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oldcorollas
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suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Fri, 22 April 2005 23:18

Hey all, looking for some different suggestions of cars to import from japan as a 'private import' since i will be living there for 2 years.. looking for a) nice car to keep, or b) car with good resale value here. also figure i may as well get something different (ie not another R34 GTR ). thoughts so far: Caldina GT4 ST246, 3SGTE Crown 4WD, UZ173 I-FOUR, 1UZ Crown 4WD Estate/Athlete, JZS171W, JZS173W, JZS175W, 1JZGE suggestions? (preferably 4WD and turbo ) Cya, Stewart [Updated on: Fri, 22 April 2005 23:22] [Report message to a moderator]

Benjamin
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Sydney
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January 2004

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Fri, 22 April 2005 23:21

They all look so hot!!! (Toyota Aus take note) I'd take the crown estate.. [Report message to a moderator]

clubagreenie
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Fri, 22 April 2005 23:39

Just bring me back the Crown wagon and all will be forgiven. [Report message to a moderator]

BlackSupra
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Fri, 22 April 2005 23:48

something with a 3uzfe. [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 00:08

yeah, but you can get an SC430 or GS430 here already right? thats hardly an individual car.... and NO, i'm not going to cut it up for parts... yet.. [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???

Sat, 23 April 2005 00:10

BlackSupra wrote on Sat, 23 April 2005 09:48

something with a 3uzfe.

solution.. buy old shitty heavy car, take out full comprehensive insurance. find nearest SC430 and accelerate... buy the written off SC430 Evil or Very Mad

if you hit it hard enough in the rear or rear 1/4, it might end up cheaper (excess + buyback) than imported motor Very Happy

[Updated on: Sat, 23 April 2005 00:11]

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81LOWLUX
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 00:14

change the lights and grill on the crown and you got a pimpin merc windscrean back looks like one [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 00:24

meh... if i wanted a Merc, i'd buy one, but i'm more after value, and something i can modify later (and is AWD) persoanlly i think they look more like volvos .. ie V70, [Updated on: Sat, 23 April 2005 00:26] [Report message to a moderator]

81LOWLUX
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 00:25

just get something big black and fast [Report message to a moderator]

CamryMan
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May 2002

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 00:59

Trawling through the Toyota Japan site ( not easy when you can't speak Japanese ) I quite like the Crown Majesta with the 3UZ-FE [Report message to a moderator]

BlackSupra
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 01:17

^ Now thats the shit. [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 01:25

ooh, it comes in 4wd too! 3UZFE, i-Four UZS187 ... thats on the list too so, any suggestions apart from crowns and caldinas? (no skyline/supras please) [Report message to a moderator]

79rollaboy
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 02:23

Get a Mark II!!! [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 02:27

a mark II? they look far too much like a camry.. no. i want something different, uncommon, and that can't usually be imported to australia [Updated on: Sat, 23 April 2005 02:28] [Report message to a moderator]

79rollaboy
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 03:00

What happened to the Mark II???!?!?! It used to look so stylish... Ok go for the Caldina then... [Report message to a moderator]

Merudo
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Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 03:19

My vote goes on the 4WD crown. more of a fan of that than these bubble shaped things. [Report message to a moderator]

Camry_omega
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 03:29

Caldina GT4, why can't toyota bring something like that out here!!! [Report message to a moderator]

BOCKA
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Brisbane
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March 2005

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 04:20

whats wrong with having a 34 gtr? even though you said you wouldnt thats what id get.. itd be the best driving experience, down side is youd miss the power after you got rid of it. [Report message to a moderator]

jonchai
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 04:31

Caldina for sure! [Report message to a moderator]

ae86drift
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 04:36

the altezza gita wagon! or the new 05 vitz / echo LOL [Updated on: Sat, 23 April 2005 04:49] [Report message to a moderator]

Evan
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Newcastle
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June 2004

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 04:54

Get one of those caldinas for sure [Report message to a moderator]

Skip
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Perth
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October 2003

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 05:06

Stop putting yourself through the heartache of choosing, just get one of each [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 05:51

LOL i wish i could.. i think there's some sort of limit for personal imports the Skyline is not a good choice. why? you can import them under SEVS anyway, and how many wankers have them now? they are pretty common... that Altezza wagon looks nice too mmmm 2JZ... keep em coming [Report message to a moderator]

z|gen
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 06:08

the altezza gita wagons came out with the 3sge engines rather than the 2jzge. you didnt get the caldina gt4 ? theres hundreds of them over here, currently on the lot at the toyota dealership i work at, we have 5. personally, id take the uz173, that is pimpin' [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 06:23

http://toyota.jp/Showroom/All_toyota_lineup/Altezz aGita/menu/grade_val.html says you can AS300 hmm, i won't be living in NZ any time soon, and you cannot import them without being a personal inport (afaik) as they are not on the SEVS list, and are under 15yo... [Report message to a moderator]

z|gen
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 07:11

we never got the 3ltr then [Report message to a moderator]

79rollaboy
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 07:39

Get a sprinter theyre fully sick! [Report message to a moderator]

Alchemist
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 08:07

I always wanted a Caldina, but it isn't on SEVs so there is no way I could get it, you living there for 2 years, well that's just not fair! The Altezza AS200 isn't a bad option either. Seen a few of them for sale in Australia actually... Or you could go the tried and true method of a JZA80 TT, but it's not 4WD, but they are damn nice! [Report message to a moderator]

st184 sillycar
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Melbourne
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June 2004

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 08:43

If you can convince someone to drive you around: The MIGHTY Toyota Century V12 - there are only around 600 of these cars & engines produced annually, making it more exclusive than Lamborghini's ! ! ! [Report message to a moderator]

nightdevil
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Wollongong
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June 2003

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 10:16

Toyota Aristos arent too bad. But i think the old ones dont have good resale value. [Updated on: Sat, 23 April 2005 10:18] [Report message to a moderator]

Corona RT142
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Campbelltown
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November 2003

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 10:30

caldina caldina caldina then you can sell it to meee. [Report message to a moderator]

urban_myth
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 11:09

my votes on the caldina [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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January 2003

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 12:19

lots of votes for the caldina... but what would ppl be prepared to pay for a 2-3 year old caldina GT4??? [Report message to a moderator]

Corona RT142
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 12:23

depends on how much it is [Report message to a moderator]

De@Noo
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 12:26

caldina GT4 for me also [Report message to a moderator]

4DaDrift
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Sydney
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May 2003

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 14:23

stu mate buddy legend financier 06-07 plate century please preferably with the optional bomb bullet and terrorist proof cabin and QUAD turbos on the 5 litre 48 valve quad cam V12 [Report message to a moderator]

lite
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November 2004

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 21:17

Caldina GT4 for sure. Do you think you can bring us back some parts? (Just store it in the car when you're coming back) lol. [Report message to a moderator]

4agte
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Toronto, Downtown
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sat, 23 April 2005 22:00

ill c if i can find something interesting while im over there [Report message to a moderator]

bathurst-91
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Sydney
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April 2004

Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???

Sat, 23 April 2005 22:35

ae86drift wrote on Sat, 23 April 2005 14:36

the altezza gita wagon!

http://www.elixir-aero.com/index/lineup/gita/front.jpg

http://www.elixir-aero.com/index/lineup/gita/rear.jpg

or the new 05 vitz / echo

LOL

http://toyota.jp.edgesuite.net/vitz/grade/rs/image/main.jpg

gita is definaltey hot!

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oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???

Sun, 24 April 2005 07:03

Corona RT142 wrote on Sat, 23 April 2005 22:23

depends on how much it is

well, they are about 3,060,000 yen new = around AUD$38-40K.

plus cost to ship, plus cost of compliance etc....

not cheap.

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Corona RT142
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sun, 24 April 2005 12:07

yeah but you would of driven it for two years, that or you can bring a Caldina GT-t back for the previous model. [Report message to a moderator]

nightdevil
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sun, 24 April 2005 12:58

That altezza sure looks the goods. Ultimate toyota wagon i think. U cant go past the Nissan Stagea though when it comes to performance wagons. But fuk nissan LOL! The Altezza looks better though. These levins are quite damn cool too (by the looks of things i think u want sumthing a bit more modern than the AE111) [Report message to a moderator]

unforgiven
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sun, 24 April 2005 13:14

HOT [Report message to a moderator]

clubagreenie
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Sun, 24 April 2005 21:31

As long as it coms with one of these it'll be ok [Updated on: Sun, 24 April 2005 21:33] [Report message to a moderator]

rob_RA40
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c'town, NSW
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Mon, 25 April 2005 00:17

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ra23celica
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Mon, 25 April 2005 14:15

You're over there for two years - yes ????? Easy, bring back two cars - one every 12 months - as per the private import rules. Don't forget to get someone to take photo's of you in front of the car at signposts around the country to help prove you have owned it for 12 months. I like the Aristo 2JZ-GTE 4WD and the Windom is nice as well, but if you want a car that will be easier to modify and sell down the track, get a ST245 or ST215 Caldina, and yes, I would buy it too ! [Report message to a moderator]

ra23celica
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Mon, 25 April 2005 14:23

Oh and before I forget, if you get the Century V12 with the fold down front seat back rest that becomes a rear seat footrest, make sure you also get a nubile and flexible 'hand' maiden who can stick her head through from the front seat and give you a mobile blow as you pimp dem mean streetz, respect and represent bro...... [Report message to a moderator]

CLG
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Mon, 25 April 2005 14:36

Now Stew - we've discussed this haven't we - Caldina one year, Crwon the following year! [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Tue, 26 April 2005 12:17

thanks for the replies fellas.. Levin? what a crap car to import .. seriously tho, it's just a pimped up corolla and nothing special that you could not build here.. and FWD is NOT my thing... Rob, i saw a nice TE27 there for sale... AUD$15,000. i think i'd find it hard to get a buyer at over 20K for a TE27, regardless of condition... and i could build one here anyway at least in japan they respect old cars by paying high prices yeah, i probably won't be able to afford the first car until my second payment there, so i'm wondering if i can have two cars concurrently?.. still haev to ring DOTARS stoopid work hours.. LOL, if i could find a century for sale at a half reasonable price... i'll snap it up , if i go back for another year, who knows... i have a "certificate of eligibility" for a 3 year "Professor" visa sweeeet... hmmm, maybe a 1UZ caldina? best of both worlds? [Report message to a moderator]

Dr_Love
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???

Wed, 27 April 2005 11:51

st184 sillycar wrote on Sat, 23 April 2005 18:43

If you can convince someone to drive you around:

http://www.autogallery.com.hk/products/p41a701ccc835b.jpg

http://www.autogallery.com.hk/products/p41a701ccc3536.jpg

The MIGHTY Toyota Century V12 - there are only around 600 of these cars & engines produced annually, making it more exclusive than Lamborghini's ! ! !

HORRY FARKINGU SHITTE Shocked

THIS CAR IS HORN!

::schwing:: Evil or Very Mad

This car is the EXACT car i would design (at least on the inside). I'd make the outside look much more like the celsiors though. Laughing

I put my vote down for the century.

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NERD
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Wed, 27 April 2005 12:26

That Caldina GT4 ST246, 3SGTE looks crazy..something a little different!! but as for the Toyota Century V12, HOT DAMN!! that car is crazy. You'll offically be Australia's James Bond with that baby. Check it out!! Its like a mini Maybach, your got all the little its, bits and tvs in the back and its got that suttle 'im bullet proof' look. How crazy are the creature comforts...this one has left me speechless.. For more: http://www.autogallery.com.hk/product.php?id=377 Get the Century V12 thanks st184 sillycar.... [Updated on: Wed, 27 April 2005 12:27] [Report message to a moderator]

-==L=a=N=c=E==-
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Wed, 27 April 2005 12:32

It pains me as to why we are stuck with the so called sporty 'camry' FFS TOYOTA GIVE ME A CALDINA TO BUY! [Report message to a moderator]

rossvw
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Wed, 27 April 2005 13:10

Hey if you are talking 'cars with a good resale value' in australia would something like a mercedes be more profitable? I met an english teacher in tokyo who brought one home every year. [Report message to a moderator]

oldcorollas
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Wed, 27 April 2005 22:31

well, if someone wants to lend me $150K to get a century for them Ross, good point... i want a snow capable 4WD wagon... the merc wagons just don't appeal to me (esp. after driving a 320E for a while, good but not great) hmm, 4WD corolla? Allex? [Report message to a moderator]

79rollaboy
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Re: suggestions for which toyota to import from japan???	Thu, 28 April 2005 21:23

You cant buy the century's brand new from what I've heard... They are strictly for the Japanese consulate... I could most definately be wrong though... [Report message to a moderator]

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