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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
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December 2002
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ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Sun, 09 May 2004 11:53
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Hey guys... theres a ST185 Group A for sale @ Unique Auto's in Castle hill
Build: 20/150
Colour: White
Kms: 109,000
Mods: Alarm, Suspension, 3 Inch Exhaust
Other: Full service history, excellent condition
Price: $16,990
Details here
http://www.nismo.com.au/forsale_unique.htm
Note: I normally wouldn't buy anything from Unique Auto's but this would be an extremely good buy!
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Sun, 09 May 2004 12:21
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Note: I normally wouldn't buy anything from Unique Auto's but this would be an extremely good buy!
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Yes... and YES! 
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Location:
Launceston, Tasmania
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 00:56
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are groups A's ment to have the sticker that says 'groups A' in black and yellow writing just behind the doors? i know of 2 genuine red ones that have the sticker there but other colours don't seem to.
Also, the guy that works at my local servo has a red one and he rekons that they only came in red and black??? was there any limit to the colours that they came in cause this one's white 
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 04:41
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im pretty sure thats a group a, maybe wrong, but isnt that a top mount water to air intercooler i can see? (wait i thought the only came is the st205's?? or is that they only come in the st185 group a and the st205 all???) classique71 might wana confirm this hes more of an expert
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Location:
Canberra
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August 2003
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 05:00
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http://www.nismo.com.au/Images1a/Toyotas/91gt4eng. jpg
if you look closely - you can see the GROUPA plate in gold - its next to the vin/engine plate. All Group A's if they are genuine have them.
This is the real deal.
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Launceston, Tasmania
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May 2002
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 05:19
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I wasn't doubting it was real, just had a couple of Q's for the experts
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 08:27
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The unique auto's one has most definately had a respray...
You will find the following decals on an original Group A:
-Group A Rallye stickers behind doors just above protector strip
-Group A Rallye sticker just above the RHS tail lights
-Water to air intercooler sticker just above the scoop
-4WD Turbo stickers on the protection strip at the front of the doors
and probably some more but I forget...
I believe that its either a genuine Group A or a VERY good fake... But it would cost more to fake a group A so why would you bother?
it has all the group A bits
-W/A IC
-ABS brakes
-build number sticker
-shorter shifter
-gold sparkly first owner plaque
-cd player
-front bar
-bonnet scoop
-no foglight switch on top right hand side of instrument cluster (where the alarm LED is now)... standard gtfours had this switch
just doesn't have stickers.
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theres a castle on my hil...
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October 2003
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 08:37
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maybe the guy took the stickers off coz he didnt like them.. people can be strange..
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 09:13
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| Toobs wrote on Mon, 10 May 2004 18:27 |
The unique auto's one has most definately had a respray...
You will find the following decals on an original Group A:
-Group A Rallye stickers behind doors just above protector strip
-Group A Rallye sticker just above the RHS tail lights
-Water to air intercooler sticker just above the scoop
-4WD Turbo stickers on the protection strip at the front of the doors
and probably some more but I forget...
I believe that its either a genuine Group A or a VERY good fake... But it would cost more to fake a group A so why would you bother?
it has all the group A bits
-W/A IC
-ABS brakes
-build number sticker
-shorter shifter
-gold sparkly first owner plaque
-cd player
-front bar
-bonnet scoop
-no foglight switch on top right hand side of instrument cluster (where the alarm LED is now)... standard gtfours had this switch
just doesn't have stickers.
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Mine doesnt have foglights But it did get the group A diff and turbo from the factory ..
They came out in more shades then red and black , theres heaps of white ones and ive seen blue and grey ones as well
Re building a fake - i can pretty much vouch for this - seeing mine will be the closest you could " build " to a group A and i know its cost me more than 17K including the purchase of the car - but on the other hand it also is more grunty and handles better than a Stock Group A also ..
best way to check is to look for that first owners plate , theres one in the engine bay and one inside as far as i know
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Mon, 10 May 2004 10:53
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Actually not all Group A's have the plate...
All of the lower numbered ones I've seen do and Toyota customer service say it is because most of the lower numbered ones were pre-ordered... the ones without the plates were usually in dealerships somewhere on the showroom floor.
From what Toyota say the first 50 or so were pre-ordered months in advance.
Toyota also have a VIN registry for those wanting to verify if their car is a fake... but as I said above if you check all the appropriate bits then the car is either real or the person who faked it is an idiot.
Remember Toyota had to sell the group A at the same price as the standard gt four for homogolation(spelling?) purposes
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Location:
Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Re: ST185 Group A @ Unique Auto Sports
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Tue, 11 May 2004 09:19
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Very nice car, i think it would be pointless trying to sell a normaly 185 as a group a, it would be too expensive.
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