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well i spend 1hr yesterday looking for a good sydney based import dealer on the skyline forum. soo far i rounded up 2, which are powerplay and northshore prestige. yep im gonna avoid the dodge parramatta rd dealers as i've read nothing but shonkyness. :D

well anywayz, i just have 1 simple question. when powerplay or Northshore source skylines from jap on ya behalf. do they do everything like pay for ya car etc ? provided i pay them the money when they request it. when i say pay them, i mean paying their company and not the jap dealer etc. coz originally i was gonna use an import broke like j-spec or PM. but since my parents are payin for some of the cost, they didnt want to pay some jap person that they have never seen. cut the story short, they are basically scared of gettin scammed and not getting the car. soo my only alternative left is to buy it in Aus.

kk, any1 know any other good import dealers that i can look at. also, please tell me if the above company are good. pm me if ya want.

thnx

ohh finally, what are my chances on purchasing a yellow R34 turbo skyline ? is this colour rare ?

can i ask where u got your skyline from ? hrmm i really want yellow, but my parents say it looks too much like some lego car and not serious enuff. they told me silver will look nice. but i dunno. black is too dark lol. i want something like smoke siliver.

y not just look for it locally + privately?

should be equal in price if not cheaper as you'll save in costs to get it here and compiled + save in time

also, i heard r34 auction prices have risen a bit in japan (not really sure)

not really into silver, i prefer white or black.. yellow is hot too =)

i went with J-Spec to get my R34 GT-T... i can guarantee you there is NOTHING dodgy about these guys. I think you'll find A LOT of cars here at SAU have been found via J-Spec of Prestige Motorsport. I would say a HUGE percentage would be from either of these 2. They seem to have the most reputable name here, so i wouldn't worry about being scammed.

Give J-Spec a go, i know they've still got plates for 34's, and the compliance place is in Sydney, so handy for you as well.

cheers,

chinny

P.S. if you've got any q's about importing/J-spec just give me a buzz if ya want.

ouch ! dude that sux, did u wanna check out justcar or famous car insurance for a quote..

i get absoulty nailed with insurance for my 33 gtst but, i love it so much it dosnt matter.

what are you looking at getting instead ? what do N/A slivias go Like ? thats what id go for probly :) and bling it all up a notch. BAM !

hey wylie, i've got 10+ quotes from justcar. all of them are around $2860. im 19 and on a NCB of 30%. im not happy at all. just because i live in NSW(yeh, high crime rate etc) doesnt mean i need to be wacked with a insurance quote of 2860. while other ppl in perth vic etc only need to pay 2100.

dont get me wrong, if it was 2100, ill be like yehh and go along with it. but $2800 to secure something is a joke.

what i mite do is, buy a r32 gts-t (thats if the 15yo rule remains), drive that for 2yrs on 3rd party. when i reach my 50% NCB, im gonna sell the gtst and buy my r34 na. but im still unsure for now.

hrmm might even consider the r33 gts. but the only reason i dun want to is becoz im scared that since its a non turbo, noone will want to buy it when i sell it in 2yrs time, or the return value will be crap :). but if u can assure me it will get sold just as quick as a turbo skyline, then ill think about it. + gts are only around $14000 while the r32 gts-t sits on $12000.

yeah thats about the same as my quote should be, im with justcar but i dont have as good a no claim bonus, so im payin a bit more - i had an accident ( single car, mine ) with NRMA a while back in my old car ( they let me keep my no claim bonus ) just car wacked me on the lowest one, OUCH ! - it was dumb of me to make the claim with NRMA, i should have paid for it out of my pocket.... ahhh hindsight - but since NRMA let me keep my no clair i though JustCar should bring that across to but they didnt want to hear about it.

anyway it will be good next year when insurance comes around and ive got some bonus points back again, my wallet will appreciate it for sure.

yeah im not sure about the resale on GTSs, i know id want turbz if i was goin a line - i really think the insurance rates Blow, i dunno if it would work but you should be given a better quote depending on your record more-so than your age, like if you have been driving for 3 - 4 years with no tickets no accidents - then there should be some releif from the under 25 nail ya with 400 bucks ya sucka excess.

R32 on 3rd party might work out ok for ya, what i dont like on the 3rd party policy from just car is that with fire and theft i think they still only want to give you up to 5000 if it is stolen or burned or both.

Oh and i got my 33 from Northshore Presteige - they were great to deal with, even sent me a christmas card ! hehe

id reccomend em, oh and i need to duck round there and pick up my rear strut brace off em, havnt had a chance to yet, better get my game on.

yeh northshore prestige seems the way to go. ive seen a line that i want on their site. but the askin price for that gts was 18000. hrmmm, wonder if i could get it for around 14000. probably not. :) but hey, since its non turbo, they might be kind and give it to me for that price.

well i dont really mind what yr it is, but i really want the r33 s2 front bar look. then again i could get a s1 and tell them to add a 400r gtr frontbar bodykit on.

hrmm how much discount did ya get when u purchased ya line ? pm me if u want.

i didnt push for much of a discount as the price for the gts-t was really good and i got a decent trade in for my old car, i think ud be able to get them down a bit or mabey like u said throw in some goodies instead, they had some zorsts there when i got my car that they may put on for you wich would be good

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