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02-14-2009, 10:44 PM
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#51 | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by AME_VIP Yes you can get a new GTR cheaper but this is for some one who loves the R34 GTR and wants a very exclusive car (in Canada). It was obviously a huge expense and a lot of paper work to get this car here legally.
Can you imagine the attention you would get from import owners and car lovers a like?
I had a ride in the one in Vancouver around 2002. Blue R34 GTR with full Cwest kit, 19" Advan Model 5 in bronze. Motrexed car owned by an owner of Garage SPL in Seattle. The car is now Do Luck sponsored and tours the show scene in the US.
Riding down Robson on a Saturday it turned heads like crazy. | It's a very exclusive and head turning car for 5 years and the cost for that is $180,000.
Who ever bought that car will have a very hard time selling it at 1/5 of the price afterward.
The price may still be there but there are no market for it.
$180,000 can pick up a 996 GT2 which is also very exclusive and much better and faster car when both in stock form.
And there is a R35 sitting at the dealership asking $110,000.
BOth cars still have their value afterward.
This car bought so much attention in Canada is because it hasn't meet the 15 years rule yet.
After 5 years when they meet the 15 years rule no one is going to give a damn about it.
Just like the R32.
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02-14-2009, 11:04 PM
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#52 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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yeah the 15 year old rule will totally destroy the value of this car
$180 for a ubuilt "been cut, been back together" or $20k for a cherry one....
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02-14-2009, 11:10 PM
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#53 | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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saw it today, nothing special... just another nissan.
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02-15-2009, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by hk20000 yeah the 15 year old rule will totally destroy the value of this car
$180 for a ubuilt "been cut, been back together" or $20k for a cherry one.... | it was cut? i just tried reading the PDF again and all i could find mentioned is that it was disassembled as parts and put back together here
i'm still confused about the part regarding getting DOT approval in new york for the headlights...
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02-15-2009, 07:53 AM
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#55 | Witness protection
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egh i went to ask about it on gtrcanada.com and there is a thread that is already running for a bit now: http://forums.gtrcanada.com/showthread.php?t=31635
it's the same car you've all seen at the RS meet a few years back at spanish banks.
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02-15-2009, 10:10 AM
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While I don't agree with how much it costs, you guys also have to realize that a good chunk of money was likely put into making this thing DOT-approved. They had to fabricate new headlights and have them officially tested by the government twice. If you're doing that for a couple thousand cars, the price isn't too bad. But because it was a one-off custom job, it'll be more expensive. Plus there's the price of the original car in Japan, labour costs of dismantling it, packing up all the pieces securely, shipping it, unpacking, assembling parts, making sure it all works properly, getting road-worthiness approval, etc., etc. There's a lot more work involved than simply driving a car into a container and shipping it over.
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02-15-2009, 10:18 AM
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#57 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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I have checked that the chassis must be in more than THREE pieces at the beginning to be considered a Ubilt in UK now. So what people do is chop the car up in the half way length and remove the roof from the car and ship it like that.
I don't know about Canada but I would guess the rule is similar.
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02-15-2009, 02:17 PM
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#58 | RS Veteran
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Thats a good point about the 15 year rule. Once the R34 GTR is 15 years old more will be coming in to Canada and this one will depreciate very quickly.
That's assuming we still have the 15 year rule at that point!
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02-15-2009, 03:16 PM
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#59 | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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well we just have to wait another 6 years. =D
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02-15-2009, 06:59 PM
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#60 | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by AME_VIP Thats a good point about the 15 year rule. Once the R34 GTR is 15 years old more will be coming in to Canada and this one will depreciate very quickly.
That's assuming we still have the 15 year rule at that point! |
hm. now that you mention this... what if icbc extends the 15 year rule? maybe 20 years? 30 years? or bans imports totally? that would make this car worth... who knows? but still a risky "investment" eh |
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02-15-2009, 07:11 PM
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#61 | RS controls my life!
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Production figures
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02-15-2009, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mas604 I got 64,623 total r34 from another source. | not all R34 are GTR
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02-16-2009, 01:12 AM
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02-16-2009, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by .Renn.Sport not all R34 are GTR | He is 100% correct. |
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07-29-2009, 10:25 PM
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#65 | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Is this car still available? 180k u can buy 2 r35. lol
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07-29-2009, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by qiqin Is this car still available? 180k u can buy 2 r35. lol | nope, no joke my friends dad bought it. I'm not super close with her though, but they got a good deal on it. Can't say how much though. Haven't seen it yet either
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07-29-2009, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by xfactor78 nope, no joke my friends dad bought it. I'm not super close with her though, but they got a good deal on it. Can't say how much though. Haven't seen it yet either | take some pics
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07-29-2009, 10:51 PM
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#68 | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by halogodv2 take some pics | I'm not close with her at all so I'm never over there. When I'm there though if I ever am I will for sure. I'm 90% positive they got it from there, same pics that she sent me. So it's most likely from Weissach
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07-29-2009, 11:16 PM
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#69 | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Originally Posted by xfactor78 I'm not close with her at all so I'm never over there. When I'm there though if I ever am I will for sure. I'm 90% positive they got it from there, same pics that she sent me. So it's most likely from Weissach | Ask her how much she paid for. I want to know |
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07-29-2009, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by qiqin Ask her how much she paid for. I want to know ![](http://www.revscene.net/forums/images/smilies/bloblaugh.gif) | one, it's not hers, it's her dad's. Two I know but I can't say
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07-29-2009, 11:50 PM
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hopefully less than an R35!!
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07-29-2009, 11:54 PM
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nvm just checked with her, it wasn't bought from weissach but exact same car, down to the colour and trim.
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07-30-2009, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by xfactor78 Two I know but I can't say | what a fag, keeping us all curious.
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07-30-2009, 12:53 AM
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If you aren't "close" with this person, how is this person your friend?
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07-30-2009, 04:12 AM
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Someone who buys that car for 180 grand is a total idiot.
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