is that just a myth???? Thinking of buying one ,but want below30Km genuine, but would need a "Stat Dec" from supplier and a full inspection at this end to confirm. Can i get refunded if the vehicle is proved to be "wound back" as VDO instuments Aust are now offering this service, they will strip ,the odo and put it under some special light to confirm, I have contacted them and they have told me that there method is 100% and the certificates they issue will hold up in court. Can you recommend any good importer,s who would be OK with this???

Any advice welcome.

TA

[regan]

You must be refering to Geoff  at Status cars in QLD ? He is a top bloke!!! what sizes are your "Geoff " t shirts avaliable in ? colours  prices ..ect please send details KEEN !!!!

Ta

Hi Zactor,

Yes Geoff at Status is a TOP guy, will send details. I have him currently on the look-out for a sub 30.000km GTR ,

[Guest]

VDO charge around $500 and they will say NO it hasnt been tampered with or YES we found more fingerprints in the dash than on a public toilet.

It is used on high end exotic cars mainly, they use a special process to look for finger prints as when they are made the manufacturer wears gloves.

Hit your importer up for what they think and if they will even let you do it.

[Rezz]

Hahaha regan... ur a funny bastard

[regan]

VDO charge around $500 and they will say NO it hasnt been tampered with or YES we found more fingerprints in the dash than on a public toilet.

It is used on high end exotic cars mainly, they use a special process to look for finger prints as when they are made the manufacturer wears gloves.

Hit your importer up for what they think and if they will even let you do it.

Hey Driftt,

Yes thats what they told me too,

I am a bit suprised that some of these brokers are not offering this service or at the very least ,linking up to the VDO site ? NOTE*** They did tell me that they are unable to say how many km the vehicle has travelled , only that it had been tampered with. This service would be a great "selling point" if I were purchasing a vehicle i had not seen and only trusting somebodys quick look-over!!! and opinion of condition and KM .

[Zactor]

Hey Driftt,

Yes thats what they told me too,

I am a bit suprised that some of these brokers are not offering this service or at the very least ,linking up to the VDO site ? NOTE*** They did tell me that they are unable to say how many km the vehicle has travelled , only that it had been tampered with. This service would be a great "selling point" if I were purchasing a vehicle i had not seen and only trusting somebodys quick look-over!!! and opinion of condition and KM .

Hey regan,

Do any importers/retailers/Brokers Garantee in writting the KM on vehicles they sell/ find ?????

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

If you do your home work it isnt to hard to pick up a R33 for 1.3/1.5 FOB, it is the price's they can be bought for.

And yes we have bought them for that price.

Yes, I can buy them for that price - I know! But 24000kms - ha. Mate if this was genuine the car would not sell for 1.5my.

No offence to Geoff either, he is only copying down what he has been told. He hasnt inspected the car himself.

I buy my cars from auction when I am at the auction. Its the only sure way.

[Blitz]

I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten foot pole. Yeah its a GTR  I love them and all, but that thing has had the crap thrashed out of it (I can be wrong so no need for flaming).  

What makes think this is : Look at the engine bay, that car has been under intense heat, causing paint and different colour patches on the head, etc.  

For it only doing 24,000 i think the person must have been driving around at 8000RPM all the time

Here we go, another expert

[Guest]

At 1.3 to 1.5 I would expect 60/80,000 but a clean car and I wouldnt trust 90% of these so called experts in Japan to buy a GTR for myself or one of my mates.

What the speedo says on a car that is just started to check oil pressure means nothing, no body can say the klm's are 100% true unless they have personaly owned it from new in Japan or it is regulary serviced from new and all documents from service's and inspections are included, even then you would have to be game to state 100% that the klm's are true.

It is a second hand car so think about it we are dealing with car sales men in another country, we dont trust somebody down the road so why would you trust these people.

[Lepperfish]

Well said DRIFTT..

This thread isnt intended to flame prestige in anyway, its merley just another standout example of jap cars coming in with false kms..

My GTST came in with 35,500kms on it!!! - 1993 model!!!!!!!

I laughed at the guy, but the car was still clean and ran nicely..

[Guest]

A trained monkey can buy you a car from stock posted up at sites like www.japanautodirect.com/ and these guys even advertise in Unique Cars so its no secret.

Look at this link, that set of roller doors are in a lot of photos that you see on emails that are spamed out.

www.japanautodirect.com/auto.specsheet.cfm?id=245

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

At 1.3 to 1.5 I would expect 60/80,000 but a clean car and I wouldnt trust 90% of these so called experts in Japan to buy a GTR for myself or one of my mates.

What the speedo says on a car that is just started to check oil pressure means nothing, no body can say the klm's are 100% true unless they have personaly owned it from new in Japan or it is regulary serviced from new and all documents from service's and inspections are included, even then you would have to be game to state 100% that the klm's are true.

It is a second hand car so think about it we are dealing with car sales men in another country, we dont trust somebody down the road so why would you trust these people.

agreed

[Guest]

Well no more experts want to make a comment, you have to agee now that cars like this have a high chance of being wound back, as I was told today "a 9 year old kid can cut and paste off a site in Japan and charge $1,000 for sending you the email".

Buying a $6,000 180 is a lot different to $30,000 GTR.

[SteveL]

Well no more experts want to make a comment, you have to agee now that cars like this have a high chance of being wound back, as I was told today "a 9 year old kid can cut and paste off a site in Japan and charge $1,000 for sending you the email".

What's the definition of an expert......as to it being wound back, you'd have to admit it's also possible the buyer got a good buy and couldn't care less - only he/she will know in the end.