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dont like the ass but the interior is pretty swank...

I actually like the back end. Looks better than the original. Personal preference I guess. It's got one of those love it or hate it looks. It has full LED tail lamps.

Interior is the same as the Accord Euro...

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although... this looks nice

2007 one i think... hold off for this one

It is this one. The exact same model. It's called the MY06 update. This was just released in July 2006.

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so you get the twin exhausts?

Twin zorsts only on the V6 models.

They want $6K more (RRP $36K) for the V6 which has 177kW but otherwise specs wise is the same as the VTI.

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ok... my god this will be slow then... realy slow

just be ready for that

i mean like really really really slow...

yes, I know. 125kW with a 1435Kg car... but that's the trade off for a brand new car.

At least it won't make me drive like a insane hooligan... :no:

How about an older Lexus GS300? 4 Door Sedan, comes in the option of V8, 2JZ twin turbo and 2JZ non turbo. The V8's are AWD, and CAPA and a whole bunch of companies in Australia can fit ADR tested and approved supercharger kits for the 1UZ-FE.

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You can have em imported, complied, registered and in your driveway for about 15k to 20k.

I'm seriously contemplating upgrading my old man's car from the ceffy to this.

yeSA ! king of pimp lookin rides eh

when i was buying it was a consideration but they werent allowed miportation then..

meh the 33 makes me happy when im riden around anyways

been driving an aristo twin turbo around for the last few days, and it makes me think why in the world anyone would buy any other sedan. its comfy, its spacious, its sold as a lexus overseas, got more power than you can poke a stick at (and if you don't want to be hassled for having a turbo then get the V8 or straight 6 N/A, both of which are powerful enough to drive around daily). The TT version I'm driving does 600km to a 70L full tank (just tested it on a drive from syd to melb) and is so smooth and quiet on the road.

Its around the same price as an R33. The choice between an R33 sedan and an Aristo is pretty easy.

here's some of the standout examples we've come across (either really cheap, nicely modded, hard to find colours/options etc)

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?search=aristo

we get over a 150 each day at auctions and more thru used car dealerships, so there's no shortage of em...

I'll go outside and see if I can take some pics of the interior. The one I'm driving dosen't have the leather interior, its all velour.

here's some of the standout examples we've come across (either really cheap, nicely modded, hard to find colours/options etc)

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?search=aristo

we get over a 150 each day at auctions and more thru used car dealerships, so there's no shortage of em...

I'll go outside and see if I can take some pics of the interior. The one I'm driving dosen't have the leather interior, its all velour.

:laugh: funkeh... im very very interested

is there a fact sheet you can get about them? with weight, powah and so on

i know i ask a lot but we old school chums... come on

very nice...starting to like them now...how reliable are these motors when they get up to around the 170K mark?? How are parts availability like compared to say a skyline?

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=7665

very nice...starting to like them now...how reliable are these motors when they get up to around the 170K mark?? How are parts availability like compared to say a skyline?

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=7665

The parts are half out of the newer GS 300 in Australia, the 2JZ's similar to the supra (altho the aristo's came out before the supras... so half the time when you buy a supra engine, chances are it came out of a much cheaper Aristo). 1UZFE is the same as in soarers, GS 400's and in landcruisers.

They're toyota engines, and if they're still in stock form and maintenanced regularly (log books help with this) then they're pretty reliable. Modded engines, dunno. Keep in mind these are commonly used as family cars, not 15yr old shitheap GTR's that have been thrashed to an inch of their life :laugh:

Only parts I can forsee having trouble sourcing is panels... but given that these things are cheap as chips and plentiful, I predict a rush of em comin into the country in the near future.

I think I just found my car....!

Yes, it's still an import... but I still have Skylines in my veins...

http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/modul...hp?StockID=4096

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