Author Topic: C33 Laurel fresh import (Read 9783 times)

Uncle Fungus · « **on:** October 13, 2013, 02:37:44 PM »

Well this is now sitting in my driveway. Got a mate who imports from Japan and he brought this in for me. Hopefully it's not too hard to comply, just some rust in the engine bay from what must have been a leaky battery.

Rest of the car is very mint. Only 30,500km!

Just a simple RB20E, going to use it as a daily driver.

westybob · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2013, 03:33:30 PM »

Tidy car! Is it eligible to be road registered?

Uncle Fungus · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2013, 05:25:41 PM »

Quote from: westybob;621456

Tidy car! Is it eligible to be road registered?

Yes, as it's more than 20 years old.

b00stinz · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2013, 06:25:48 PM »

I have never seen those factory wheels that clean in my life

Tomy255 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2013, 07:24:35 PM »

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I have never seen those factory wheels that clean in my life

I have never seen a C33 that clean in my life!

b00stinz · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2013, 08:07:31 PM »

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I have never seen a C33 that clean in my life!

True that man.

Fungus take more pics, engine bay and interior please!

Uncle Fungus · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2013, 08:21:05 PM »

Ok will do next time the car is outside (just parked it in the garage). Interior is mint, it even had some factory seat covers that kind of looked like lace curtains. I took them off and put them through the wash, not sure if I'll put them back on as they make the car look very grandpa-spec.

Engine bay needs a clean but it's basically just dusty.

These pics were taken in Japan after I won the auction. The camera is some piece of crap that makes everything look washed out and faded.

mlracing.co.nz · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2013, 08:24:31 PM »

Wow that's tidy

Aubrey107 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2013, 10:19:16 PM »

This would be a great collectors item!! Would be good to see this on the road though !

nzl · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2013, 04:48:18 AM »

Wow, i looked at doing this, but unless you have contacts it looks to be pretty pricey. My mates dad mate does this and we where going to import but i had to wait for him to get enough money so he could import a GTR at the same time. Im too impatient

haha.

Uncle Fungus · « **Reply #10 on:** October 14, 2013, 07:42:14 AM »

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Wow, i looked at doing this, but unless you have contacts it looks to be pretty pricey. My mates dad mate does this and we where going to import but i had to wait for him to get enough money so he could import a GTR at the same time. Im too impatient haha.

Technically it's not worth it. Even if it breezes through compliance it will have cost me more than I could sell it for. So far it's $1150 for the car and around $3000 for shipping, fees, customs to get it to my place.

I bought it for myself though, not to make money on it.

AGRORB · « **Reply #11 on:** October 14, 2013, 08:58:17 AM »

That's why you do it, mates GTR is costing him about $12k by the time he gets it paneled and registered, so there are bargains to be had

nzl · « **Reply #12 on:** October 14, 2013, 12:17:22 PM »

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Technically it's not worth it. Even if it breezes through compliance it will have cost me more than I could sell it for. So far it's $1150 for the car and around $3000 for shipping, fees, customs to get it to my place.

I bought it for myself though, not to make money on it.

Yeah man, I would still be keen on stock 20DET manual one but that's pretty unrealistic. Any man such a sick car!

Mantis · « **Reply #13 on:** October 15, 2013, 12:53:39 AM »

I never thought I'd see a Laurel this tidy - brings a tear to my eye to see such an amazing car so well-looked after. Bless the Japs

Tomy255 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 15, 2013, 02:23:24 AM »

This is why there are no clean C33s in NZ. Please keep it tidy!