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"Sam" (samwellington) 02/02/2016 at 13:49 • Filed to: None

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It’s crack pipe.

How much do they want for the car? Oh, only half a million dollars (though you can’t actually bring it into the US yet).

Also, Nissan had the Germans beat with the “tacked on infotainment” look.

DrJohannVegas > Sam 02/02/2016 at 13:56

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The Z-tunes weren’t cheap when they were “new”. That said, it’s clear this dealer has been editing the Wiki page for the GT-R to make this price sound normal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Sk…

A slushbox can be fun, too! > Sam 02/02/2016 at 13:56

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What makes this worth 500k?

TheHondaBro > Sam 02/02/2016 at 13:57

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R34s are going to be ridiculously expensive by the time they’re legal to import.

MonkeePuzzle > DrJohannVegas 02/02/2016 at 13:59

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holy lols!

DrJohannVegas > A slushbox can be fun, too! 02/02/2016 at 13:59

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The wiki page.

Sam > TheHondaBro 02/02/2016 at 14:03

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Yes, but even the Motorex cars are only in the 100-200k range. And there is <25 of those.

Dsscats > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:04

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It’s not a crack pipe price. 1 of only 26 Z Tunes. Also, you could easily and legally get this into the US

Blondude > DrJohannVegas 02/02/2016 at 14:04

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Annnd it’s gone.

Dsscats > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:04

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Jdrentarol > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:05

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I’d pay half a million for it.

Steve in Manhattan > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:06

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So for the price of this car, you could have an R8, the current GT-R, and some cash left over? CP squared.

Leon711 > A slushbox can be fun, too! 02/02/2016 at 14:07

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Nothing.

Sam > Dsscats 02/02/2016 at 14:14

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But for that price, you could buy an R34 and make it a Z-Tune.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Steve in Manhattan 02/02/2016 at 14:15

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For the price I could pay off my mortgage, my car, the last credit card, and set up college funds for the kids. I’d still work and vacation in far away lands twice a year...

Saracen > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:15

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That’s a GT-R Z-Tune, pretty much the pinnacle of the Skyline (or the GT-R) ‘They were stripped bare and completely rebuilt by NISMO. They weren’t a whole lot less than $500k when new.

Dsscats > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:17

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No you couldn’t. There are a number of parts which Nissan no longer produces or refuses to sell to the public. Sure, you could replicate one, but that would never, ever, ever be a real Z Tune.

TheHondaBro > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:21

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For that price, you could buy FOUR R35s!

Steve in Manhattan > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 02/02/2016 at 14:26

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Yeah - I don’t need a car here, and that money would sure help with a downpayment - we’re shopping for an apartment.

RX > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:46

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You could probably get it to the US under show and display. They’ve given the exemption to less rare and less significant GTRs.

wiffleballtony > Sam 02/02/2016 at 14:47

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That looks like an old Logitech wheel I had.

BREADwagon > TheHondaBro 02/02/2016 at 14:51

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I don’t think they will be. I figured the R32s would be very expensive ($40k+) once they were legal, and they’re going for low 20s. A ‘vanilla’ R34 will probably go for the equivalent in 10 years. This excludes all the special editions that are out there, of course!

BREADwagon > wiffleballtony 02/02/2016 at 14:53

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It’s amazing how 15 years will change your tastes. I would have sold my soul for this in the early 2000s, now...meh!

timgray > TheHondaBro 02/02/2016 at 15:05

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Legal to import right now if you only use it as a race car on a track.

Liam Farrell > Sam 02/02/2016 at 15:15

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Couldn’t you buy a house in Canada, buy and register two r34's then ship them to the US. Drive around two r34's legally with no mileage limit for less than that one car.

With the show and display laws you are limited to 2500 miles a year. It would also be a huge challenge to register it legally.

Dru > TheHondaBro 02/02/2016 at 15:21

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I think they’ll be somewhere around 50K for a middle of the pack GTR. Good examples will go for more, rare editions will be much too out of reach for plebs like me.

That's pure speculation, though.

wiffleballtony > BREADwagon 02/02/2016 at 15:24

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I’d probably spend 30k on a R34 now, but not half a million.

newsmctado > Sam 02/02/2016 at 15:28

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I don’t know much about the JDM Skylines. Can anyone provide basic numbers on these (speed, power output, engine, etc)?

Dsscats > timgray 02/02/2016 at 15:35

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False.

NJAnon > Sam 02/02/2016 at 19:40

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That’s always the premise folks come back with in regards to skylines isn’t it? That the car model has all these variants (like the camaro, mustang) but then only Nissan is setting astronomical prices. Yeah the Lamborghini Reventon was limited to 20, but even those aren’t $500,000 and man (even if the Skyline was LHD, Id choose the Reventon first)

A slushbox can be fun, too! > Leon711 02/02/2016 at 20:20

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I’m taking that back. It’s a 1 of 19 Z-Tune. So... NP?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Sam 02/03/2016 at 05:49

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np!

Tohru > Sam 02/07/2016 at 08:57

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I’m pretty sure there’s no Motorex R34's. They’re mostly 32's and a couple 33's, IIRC.

Tohru > Dsscats 02/07/2016 at 09:02

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If you get it into the US easily, it was not done legally. If you get it in legally, it will not be easy.

To do it legally you’d have to apply for Show and Display exemption, which is a slow government quagmire. As of the last time I checked the Show and Display list, the Z-Tune had not been approved or denied. If they approved it, you could get it in.

Otherwise the car is too new to be imported under Federal law, unless you’re doing an end-run around the law, in which case DHS seizes and crushes it.

Dsscats > Tohru 02/07/2016 at 13:38

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It’s not that slow of a process, and it would be very easy to get approved under Show and Display.