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When i was an auto elec... My boss bought a 1997 r33 gtr (which was in 1999) which were worth 60k+ back then.... He got one with what i would call excessive damage (bordering a write off) for only 11.5k landed to our workshop...

He then spent about 14k on it to make it brand new again and sold it for 65k....

Hows that....

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geez, how did he get the compliance for the car under the SEVs rule? i though u bring in car with accident history unless.............

thats some good business there, just feel sorry for the dude bought the car.

and sorry Dan, its my first time posting up any pics so i went into the wrong section.

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true, forgot about that. as a matter of fact, there was a Blue GTR R33 sold just recently by street machine here in brisbane had a write-off history as well in japan. it got brought in b4 SEVs and that car was sold here for 43 g 4 months ago. what a rip off

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Anything is repairable....

I would have bought the one we worked on....

My boss usually bought ones that had fire damage... We would re-wire them and sell for double that to a car yard...

I also remember a Mitz 3000GT bought for 7k and sold for 30k. Cost about 400 bucks in wire/tape/solder/full rewire of the engine bay and a weeks work from me (at the time a 2nd year apprentice so $300 labour).... Now thats a profit margin...

I used to love doing it cause i got to take the cars for a flogg... As a 18 year old flogging a 3000GT or a GTR round geebung... Twas sweet...

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You got to remember a write off in japan is not the same as a write off here...

They will write a GTR off with minor damge....

The smash repair shop next to us used to do them in conjunction with my boss.. They would share the cost and the profit...

There were some ugly one i remember (blood/skin in the windshield) nasty....

Worse i have seen was a small sign post entered the cabin next to the ecu in the passangers foot well and speared through the passangers seat like an arrow... (no blood on this one... lucky)

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alot of the street machines cars are write offs...they then paint them in a aftermarket colour and say they can custom from japan

That's Big Boys Toys standard operating procedure :(

Ever wonder why every Soarer on their lot is either orange, yellow, purple, pink or green? :D

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yeah thats the same thing with street machines...every time i see a import in a strange colour i just laugh and think to myself that, that used to be a ride off

i used to work near whiteline in minto, nsw a few years ago...they are even worse, alot every customer that comes in and leaves there car is thrashed by the staff...if i ever see them doing that to my car, they would be dead...and i hate it when i hear people defend them and say they are great

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yeah, ive realise that. really feel sorry for the dude who bought the written-off GTR 2 months ago for 45 or 43 gs. couldve got a lot better car.

thats y i am importing a car by myself from japan. :D

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those last 2 pics look nasty! doesnt look like u could salvage much off that at all...

yeah, i couldnt even tell it was a GTR R34 if i didnt look at the auction sheet. thats bad.

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