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Hey all. Just bought a Black 32 gtst coupe. Happy with the price, but i'm a bit weary about the K's.

Its done 103,000km but the interior is suffering. The steering wheel, gear knob and hand-brake knob seem really, really wrecked, but the rest is in top condition. Car was never in an accident, and its completely stock except for a turbo timer.

The only things wrong with the car is that the sunroof is said to 'not working properly' and there is a nice big crack in the windshield. I did notice the engine bay is filthy with dust and the brake fluid resevoir looks empty!

The seats and door trims and pedals look like 100,000k worthy, but the steering wheel, shifter and hand brake knobs are completely wrecked! Do you guys think that this guy jus didn't really care for the car as a whole, or this thing has done 300,000km? :kick:

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the steering wheel and handbrake look like they have been used a f**k load. Who knows though, mayb the owner of the car mounted the handbrake and steering wheel in his spare time. How much did you pay for this car at the auctions if you dont mind me asking?

goodluck hopefully everything else is sweet.

Paradizzle.

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That photo would be enough for me to run away from that car. The leather wearables are always a good indication of use....but goddam....I've never seen a steering wheel shredded like that! Hope the car is alright!

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id be saying something like 200k+

I wouldnt look at the steering wheel (looks worn + damaged), but the other things are fairly worn also - knob and handbrake. Seat looks a bit worn/faded too.

If the engine bay is REALLY dirty, expect 150k+

But do not worry, pretty much all 32's coming in are like that.

Ahhh, the beauty of wound back cars. :cheers: Japan, gotta love it

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Buy on Condition over KMs everytime :)

Especially from Japan when KMs are such a contensious issue anyway!

What you should be asking yourself when looking at that pic is they obviously have'nt cared for the vehicle on the inside so what makes you think the rest of it would be any different?

K's may well be accurate, but if the cars come from a 'Snowy' 'wet' 'muddy' part of Japan and has never been garaged / Covered this kind of interior is highly likely :)

How much did you pay anyway..?

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Thanks for the input fellas.

I paid 183,000JPY FOB at auction. The thing was though, it was at a private auction held by my auction agent, only for its members, so there wasn't really many people up to actually bid on the car.

I'm thinking that the steering wheel might have been deliberatly damaged by the looks of it. The guy could have gotten bored and just started to peel the material away. Judging from the other photos I have, the seats, and more importantly, the pedals do not show any wear except a small stain on the drivers. The engine bay is dirty, but not filthy. I'm hoping this car just hasn't been serviced in a while, rather than having excess k's.

My last car from japan was a series 4 rx-7 which came from a snowy area. 63,000kms on the clock, perfect condition interior, but the paint chipped really easily. The skyline is in Yokohama, it might have come from somewhere else though.

Ah well. I can only hope for the best when the car finally arrives.

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So you will end up paying less then 9000 all up for this car? when you look at it that way then its pret good i guess. Which agent did you use? and what are his fees like?

I reckon it will need a new steering wheel unless u like the feeling of steering wheel cut on your face.

Anyways good luck with it.

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So you will end up paying less then 9000 all up for this car? when you look at it that way then its pret good i guess. Which agent did you use? and what are his fees like?

I reckon it will need a new steering wheel unless u like the feeling of steering wheel cut on your face.

Anyways good luck with it.

Hahaha, I like the shape of the stock steering wheel, might get it re-trimmed in vinyl and I want my HICAS (I know there are boss kits that fix this problem). I'm planning to redo the whole interior in red, black and silver.

It is a good thing that I am getting the car fairly cheaply, i over-budgeted a lot ( I thought i was going to get another rx-7 or a 300zx). I imported the car myself. This will be the sixth car I have imported between my dad and I hence, I don't pay any fees!

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I to would like to import a car myself, but there are no places that i can find that allow you access to auctions. The only places i can find are shitty internet sites, and i have only found like 4 of them. How did you find your car?

Paradizzle

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I to would like to import a car myself, but there are no places that i can find that allow you access to auctions. The only places i can find are shitty internet sites, and i have only found like 4 of them. How did you find your car?

Paradizzle

Most of the car dealers you find in Japan are willing to go out and find you a car at the auctions. I would highly reccomend 'auto square' as a very responsible and reliable agency. You give them a deposit, and they will give you access to almost all of the auctions in japan, allowing you to search for any car as you please. They aren't actually a 'car dealer' - they don't keep any sort of stock. They are pure auction agents.

If you are looking at venturing into importing your own vehicle, it is not an easy task and you can be fooled very easily if you don't do your homework. For example, if you purchase a car with auto square and you can't import it till next month, they will charge you 1,000YEN per day that they have to hold it for you. It ends up being a fair bit extra.

I can't honestly reccomend any import agents in Australia, but I can guide you if you want to hook us up with some skyline or general auto stuff.

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I have a mate who has imported a few skylines, but he has done it through internet sites that just have 'available' stock for you to purchase from. So he knows all the paperwork and that sort of shit, but the the range is poor on those sites so i need access to auctions to by what im looking for. damn hooligans.

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