Buying/importing R34 Gtr

[IMACUL8]

Hello Guys

Just wanted information/advice from people who have purchased/imported a R34 GTR recently. Who did you use? Any problems? etc .

What are they selling for in Japan at the moment?

Any help/advice would be greatly appriciated - as im looking into getting a R34 GTR V spec for myself.

Thanks in advance guys.

PS - im undecided on colour so if you have in nice pics please post them up.

Daniel

[sewid]

I imported mine almost a year ago now, went through Geoff at Prestige, no problems except translating some of the more technical jargon on the auction sheets...

Prices vary wildly and you would be better served to look at one of the historical auction price websites like http://english.auto.vl.ru/auctions/ . Look at starting around 3,700,000 - 4,000,000 FOB for a good grade 4 car with low - reasonable KM's. The cars you see around for 2.7 - 3.2 million are probably grade R cars and you need to steer well clear.

Other advice is:

- Get a stock one as you will just have headaches trying to find stock parts to put back on it when it's over here for compliance. Even stock exhaust systems are tricky to come by.

- Check to see if it has Brembo brake pads before you buy it. You can see the brembo logo on the pads without removing the wheel/caliper. If the car you want has no brembo pads factor in another $2k for a new set of pads for compliance.

- If you get a car with good/new Japanese tyres on it, organise to get those tyres back from your compliance center after they put new cheapo brand tyres on it for compliance. I'm sure the Aust government knows best when it makes us use $700 nofrills tyres in place of brand new Bridgestone RE01R's.....

- Steer away from cars with the factory sat navigation system installed. This cannot be used in Australia, consumes half your dashboard with controls, and adds useless weight. It's pretty hard to find the parts to replace it with the standard climate control panel too.

- A lot of GTR V-Spec's are having their carbon fibre undertray go missing. Make sure the one you want has it installed before you bid.

As for colours, the top three in my opinion:

1. Midnight purple pearl III (very rare, only a few hundred ever made)

2. Black Pearl Metallic

3. Bayside Blue

White is very common it seems though. Sometimes to get an awesome car you might have to compromise on the colour.

[sewid]

Some more things i thought about:

Taxes

Import Duty - 10% of the FOB cost

GST - 10% GST on FOB cost plus the Import Duty plus freight

Luxury Car Tax - Threshold is $57,009 of the GST-inclusive portion of vehicle purchase price. If the assessable amount is less than $57,009 then no LCT is payable

Stamp Duty - Stamp duty changes for cars over certain values in all states of Australia. In NSW stamp duty is 3% of the cars value up to $45,000 then 5% for the portion thereafter.

Edited August 15, 2005 by sewid

[Wink]

Illegal, but I'd try to find a compliance place that won't remove your HID lights.

[R34]

- Check to see if it has Brembo brake pads before you buy it. You can see the brembo logo on the pads without removing the wheel/caliper. If the car you want has no brembo pads factor in another $2k for a new set of pads for compliance.

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$2k for a set of pads Faaark!

I'm looking at a CPV35 with brembos...hope this isn't the std replacement cost.

[IMACUL8]

Thanks heaps sewid - appreciate you taking the time to answer.

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

you have to have std brembo pads for compliance??? would they check?

mark

[Beer Baron]

yes they do check. I know of a number of people who were caught short and had to fork out $2K for genuine brembo pads. it sucks when it's an unexpected cost. as per the SEVS rules the car has to be standard right down to the brake pads it seems.

of course aftermarket pads are much cheaper, but that's no good to you for compliance purposes.

[sewid]

double post...

Edited August 15, 2005 by sewid

[sewid]

you have to have std brembo pads for compliance??? would they check?

mark

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They check 100% of the time. This is one of the areas apparently they focus on because its very common for a car to be non-compliant with this item.

If the car comes into the country with Brembo's with more than 50% pad material left they are fine.

I've added a pic of the pads so you can see that the logo is fairly obvious, even when the pad is installed this is visible.

Edited August 15, 2005 by sewid

[sewid]

$2k for a set of pads Faaark!

I'm looking at a CPV35 with brembos...hope this isn't the std replacement cost. blink.gif

I think you'll find that Brembo pads for the V35 are going to cost a lot too. The good part is that you are more likely to have stock pads installed since it's a newer car.

The owner of my GTR for example returned the car to the nissan dealer for each service. Hence it had stock everything including Brembo pads and the same make/model of tyre it came from the factory with (brand new tho).

Edited August 15, 2005 by sewid

[JZA80_1998]

if the start price around 3700000yen,more than likely it will up to 5000000yen+fob.

my mate just import one R34GTR(not V-spec),he paid 4850000yen FOB(white)

i think you need looking around 5000000yen for the good R34GTR.

if you looking for V-spec2 or M-spec.i think you need have spare 6000000yen+FOB.

5000000yen= AUD60000 x20% tax x luxury tax+shpping.it will cost $85000 landed etc.

very expensive.

Edited August 15, 2005 by JZA80_1998

[IMACUL8]

Is there any web sites that show the auction places, cars and prices??

(apart from the above on mentioned)

[Guest]

On brake pads the requirement is for then to be factory pads and enough to make them legal in that sate (WA is 1 mm).

For R34 GTR brake pads my last quote was $980 front and rear delivered to my door, ex Japan.

[S8_Rx7]

mate ,i heard all the GTR are going up on price now,not good time to purschase the GTR.

why not try Rx7 S8,looks much better!!

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

I can't believe you even have to have stock pads. what is this world coming to

I'd be pissed if the cops pulled me over and told me my pads weren't stock (they aren't) there'd be so many that would hold up better under braking then std's

does anyone know what the efficiency and stuff is of the std R34 brembo pads?

PS, Sorry to hijack thread

[R34]

Is there any web sites that show the auction places, cars and prices??

(apart from the above on mentioned)

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Dan

Try this one.

Register and they will give you access

http://www.isibike.com/

Holiday in Japan this week though

Cheers

Edited August 15, 2005 by R34

[IMACUL8]

Thanks Mate

Have signed up - and looking

Daniel

Dan

Try this one.

Register and they will give you access

http://www.isibike.com/

Holiday in Japan this week though

Cheers

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[shanef]

have a look at www.nengun.com have a look in the "Cars" section. They currently have a 1999 r34 gtr (non v spec) going for $62 614 including on road costs (if true could be possibly the cheapest around)

[gtr13]

have a look at www.nengun.com have a look in the "Cars" section. They currently have a 1999 r34 gtr (non v spec) going for $62 614 including on road costs (if true could be possibly the cheapest around)

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That blue 34 has already been sold apparently to someone in the UK