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z3n2k & cowie165: My 'R is also waiting at Kawasaki docks.. I hope it gets put on a ship soon.. :|

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/?/au/...sp?StockID=2654

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Pentae that looks like a BEAUTIFUL car! I'm going interstate for three months at the start of next year, and consequently had time pressure to find a car... I saw your car come up a few weeks after I paid for mine! Argh, if only I could have waited! They are both the same spec/condition by the looks of it, but I would have preferred black! (to gunmetal)

Great car!

Mark

I don't know how much you have spoken to Geoff, but I touch base every week or ten days - the latest news is that he's not sure who/how many will get on this (promised) NYK vessel. If you like, you can have your vehicle moved to another port, and try for Kiwi, but there are no guarantees it'll make it elsewhere. If we were better informed about what ports are moving cars + all the current (read: accurate) shipping scheds, it may be worthwhile, but in our case, patience looks like the order of the day. Port transfer would cost around $300-$400.

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Mark: Thanks mate!! I saw your gunmetal grey one when I was shopping as well but have always had my heart set on a black one. You can always get a respray :)

Phatr32: Nice looking car! its got tinted blue lights as well.. I wonder how they did that...

Well guys at least while we're waiting for our cars we have SAU to keep us occupied!

does anyone know where to get the cliear corner winkers? I know it seems rice but I think they tidy up the front end alot

mine could be leaving on the 20th at the moment, but the ship is overbooked & I won't know for sure just yet. waiting on confirmation

does anyone know where to get the cliear corner winkers? I know it seems rice but I think they tidy up the front end alot

mine could be leaving on the 20th at the moment, but the ship is overbooked & I won't know for sure just yet. waiting on confirmation

For R32 GT-Rs? They only supplier is D-speed, and they cost far too much IMHO.

LW.

got an email today, mine is on a ship (i knew that already, but now i have proper confirmation)

Hurrah!!! The ship is "The Hachinohe Bay" and it should be arriving on the 13th December.

Now i gotta go resit my license test so i can drive a manual legally when it arrives :)

Mark (and others) would you happen to have an 'after' pic? I've seen them advertised, but never on a car.

There has been a longish thread about them in the past:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=36583

LW.

Moral of this story: I wish my car was on a boat. :)

For those of you who HAVE been confirmed that their car made it onto a ship, on what date did you finalise payment for your car, and what port was it sent from?

My car arrived in Brisbane about 3 weeks ago.

It spent a week on the docks.

It's spent two weeks at the compliance place.

It's going to a mechanic for a full once-over after that.

It better be on the road before Christmas! :rofl:

i just got my 91 soarer took me 3 weeks to get it to aus then another 2 months to get it on the road. shows how much the government and customs are slowing things down

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