Mike

Depends on the arrangement. Restoring a Z in AUS will cost me twice as much. Then again, storing it would raise the price of my restoration (paying for storage).

Thanks for the link. Looks like VIC is more slack about this. You can register and drive it normally if the car is greater than 30 years old.

The vinyl top is actually in your microfiche. Take a look somewhere in the end of the package. I've never seen one of these. Was this a stock item?

Considering that it's 2:30am and I can't sleep... I figured all of you could benefit from some of my late-night recipes. And, feel free to add your own if you wish. These are best eaten when you're half asleep. But, they are GOOOOOOD!! Pickles-N-Peanut Butter - Pull out a jar of mini-mini-mini-dill-pickles (crunchier the better). - Pull our a jar of creamy peanut butter. - Get a long teaspoon (for the peanut butter). - Get a fork (for the pickles). Now, stand next to the counter and use the fork to pull out a baby (mini) pickle. Take a small bite. Chew slowly. As you're chewing, use the teaspoon and swipe a small bit of peanut butter. Put that in your mouth at the same time. Enjoy. Repeat as necessary. Possible additions: Milk. Sauerkraut Sammich - Toast a slice (or two) of whole-grain bread. - Pull out a bag of shredded mozzarella (or shred yourself). - Put a nice layer of mozzarella on the bread. - Nuke the bread for 1 minute (or until melted). - Add cold sauerkraut to the top. Using a single slice of bread, fold it in half to keep in the juices. Double slices of bread you can make a normal sandwich. Possible additions: Milk. Give some to the dog who's probably sitting next to your leg about now.

I don't follow. They are cracking down on the converted cars or the LHD cars? What is full rego?

Okay, I see. Similar with smog-inspections and stuff here. Over a certain age.. they don't have to comply with the new laws.

Anyone know if a LHD 240z is legal to drive in Australia? Can you drive LHD cars around there?

But, it looks like that auction is in USA... Double that price for AUD. Thus, this engine should be $3,500 or so....

Yea, totally lucky it was a RHD. If it was a US spec car... that driver would have been dead. That price seems to be pretty high for something that you can't fix and make run again. I guess they could part it out and make more money.

Sounds like it might be a rocker or valve....

Oh, of course I know him!! He's a member of the club... Bob Zola.

There are a bunch of butterscotch (brown?) interior pieces on Ebay at the moment. Do a search on 240z and scroll down to find it.... Here's an example. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2402956827&category=6769 I don't know this seller, but, I know these colored interior pieces are hard to find.

I would love to see a turbo-diesel Zcar....

Oh sure... I was loving every minute of it. Roughly half price on everything! But, if that price was doubled... no biggie. But, consider that I'm making US money. What if I was making AUS money? I don't think the salary comparison is double in AUS for the same position. So, anyone living in AUS has to pay a lot of money for a car. Let's say an American moves to AUS and takes a job for roughly the same salary. Suddenly, the budget for a car payment goes from $250/month to $400/month so they can drive the same car! I'm not trying to make anybody feel bad. But, that's something I noticed when I was down there last year. Living in a country like AUS shouldn't cause car prices to double just because of import fees. That's totally outrageous. Our government is totally screwed. I imagine this is a result of a pretty shoddy Australian government as well. Shafting the people they rely on.

Yea, sorry about that. :tapemouth But, I really want to get to the bottom of it. Why are they so expensive down there? They could control the vehicle economy by charging more money for exported vehicles. I've been doing a bit of research and a $20,000 Toyota Rav 4 in US would cost over $30,000 AUD. Does the government have a big control over the price of cars in AUS? PS: I do have to admit that you guys take cars more seriously than most of us Americans. We seem to take a lot of things for granted... that's one of 'em.

I've noticed that prices for cars are expensive even though they aren't considered luxury or sports cars.

Damnit... why the hell are cars soo bloody expensive in AUS? This car sells for $35,000 in the US. What the heck is so different about our countries?

I didn't know McDonalds sold hot dogs!

Keith, do you have a website where we can look at those gloves?

You've got to be kidding! Is this really your story or did you post it from somewhere else? In either case, that is sweet revenge. Too bad the two assholes will never know what really happened.

Putting a rebuilt engine in there may cost over $1,000.

I also set it up so that new users can't change titles. You must have the following conditions before you can modify your title. They are: 1) Have at least 20 posts 2) Been a member more than 30 days