Moving again

[cmcpokey]

i really dont see myself driving a silvia. sorry. ive never liked them and i dont really have a good reason for it, but i wont drive one. ditto the soarer. in fact, i have had a long standing aversion to toyotas in general.

although... i had never seen that Toy Mk II, and it looks very tempting. also i recalled my misplaced affection for 20b Eunos Cosmos. also FD.

a 'hard' car is generally acceptable for just me, but as it will be the only car, it needs to be a bit practical too. so even an automatic (shudder) is not out of the realm of possibilities.

[clutch-monkey]

you could an evo IX wagon? or a evo VI TME.
i'm also randomly posting cars from local jdm meets until something catches your eye

edit: i added the suzuki carry in pic 4 because it's hilarious and i want one, and the S12 gazelle/leopard in pic 5 because it's not technically a silvia

[whiteballz]

i really dont see myself driving a silvia. sorry. ive never liked them and i dont really have a good reason for it, but i wont drive one.

Fair enough - a fair few people have those aversions - But maybe if you drove a good one your oppinion would be changed to the dark side.

What are the actual critirium for your selection?

[Spastik_Roach]

I was gunna suggest a 20b Cosmo but thought it might be a tad old. Gotta be one of my all time favourite Japanese cars though! just fantastic.

Something a bit different, Honda Torneo Euro-R : HONDA TORNEO EURO R | 2001 | BLACK | 44,000km | details.- Japanese used cars.Goo-net Exchange dead popular in New Zealand now! My boss has one and loves it. 200 something hp and revs to hell and back so gotta be fun.

[Sauc3]

How could it be anything else?

NISSAN SKYLINE Other | 1972 | WHITE | 20,000km | details.- Japanese used cars.Goo-net Exchange

[LeonOfTheDead]

Nissan March, gen K11C, no f***ink doubts. In British Green or whatever comes closer. My aunt would respect you.

[Commodore GS/E]

or you could buy a Mitsubishi Sigma wagon. They aren't even horribly expensive,

[whiteballz]

I would avoid almost any classic car in japan.

Their definition of a rebuild and restoration is extremely sub par for anything that cant be seen by the casual onlooker.

Under the car can often be a horrific mish-mash of plate steel hastily welded over cut outs of chassis. - Get anything older than 20 years inspected thoroughly is what I'm saying.

I would avoid the Suzuki Cappuccino - its f*cking miniscule and having recently ridden in one for more than 20 minutes I would never own one.

[cmcpokey]

the criteria that i have is that it needs to hold 2 people, a small dog, and potentially a child seat. potentially. so a 2+2 car at a minimum. a wagon would be nice (stagea?), but not essential. 2 doors are okay. im not sure what i will have by way of parking. that is often an issue for people buying cars in japan, but i think it may be less of an issue where i will be living.

[coolieman1220]

so ummm if you need someone to look after the G...i'd be more than happy =) i kinda miss mine. I mostly miss that exhaust note and the wild thrashy roaring engine that works so well. I miss the oil consumption and burning smell of it after a hard drive.

and if you want, i know someone who can take the RX off your hands too! (my buddy is a rotary freak and has an RX8 himself)

I guess if we need JDM parts you can get them? 2JZ's? RB's? haha. good luck out there man. I would say get an R34 just cause well its godzilla. I want to go skiing in japan and drive on some of those mountain roads.

[DesmoRob]

my vote also goes to the R34. Its the first answer that pops into everyone's head for a reason. Why bother getting an oddity just for the sake of being different? I don't think you'd regret it .

[NSXType-R]

the criteria that i have is that it needs to hold 2 people, a small dog, and potentially a child seat. potentially. so a 2+2 car at a minimum. a wagon would be nice (stagea?), but not essential. 2 doors are okay. im not sure what i will have by way of parking. that is often an issue for people buying cars in japan, but i think it may be less of an issue where i will be living.

That Accord Euro R looks like a great idea, suggested by Spastic I think.

If anything, you might want to go for a Accord wagon, or from the US perspective, a TSX wagon. You could also go for a Forester STI or a Legacy STI too, I'm sure that'd be a lot of fun. And can you bring back the car that you drove in Japan? That'd be lots of fun.

On a bit of a side note, didn't you just renovate your house in California?

[whiteballz]

Potentially a JZX90 Cresta.

[Matra et Alpine]

Austin/Morris 1300. They love them over there Might be pricey !!

[whiteballz]

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