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whos got trader plates? just scored me 4wd swift fresh from japan.

thnx bro :P

take it its gonna need a day registration permit or something

was nice of him to keep it a secret until i get a letter saying remove this suzuki from our docks

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whos got trader plates? just scored me 4wd swift fresh from japan.

thnx bro :(

take it its gonna need a day registration permit or something

was nice of him to keep it a secret until i get a letter saying remove this suzuki from our docks

I demand pictures! :P

no idea mate, my bro dont like to tell me shit havnt heard from him in like 2months n a letter from the docks just rolls up.

its gota be newer than 1990 though its a mk3 swift, i somehow think its gonna struggle to break traction

^^ its nothing special just a stock mk3 swift like 1993ish jap version has 4wd my bros got vids on youtube of it drifting in the snow ill try n dig up 1

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skip 1 min in the footage at the start dont work right.

that is the actual 1 he bought, never been thrashed :P silly boy didnt wanna go through the hassles of buying off someone who dont speak english but surely coulda found a nicer condition 1

no idea mate, my bro dont like to tell me shit havnt heard from him in like 2months n a letter from the docks just rolls up.

its gota be newer than 1990 though its a mk3 swift, i somehow think its gonna struggle to break traction

^^ its nothing special just a stock mk3 swift like 1993ish jap version has 4wd my bros got vids on youtube of it drifting in the snow ill try n dig up 1

Hmmm hope you're not planning to register said vehicle as I don't think compliance would be available for such a similar car to one sold here in mass volume. Would make a good little rally car though :P

yeah registering is the plan, not my prob though not my car.

its been done before theres about 5 in the country already. although i think this is the 1st set for adelaide

the engine's a lil different aswell makes like a whoping extra 10hp :P

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yeah registering is the plan, not my prob though not my car.

its been done before theres about 5 in the country already. although i think this is the 1st set for adelaide

the engine's a lil different aswell makes like a whoping extra 10hp :P

Neg for first in Adelaide, theres a convertible Cultus up here in Littlehampton. Haven't seen it around for years though (used to see it regularly back when I was in school)

you sure it just wasnt badged cultus.

i heard all the convertables were just cino edition swifts fwd n not even as powerful as the gti never heard of convertable cultus.

my bro's a damn suzuki expert ill find out when i finally catch up with him :P

there's vids of a converted rwd cultus that 1 looked like fun :(

you sure it just wasnt badged cultus.

i heard all the convertables were just cino edition swifts fwd n not even as powerful as the gti never heard of convertable cultus.

my bro's a damn suzuki expert ill find out when i finally catch up with him :P

there's vids of a converted rwd cultus that 1 looked like fun :(

I dunno I just assumed Cultus was the JDM name for them :(

so Cultus is the highest spec level (turb, 4WD and Jap only), GTi was our highest spec level (FWD and quickish 1.3) and the Cino was the pov pack?

I don't really care for Suzukis so never bothered to learn the model variations :P

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