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04-30-2014, 11:32 AM
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I'm a little confused and browsing auction sites on a daily basis is giving me a headache. I am crystal clear on the import process, inspection and bidding. That is not a problem. I am dealing with Pacific Coast JDM.
My budget is no more than 300,000 yen for the car itself. I think that's plenty to play with. I have a daily driver, this will be more of a weekend car. I want something in good condition and myself being so picky doesn't help.
I am looking into:
95-99 STi
93-96 Evo
GTR (might be out of budget...)
GTS-T
any other suggestions? Anyone that has a jdm import here wanna chime in? I am looking at 3.5/5 condition cars. Thanks
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04-30-2014, 11:36 AM
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04-30-2014, 11:45 AM
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04-30-2014, 11:47 AM
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04-30-2014, 12:01 PM
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04-30-2014, 12:23 PM
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if you're open to RWD coupe, i'd say save a little bit more and pony up on a s15
i spotted tofu's sti wagon the other day...looks way better in person
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04-30-2014, 01:00 PM
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+1 on S15. Save up a bit more and get the spec R  | |
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04-30-2014, 01:13 PM
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I'm not sure that you'll be able to get one of those cars in good condition for 300,000 yen. If I had enough money, I'd get an Evo VI.
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04-30-2014, 01:36 PM
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i was curious and just looked up s15 spec-R's on recently auctioned and sure enough...decent ones can be had for 350-450M yen...easily obtainable for OP just to save a wee bit more. That's a lot more affordable than I'd imagine (probably thinking grade 4 going for at least 600M+)
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There are literally piles of options so it depends on what you want to do with it. Do you want something unique, or common? Do you prefer it has a USDM counterpart for ease of maintenance, or are you okay waiting for parts to ship over?
That said an ST205 Celica GTFour is always nice.
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero i was curious and just looked up s15 spec-R's on recently auctioned and sure enough...decent ones can be had for 350-450M yen...easily obtainable for OP just to save a wee bit more. That's a lot more affordable than I'd imagine (probably thinking grade 4 going for at least 600M+) | 350 million yen...?
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04-30-2014, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by essel +1 on S15. Save up a bit more and get the spec R | daaaaaang, that's soooo nice!!
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04-30-2014, 03:34 PM
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04-30-2014, 03:40 PM
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get the evo4/5!
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I was inquiring a normal S15 and they were around 12-15 million yen including shipping and import fees. Not sure if i want to spend the extra 20-25 million for a Spec R. lol
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04-30-2014, 06:30 PM
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You can probably get a rough GTS-T.
Consider ocean freight, taxes in Japan, Canada duty, taxes in BC, currency conversion, terminal fees, customs exam fees. There might be more, but I dont remember.
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04-30-2014, 06:32 PM
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