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Does anyone know who and where these can be complied in Australia? I have a friend who is keen to buy one as apparently they have just recently been added to the SEVS compliance list. Who has the plates for compliance and/or where could I find this information.

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I was reading on prestige motorsport a company has recently taken delivery of one to do the r&d, but it will still be about 6 months before they will be ready to comply them (depending on how out of date I am, I checked the label on my tshirt but it does'nt say)

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I looked into this a while back and Distinctive Car Imports & Auto Wholesale in Western Australia are both working on SEVS compliance as we speak (type? read?). DCI should have their demo in stock already. Im sure other states would have workshops working hard too.

Patience...

In the mean time you can wet your appetite with info from http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/

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After a long wait, the Toyota Aristo (Lexus GS300) has been ruled as eligible for import under SEVS for May 1991 to August 1997 models (JZS147 and UZS143).

The Aristo is a luxury automatic transmission only 4-door sedan which was produced in RWD with the same famous 3.0 L straight 6 twin turbo and non turbo engines available in the Supra as well as the impressive 4.0 L V8 powerplant used in the Soarer (available in the 4WD model only):

Twin turbo JZS147 2JZ-GTE 3lt 206KW/1680kg IL6 Engine -122kw/tonne.

Non turbo JZS147 2JZ-GE 3lt 169kW/1580kg IL6 Engine - 107kw/tonne.

4WD UZS143 1UZ-FE4ltr 191 kW/1 740kg V8 Engine -109kw/tonne.

We are aware of at least one workshop with two Aristos already here for SEVS testing. But it may still be some time (possibly another 6 to 12 months) before the first workshop is approved to comply this model. Once this happens, we will then be able to source them to order directly from auction, for import to Australia. We will provide a further update to our Mailing List to let you know as soon as it can be done, so stay tuned.

The vehicles are great value in Japan and with about 200+ to choose from at auction each week they will start from as little as $13,000 complied. With the performance of a Supra in an unassuming 4-door sedan with leather and sunroof options, these will make excellent family cars and are destined to become extremely popular in Australia as they will be one of the best value for money imports available.

With plenty of power from factory they can also be easily and reliably upgraded just like the Supra, with a full range of bolt on upgrades available off the shelf.

If you are interested to see what is available at auction in Japan and the sale prices, please ask for a free 7-day trial of our auction search system for this model. Given the level of interest to recent free trial offers, we are limiting this to the first 100 people to respond.

Some basics on Aristos with a couple of quick links:

http://www.toyotaimportsforum.co.uk/aristo/index.htm

http://superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0508_nob/

Article about modifying and drifting the later model (which is not eligible for import but the information is comparable to the JZS147)

Of course, plenty more information is available on the net.

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I was wondering when theu were going to be added to SEVS complaince list.

I saw one in HPI or Zoom a couple of years back and thought they were a pretty luxo car. They said back then that they cant be complied and that this one was the only one in Aus as it was a personal import from someone who moved over from japan.

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I have one sitting in front of me here in Vic Park, approval will be through very soon and they will proberly bring about a dozen in the first batch plus they will be well priced going on auction prices in Japan.

The Green trim is shocking so I am looking at Grey/Black trim only and car colour of White of Silver.

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