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Old 20-12-2007, 10:24 PM   #1
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Default Lots of cash to blow and want to own the first GT-R in AUS?

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=11877

Yes, I realise it's for race use only, but there's a buyer for everything!

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Old 20-12-2007, 10:53 PM   #2
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That can be turned road legal if someone wanted it enough.

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Old 20-12-2007, 11:05 PM   #3
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That can be turned road legal if someone wanted it enough.
It looks like a stock GT-R... and I think once it has passed ADR, it's street legal.
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Old 21-12-2007, 12:12 AM   #4
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Yeah not bad not bad, is it only offered as a race car as it hasn't passed the ADR's??
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Old 21-12-2007, 12:48 AM   #5
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If it's being imported for motorsport use it can *never* be road registered. Thems the rules boys. Otherwwise you get to pay a stack more on import duties and trying to get the thing to comply to adrs.
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Old 21-12-2007, 01:10 AM   #6
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10% GST + luxury car tax + import duties....have fun ladies....
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Old 21-12-2007, 01:26 AM   #7
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an import approval is reqired to comply a car .. no import approval for road use .. no compliance ..
no compliance no vin number
no vin number no rego .. its impossible to register a race only import !!
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Old 21-12-2007, 08:26 AM   #8
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Yeah, but you could use it to rebirth a crashed one later.
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Old 21-12-2007, 10:22 AM   #9
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id love to see that thing racing around eastern creek or bathurst
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Old 21-12-2007, 10:44 AM   #10
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Didn't I read that the even the road going version for release next year will require an engine tear down / rebuild every 100k ?

Something to do with the plasma cylinder bores and special pistons.

She won't exactly be an economical proposition if that's part of the running costs.
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Old 21-12-2007, 10:56 AM   #11
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I'd say the real reason it's offered as race only is no one can comply them yet. These will be importable for road use at some stage.
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Old 21-12-2007, 10:56 AM   #12
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wouldnt mind one, but at over $100k i think i'll pass...how much is the road going version?
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wouldnt mind one, but at over $100k i think i'll pass...how much is the road going version?
That IS the road going version. Buying one from a dealer here they don't know what the costs will be yet, upwards of 150k so far though people still have them on order (one dealership is getting 4, 3 are sold). There will be a couple of other version that are not yet available even in Japan.

The Americans are actually getting the GT-R cheaper than it is in Japan, Porsche 911 Turbo performance for Corvette money and it's faster than both.

It's about 1/2 the price of an equivilent 911.
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Old 21-12-2007, 11:27 AM   #14
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The Americans are actually getting the GT-R cheaper than it is in Japan, Porsche 911 Turbo performance for Corvette money and it's faster than both.

It's about 1/2 the price of an equivilent 911.
And about half as appealing to men...



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