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If you were going to live in japan for a year, and therefore be able to bring your car back with you (without having to comply it!) what would you buy?

would you get something unique/unavailable otherwise?

or maybe get a cheap/heavily modified GTR?

just interested to see what people think

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if u got enough money go nsx. would love to own one !!!!

im in the same situation right now! ive pretty much boiled it down to ....

rx7 series 6 5speed turbo

for a number of reasons, but your situation might b diff.

sheit!! loud ass siren outside!! this is my first typhoon in my life that ill be in! probably just a little flooding in my area.. no where near as bad as kyushu

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I am in the same situation now as well. I was originally thinking about getting an R34 GTR but am not so sure now. There are so many nice european cars here that I am starting to sway that way. The price is at least 30-40% cheaper then back at home. Also here you get really rare ones you could never dream of getting in Austrlia.

Thinking about an M3 or 911. hmmmmmmmmm

Exotics:

Tommy Kaira ZZS

Nismo R34 Z-Tune II

Autech R33 4 Door GTR

on the more affordable end of the market (although most of these are gonna be eligible for import soon):

S15 Silvia Varietta

Toyota Caldina GT4

Toyota Altezza Wagon

latemodel Toyota Aristo

Mitsubishi Legnum VR4

S14 Nismo 270R

Current model Nissan Gloria/Fuga if you want to have a unique-ish family car

there's so many to pick from really

Hmmm, Altezza wagon sounds alright, either in the RS200 spec (with the BEAMS 3S-GE) or with a transplanted 2JZ-GTE or VVTi-L 1JZ-GTE.

But that Autech R32 sedan sounds nice too, shame they only came as automatics (as far as I remember)... Six-throttle atmo RB26DE - hello high-rev heaven!

:D

Nick T.

(with the BEAMS 3S-GE)

Not having a go Nick, but is there a reason why Toyota enthusiasts always refer to the VVTi 3SGE as a 'Beams'? It's actually just a bollocks name: 'Breakthrough Engine with Advanced Mechanism System'... rather like Nissans 'PLASMA' engines. I mean, Skyline guys don't refer to CA18s, RB20s and VG30s as 'Plasma RB20'... just an observation :D

Not having a go Nick, but is there a reason why Toyota enthusiasts always refer to the VVTi 3SGE as a 'Beams'? It's actually just a bollocks name: 'Breakthrough Engine with Advanced Mechanism System'... rather like Nissans 'PLASMA' engines. I mean, Skyline guys don't refer to CA18s, RB20s and VG30s as 'Plasma RB20'... just an observation :D

Hmmm, unfortunately I thought it stood for something more meaningful than that Rezz.

Oh well. You learn something new everyday - maybe today I took a backward step!

sheit!! loud ass siren outside!! this is my first typhoon in my life that ill be in! probably just a little flooding in my area.. no where near as bad as kyushu

This has been my 3rd or 4th typhoon, which also coincides exactly with the total amount of months I have ever spent in Japan, maybe the country is trying to tell me something? ;)

I was here last year when the big earthquake buckled all the shinkansen tracks etc, I didnt feel it though. Incorrect as it is, I was a bit disappointed i didnt feel it as i have never experienced and earth quake.

Anyways I saw this car in Okazaki last weekend, I wouldnt mind importing it as per the topic:

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mmmmm interesting topic this one....

nissan: stagea (with R34 face), hakosuka, skyline japan, C33 laurel,

toyota: any Tourer Vs will do, Bb,

honda: life or similar K people movers,

suzuki: wagon R or similar K van things,

or if all else fails i want a kick ass van with ridiculous dish, super blister fender and batman wings and a mural of totoro on it!

This has been my 3rd or 4th typhoon, which also coincides exactly with the total amount of months I have ever spent in Japan, maybe the country is trying to tell me something?  :)

I was here last year when the big earthquake buckled all the shinkansen tracks etc, I didnt feel it though. Incorrect as it is, I was a bit disappointed i didnt feel it as i have never experienced and earth quake.

Anyways I saw this car in Okazaki last weekend, I wouldnt mind importing it as per the topic:

I love the Japanese philosophy of parking. If you can stop on it, you can park on it.

Oh and I was there for the recent Tokyo earthquake (the one before the Sendai quake) and felt it. They aren't much fun.

or if all else fails i want a kick ass van with ridiculous dish, super blister fender and batman wings and a mural of totoro on it!

You might your fair share of teasing if you had this thing on the side!

totoro.jpg

Not having a go Nick, but is there a reason why Toyota enthusiasts always refer to the VVTi 3SGE as a 'Beams'? It's actually just a bollocks name: 'Breakthrough Engine with Advanced Mechanism System'... rather like Nissans 'PLASMA' engines. I mean, Skyline guys don't refer to CA18s, RB20s and VG30s as 'Plasma RB20'... just an observation :)

You mean like the red top and the black top 180sx SR20DET's which have bugger all difference between em other than rocker cover colour, yet they have forum monkeys spanking themselves silly over the vastly better "black top"?

if you want to buy a car in japan, want something related to skylines that you can't get here, and want something that wouldn't come in under SEVS, and is relatively affordable... then try this:

http://www.j-specimports.ca/list/3905

You mean like the red top and the black top 180sx SR20DET's which have bugger all difference between em other than rocker cover colour, yet they have forum monkeys spanking themselves silly over the vastly better "black top"?

You just cost and engine importer about $50,000 in lost revenue... ok maybe not revenue but lets call it 'hype money'... tsk tsk :)

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