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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Automotive Insanity > Importing from Japan - What is the secret to becoming a squid man?
 
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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.


currently losing my fuckin mind over this 1991 Subaru Alcyone (XT in america).

mostly because this is what the dash looks like!!!



i want it real bad but with $1800 starting bid i can only imagine what itll go for

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

MY INEVITABLE DEBT posted:

i want it real bad but with $1800 starting bid i can only imagine what itll go for

I asked him about that one and he said the last 2 went for ~7k. I see why...

* # ¿ Nov 8, 2017 07:32
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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

Femtosecond posted:

How do I interpret the results of this recent nice BE-1 auction ? https://auc.japancardirect.com/aj-5lQViUPIxtCGeBC.htm

Start
Sold for

198 000¥
0¥
sold

Did this sell for 198 000¥? Or was that a starting bid of 198k¥ but it didn't sell (but it says sold anyway?)

I think that means it sold by negotiation

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
oh my god



this is a subaru sambar

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
fresh & minty is a dope thing to have on that

* # ¿ Nov 29, 2017 17:39
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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
i see them sold by dealers around that price as long as they are the real good poo poo. rare body kits, good aftermarket upgrades seem to fetch high premiums

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

augias posted:

Amazing thread i just came across. Its a little late in the day to skim through the whole thread (but i want to), so i thought I'd ask if anyone here is aware of people ITT or reputable dealers in the great lakes midwest importing? I think I would plotz if i could afford one of these Nissans in the OP

you should probably just try to import one yourself and figure out the costs because anyone selling them for profit is gonna charge you like an extra 3k on that car

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

22 Eargesplitten posted:

The body panels I was thinking of were the Gravel Express body panels, which if I eventually went completely crazy I believe would fit on my USDM Outback Sport.

I was also thinking that if I went even more crazy down the line when making more money I could import one of the special edition Subaru Alcyone SVXes that Japan had. The Japanese ones had more luxury features, like seat warmers and all wheel steering and automatic lights, along with weird poo poo like all wheel steering, and better brakes as well. The special editions had even more stuff that I've forgotten.

If I was really attentive I might even be able to get the most sought-after SVX feature of all: an intact windshield.

they had one on there a couple months ago that was loving mint. bright blue, 80s fever dream interior, joystick shifter

i wanted it so bad and i think it went for ~8k

MY INEVITABLE DEBT posted:



currently losing my fuckin mind over this 1991 Subaru Alcyone (XT in america).

mostly because this is what the dash looks like!!!



i want it real bad but with $1800 starting bid i can only imagine what itll go for
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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
water damage? those lines are awfully even

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

Fauxtool posted:

bidding on this tastefully riced cappuccino
https://auc.japancardirect.com/aj-tAULLNNdUy2L6lF.htm

fingers crossed!

lol does this car come with the 2000s bmw wood trim on the dash? or did someone add that poo poo in

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
lol you could fit like 20 of these things in there

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

wargames posted:

No inspector yet, just put in a bid.

you know they'll inspect the car before you bid on it right

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

Suburban Dad posted:

R as in "Run the gently caress away" is how it's interpreted I believe.

yea im sure someone will come along with a better answer but i think it mostly means it got a lot of repairs or has a lot of aftermarket poo poo on it. not necessarily "salvage title" level, could just be dumb mods

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
those seats could be ULTRASUEDE https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasuede

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

everdave posted:

Just sold Majesta. They came looking for me wasn’t listed for sale. Can’t talk details on this deal but we were both very happy with the sale.

:10bux::10bux::10bux:

AI is now the money makin hustlin forum

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
mustle-bound

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Combat Theory posted:

Oh thanks for the inspection note. I am not at all familiar with the process in japan itself, so i assumed that the guy in Japan was there for exactly that inspection. No money has crossed yet (i merely gave the order to start looking for vehicles 2 days ago) and i will not send out anything without a proper inspection to rely on.

As far as i can tell the company has about 16 years of experience in importing Japanese Sports Cars to Germany and (so far) i could not find an unsatisfactory review (apart from "they took very long to find a car"), but this kind of info is exactly what i wanted to know.

this thread has the resources for you to search on your own and avoid whatever markup (usually double, seems like) they want to charge you. you can just go to japancardirect and wait til your car shows up. im sure you have your reasons for using an importer, just something to think about. could save a heap of euros.

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

everdave posted:

I can not remember ever seeing an XT at auction. Alcyones//SVX up all the time. It could sell big or slip under the radar if one comes up again. Hell I’ll buy it if it’s cheap no one argues my bids anymore. I sort 72-96 under 150k km 6 days a week. Thankfully auctions closed til the 4th.

I think it's the Alcyone in Japan so you'd only see an XT if it was mislabeled?

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.
that van rules and i love the 80s? style truck fronts

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Apr 21, 2011
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bolind posted:

What's the smaller hole in the hood for?

it's so you can gently caress the car

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MY INEVITABLE DEBT
Apr 21, 2011
I am lonely and spend most of my time on 4Chan talking about the superiority of BBC porn.

Deteriorata posted:

Can't reach the mailboxes from the driver's seat.

you can if you drive the wrong way down the street

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