WHY YOU SHOULD NOT IMPORT A R35 GTR... THE UNTOLD TRUTH!!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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For this video I decided I would share some information I wish I knew when I was in the market for a GTR.. As said in the video, this is not at all a dig on the person I bought my car through, just a very honest conversation on how it all went down, and what I have learnt since buying the car.
I personally spent hours watching reviews of GTR's before biting the bullet and the general feedback was all the same.. the older models gearboxes are weak.. but never anything on what to look out for/ be prepared for when you are actually purchasing the car.
This video, is purely my opinion and my circumstances so of course dont take my word as fact and do your own research as much as you can!
If you have any question please feel free to leave a comment below, or DM me on FB or Instagram @ausautomotive
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Peace!
Thank you for doing this mate. It’s a very tough lesson to learn at a young age with that amount of $$.
So many Sharks out there, and I am sure you are aware it’s not just importers. Dealerships are the worst, especially if you find a car in WA or mega long distances. The bs they feed you……they need a good thumping.
Hope you get back on your feet with this one, definitely not telling you to suck eggs, but you won’t ever make that judgment error again. Believe me, I know!
All the best and thanks again.
Appreciate the comment mate, and no absolutely not making that mistake again haha. Just thankful i got a car that’s been wicked since.
We had full inspactrion done before buying and the result was good. We bought the and took it to the GT garage and full service was done and no problems were found. We are happy. I feel sorry for you. But before buying it, we were ready to buy a GTR from the same person you bought it from. Thanks for warning us. It's not just you, the same person has upset many people.
Glad you had a good result! And yes, maaany people.
When he said 2007 GT-R I knew this was not gonna be good.
Nice vid mate!
Good work mate!
Such a shame to hear mate, hope you get better luck soon. Highly recommend Iron Chef Imports for anyone looking to import !
Makes the Barra look good.
motors on these are handcrafted pieces of art, makes the barras look like anchors ;)
whys the sound quality so bad?
My mics were on wrong settings accidentally
Who was the importer
Have a quick look through the comments and you’ll see people have named Him-my audience is good like that 😉
Finally, been waiting for this video!! I think he’s scammed a lot of people all around Australia sadly.
Hope everything falls into place from here man
Note to self, don’t buy a car through Himmy…
Wait till he realises himmy buys them for like 10-20k cheaper then he sells here 😂 with so many issues
You said it, not me!
100000%
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Sounds like the pretty typical experience of buying an imported car that a flipper has brought in, Avoid serial resellers and dealers, I've imported multiple cars and i would only use Ironchef or Ben at Jspec, honestly buying a used GTR already in aus is a massive risk with the known issues these cars can have. having imported multiple cars through Ironchef i honestly cannot recommend them enough, if you imported one yourself you couldve avoided giving Himmy the 20k profit he no doubt made on you and many unsuspecting others, the money saved by actually importing wouldve made it far better financially. all the best with the car in the future man and definitely look at a buying agent next time you go to get an Import.
appreciate the comment mate! glad you’ve had some good experiences with it and for sure, if I could do it again differently I would. next time i’ll do it better haha
Do they offer finance aswell?
Popular story. People think this guy is a mate, trust him and he gives you the stitch up without giving a stuff.
Just sees people as a walking bank account....
I had an Australian delivered one and Northside Nissan (Perth) and Seaview Ford (Perth), both part of AHG Group, falsified reports to hide a serious transmission problem, known to both (broken shift selector 2nd gear - car still changed gears but was ticking time bomb and potential death trap). I traded it in with, 79,000km and a young guy from Victoria called me 2 years later asking how many km the car had when I sold it because it now had 36,000 km on it. He had bought it from a dealer. Seaview Ford sold it with a 100 point mechanical inspection on the car sales ad. Northside Nissan admitted this would not have picked up the transmission issue. Seaview Ford stated the car had never been launched in the ad. I launched it 100 + times and loved every moment of it. I launched it within 30 seconds of picking it up from the dealer. Northside Nisan were well aware it had been launched. Go figure… You can’t trust the dealers here either. You can just get a gauge cluster with lower km on these and it will display that on the dash irrespective of import or Australian delivered, so do your research on the sales history - it’s very hard to get that history on an import car.
Wow… dealers suck lol
So you're saying if the car smells a bit like curry, run away 😂
Spot on
I know why most of people in group put laugh on Himmy's post now 🥴
😬😬. Yet no one publicly says anything 🤦🏼♂️
always love ur honesty in your vids mate, we live and we learn
Appreciate that man. Glad you enjoy the content !
Posted this 6 months ago now. Have your thoughts changed? I am considering importing one
The price has come down a fair bit I think, I think it comes down to more who you buy from. Not where. If wanting an import, I think it’s best to do it through a reputable place such as justjap. I wouldn’t go down the private importer route ever again. 2nd best option would be flying over and making a trip of it and picking one.
Defs on a case per case basis, I imported one through a reputable importer at a similar price - had the car inspected by himself where he sent photos of interior and exterior prior to bidding
I’ve driven it 5k km’s now with a fair few spirited drives and it’s been phenomenal
So glad
I watched this….. fewwwwwww
You in talks with someone selling one ? 👀
The person you bought this from is known as a grub, i have worked with this person on a business level and when a issue arrived was blocked and avoided phone calls. Safe to say if i see him in person ever again we are going to have a fun time.
Yep I’ve been blocked too. 💀
I 100 % agree adm better what u pay what u get 😂
Thanks for the heads up, im on the market for one of these and was about to contact an agency that imports them for you. Would still buying an import that is ALREADY in australia be good since you can at least inspect in person or you would avoid imports alltogether and go for australian delivered? Theres not many on the market that are australian delivered.
If you’re wanting an import, I’d suggest justjap. They pull the gearboxes out and inspect and service every single gtr that they import.
That’s who I’d trust.
@@AusAutomotive thank you mate🙏🏼
That’s fucked. But sounds about how my luck would go too. Good point on the price of up keep, you think being Japanese it wouldn’t be that bad but yikes.
And you say it makes clunks and nosies, that’s coming from having a falcon 😬 my falcon did my head in with noises! 🤔 wonder if a new supra would be any better 🤔
Fantastic video thank you! I’ve been starting the hunt for one of my own and all roads have pointed toward IronChef and I honestly think that’s who I will go through! Hope you have no more issues and get to enjoy it without that cloud of worry hanging over you
Thank you man! Hope you enjoy it once you get it. Where abouts are you based ? Seq?
Great video mate.
Hey mate sorry to hear about your experience but you now have an awesome car that looks amazing. Who was it you mentioned that knew about the good will at Nissan?
Hey! Thank you, I agree.. atleast I have a bad ass car to show for it !
as for the nissan tech, he would like to be left nameless.
The car is 15 years old mate, think your still ahead
Australian delivery there's not many of those 120 K where is it I'm there I'll buy it
Got one with a heap of spice for a little more if you're that keen
Thanks I’ve been considering the same path you took. I’m don’t want to gamble on this and I’m going to find an aus car
Good choice, or import one yourself and cut out the importers profit. Then you’ll have extra $ to fix the little issues you may come across
@@AusAutomotive I’ve had some interesting support experiences with Nissan with my 370z and I wouldn’t want to make that any harder with a more expensive car.
I think the local support when issues arise is critical , even outside of the warranty.
The import process has always been full of dubious characters for Aussies
Thank you for your very well informed video! I was thinking about buying a Japanese imported JDM, but I noticed some of the advertised cars are already having cracked dash. Even for the same models sold both in Japan and Australia, such as Lexus IS, GS, etc., the glue or any materials used for different markets may not be the same.
No worries, and correct. the glue used in japan is different to what is used in Australia. I don’t know why they can’t just use the same stuff so no matter where it’s sold, it doesn’t have problems. makes no sense to me.
Where did you find this info?
I wonder if it was slightly crashed at one point. Given the change in headlights and the changed steering wheel could indicate the airbag having gone off.
No record of it from japan checks but it’s possible!
However, the factory airbag is interchanged onto the aftermarket wheel.
Really nice intro. 👌🏻
Love r35 gtr
I would sell this car , what a lemon
Every car has its issues mate. I’d still pick this car with one faulty screen over many other cars out there in perfect condition.
If you're expecting to pay 15k for a blown gearbox, you're going to be very disappointed.
Great car in it's day, not worth owning anymore. Sell it & take a loss while you can, and buy something fun that's new, and still morally serviceable
a mate of mine just blew his box last week, 15k got him a replacement. but yes i’m sure that snowballs into many other costs too 💀🥲
So what your saying is we as Australians are so good we build Japanese supercars better than them? What makes the nissan Australia LED screen less likely to fail?
Different materials used in the manufacturing process like glues etc
🥲 man such a shame, but perhaps you paid the price so that others dont have to, thanks for sharing!
Sadly, I’m one of many. I just have a platform to bring more light to it I think.