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<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>1985 Toyota Corona Coupe 2000 GT-R</span> The Corona Coupe first appeared in 1985, with a bodyshell similar to the ST160 Celica, but with a more upmarket image. Parts sharing continued across models from the already mentioned Celica and also the Carina ED, all sharing the 3S-GELU engine and all using the same platform. Basically it could be said that the Corona Coupe was a restyling execise giving consumers in the 1980's a mind-boggling array of choices... "would you like your Corona in FF or FR? Coupe or sedan? Sporty or upmarket?" Three engines were available, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0L, with the top of the line GT-R getting the 3S-GE twin cam. The 1.6L 4A-GELU, as good as it was, wasn't large enough to move the Corona Coupe at a decent pace, so the GT-R version with the 2.0L 3S-GELU was the most sought after model. The 1.8L 1S-iLU SOHC engine with 115ps (78kw) wasn't powerful or revable, but had that extra capacity that the 4A-G lacked... but the 1S-iLU was better suited to the Camry, not a sports orientated coupe. 3S-GELU - 120kw________________________________4A-GELU - 97kw... just not enough. The interior of the Corona Coupe was identical to the ST160 Celica, with a truely amazing looking digital guage cluster which must've looked incredible back in 1985... real 21st century style - in a 1980's point of view. It came as a bit of a suprise that the ST160 Corona Coupe was succeeded by the ST180 Corona Exiv which happened to be a 4-door hardtop sedan... with not a coupe model in sight. Therefore the 80's Corona Coupe stopped at the ST160, leaving the void to be filled solely by the Celica. Name: Toyota Corona Coupe 2000 GT-R Chassis: ST160 Engine: 3S-GELU Capacity: 1998cc Power: 120kw @ 6400rpm Torque: 19.0kg/m @ 4800rpm Weight: 1100kg Transmission: 5MT Drive: Front wheels Brakes: Ventilated disks Suspension: MacPherson Front struts with rear parralel link struts

Hey Akihiro! Where have you been? Long time no see (or hear)... Did you have an Auster? Me too... hahahaha my Auster was an Xtt turbo. It was ok, but very heavy and FF

Hello guys! I hardly ever pop my head in here nowadays... I'm still in Japan but I will be coming back to AU next month sometime (for good). I'm really suprised Drift hasn't gottten off the ground like it has in the Eastern States too. In fact (no offence to our Eastern brothers ) I thought the guys in WA were alot more level headed and able to 'pioneer' things a bit more themselves... Is there anything I can do? No really, I have my contacts here in Japan and Australia, so is there anything that I can help with?

Thats Gojira's car... I'll let him come on here and give you the run down.

Polski you're in Okayama? Give us a bell mate when you can come to Osaka and we'll hook up. As far as the cars are concerned, about the only dealership in Osaka/Kobe (not Okayama sorry) that I would trust not to badly rip you off and who have good quality cars would be 'GT Net' http://www.gtnet.co.jp but they aren't cheap (good cars never are!) and remember to add maybe 200,000 - 250,000 yen ontop of the list price for all the taxes, fees and other stuff they feel fit to slap you with.

Yep, thats it Lam... the Australian N13 Pulsar was a 1.8L SOHC version of the Nissan Langley. I had one myself about 10 years ago, and funnily enough I always wanted those Langley tail lights too!

You still have them??? Oh shiiiiiiit...

<span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>1985-90 T12 Nissan Auster Euroform Xtt Turbo</span> I used to own one of these: <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'> The Nissan Auster had it's debut as a sister car of the Nissan Violet and the second generation Stanza (it's roots going back to 1977). Most sedans of 1600-1800cc class were FR at that time. The 1985 Auster became the third car to use the platform of the U11 Bluebird to make it FF, so the Bluebird, Auster, and the Stanza somewhat crowded the popular 1.8L sedan class. Nissan tried it's best to give the Auster an European feel, even going so far as to the the top of the line model 'Euroform', and backing this up with the 'Romancing Auster' TV commercials. But, as some owners have said, the Auster really was a very well equipped but boxy sedan... which proved to be quite heavy as a result. The Auster also stuck to the selling point that it had unusually high body rigidity, also adding alot of weight. The sports model Auster Xtt was equipped with a CA18DET twin cam turbo without an intercooler (160PS), other models were equipped with CA18ET(135PS) in CA16S(90PS), CA18Ei(105PS). The Si Euroform and Xtt also came with an aero body kit which didn't really do anything to 'soften' the boxy shape of the Auster, rather it just made it look more hard edged. At the time, other car companies like Honda were looking for the next wave of soft rounded styling influences which is apparent in it's EF Civic hatchback of 1987. By 1990, the Auster was the ugly duckling of Nissans line up, with body styling that wouldv've looked sensational - if only it were released 10 years earlier. CA18DET_____________________________________CA18ET (E15ET's big brother that couldn't) Dispite being based on the U11 Bluebird with it's excelent reputation, the Auster still couldn't help becoming another casualty of 1990. The model name wasn't succeeded, but the Auster's market niche would soon be filled by the P10 Primera which continued the Auster's recipe of a highly rigid body in a small/mid sized FF sedan. Poor sales didn't help the Auster at all, even with the TV commercials and European 'mystique', so the Stanza also became a casualty. The Stanza actually was succeeded by the Presea, a small hardtop sedan and by that stage all features of the car that could remotely be passed off as 'sports inspired' had disappeared. Name: T12 Nissan Auster 1800 Xtt Chassis: E-T12 Engine: CA18DET Capacity: 1809cc Power: 119kw @ 6400rpm Torque: 21.5kg/m @ 4000rpm Weight: 1230kg Transmission: 5MT/4AT Drive: Front wheels Brakes: Ventilated disks Suspension: MacPherson Front struts with rear parralel link struts Si model digital gauge cluster. </span>

Hey Laurence... oooooh my head... What a coincedence to see you out there at Nanko You're getting better mate! Who were your friends in the R32 sedan? Terry the champ picked up the tab last night, I must've had 7 of those lemon chu-hi's and a couple of pints on top of that... Terry's generosity blew me away! But as ha said "You're jobless now mate so don't worry about it"... hehehehe

Cheers muchly matey, I'll remember that the next time I threaten my life and other road users in a high speed chase... invaluable info.

Just go to the 'A31 Cefiro Shop' just across the road from JR Yokohama Station... big 3 story place painted yellow... you can't miss it. /bs Seriously, Yahoo auctions. Theres no other convenient way.

Hi mate, welcome to SAU ... just one thing though... it says RB20E under your avatar? You pullin our leg about teh GTS25t bit?

<span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>1987 Nissan Langley 1.6 GT</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>The Langley story...</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>Do you remember the "Langley"? It's a car that should be called a Pulsar, yet with a Skyline flavor (supposed to be an imitation of the 7th Skyline, the R31) that has been described in catalogues as</span> <span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>"Skyline's MINI". </span><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>If we take away the SUNNY and the PULSAR from the 1986 to 1989 period, none were able to be called "a box office hit" for Nissan at that time though it was a strange state of affairs that there happened to be a whole group of sedans (Sunny, Laurel, Pulsar Langley, Skyline) that were on sale from Nissan in the small/medium size market.</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>Nissan was famous in the 1980's for selling cars through multiple sales channels with multiple names for extending their sales system such as the Sunny shop, the Nissan shop, the Bluebird shop, the Prince shops, and the Cherry shops in those days. Afterwards, it was arranged in only two sales channels of 'Red stage/Blue stage', and even these two sales channels have been consolidated only just this year... making just one sales channel. Most people never liked multiple sales channels in the same manufacturer.</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>The Langley GT (the model most sought after) came as a sedan and hatchback with Black two-tone color schemes which at the time went against the stark white which was so popular. Back then, I suppose we could say that the Langley was a 'poor mans Skyline'. So if one does come across a Langley GT in the used car lot, would one not think "should I buy a Skyline instead?" This is the feeling amonst even the most serious of Nissan enthusiasts. At that time, there was a low-priced version of the R32 Skyline, a 1.8L sedan which was almost the same price as the Langley GT, so one must also ask, "why would Nissan blur the lines between models in such a way?" It's clear that Nissan were trying to resussitate low sales during the mid to late 80's by offering 'heart beat vehicles'... cars which appeal to the heart, such as low volume Reebok and Nismo models. Still, it was quite usual for a family of 5 to buy the low-spec 1.5L Nissan Pulsar sedan over the Langley GT, so the likelyhood of seeing them on the street nowadays is very low indeed. One might chuckle upon seeing ex-F1 driver Aguri Suzuki posing next to the Langley in Nissans sales brochure, which in my mind was the pinacle of 1980's advertising - to sell to the heart, not the head.</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>Name: Nissan Langley 1.6 GT Chassis: E-HN13 Engine: CA16DE Capacity: 1598cc Power: 96kw Torque: 14kg/m Weight: 1090kg Transmission: 5MT/4AT Drive: Front wheels with viscous LSD/Fulltime 4WD Brakes: Ventilated disks Suspension: Front struts with rear parralel link struts</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>This isn't a Langley (it's an EXA) but it's the same CA16DE engine.</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>I ordered this book from Amazon.co.jp because I'm such an 80's Japanese car freak:</span> http://nigensha.co.jp/webcg/digital-cg/arc.../archive11.html ***Edit: <span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>WONDER WHY THE LANGLEY WAS DISCONTINUED?</span> <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>Heres why: "Tsutomu Miyazaki's car", a Nissan Langley, was used in the rape and murder of young Japanese girls in 1989, and gave rise to the negative views held by the general Japanese population against so called 'OTAKU' or 'geeks'. Read about this monster HERE</span>

It's Gr-ed-dee. Remember this: Theres a correct way to say it, and it would be quite embarrassing if say Tsuchiya were to come to Australia and all these Aussie so-called Japanese car experts start busting out with their own invented pronunciations just because "I can't be farked" or "that sounds stupid..." One more time (:werd: ) with English pronunciation: A'pex = Aye-pecks GReddy = Gr-ed-dee GREX = Gr-ex GRACER = Gr-ay-ser (not: 'G-Racer!!!") Fujitsubo = Foo-jitz-oo-boe (the emphasis is on the 'jitz' part, not: 'Foo-jit-SOO-boe) Watanabe = Wah-tah-nah-beh... simple. (not: "Wah-tah-nayb"!!) Tanabe = Tah-nah-beh... as above 5 Zigen = Five Ziggen ('ig' as in 'bigger') In Japanese: 'Goh Ziggen'. RE Amemiya: Are-Eee Ah-mem-ee-yah Cefiro = Seh-fee-roe Hachi-Roku = Hah-chee Roh-koo (not: Roe-koo... US style ) Bride = Bree-deh (I suppose 'Breed' would sound better in English... don't say 'Br-eye-d'!!! Thats the epitomy of wrong) JUN = Joo-n ('oo' as in 'put') Tommy Kaira = Tommy K-eye-rah (not: 'K-eye-ee-rah') Tomei = Toe-mey (not: TOMMY!) Tsukuba = Tsoo-koo-bah Any more just gimme a yell

I'll give you a call tonight Terry...

Btw, sounds like you've got alot to think about before coming here... you seem pretty confused :confused:

Don't get too worried... they just say that to appease the 'working holiday ethics'. Of course NO ONE moves around in 3 month intervals! It's just saying that *in the spirit* of the working holiday visa, people are 'obligated' to move around Japan and see the country, rather than get all hooked up in one city then start doing illegal stuff ie: working fulltime , having sex , drinking too much , being disorderly ... you get the drift.

Updated my first reply again....

1) It wouldn't hurt to apply for a job before you leave... so why not? 2) Yeah be original... go to Tokyo For every person that says Osaka is better (for whatever reason), there'll be about 3 0r 4 saying that Osaka is crap (even though they've never been/lived there) and Tokyo is the center of the universe. So in a nutshell, you can't really go wrong anywhere... it's what you do for yourself when you're here is what counts. Why not Nagoya? 3) Yeah, hold out for a school that susidises your rent... thats the best situation by far. I mean, thats much better than trying to rent yourself, isn't it? The downside is you have to take what you're given.

Wtf??? Terry???? Geezuz... I can't believe you've showed up here! Mate we HAVE TO get together and have some drinks

Oh, and where are you???

Not me personally but theres a couple of guys on here that do... they'll see this thread soon enough. Do you have a car?

Actually, the V35 sedan was designed and released before the Fairlady Z (350Z) beack in 2001, but the V35 Coupe (the which people are confusing with the 350Z) was released after the 350Z in 2003. So in actual fact, you *could* say that the V35 Skyline Coupe is copying the 350Z...

Nice drunken babble there... Aaaaah, me? Theres a nice bloke named 'Gojira', another nice bloke named 'Streeter' (I hear he's a bit of a brawler), another bloke named 'Dreamaaa'... who else? Maybe one or two others just passing through. So where are you staying?