Border restrictions are easing over the next few weeks, providing cashed-up car collectors the opportunity to see far-out cars in far-away places.
Or you can just wistfully click on the listing you wish you could afford at carsales.com.au.
How about, for instance, this Lamborghini Urus demonstrator in Queensland? At $499,900, the asking price is over $100,000 more than the manufacturer’s retail list price, but it’s registered, with just 1000km on the odometer and has been ordered from the factory “very highly optioned indeed”, according to the dealer.
Over the weekend, this car was viewed more often than any other vehicle listed at carsales, at over 1200 clicks per day.
Nearly as popular is this grey-import Toyota Supra RZ manual for just $23,000. Based in New South Wales, the Supra has notched up over 135,000km, which is not unreasonable for a car that is around 27 years old – just 5000km a year on average.
According to the owner, the Supra is naturally-aspirated (not turbocharged) and is in “excellent condition”. Recently resprayed in its original ex-factory black, the Supra has only ever run on 98 RON (premium) unleaded petrol.
The rear tyres are new and the Supra comes with some desirable aftermarket items too, one of which is an audio head unit with Bluetooth.
This listing has averaged over 1100 views per day.
Would you pay $600,000 for a Nissan Skyline GT-R that’s nearly two decades old? This R34 model is not just any old GT-R though. It’s a Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nur. There should be an ‘umlaut’ over the u – as in Nürburgring.
This vehicle is one of fewer than 300 built and produces more power than the standard R34 model. It’s been part of a private collection and has clocked up less than 14,000km.
The owner advises that the car’s original log books can be supplied (from Japan) on purchase.
This listing has averaged nearly 1000 views a day.
If the $600,000 asking price for a Skyline GT-R takes your breath away, nearly $2.5 million will have you breaking out in cold sweat and your heart palpitating – even if that price is for an amazing Mercedes-Benz 300SL convertible from 1960.
This car boasts a history of careful and attentive owners over the past 60 years. The 300SL has travelled fewer than 68,000km over the course of its 60-year history and has been based in Australia since 2005.
Nearly 940 visitors a day have clicked on the listing to read about this exceptional car.
Another Lamborghini model has been racking up plenty of views too – nearly 930 a day to take out the mantle of fifth most popular vehicle listed on carsales. This Lamborghini Gallardo from 2004 has travelled just 60,000km and is finished in a rare optional colour, Caelum Blue.
The owner advises that this particular Gallardo is unusual too for being a manual, one of the few that made up just three per cent of all Gallardo sales. Recent work on the car includes a new clutch around 5000km ago, a new front steering rack and a new battery.
The owner is asking just under $138,000 for the car.
Which one would you pick if you won the big lottery tomorrow? Let us know in comments…