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Supra guy was asking $10,500 BMW guy asking $6500. 1994 model and i doubt a japanese auction man wuld stuff up the grading, theyre too experienced to do that

Because about 3 weeks ago, I inspected a Toyota Supra, with my uncle who is a mechanic, and there was weld marks near the roof each side covered by paintjob, and the front end was out of alignment, and the guy said there was nothing wrong with it, when it obviously had hit left front end and rolled, also the tires showed race wear. So i cant be bothered wasting my time becasue most people here say there car is in good condition when really it is f**ked up. I was thinking at least if i Imported from Japan the auction report would be enough for my piece of mind. Also I looked at BMW 318i and the owner conveniently had put on new tires (obviously to cover up the old f**ked up ones). Also i looked in the engine bay and bada-bing! new engine oil, most likely thicker than whats needed, quite convenient to cover up knocking noises in the engine. so yes thats why i dont look local anymore. From my experience everyone here, tries to rip you off, then when shit goes wrong its not their problem..I want a TRUSTWORTHY CAR. And thanks Mr.Eps for all the info. Regarding Toyota Soarers I readedd somewhere they were hard to compliance? and lots of compliance places didnt want to touch them? is there a reason for this?

lol. my favourite part of that post was "www.f**kyourNAsilviaplans.com =)" hahaha. mr.eps how much would i be able to pick up a good condition MKIV supra manual from Japan?

can you import a car stock, then export it back to Japan to say Auto Active Garage to get it tuned to say 700HP, then bring it back into the country?

sorry. triple post.

as for referencing my info http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....howtopic=300760 green p plater, stuffed up rear end and front end..hence why im straying away from non turbo supras in aus, caus all the p platers can aford them.

Mr.Eps, a friend of mine called roberto had a supra, great car, however a learner driver in an hyundai excel clipped the back of his car in really wet conditions, which caused the rear end to slip out and he went acqua planeing and hit a barrier which destroyed the front end and rolled his car. (he didnt get hurt somehow). Now im not going to be ignorant caus i know that was a freak acident, jus funy how it coincides with ur story because he was abiding by the law ahah, but yeah i realise learner drivers often f**k things up. anyway this is all a learning experience for me, I'm not trying to be a troll or anything I'm just saying what I've read? I realise non turbo silvias are very common, but i was planning to do it up a lil to differentiate it. As for the supra weight distribution I read some japanese tuner article that supras are difficult to drift because their heavier in the front end and have a harder time geting power to the wheels on the drift?

why say that considering you own one? And plus Supra's don't have good weight distribution, they're front end heavy. People in Japan don't view the Supra as highly as say.....a Skyline R-32 Gt-R in terms of racing. And Gunnar in case you didnt read I'm not going to be street racing, I just like watching it. Supra's are too common in Australia now days, and the twin turbo models have been thrashed by most aussies, as they are wannabe midnight club racers, hence why so many supras are repairable write-offs. Real Japanese Midnight Club Street Racers

omg if only i was 6-10 years older i could afford one!!!

would that cost below $30,000?

Mr.Eps, I am not saying I want to race on the roads, I'm just saying I find street racing videos and touge races much more impressive than say....bathurst 1000, which is I believe is justified. The fact that smokey didnt hit a car going 300km/h is impressive....thats an example of his skill. Its much more exiting seeing Orido in his monster supra or Tysuchia in his AE86 going fast along a narrow road, than repeative laps 150 times. As for importing cars becoming my hobby, the uni course I am doing and contacts I have will allow me to get a job paying more than enough to sustain this hobby. I like the cars I see in these battles, but doesnt mean I'm going to do the same thing with the car. I don't know anything about importing cars but I was wanting to learn, and you instantly labelled me a hoon for liking street racing videos. If thats what has inspired me to like import cars I do not see a problem with that. Because honestly I have never had interest for v8 supercars mainly cause watching them bores me. I think you're whilst your trying to help me, previous newbies hooness has made you label me as a hoon too. All i wanted to do is find a nice non turbo to cruise around in, lower a lil bit, exhaust, 2 mtx 12 inch subwoofers and prologic amplifier, and italian leather interior to impress da chikz. it was going to be something that would be a project for me. So sorry that I'm such a hoon for wanting a "Low-powered" asthetically pleasing non turbo car and how I brought it on myself to get flamed by liking imports because of street racing videos

me? daft? hahaha i think an 87.05 uai/atar prooves im not daft. No the main reason I want an import is so I can impress everyone. Not by going fast but simply sitting in the car. If i pay for something I'm not going to abuse it because I take good care of everything I own. If a P.O.S was given to me, to be honest, I would treat it with less respect than a car I've bought with my own money. I only exceed the speed limit by around 5-10 km's when I drive and only in 90km/h sections...so getting an import is mainly for street cred. However I'd become a better driver learning in a RWD car than a FWD which doesnt mean i'd be thrashing it by any means. And f.y.i im not a hoon. bogans in their p.o.s commydores try drag me at the lights in my e90 corolla, which is pretty sad considering my corolla has 67KW and they feel big by blowing smoke towards my corolla. And CAMS licences probably costs thousands of dollars. too expensive. And i honestly don't see any difference between completely thrashing the shit out of a car on the track and thrashing one on the street, both do the same damage to the engine and chassis. Street obviously is more risky because of other cars etc, but flogging a car on the street and track is essentially the same thing. I'd rather buy a nice import car that has been owned by a old grandma, than a car enthusiast, cause most car enthusiasts have their cams licence and have their weekend track days flogging the car. As for your commodore statement, i'd rather not get a commy cause holden still hasn't learned to make a good engine. My parents could help me buy a car, but I'd rather use my OWN money because that way i'd feel i've earnt the right to drive a nice import. So calling me a hoon is unjustified. Just because i like watching japanese touge drift runs doesnt mean I'm going to go out on the street and try to drift...for one because I don't know how, and for two because I can't afford all the new tires and for three because it is my car that i would have paid for. Buying an import based on seeing how these cars can be driven is a legitimate reason in my opinion Smokey nagata, the legendary tuner, going 300km/h through wangan tunnel does not impress you? Mr.Eps he musst not be a car enthusiast because according to you he would be a "Hoon". Man that's bullshit. He's part of the reason why lots of people want a skyline, him going this fast on the street is example of pure skill, much more skill than someone going 300 on an airport strip These cars can be driven so hard with such precision is a good reason to simply own one, purely because of the respect ud gain for having one "Mr.Eps". Those silvia s13 "street hoons" as youd say, are better drivers than you'll ever be, and it seems you're jealouse you cant execute that sort of skill legally, let alone illegally. Those guys drifting on the street is far more impressive than organised drift events. Because that was the starting ground for so many guys, e.g Orido, now why don't you hate on him? cause technically you should call him a "Hoon who should drive a commodore". You're picking on me cause I'm 18 and looking for an import, which immediately madee you jump to assumptions. Now I'd hate to be you but you've just been outsmarted by an 18 yr.old, who is supposedly a "Hoon". Just because i'm a newbie doesnt mean im gonna take shit from some Hot headed enthusiast.

Yeah i was thinking of an AE86 Trueno. But I've been looking on japaneseusedcars and i haven't seen any over auction grade 3? so anythng below 3 has things wrong with it corect? I just found this skyline 25gt auction grade 4 manual 690,000 http://www.japaneseusedcars.com/auction/auctions.htm the calculator says itll cost about 13,900 imported and complied.

Just a daily. Like an overall balanced street car. I'd prefer RWD so I can learn how to drive properly (currently using a front wheel drive car). and yeah i wouldn't mind learning how to drift but can't afford too with the price of tires.

haha It was actually a silvia autech i saw in the touge battle that i really liked, but cause itd be way too expensive i had to downgrade my hopes to an s13 na. then i saw all these japanese guys doing drifts in s13's and i thought..damnnn i'd look prety hektik in one of those. maybe a lil lowered with a nice exhaust. and i hear they hav nice fuel economy which wuld be good for minimised costs! heres the drift vid with the s13's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUmLedpa2mk...feature=related so ye if i got one of them id be able to drive like that! and im actually 18 and at uni, hence the very low budget haha anyway about that toyota soarer thats a damnnn nice car but i havent thought about one caus im prety sure the non turbo soarers only come in autoand i'm really not sure if you can enjoy an auto as much as a manual

ahh ok. (N). well i've been looking around and came across a car called A Nissan 180sx Type S non turbo and Nissan 180sx Type G non turbo. Are these able to be imported into the country? And what sort of price would i be looking at for 96/97 modeL? Do you know anything about this iron chef? Thankss

-why would they ban people importing non turbo silvias? :S. -are non turbo 180sx's banned too? because a manual non turbo 180sx would be next option?

After watching many touge battles on youtube with Tsuchiya and orido I've become interested in Japanese imports. I'm interested in importing a Nissan Silvia s13 Q's, preferably above auction grade 4, but am just wondering how much this would cost me? I am on my P's so I can't import a turbo. I hear these are good cars to learn how to drive properly in as they have a nice power level and are fairly balanced. I have around 10,000-11,000 to spend. And don't want to buy a s13 from australia becasue most of them are P.O.S auto's that have been flogged. Whats the possibility of importing one of these that are in good condition from Japan? or are they too old now? can you import non turbo s14's?