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South Australia
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July 2002
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Import Success story
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Tue, 10 August 2004 15:15
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Yay for me! Finally a import success story - will have pics up tomorrow of my soon-to-be-complied new baby  Kudos must go to my parents for bailing me out because I was too lazy to organise myself and get my old car sold.
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Tue, 10 August 2004 18:47
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Nice one Bro. Were there any holdups? The best part is when it arrives at your house on the back of a truck!
Is it a 15yo car? What is it? Good luck with Blue slip. It helps to know someone.
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Import Success story
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Tue, 10 August 2004 22:15
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dude I can't wait!
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 00:02
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Yeah it's a 1988 ST165 (Toyota Celica GT4) so it's 16 years old (a bit young for my tastes - hehe)
There was a hold up, their guy in japan was on holidays when I ordered it in - so it took a while before it got on the boat. Aside from that it went smooth enough.
Some guys (now upgraded to legends) called Jaustech are doing the import and compliance work so it's all up to them at this stage, hopefully I'll have a quick look at it today.
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Location:
perth WA
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June 2004
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 00:46
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good onya, can't wait for the pics. Mine should land by the weekend. I'm getting hard just thinking about it.
Cheers
Jeff
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 04:08
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You'll have to excuse the shocking picture quality but the lighting was bad and I took it with a digital video camera (as opposed to an actual good digital still camera).
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 04:10
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Stumpy - yeah I was getting 1.0 bar thinking about driving that turbo celica goodness 
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 04:45
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so howz it go howz it go!!! ??
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 05:02
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I wish I knew Still haven't turned the key as it is being complied at the moment! Probably take a few weeks, but hopefully I'll go on a bit of a road trip thru the eastern states and you can let me know yourself how it goes 
The leather interior is a bit on the aged side, that'll cost a packet to clean up, d'oh!
it's got power everything though! No cruise control (meh, like I'd ever go less than flat out). Looks like these cars have a wee bit of heat issues given the discolouration of rocker cover etc that I noticed. Pretty normal though.
I'll get some good pics in a few weeks when I pick it up.
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Location:
Melb, Victoria
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April 2004
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 09:32
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very cool fwdboy i really love the colour. make sure you pamper it with some quality mods
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I supported Toymods
Toymods Club Secretary
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Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 10:21
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Awesome dude.. lol @ 1.0 bar 
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Location:
sydney
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July 2004
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 10:42
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sweeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 12:37
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Dude, thats a fat celica. nice one!
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 12:43
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dude
wait till you drive your baby for the first time
oh my god
i had THE biggest smile on my face the rest of the day
i think i even hugged it when i jumped out!
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Import Success story
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Wed, 11 August 2004 13:40
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fwdboy
ur gunna have 2 change ur name now
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Location:
South Australia
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Thu, 12 August 2004 01:31
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*scratches head* Maybe I'll just pretend that I'm a doofus who thinks that FWD stands for 'Four'WD...
ae86drift -> I had a smile for most of the day and I had only just sat in it!
Anyway, I'll shut up now and go back to the business of finishing my other two cars.
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Location:
Baulko Hillo
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April 2004
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Re: Import Success story
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Thu, 12 August 2004 01:50
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That's awesome dude! Looks REALLY nice too.... I don't suppose you want to give an idea of price? (PM me if you want)....
I wish I was you when you take it for that first fang!
Have fun!
Jeremy.
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Location:
Melbourne
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December 2003
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Re: Import Success story
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Thu, 12 August 2004 05:00
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Unreal dude, finally you got it - I absolutely love the colour - mm and that front bar looks heaps fatter too, is that stock?Could just be the fog lights?!
Anyway mate, have fun with your new toy/girlfriend
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Location:
South Australia
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Thu, 12 August 2004 13:09
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AE86Slut - > Yeah it only set me back $8500 fully complied with 3 months rego. Not a bad price, but they really aren't all that quick (only have 6psi in 1st and 2nd gear, 9psi from there onwards). But you can always change that with a bit of modification.
It's a GT4 front bar, but has little foglights on it which kinda pull it together nicely
And I checked out the brakes for ay Stu - definitely twin spot headed your way when I get my hands on them!
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Location:
Baulko Hillo
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April 2004
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Re: Import Success story
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Fri, 13 August 2004 08:00
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I love that front bar dude...... It's gonna be a shame to put a rego plate on it 
How many k's has it done?
What engine are these? 3S? (I'm an idiot and don't know these things!)
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 01:17
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I have no idea how many kms!!!! In all the excitement of finally checking it out I didn't look at the odometer...  I looked at almost everything else too!
Yeah it has the 3S-GTE squeezed tightly into the engine bay. It really is a close fit. Will be a bitch when I have to fix stuff
Still hopefully I won't have to fix anything, or I win the lotto and can afford to pay someone else to fix them
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 01:26
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| FWDboy wrote on Sun, 15 August 2004 11:17 |
Yeah it has the 3S-GTE squeezed tightly into the engine bay.
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Bah - It's a perfect fit.. Almost like it was made for it!
But I must say this is another Toyota I'm finding more and more appealing.. How much lighter are they then the ST185 and 205s? If 205 halfcuts were in abundance it could really be worthwhile importing one of these with a stuffed engine! 
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Location:
Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 01:37
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awsome congrats on getting a nice stocker man, if it was modified I would be worried.
Looks sweet, Most 165s I have seen in japan are that color, even my half cut was must be the most common. (along with white)
They still look good with a rego plate on the front, you just need little spacers and longer bolts man, or you bend the corners of your plate.
Congrats again 
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 01:39
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Dunno how much lighter they are, but at a guess they are roughly 150kg lighter than the ST185 model, and I think the ST205 is a bit lighter than the ST185 but not quite as light as the ST165. If you can find an ST205 gearbox and rear diff and sort out some way of getting air through the engine then you are laughing UNfortunately, complete ST205 gear isn't viable for my rallying purposes due to regulations (damn PRC rules, at least there are some freedoms)
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 01:45
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I think a little splash of red and white will go well once I've finished a few other projects (looks at stumpy's avatar). Part o' the deal with the parents was that I get my other two cars running and sell one of them.
The question is - should I keep the ST162, or the soon-to-be 5S-GEd TA23?
Time for a poll.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 02:41
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Looks phat dude,
Who said anything about putting number plates on the front?
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 03:17
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MMM 165
nice work !
looking forward to seeing it if you come thru this way again!
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Location:
South Australia
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 07:07
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Yeah - I'm planning on going for a bit of a very VERY long cruise when I get the car all sorted Enjoy the experience for a bit, see some sights and hit those mountain roads!
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 08:56
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very nice mate.. keep us posted on how it all goes
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Location:
Gold Coast
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Sun, 15 August 2004 09:30
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keep 23 sell 162
165 looks great!
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Location:
perth WA
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June 2004
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Re: Import Success story
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Mon, 16 August 2004 09:09
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Hey FWDboy, what did it cost you to have the intrusion bars put in. I am tossing up whether to buy and paint some Aussie doors or just get the intrusion bars put in.
Cheers
Jeff
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Location:
South Australia
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Mon, 16 August 2004 11:48
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I have no idea - it was a package. $8500 with compliance and 3 months rego.
Also from what I've seen on the ST162 doors, they don't have hardcore side intrusion bars, maybe it's part of the integral design? Either that or I wasn't looking hard enough.
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Location:
NSW Engadine
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June 2003
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Re: Import Success story
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Thu, 19 August 2004 06:33
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I am looking at importing a 165 soon... whats the deal with these side intrusion bars?
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Import Success story
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Thu, 19 August 2004 06:44
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I don't know Cars need to have side intrusion bars to be in compliance with the ADRs...ST165s don't have em...
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