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BUT I BOUGHT A CAR!!!!

that's right...

FINALLY after about a year of searching in both australia and japan for my next car... I've finally purchased the next car in my ownership =)

many of you will know i've been looking for ages...

and just so you all know - again - I FINALLY BOUGHT ONE

a teaser is attached...

and ignore the lack of stero. it will be replaced with an australian item upon delivery... but please.. check the SC430 retrim job !!!!

EDIT: i forgot to say - check the IS-F exhaust tips ;-)

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wheels will be getting replaced with larger work schwert series wheels, VS-xx are 17's and a silly offset... they will do for time being

i bought a car not a set of wheels, dammit!!!

it has a 1 off bodykit too.

=)

for more info

106 genuine km

96 series 3 toyota soarer

single turbo vvt 1J

Lpackage

sunroof

elec seats

woodgrain

paint is orig but has had clearcoat redone to maintain "wet" shine i guess

all spare wheels, toytoa jacks, service history inclusive.

;-)

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well thank christ you didn't bid on it...

and sorry not telling not telling la la la

...it was exxy...

if you have to ask you probably couldn't afford it lol

but if you're interested in another soarer talk to me, i have another one coming in shortly which is very affordable and very nice and is for sale... stay tuned

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Congrats rowan.

Its a nice car... All it needs are, nicer wheels, 5/6spoke type, preferably in bronze/silver.

And the exhaust tips are ugly, change them

AND, i'm interested in another soarer, but i can't afford one now, hahaha!

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as i said - if anyone's interested in another soarer talk to myself, or the masked baron that's helping me out - (dont wanna name drop incase he doesn't wanna, he can disclose any and all info about the masked baron)

but yeah - if anyone is interested in a pearl white 97 Lpackage soarer with wald bodykit and 18" mesh type wheels and exhausts, talk to me...

106xxx km single turbo vvt 1J

did i say it was an L package yet? =)

oh and lowered too...

EDIT: pearl white soarer is clean, no rust was grade 4.5 (or 4 can't remember) B grade exterior and B grade interior (like new for it's age)

and no i'm not changing those exhausts i love them! they're the lexus IS F exhausts :kiss:

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oh noes it's missing a stereo that has language and touch screen in japanese with a japanese GPS sat nav that has no use in australia

...guess i'll just have to buy a pioneer touch screen double din then :kiss:

guise - it's misisng it's stereo because owner obviously replaced orig with aftermarket and kept the stereo for his next car, this is not uncommon to happen, also

i think this would also explain the high offset 17" work vsxx

for all i know the car may have had 20" riverside trafficstars and been a TAS competitor or something (unlikely but you never know)

i'm not going to disclose much more info about this car cos ... it's mine and i haven't GOT it yet

but i do however know that the interior retrim has been performed by a top retrim shop in J ... i beleive the brand is embroidered on it somewhere??

it's an interesting piece of kit :D

and shan - STAY OUTTA MAI LIFE! haha

and no i didn't pay THAT much for it - but if i disclose the figure i'm going to get a million and forty knuckle draggers saying "you could have got one for less if you just bought locally"

oh hello

good news everyone

i'm at my desk here at work, i just scratched my cheek and turns out i have a very juicy ripe pimple beneath my skin

now if you'll excuse me i must go to the mens' and play what i like to call "colour in the mirror glass"

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