Cat D R35 GT-R - cheapest I've ever seen a GT-R

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I do a trawl every few days to see what cars are hitting which price-points and found this.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/nissan/gt-r/used-nissan-gt-r-3-8-v6-premium-edition-2dr-reading-fpa-201601190214978?atcido=soc-cars-twt001

Cat D with a write up on why the insurance wrote it off - would require following-up on obviously but at that price it's officially the lowest I've seen a GT-R be offered for.

Before anyone jumps in reminding me of the pitfalls of buying a sub £40k GT-R, let me save you the hassle of repeating yourself/others and direct you to the last discussion where it was aired fully.

http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/104663-what-would-you-buy-for-gtr-money/

[Tinyflier]

Couple of comments:

1) It won't have SatNav at that age of car, it was Year '10 model (from late 59 plates) before that became standard fitment. Can be retrofitted - approx cost £1,800. Not only gives SatNav but also improved screen resolution and some other software upgrades eg selection of metric or imperial calibration.

2) Litchfield Stage 2 is "only" abut 590bhp not the 620 claimed in ad.

Main items to check (apart from the repairs) would be rattling Bellhousing (can be sorted by a Litchfield unit - about £800 fitted) and R-1-R intermittent transmission failure - that is BIG bill time!

Def worth considering a look and inspection/drive,

David

Edited February 16, 2016 by Tinyflier

[Zeezeebaba]

Only 590bhp that's more than enough for me!!

[Payco]

That car has been knocking around for ages. I am not sure that an insurance company would declare a £40k car a write off just because the cost of a new set of carbon ceramic brakes is more expensive than declaring it a w/off.

Edited February 16, 2016 by Payco

[Tinyflier]

A full quality carbon ceramic brake kit for a GTR is north of £14k so IF they had to be replaced you could easily be looking at close to 1/3rd market value of the car. Reason enough for an Insurer to w/o.

What is odd about the ad though is it states these were on the "spec sheet" but not actually fitted to the car. What spec sheet? These are not a factory fit option. Didn't the loss adjustor see what was fitted?

David.

Edited February 16, 2016 by Tinyflier

[docwra]

Marshalls had a very early Jap Import in last year for £28K IIRC.

[Payco]

Wow, that's a lot of money for a brake kit. I thought it was odd that they were on the spec sheet but not on the car.

[MJC]

Surely it sounds as if they had been on the car when the loss adjuster inspected it, but swapped for the cheaper option now it's been repaired?

[Tinyflier]

Possibly - might just be a poorly worded advert.

[ZMANALEX]

Make a good track car:

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Edited February 16, 2016 by ZMANALEX

[GMballistic]

Cat D and it's still too expensive for me.


I can afford the brake kit though, ...just, ...with p/xing my old car too.

[Jetpilot]

Its a shame the exchange rate with Japan is so volatile or we might have started seeing a more steady stream of imports, late last year it was 179 yen to the £, its back down to 160 now, makes quite a difference when your talking a few million yen to buy a r35.

[Rock_Steady]

Cat D wouldn't put me off if I had the cash burning a hole in my pocket. I'd jump on it like a Hyena on a carcass to check it out of course just to be sure. If the chassis is straight, what's not to like?

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[quote name='Jetpilot' timestamp='1455696432' post='1587367']
Its a shame the exchange rate with Japan is so volatile or we might have started seeing a more steady stream of imports, late last year it was 179 yen to the £, its back down to 160 now, makes quite a difference when your talking a few million yen to buy a r35.
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When I was frequenting Japan back in 2007/8/9 the exchange rate was 220 yen to the £ - when I came home it had dropped to 120. Scary how quickly affordable things became unaffordable when your income is based on forex.

[Jetpilot]

I have no idea why the insurance write off database cant be expanded some what to include the write off report, it would make it so much more transparent. I appreciate the details are included in this instance, but it does leave people feeling very suspicious.

When i was buying imports from the docks it was around 180 minimum, was hoping when it hit 179 things might get moving again.

Edited February 17, 2016 by Jetpilot

[Richf]

They used to say on the Skyline forum "If you can't afford a good one, you certainly can't afford a bad one" , a good rule to live by.

[Flex]

[quote name='Richf@H-Dev' timestamp='1455702213' post='1587393']
They used to say on the Skyline forum "If you can't afford a good one, you certainly can't afford a bad one" , a good rule to live by.
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What about a half good one?

[grahamc]

Id love a track one..... completely stripped and so forth, but its a lot of money to have in a car that is very specific - unless of course you live on track.

Still expensive though, but it seems that people want a GTR so badly that they would buy something like that without realising how much its going to cost them.