Hi Dick,
I haven't seen the car, but 15000 Euro is not too much for what I
believe.
You can of course buy much cheaper cars in the States, but nearly
every single part has to be ordered at the vendors in the US.
In the States they only have costs for shipping through the country,
here in Europe we have to pay european community import taxes
(+/-3.5%) of the amount, shipping included. And on this amount you
have to pay dutch VAT.
EX: Part for 100US$
shipping 30US$
total 130US$
Taxes 3.5% 4.55US$
total 134.55US$
VAT21% in Belgium 28.26$
Total 162.81US$ or +/- 407 Gulden
And this is only an exemple for a 100$ part, don't ask me what I paid
for my new interior kit!
You should ask the dealer to go with the car to the "auto keuring" to
see if everything is OK with the suspension parts, like upper & lower
ball joints, shocks, brakes etc.
You should do a test drive to check the gearbox, shifting, noises.
Check the windshield for cracks as the part is NLA through Nissan
Europe (I know what I'm talking about as I am a Nissan Dealer) and not
available as aftermarket in Europe. What means.....get them through
the US vendors!
But all bad things beside, go for it!
As a Nissan dealer your vendor was able to order all new Nissan parts
to dealer conditions 16 years ago. So normaly the car has to be very
close to stock.
If you need more info, ask the list or email me
Chris - The Belgian Roadster
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1424148&a=10670695&f=0
PS: What year is the roadster? Try to get the VIN-number, starting
with SPL311, color etc. Try to post some pictures on a website. You
can send it to me and I'll post it. Do not attache it to the list
mailing as it will not work! That way we can see what is stock or what
has been modified.
-----UrsprC<ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: <d.scharn@heel.azn.nl>
An: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. November 2001 13:38
Betreff: Fairlady
> Hi everyone!
> Adam Bradley suggested that i should try this mailing list to gain
> information about bying one... a Datsun Roadster.
> Well i ran in to a truly beautiful some weeks ago and immediately
fell in
> love (which by the way is the most stupid thing to do, according to
a
> collegue) with it. I had never seen a Datsun Fairlady before! The
books i
> read on it (her?) since then never seemed to really appreciate her
very much,
> but i'm writing from the Netherlands and very few roadsters were
shipped over
> here!
>
> My questions are:
> 1. Should i buy it? To be precise, the owner (a Nissan dealer) has
had her in
> his showroom for a long time (16 years) without anyone being
seriously
> interested (until i came in the picture, of course). Every year he
drove to
> an important and well-appreciated oldtimer concourse to show off.
> I tried the engine in the showroom and it started immediately!
> It looks fabulous. The price 34.000 guilders (about 15.000 euros and
13.000
> dollars!). I think it is expensive, but would it be a good price for
this one?
> 2. The second question would be where to find spare parts! As far as
i know,
> there is no club in Holland, but there could be one in Belgium
(Chris?) or in
> our surroundings.
> 3. Are there owners in the Netherlands or Belgium who can comment on
that?
>
> Thank you all in advance,
>
> Dick Scharn
> Possible future owner of this 1600 '67 (not 67.5).
> Nijmegen, The Netherlands
>
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