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Vanilla_Rice
10-13-2009, 03:59 PM
I'm selling my r32 before I leave New Zealand to come live in Canada and was wondering how common are Nissan Skylines mainly the older r32's and r33's in Canada? I did a search on ebay and found 1 r32 gtr with no engine! and 3 or 4 very classic 1970 GTR's.

I really want to get another r32 whilst in Canada but are they very un-common over there or something? I suppose they will all be right hand drive aswell.

Any advice on this subject much appreciated, especially from those that own a Skyline in Canada.

By comparison New Zealand is flooded with them, check this link to see what i mean:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchType=all&searchString=nissan+skyline&type=Search
vengie
10-13-2009, 04:02 PM
A dime a dozen.
2BLUE
10-13-2009, 04:05 PM
Tons of them.
anothers10
10-13-2009, 04:06 PM
where in canada are you moving to ?
SR240SX
10-13-2009, 04:09 PM
More common then civics
Vanilla_Rice
10-13-2009, 04:10 PM
Originally posted by anothers10
where in canada are you moving to ?

probably BC, Vancouver to start with.. Is ebay the right place to start looking for them? maybe I'm using it wrong but why is there no selection of skylines when I search for them?
vengie
10-13-2009, 04:11 PM
Search auto trader, Kijiji.

Why not just import yours? would be cheaper Id assume.

Edit:

http://vancouver.kijiji.ca/f-Nissan-Skyline-Classifieds-W0QQKeywordZNissanQ20SkylineQQisSearchFormZtrue

start search there
chkolny541
10-13-2009, 04:12 PM
soooooooo many of them,
Vanilla_Rice
10-13-2009, 04:16 PM
Originally posted by vengie


Why not just import yours? would be cheaper Id assume.



Yeah I've started a thread about importing a while ago, but unfortunately its going to fund my plane ticket and living costs initially.. Might be sold this afternoon, its going to kill me, had it for 7 years and modified it from the ground up.

car in question: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=247027910
ercchry
10-13-2009, 04:22 PM
no one at all here owns one... no one ;)
Vanilla_Rice
10-13-2009, 04:28 PM
lol ok, from the pics I've seen they are all right hand drive too.. am I wrong??
Sykes
10-13-2009, 04:38 PM
I don't think you will have any problem finding one here in Canada.

And yes, they are all RHD.
Gabe182
10-13-2009, 04:41 PM
Originally posted by Vanilla_Rice
lol ok, from the pics I've seen they are all right hand drive too.. am I wrong??

They will all be right hand drive.
psycoticclown
10-13-2009, 04:42 PM
My friend owns 2 of em... and I see around 3 or 4 of em a day in Lethbridge, which is tiny compared to Calgary. Hell, there's 2 in the parking lot of the apartment building next to my house and 2 at my friends apartment building too.
Matlok77
10-13-2009, 05:09 PM
You wont have a hard time finding an r32 in Vancouver. There is also a "decent" importer on Vancouver Island called Tyee Imports...

http://tyeeimports.com/

He's always bringing in Skylines, (from clean unmolested ones to fully built)

Good luck
beyond_ban
10-13-2009, 05:10 PM
If your looking for a car in BC, try these two sites: http://tyeeimports.com/
http://www.terra2imports.ca/
Vanilla_Rice
10-13-2009, 09:30 PM
thanks for all the info people
theken
10-13-2009, 09:32 PM
tire has an "i" in it
Gart
10-13-2009, 09:42 PM
Originally posted by theken
tire has an "i" in it

Not to Brits :)
they have weird names/spelling for things sometimes.. Boot, bonnet, etc..

/offtopic
Vanilla_Rice
10-13-2009, 10:48 PM
yeah I was in Hawaii once and told this girl I had an expensive car audio setup in my "boot" and she was like "Oh, so this is in your "boat" is it?" urghh never mind..
narou
10-13-2009, 10:52 PM
No problems finding them here. You can get them in private sales from all over and some importers have some selection to look at and grab when ever you want.

You can get any Skyline older than 15 years here.
FiveFreshFish
10-14-2009, 12:36 AM
Not many R33s here.
narou
10-14-2009, 12:40 AM
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Not many R33s here.
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Im proud to be among the few then:love:
Cooked Rice
10-14-2009, 01:20 AM
actually the R33s are rolling in quite quickly
inline6turbo
10-14-2009, 01:34 AM
Lol as common as civics, you guys are nuts. :rofl:
Vanilla_Rice
10-14-2009, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by narou


You can get any Skyline older than 15 years here.
Care to elaborate on this? Is this because they fall into a classic car category or something?
alloroc
10-14-2009, 01:36 PM
There are three skyRines on my street. ALL RHD - obviously.
Mightaswell
10-14-2009, 01:42 PM
Originally posted by Vanilla_Rice

Care to elaborate on this? Is this because they fall into a classic car category or something?

It's just the law. Anything over 15 years old is ok to import.
Vanilla_Rice
10-14-2009, 03:11 PM
Originally posted by alloroc
ALL RHD - obviously.

Maybe obvious to you, but I wasn't sure if any LHD variants were ever made. I notice a lot of early model Japanese cars are LHD over in Canada but skylines seem to be an exception.
zipdoa
10-14-2009, 03:16 PM
looking forward to R33 GTR's this winter...
ercchry
10-14-2009, 03:23 PM
Originally posted by Vanilla_Rice


Maybe obvious to you, but I wasn't sure if any LHD variants were ever made. I notice a lot of early model Japanese cars are LHD over in Canada but skylines seem to be an exception.

in canada we never got the skyline... so everyone you see has been brought in from japan, and to bring them in (for any car) it has to be at least 15y/o

we did not get a lot of japanese cars here...

we did how ever get...

240sx (coupe=silvia with ghey ka24)
300zx (fairlady)
rx7

brain is fried so im im done... there is lots more but you get the idea... everything (for the most part) we got was watered down and LHD
TreasureHunter
10-14-2009, 05:42 PM
Originally posted by Vanilla_Rice


probably BC, Vancouver to start with.. Is ebay the right place to start looking for them? maybe I'm using it wrong but why is there no selection of skylines when I search for them?

Vancouver is Skyrine central.
beyond_ban
10-14-2009, 06:29 PM
Originally posted by zipdoa
looking forward to R33 GTR's this winter...
:werd:

http://tyeeimports.com/images/F30410541.jpg

http://tyeeimports.com/jdm-cars-for-sale/japanese-import-car.asp?ProductID=559&Title=1995-Nissan-Skyline%20GTR%20V-SPEC