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Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:43 pm
I thought sure as hell that I had posted in this thread already...damn, who's been editing my posts...MAD???
Anyway,
Here's the dealio.
If you are military, unless you are E5 or above, or a commisoned officer, or married, your chances of being able to own a car and drive it on base are slim to none.
The only way you can do it...although, it's not really a course of action that you want to do because it can get you in deep **** with your command is to find someone who is allowed to have a POV and see if they can register it in their name and let you drive it. If you get found out, it can result in a lot of problems for you and your friend, though. Also, you will need to get a DOD drivers license for overseas commands.
When I was in the Navy, the commands down at Yokosuka wouldn't let you even get a license, which means you would have to get a JDM license, which isn't hard as long as the drivers center you go to has someone who speaks English, or you know a Japanese person that can help you.
Prices of GT-R's vary depending on location and condition.
I know of a few shops around here that sell some pretty nice GT-R's. These are kind of expensive though because of how well they were taken care of. They also have some pretty high levels of tuning on them. You can get stock ones there too.
It also depends on the type of shop you go through. The company Total Automitive Excellence up here near where I live sells the good stuff. They are on the expensive side though.
You can even go to a Nissan U-Cars lot, and ask them to find a car for you. They will search their computer data base and locate one for you if you like.
Now, prices range anywhere from $8,000-$25,000 depending on the level of tune, condition and milage. It also will greatly depend on if the Sha-ken has been done. A car that has a current Sha-ken will be around $2,000-$3000 more than one that doesn't have a current Sha-ken, but the company selling the car will be responsible for getting it done, but you have to pay for it.
Also, most car lots up here make you wait about 2 weeks before you can even drive the car home. They get all the paperwork done, the inspections if needed, and get it registered.
Good luck on getting over here, will be nice to have some more Gaijin here to talk to.
BTW...what is your duty station going to be?