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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Fri, 22 July 2005 06:41
 
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these cars are either flogged, damaged, OR they will have great difficulty getting past their next Shaken, which is a real turn off for a japanese car buyer..
the inspection and other costs are around $1-1.5K every two years, so i would wager many of these cheap sprinters are close to their next one, and will not pass without a few grand spent at least...
other thing is, many mods ppl do in japan will not pass inspection, so they either take all the bits out and change to stock... every two years... or just sell the car and do it with the next one.. time vs money..
150,000km? 250,000km? what is acceptable? how much is just abotu to fall apart 
if they aren't going to pass inspection in japan, i would say they are probably not worth it as they will not pass blueslip in Aus..
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Melbourne
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January 2005
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Fri, 22 July 2005 09:02
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| decoyslikecurves wrote on Thu, 21 July 2005 14:39 |
I am so sick of the whole takumi tax and people bitching about the prices of the ae86's thing.
Do you bitch about ferraris being 10 times the expense of the common honda accord? They both do the same thing... and a honda can be made to be as fast as the ferrari, with less money.
The cars are getting scarce and people want them because they are a good car. The price will not go down. If you cannot afford it, go and buy an excel. Im sure you will have heaps of fun with its responsive chassis and rear drive 
Shut the hell up about the price of ae86s. Say if a clean 86 with 4age and descent suspension goes for 7 grand. What else around that price range is going to provide the same experience? Maybe a silvia - if you like that kind of thing, but its still not the same as an ae86. If you think about it, they aren't really overpriced. If you fork out the money, you get it back anyway, its not like hyundais which depriciate.
blah blah blah. Go away.
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seriously man you have got to relax!!!! shit!!!
i dont even want a ae86, and yes i do have the money for one but i will spend it on something much better, i just simply wanted a answer to my question.
and yes now it is answered so there is not more point to this thread.
man some people get really worked up over nothing!!
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Melbourne
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June 2004
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Fri, 22 July 2005 22:08
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you think secound hand sprinters are expensive!you should see how much a secound hand mclaren f1 costs!
hahahaha
mick
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Location:
Oakleigh, Melbourne
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March 2004
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Sat, 23 July 2005 12:03
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From an economic perspective, it should be about 1-2k for a decent running sprinter.
Factor in that it's a cult car that's why it's expensive.
The issue is: Is it overpriced?
Yes, it's greater than what a normal depreciating car should be.
No, because it's a cult car and will hold it's value (given a dori newb doesn't plow it into a power pole.)
Does Initial D have an affect on this?
Slightly but let's assume the fact that this stupid cartoon never was made; the culture from Japan with the jap using kick ass sprinter's would've filtered thru anyway regardless of initial D.
Enough of this "taka tax" shit i've been reading.
It's a cult classic.
End of story.
-Jay
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Gold Coast QLD
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April 2003
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Sun, 24 July 2005 13:01
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I love it. Paid $1800 for a ca18det sprinter with about 2k worth of tiding up to do, sold 2 months later to a kid for 9k. Who says you can't profit off cars. ^^
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Banned user
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Liverpool NSW
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March 2004
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Sun, 24 July 2005 22:30
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| nash_tz wrote on Sun, 24 July 2005 23:01 |
I love it. Paid $1800 for a ca18det sprinter with about 2k worth of tiding up to do, sold 2 months later to a kid for 9k. Who says you can't profit off cars. ^^
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like taking candy from a baby
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ballarat
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April 2003
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Sun, 24 July 2005 23:44
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| cannonball wrote on Thu, 21 July 2005 13:27 |
Sprinters are only good drift cars cos they are a well balanced RWD platform, same reason they are popular for track/hillclimb or just someone who likes a light, well balanced RWD car. They are also one of the last cars of this category to actually be realatively cheap from the start. Lets face it, if your after a mass produced, small RWD car these days, well balanced etc, it falls into the "sports car" category, which attracts a premium price straight from the factory, (eg MX5) not like when these things were usually nuch cheaper than your family mobile (EG AH Sprite).
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exactly the reason why i just bought one, granted they are little more overpriced than they should be, but i was still happy to pay it for what i wanted it for.
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Adelaide
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December 2004
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Mon, 25 July 2005 04:09
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If someone wants to give me a heap of cash for my sprinter they can 
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Mon, 25 July 2005 07:09
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| oldcorollas wrote on Fri, 22 July 2005 03:08 |
sigh....
anyway sig = levin/trueno.. spoontah ga aranai...
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ooo i made that mistake when i was learning as well
w00t ur certainly getting the hang of it, that's a good mistake to make!
the negative for aru is just nai, not aranai 
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NSW Engadine
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June 2003
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Mon, 25 July 2005 08:29
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This thread is shit...
Too many long replies... Who cares honestly...
Im not reading any of it...
I think everyone should know...
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Mon, 25 July 2005 08:51
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nash tz how do you sleep at night. bought for 2k and sold for 9k.i like a good deal but thats a bit to fully sick for me!lmao
mick
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Melbourne
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January 2005
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Mon, 25 July 2005 11:14
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| Fujiwara_ToFu wrote on Sat, 23 July 2005 14:03 |
From an economic perspective, it should be about 1-2k for a decent running sprinter.
Factor in that it's a cult car that's why it's expensive.
The issue is: Is it overpriced?
Yes, it's greater than what a normal depreciating car should be.
No, because it's a cult car and will hold it's value (given a dori newb doesn't plow it into a power pole.)
Does Initial D have an affect on this?
Slightly but let's assume the fact that this stupid cartoon never was made; the culture from Japan with the jap using kick ass sprinter's would've filtered thru anyway regardless of initial D.
Enough of this "taka tax" shit i've been reading.
It's a cult classic.
End of story.
-Jay
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I am going to have to agree with you on all that.
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Mon, 25 July 2005 11:23
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| thu187 wrote on Mon, 25 July 2005 17:09 |
| oldcorollas wrote on Fri, 22 July 2005 03:08 |
sigh....
anyway sig = levin/trueno.. spoontah ga aranai...
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ooo i made that mistake when i was learning as well
w00t ur certainly getting the hang of it, that's a good mistake to make!
the negative for aru is just nai, not aranai
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ahhhhh  domo sumimasen
i'm in Boston, US, with about 5 or 6 japanese professors at a conference.. i think i'm learning more japanese from drunken professors here than when i was in japan
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Bunbury, W.A.
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January 2005
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Mon, 25 July 2005 13:17
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I bought one for a $110 about 6 months ago 
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Gold Coast QLD
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April 2003
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Mon, 25 July 2005 14:19
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| kingmick wrote on Mon, 25 July 2005 18:51 |
nash tz how do you sleep at night. bought for 2k and sold for 9k.i like a good deal but thats a bit to fully sick for me!lmao
mick
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"On top of a big pile of money with many beautiful ladies." [/Rainier Wolfcastle] The car went well though and I fixed up alot of little things to get it roadworthy. I got it cheap off a dude leaving the coutry. Oldies and exchange students are a gold mine if you are patient and know what to look for.
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Melbourne
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June 2003
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Wed, 27 July 2005 05:14
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take tsuchiya out of the history books, then what would happen to the 86?
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: AE86 Sprinters!!!
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Wed, 27 July 2005 05:44
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nash tz bugger buying cars!buy a house. you will make a fortune,buy one for $200k sold for $900k.
mick
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