Need an auction sheet translated please

[totoro]

andrew: wow how exciting... the wait is a killer but its worth the wait....

justin: no worries mate... i will do what i can do...

[Nightcrawler]

hey, is there anyone living in Japan (Rezz etc) that would be willing to go to a parts yard, acquire me an R34GTT 4 door STOCK exhaust, and post/ship it to Australia? Since they are such a small value item (I have have seen them on Ebay for as little as $10), it is very restrictive to get one of the forum sponsors to bring it in, as they have to declare value and pay duties plus GST on the value + shipping cost. If it is a 'personal gift' it avoids such costs

[Rezz]

hey, is there anyone living in Japan (Rezz etc) that would be willing to go to a parts yard, acquire me an R34GTT 4 door STOCK exhaust, and post/ship it to Australia? Since they are such a small value item (I have have seen them on Ebay for as little as $10), it is very restrictive to get one of the forum sponsors to bring it in, as they have to declare value and pay duties plus GST on the value + shipping cost. If it is a 'personal gift' it avoids such costs

Your problems gonna be size/weight. It might cost in the region of A$150 - 200 to get it to AU (by EMS or similar)... then theres the eeerm... $50 - 100 fee that I'd need to source an exhaust system then package and lug the thing down to the Post Office. It's not the type of thing you can just 'do on a casual Sunday arvo' you know? Can't you find one in AU? They must be a dime a dozen down there. Alternatively you could put it in a container full of other cars/parts and pay nothing, but I don't have a container going to AU anytime soon

[Nightcrawler]

Rezz, you would think there are some around, but I can't even find a 2 door one, let alone a 4 door one .... I have rang EVERY import yard, wrecker and compliance workshop in Adelaide, and a heap of places in Qld, NSW and Vic. Nothing. Nada. I'm getting a tad desperate. Well not quite desperate, but disconcerted at least. If you could get me one here for say $250 I would be happy with you keeping whatever profit you can make ..... and you would be helping a fellow SAU member - for which I would be eternally grateful!

On a side note, have any of you guys in Japan ever heard of the radio DJ Chris Glenn? He is originally from Adelaide, and his Japanese wife (originally from Nagoya) is sort of my adopted sister.

[Nightcrawler]

and the best rates I can get from a trader (like Slidewize Imports off SAU) is about $200 to get it to Australia, then $100 to freight from Melbourne to Adelaide. I just don't want to pay that much. Plus there is the issue with them sourcing one from Japan, which would normally be off Yahoo or Ebay, then have to pay internal Japan freight etc to get it to the shipping container.

[totoro]

have you tried www.rinkya.com

worth a go i think but yeah transporting in japan is a bit costly....

[Nightcrawler]

checked it out - shipping of an exhaust by these guys is over $400 - sheesh!!! My whole car cost $1,200 to ship directly from Nagoya to Adelaide - wtf???

[Rezz]

checked it out - shipping of an exhaust by these guys is over $400 - sheesh!!! My whole car cost $1,200 to ship directly from Nagoya to Adelaide - wtf???

Yeah, $400 is by plane I'd imagine...

It *might* be $50 - 100 cheaper if you send it by ship, but then you'd have to wait 2 - 3 weeks for it to arrive, maybe more. But at the end of the day you're still paying at least $100 or more for the exhaust, then at least $200 odd dollars for shipping. Save yourself the hassle and drop $100 on a car dealer willing to let you 'borrow' their GT-T exhaust for a day or two... it's just for compliance isn't it?

[Nightcrawler]

there is not a single R34GTT for sale in SA that I know of, and I have already tried the hire or borrow line with interstate workshops. Hrrrrm - I will just have to keep on hunting Thanks anyhow Rezz.