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HippoSleek · 03-22-2002, 04:17 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (drift freaq @ Mar. 22 2002,1:29)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Really, you are better off getting bent over by MotoRex. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

I wish people would stop bashing MotoRex. Do you guys know how much time and effort those guys go through to get a Skyline stateside legal?? I bet you don't, so you should not be saying they bend people over. Fact is a R34 GTR in Japan is a 60K car to begin with now add in shipping, CARB ,DOT, and all the work to do it and $115,000 is not unfair its what it costs!
You guys act like all the Analog Heaven synth geeks who want ultra rare synths but can't go out and find them and when someone does they balk at the price because its to expensive. Guess what the person who found that ultra rare synth went through alot of hassle to find it. He deserves a markup for his time and effort . Same goes for MotoRex . Until you can say I can do it myself and save money you should not dis their pricing . <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Take a second look at my post and see what comes before it before you give me the  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'>  face there tough guy  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/satisfied.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':satisfied:'>   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Note that I said at charging 160% of retail, they will eventually turn a profit.  That is the reality of the business.  I'm not saying there in it to screw you, that's just the way it works out.  No R34 is worth 911 prices, IMHO - so you ARE getting bent over.  BUT - that's what it takes to get one here, so that's the best you can hope for... well, that and some lube.  Supply and demand  

Travis - customs is worried you will try to put it on the road.  I know there is a nice Evo around here, but the guy never brings it out b/c if they catch him, it gets crushed!!  

Military shipments have special titles.  You can run it as long as you own it.  You can never sell it.  If you do and they find it, it gets crushed!

03-22-2002, 04:17 PM	#17
HippoSleek Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: elsewhere Posts: 2,081 Trader Rating: (0)	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (drift freaq @ Mar. 22 2002,1:29)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Really, you are better off getting bent over by MotoRex. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> I wish people would stop bashing MotoRex. Do you guys know how much time and effort those guys go through to get a Skyline stateside legal?? I bet you don't, so you should not be saying they bend people over. Fact is a R34 GTR in Japan is a 60K car to begin with now add in shipping, CARB ,DOT, and all the work to do it and $115,000 is not unfair its what it costs! You guys act like all the Analog Heaven synth geeks who want ultra rare synths but can't go out and find them and when someone does they balk at the price because its to expensive. Guess what the person who found that ultra rare synth went through alot of hassle to find it. He deserves a markup for his time and effort . Same goes for MotoRex . Until you can say I can do it myself and save money you should not dis their pricing . <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Take a second look at my post and see what comes before it before you give me the  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'>  face there tough guy  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/satisfied.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':satisfied:'>   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> Note that I said at charging 160% of retail, they will eventually turn a profit.  That is the reality of the business.  I'm not saying there in it to screw you, that's just the way it works out.  No R34 is worth 911 prices, IMHO - so you ARE getting bent over.  BUT - that's what it takes to get one here, so that's the best you can hope for... well, that and some lube.  Supply and demand   Travis - customs is worried you will try to put it on the road.  I know there is a nice Evo around here, but the guy never brings it out b/c if they catch him, it gets crushed!!   Military shipments have special titles.  You can run it as long as you own it.  You can never sell it.  If you do and they find it, it gets crushed!