g35gabby

You would be surprised how "many of us" there really are, getting to know more and more people who are coming out of the wood works as I go. It isn't as exclusive as I actually anticipated. Which to me is a positive, more people = more reason for vendors state side to stock replacement parts and goodies.

No idea on the 2nd question, but the 1st question is much easier....

on average you can get a GTST or GTS4 for 8-10k depending on mods and rust imported from most vendors (You can find them cheaper, but most of them were really not worth the $ for the repairs needed). The GTR's go for 16-20k again depending on mods, miles, ect. The Nismo's which could be imported tomorrow, go for in the 25-30k range as they are limited production.

for me it was easy, I paid 8500 for mine, caged, lots of cusco parts, lots of blitz goodies, and nice wheels (I believe are BRS posions). It is "just a GTST", but it was cheaper than building the S13 I had at the time, 1/2 the miles of the 13, and I couldn't even come close to the mods on it without dropping close to the price of the car to bulid my S13 with less mods. Sold the S13 as we are running out of parking, and bought the 32. I assume my experience would not be the same now, as since I purchased mine prices have jumped and Steve has even been offered more $ than I paid to sell mine to them instead of me. Jan 1, when Trevor "drove his R32 from canada in legally" turned all the fanboys and kids crazy and resulted in prices jumping both in the mother land and state side.

All of the shipping paperwork is already handled when it gets to port. It won't get bonded without it. When it arrives and clears, depending on who is importing it, it may already be titled for you, or you may have to do the title work on your own (which isn't overly horrible as the hard work is done).

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Basically its eaiser to finance a car then pay cash.

Dolph_KYAS13

This is great news for us Canadian Owners. I bought my '93 GTS-T Type M for 5 grand in 2010 with a bunch of mods. Now you are hard pressed to find a decent GTS-t for under 8K.

-Jordie

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g35gabby

Yep, that is pretty much how it is. Heard that is basically the same deal over in Jland which translates to closer to 10k+ landed.

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tricky_ab

C.R.E.A.M.

I know there's going to be quite a few Canadians who will be selling "up" in a few years.

ODS

I had a dream about the GTR last night... It was a little strange.

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Change of plans the GT-R is going to Hara Works to get dyno'ed on the 30th! Video of the day will be shared.

Gold Coast S14

Subscribed over here... hate to put my kouki on the backburner again but the R32 is just such a raw car. Gunmetal paint lowered on some matte bronze CE28's... my god... haha sounds like the prices are only going to up. If I get a '90 how much do they charge to store it before shipping it? Thanks.

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tricky_ab

That depends on where you purchase it from. I've seen importers charge you nothing till the car is ready to ship. I've seen others charge $50-$100 a month till your car is ready to be shipped.

ODS

Most places seem to be around 150$ per month to store, at least from my research. GTR Garage is free, which is part of the reason I went with them. I actually though all companies would offer free storage, but I was wrong haha.

g35gabby

I haven't seen any not handing it before it ships, as their costs for storage are prior to shipment and that is when they pay.

the 2nd 1/2 is correct. 50-100 is pretty much the standard rate. Some will say "free", which means they have already factored in those costs to the price.

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tricky_ab

Not handing it? I guess I wasn't specific enough. I meant that they would not charge you any "storage" fees till the car is ready to ship. All the venders that I had inquired while importing my car, and you pay for the actual item after you win the auction.

If that's what you are talking about...

ANVIL

Were the prices you listed (gtst for 8-10k) gtr for 16-20 cost of everything to your door?

ODS

Yes Sir! Although they are creeping towards the higher end and sometimes surpass those numbers.

ANVIL

Have you got with your insurance company? How do they value it or do you get liability only?

ODS

Im going to contact them here pretty soon and get the details.

BoostSlideWayz

I wonder how someone in California goes about this.

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GTR-Garage

There are a few ways of doing things. We don't charge any storage fee and it isn't "rolled" into the price. We're not in the heart of Tokyo/Osaka/Kobe so everything is cheaper out here. We have some space and didn't feel the need to charge for it. If someone wanted to store a car for 2-3 years that's a different story.

A deposit to bid on a car is pretty standard industry practice. We charge $2,000. If we win an auction we have to have to get payment in full over to the auction house the next day. We give our customers a week to make final payment.

However, we're very low volume operators in terms of "sports cars". Most of what we buy are sub 200,000 yen commuters that get sold locally.

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Not all insurers will cover these cars because they have "non-standard" VINs. My first question to my insurer would be "do you cover direct import vehicles with non-standard VINs?"

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tricky_ab

You move to another state...

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Back for round two... 4 doors this time around...

g35gabby

Just about everyone I have contacted has been happy to cover my skyline. 1 or 2 have asked for me to stop by one of their locations to "see it" in person to verify it, but none have denied coverage. Geico, hagerty, and Progressive have by far been the easiest to deal with however. I haven't tried "the general" or "direct" or any of the other so called "cheap" insurance companies, but my experience with this over all has been pretty simple.

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And the dyno results are in! Video will be posted soon!

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DYNO VIDEO

acslater9

Wow that is so awesome. I love how the cardboard piece fell, lol.

spooled240

I just saw this on fb. Sounds healthy!

ODS

Thanks man!!

ODS

Its going to be awesome when there is a bunch of R32s buzzin around.

LEG1T

Best of luck with the GTR man !

And I gotta say out of all the Japanese importers out there. GTR garage seems to be the must supportive, and helpful. I would def love to business with them in the future, seems like real stand up guys.

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ODS

Yea one company actually emailed me back a few weeks ago, about 2 months after I sent them the original email.