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Butt Wizard posted:Import goods and services tax I would really like to see more photos and know more about your two cars if you don't mind.
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Butt Wizard posted:Group A is the best group. DELTA INTEGRALE!!!!(one of my dream cars) I was walking around tokyo w/ my boss a couple weeks ago and we saw one at the light. It was in perfect condition and driven by japanese woman in her mid thirties. Are you importing these to the US?
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th vwls hv scpd posted:I would really like to see more photos and know more about your two cars if you don't mind. No problem! The white one is a Toyota Celica GT4 WRC - it's a homologation special, which means it's one of 2,500 nominated cars to count towards the car being legal to race in the World Rally Championship for 1994 when the ST205 replaced the ST185R as Toyota's rally car. AWD, Turbo, 255ish HP from a 2.0l 3SGTE although there's some conjecture about what these engines actually put out stock - some dyno figures suggest they have a better quality block than a regular ST205. There's also some neat poo poo like an intercooler spray kit and an anti-lag system plumbed in but not working. They can both be activated with a lot of work, Wbut only exist so that the rally car could have them. The red one is a Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 2 Final Edition. By 1995, the Ford Escort Cosworth, Celica GT4 and Subaru Impreza had the measure of the Lancia after six consecutive years of manufacturer's titles in the World Rally Championship. People were buying the cheaper AWD Japanese cars instead of the more expensive Lancia, and with the company not much money on them (they were over-engineered to hell and back) they pulled the plug on them. The last 250 of them were modified as 'Final Editions' and sold almost exclusively in Japan. They come with push-button starts, navigator's footrests and the engine runs at 260 odd HP. Again, AWD, turbo. There's a really good Evo Drive diary on the Evo 2 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI--8IH5XJw As a side note, my father used to work for the company that imported these and the Ferraris into NZ back in the 80s. He was given an earlier model, the HF Integrale, to take home for a couple of nights. It simply wouldn't let go of the road, and ever since he's been in love with them. So yea, make sure you pass on your love of cars to your kids so your household can one day be over-run by Group A road cars.
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Butt Wizard posted:Import goods and services tax I'm guessing you bought them from a japanese auction then? There seems to be a lot of good deals going through those auctions.
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G-Mach posted:I'm guessing you bought them from a japanese auction then? Anything over $400 imported in NZ attracts our local goods and services tax, which blows. But yea, both through auction - the Toyota had been at a dealership so I was familiar with their expected price and got decent photos of the car from Goo Net. The Lancia just honestly popped up and I called the guy who got the Celica to see what he could do for us. In the end he got it through negotiating with the seller.
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That Lancia is my favorite car of all time. Though in that unfortunate color I see why it's in this thread. 
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A cab I took today That just doesn't seem...wise
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opengl128 posted:A cab I took today That's funny that you think there are still airbags behind there.
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Dec 20, 2013 18:13
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Saw both of these on separate days about a month ago.  Not pictured: A ton of rain a bit up the block that made this guy's headlights and taillights basically invisible.
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Dec 20, 2013 19:01
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Uncle ShortyB posted:Saw both of these on separate days about a month ago.   
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Kenny Rogers posted:I'll see, and raise. 
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Butt Wizard posted:Anything over $400 imported in NZ attracts our local goods and services tax, which blows. But yea, both through auction - the Toyota had been at a dealership so I was familiar with their expected price and got decent photos of the car from Goo Net. The Lancia just honestly popped up and I called the guy who got the Celica to see what he could do for us. In the end he got it through negotiating with the seller. You fucker, you're playing Sega Rally in real life. Castrol and Martini colours recommended.
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Butt Wizard posted:Anything over $400 imported in NZ attracts our local goods and services tax, which blows. Can you actually get them complied for road use or are they going to be track cars?
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I forgot to mention. The body kits front and rear were so poorly attached to the rest of the car that they were flapping like an autistic kid.
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dissss posted:Can you actually get them complied for road use or are they going to be track cars? It's super easy to get things complied in NZ, and those look in good condition. Should be a piece of cake.
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It's in the terrible car stuff thread because I will never own one  seriously the 7th grade gran tourismo 2 playing self would pee pants to see those in real life! 28 year old self would just sploosh.
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diarmuidqq posted:It's super easy to get things complied in NZ, and those look in good condition. Should be a piece of cake. No it really isn't anymore - there are crash and emissions standards that need to be met (unless you can get some exemption which isn't exactly straight forward)
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Kenny Rogers posted:I forgot to mention. The body kits front and rear were so poorly attached to the rest of the car that they were flapping like an autistic kid. How is that any different from a mid-90s to mid-00s Pontiac? 
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dissss posted:No it really isn't anymore - there are crash and emissions standards that need to be met (unless you can get some exemption which isn't exactly straight forward) Celica will be 20 years in March hence no need to comply with the emissions rules and frontal impact standards. Will try to get an SIV permit for the Lancia.
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Butt Wizard posted:Celica will be 20 years in March Wow that makes me feel old You should do an update once they're here and on the road (not in this thread obviously)
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 Saw my first real-life Murano convertible tonight at Best Buy. It was just as bad as I'd hoped!! I especially liked the stupid little window above the rear window.
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 Captured this gem in the wilds of Northeast Ohio last Wednesday. Someone is VERY proud of their lovely musical taste. MullardEL34 fucked around with this message at 07:31 on Dec 22, 2013 |
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rear end in a top hat Bicycle posted:
I actually really like the Murano, with the top down anyhow
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Uncle ShortyB posted:Saw both of these on separate days about a month ago. I never knew the US market got a different Focus than Europe/UK. I've never thought the Euro Focus was in any way a nice looking car but wow that's an awful lot of boring flat space on the back of that car. It looks like there's 5ft of car until you hit the belt line.
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88h88 posted:I never knew the US market got a different Focus than Europe/UK. I've never thought the Euro Focus was in any way a nice looking car but wow that's an awful lot of boring flat space on the back of that car. It looks like there's 5ft of car until you hit the belt line. And that's probably the best angle. 
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MullardEL34 posted:
You remind me that I got this one a few months ago at a gas station: 
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I bet this guy never gets pulled over.  Actually, he probably doesn't -- driver was a white kid in an oilfield-company work jacket. But he has questionable taste in stickers, anyway. (I blanked the tag because it wasn't an amusing vanity plate, and not sure of the ethics of posting plates.)
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Delivery McGee posted:I bet this guy never gets pulled over. Yep, nothing says "V8 eater" like a 200 BHP minivan engine.
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Powershift posted:And that's probably the best angle. I was gonna say the engine sucked too, but apparently it has the same 2.0 Duratec that was top-of-the-line in the Euro 2nd gen (though with ~10 less HP). Apparently it was a good bit lighter too, all models around 2,600 lb vs. 2,700-3,500 for the Euro variants.  I'd still never take one over a 3rd or Zetec 1st gen, but there you are.
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rear end in a top hat Bicycle posted:
I saw one in Los Angeles last weekend. It was on huge rimz. 
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88h88 posted:I never knew the US market got a different Focus than Europe/UK. I've never thought the Euro Focus was in any way a nice looking car but wow that's an awful lot of boring flat space on the back of that car. It looks like there's 5ft of car until you hit the belt line. It's really a hideous car, but our '08 2-door has been the most reliable and cheap-to-own vehicle I've ever dealt with.
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Some people like to be able to service and replace their rotors and wheel bearings the way the manufacturer intended: And some people insist on making things interesting:  Why....  E: \/\/ Yes, both pics are from the same 2001 Explorer Sport Trac. For whatever reason someone jammed the wrong nut onto the right front spindle and then WELDED it into place.\/\/ Root Bear fucked around with this message at 20:56 on Dec 22, 2013 |
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Root Bear posted:Some people like to be able to service and replace their rotors and wheel bearings the way the manufacturer intended: Please tell me this is on the same car.
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Root Bear posted:Some people like to be able to service and replace their rotors and wheel bearings the way the manufacturer intended: that's a trick of the camera right? im not really seeing a bearing that was welded together?????????????????????? I mean I remember your from the chicagoland area and ive seen some horrible things here.. but why? 
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:Yep, nothing says "V8 eater" like a 200 BHP minivan engine. You don't know, it could be a turbo. . . . . . . Yeah right.
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Slavvy posted:You don't know, it could be a turbo. It's an SL, so no. Every time I see a 3000GT I think "what is the point", and then I get mad that they replaced the Starion with it.
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animeliker posted:It's an SL, so no. Every time I see a 3000GT I think "what is the point", and then I get mad that they replaced the Starion with it. The 4wd 240kw/420Nm twin turbo was the point. But I think that Freedomland only got the anemic SOHC NA motor, because freedom. As to the starion: I think that the internal geometry of the Astron 2.6 (specifically, it's an undersquare design) limited its development potential for performance use. VVV: Ah, I didn't know that. I thought they were 6 speeds? IPCRESS fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Dec 23, 2013 |
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IPCRESS posted:The 4wd 240kw/420Nm twin turbo was the point. But I think that Freedomland only got the anemic SOHC NA motor, because freedom. Uhhh...OK. But, no. The US got this overweight pig in turbo trim as well. It still isn't all that impressive nor as fast as it looked from the outside (any holy poo poo that plastic interior and soup-stirring-reminiscent 5-speed). I owned one for about 5 minutes some some back in the early 90s when I was flipping auction cars.
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