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What a wicked ride! And sensational photos Franks! Also, nice spot for the photos again, gotta hunt you down and make you take photos of my ride when I get it :(

Damn damn damn damn, I can't wait until they tell me my Silver S2 has been bought and is on the ship!#!@!@!!#!!#!$ (I think it'll be very late December / early January though :D)

The FMIC looks mean as hell... where did she get the car may I ask?

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Nice. Did Moanie do any mods herself? Or was it as imported?

The aft mkt guages above the stereo look wicked.

The guy who scouts the cars @ auctions left for Japan today.. he was in Aust on a holiday (damn slackers! hehe). So tomorrow I suppose he starts looking for my car..

Just like Moanie's, but completely stock.

Cheers,

Tim

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Originally posted by GR33DyMANGO

nice ride bro.  

justin

Nice ride bro?!?! try nice ride sista!!! I'd appreciate it if you don't make the same mistake twice :D

inark - don't worry...the dice were the first thing to go....it was just a left over from my cruisey 'rolla days :( And the 17s are on the way....once i recover financially :(

Timmy G...i'd love to take credit for my new ride...but i imported it fully modified....i wasn't prepared to lose my car for weeks at a time, just waiting for the mods...as it is, i waited 3 months for this car....i couldn't handle anymore time apart :D The only thing i did do was get an safc :(

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Definitely worth the wait! My car was the first one i seriously looked at...that was in the first few days of looking....i didn't get the car though...the guy pulled it out or something....it came back the next week and I bid and got it!!! very very lucky! :(

Hahahaha....i wuz told 2 months max....but theres always issues...my main one was waiting for the boat to leave japan...it took forever...and then my car got delayed in melbourne cause it had to get quarantined cause it was on the docks in japan for ages! But she's here now! :D

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Damn that was so lucky!! So did you get it for a better price than the first buyer who fell through?

I am buying mine from a place in Manly Vale, NSW. They had one coming in which was PERFECT, and I asked them to tell me when it came in so I could check it out. Anyway I came in between time, and I asked about it.. and the guy said someone had put a deposit down on it (without seeing it)!!!

I was a little peeved. Apparently the guy had been looking for 2 months and was looking for I think a 96 GTS-T, black with a sunroof and <30,000kms! I am hoping he passes this one up cos the guy said he was really fussy.. and if he does, I'll have mine ASAP!!!!! But I'll wait until Dec 3rd when my final exams finish :burnout:

PS. the car that was coming in that I liked is at www.timgriffin.com/skyline/ .. it's the first two pictures (with the Nismo chin).

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fmd!!!! Its got a sunroof!!! I'm gonna be jealous of that sunroof ;)

I lost the bid the first time around...i think the guy selling wasn't happy with the price...so the second time i bumped my bid up...and voila! I got a car :)

If you really want the car...maybe you should go and check it out and offer to buy it on the spot?!? Would they let you do that?!?! Full price has got to be better than a deposit?!?! Especially if the other guy is taking his sweet time deciding....there has to be some sorta time limit?!?!

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Hi guys,

my photography services has been availble for a while..

heres some details of packages i offer to car enthusiasts.

1 location:

(either night or day)

2x 8x10 (or A4) prints.

10-15 images for web use,

2 wallpaper sizes jpgs.

$50.

2 locations:

3 8x10s

15-20 images

3 wallpapers

$70.

example shots:

GTT.jpg

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GTR.JPG

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