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Audi B7 S4 Avant is up for sale as I'm moving overseas at the end of the week. Looking for 29k, but open to offers. Carsales advert is here: 2006 Audi S4 Sports Automatic quattro It's an MY07, so it won't have the cam chain tensioner issues that seem to be a thing in the US (haven't heard a whole lot about them here though). It's had an easy life and deserves a lot more kms than it has. Car is in St Kilda East, PM for contact details.

Pretty hard to beat one of these for a track car: http://www.swaptastic.net/

It's just that I'd prefer to buy a car that hasn't been in an accident. Especially in a country where I can't communicate 100% effectively with the guy I'm buying the car from. I'm not sure about the quality of Japanese panel shops, I guess they'd be pretty much of a similar standard to Australia though. I'm actually thinking of an FD too, I'm gonna head to Knight Sports this weekend to see what they've got. I'm looking at buying whenever the right one comes up. I'm in no huge rush, but I'm really looking forward to having something to take out on the track.

No, you're not seeing just the dregs on goo-net, but you're also not getting the full detail of the cars for sale. Search for cars with no accident history (Restoration = None) and have a friend who's fluent in Japanese call the dealer to get a bit more info on the car. I think it's best to find a workshop in your area and talk to them about sourcing a car. As dr1ft.jp said earlier, they are way more likely to look after you than a car dealer is. I'm looking at getting a 2nd car soon too, so I'll keep you posted as to how I go.

I wasn't saying that an FD would be any more expensive to own than a 32 GT-R, I agree that they would be a cheaper car to run (except for fuel costs!). I was just saying that what dr1ft.jp meant was that if you go for one of the cheap ones you'll need to be prepared to shell out a fair bit of cash to bring it up to spec. They're that cheap for a reason.

He was saying that the cheap ones usually come with so many troubles that it'll cost you a bomb to get them roadworthy. Any 10 year old rotary will be due for a rebuild, especially if it's modified. Plus, if you're unable to get a dodgy shaken it will cost you a fortune returning the car to stock each year to pass inspection.

Knight Sports is in Tokyo, RE Amemiya is in Chiba and FEED is in/near Osaka. All of them will either have cars for sale or have customers with cars for sale but they're all way too far away from you to be convenient. I'm actually planning on going to Knight Sports this weekend to see if they have any decent FDs for sale.

These guys will rent you one: http://www.premium-rent.com/en/cartypes.php Make sure you get an International Licence before you head over.

http://www.premium-rent.com/en/cartypes.php It's not $350 a day, but close enough. I'll take a ride out to Fujikyu Highlands please...

There's a bunch of 2 and 3 hundred dollar rockmelons for sale here in Tokyo. And they're not even shaped differently to normal ones. I thought it was just one of those little quirks that people always go on about; Used panty vending machines, 8 dollar cups of coffee et al... The yelling Japanese man was probably just angry at you because NHK ran another story about how the horrible foreign workers in this country are responsible for everything from rising crime rates to the recent spate of flash flooding.

At least you were staying upstairs from Suji's and you could get a massive hangover curing breakfast... That's really close to where I live now. I'm just down the hill a bit, in Azabu Juban.

One of these pricks just went through a red light and almost ran me over!! I was crossing at the "Team-Perfect" sign that's in the last couple of pics and two vans were at the barricade. One of them made a beeline straight for me and then stopped next to me with his megaphones blaring. Wouldn't wind the window down though... I'm more than slightly pissed off right now.

One thing that really gets me is the ultra-nationalists. They are an embarrassment to this country and no one does anything to stop them. They have been going nuts this week due to the anniversary of the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Driving past the US Embassy 3 or 4 times a day. Earlier this afternoon, the biggest bunch of them I have ever seen were protesting down the street from the Korean Embassy. They were much more aggressive than any I have seen before; Revving their cars at the police and one of them even hit the barricade which the police use to block them from reaching the Embassy.

Is this the one you're after? http://www.ocn.ne.jp/translation/webpage.html You have to click the radio button that's second from the left in order to translate into English.

yeah, funny that...