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everdave posted:I’m actually on like the 5th day of a road trip in the Camry is why I haven’t been heard from ha. So far so good! That's actually pretty awesome, you go you crazy hound!
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everdave posted:I’ve paid for the Landcruiser it should be on the boat soon if not already loaded. Wait did you order a mail order bride too?
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cakesmith handyman posted:Wait did you order a mail order bride too? Ha ha. The Landcruiser is an actual brown vehicle or maybe that is just code for a mail order bride as well this has gone too far lol
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Toyotas are known to be long lasting and reliable.
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Hilux Surf sold for $13050, fairly low but over my minimum profit zone based on what I have into it.  Thems the breaks.
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KakerMix posted:Hilux Surf sold for $13050, fairly low but over my minimum profit zone based on what I have into it. Why do you think so? Seems very low. What were the comments on BAT? I’ve been out of town or I’d have been following along.
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everdave posted:Why do you think so? Seems very low. What were the comments on BAT? I’ve been out of town or I’d have been following along. Typical comments but it's an auction so things can be fickle. I know what I had into it, I knew what I'd like at a minimum for profit and it met that. Yeah 18k or whatever would have been nice but that's what happens when you roll the dice.
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Wonder if the auction ending mid afternoon on a national holiday where people try to be outside all day had anything to do with it.
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glyph posted:Wonder if the auction ending mid afternoon on a national holiday where people try to be outside all day had anything to do with it. Could not have helped. Also, I just took a good look at the engine compartment and it was a bit grubby. In the future, you'd probably be well served by a quick degreasing and a liberal application of WD-40, it works wonders.
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Fauxtool posted:how come I dont see any spray on liners on the kei trucks and so many rusty truck beds? Is there some sort of environmental law that makes them hard to buy in Japan? Probably isn't environmental in the slightest and instead might have everything to do with kei trucks being the absolute cheapest vehicles that exist and are treated as such. They beat the poo poo out of them and don't even get seat covers.
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Whatup nerds if you're like me and regularly import way more cars into the United States (and who isn't these days?) then you know that detailing your new JDM rides is cool and good. I recently bought a steam unit, all it does is make steam that you can shoot out of a wand. Comes with a bunch of attachments and things yeah? Today though it's permanently earned its keep Before:   After:   Takes seconds, like less than 10 seconds to just effortlessly lift off old wax from everything. All these hard-edged stickers of course but anything with details that catches wax and dirt gets obliterated with this thing. The Jimny has a whole lot of hard edges and obvious-welds that are just out on the body, along with the external door hinges. This steamer is rad. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 02:11 on Sep 5, 2018 |
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Post the steamer you used, dummy!
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MetaJew posted:Post the steamer you used, dummy! NO U https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G00BT72/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I won https://auc.japancardirect.com/aj-au9sIsFhSDYsTl.htm For now the plan is to title and register in TX before trying to register in CA. Hopefully the tiny engine size gives me an EPA and smog exemption. I glad I started with something cheap to figure this stuff out
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Fauxtool posted:I won https://auc.japancardirect.com/aj-au9sIsFhSDYsTl.htm Good deal! It gets addictive
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Fauxtool posted:I won https://auc.japancardirect.com/aj-au9sIsFhSDYsTl.htm I'm having two, maybe three, inspected today to possibly bid on. How many cars can I have inspected before Matt/Yoshi start getting sick of me not bidding? These are my first couple but I'm always wary about pulling the trigger sight unseen, especially on some of the more exotic/specialty cars I'm looking at.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Nice score. They don't give a poo poo, if and when they sell a car it's all good. I totally understand what it's like to buy sight unseen but I've actually grown to like it. No hassle and no haggling.  Autozam is best
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everdave posted:Good deal! It gets addictive What did it sell for? I can't see anything that says on that page.
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KakerMix posted:They don't give a poo poo, if and when they sell a car it's all good. Looking closer at some of these cars...are Japanese market knock offs common? Three of these have popped up in the past couple days, all ending tonight. I thought Morgan Plus 4 or 4/4 initially but a lot of the details aren't right and all three of them look identical. I can't figure out what the hell they are unless Morgan made a base-base model for the Japanese market. I've spent the last hour trying to figure out wtf these things are. https://auc.japancardirect.com/aj-weUSPBaUIB4yY.htm https://auc.japancardirect.com/aj-lGSaEbfBcUjnpb.htm - this one has more pics cakesmith handyman posted:What did it sell for? I can't see anything that says on that page. NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Sep 5, 2018 |
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cakesmith handyman posted:What did it sell for? I can't see anything that says on that page. Says 39k yen when logged in. And Nitro - yeah they don't care, I have had literally 100+ translated and probably 10-15 inspected.
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everdave posted:And Nitro - yeah they don't care, I have had literally 100+ translated and probably 10-15 inspected. You've got to figure they'll get multiple requests for the same cars sometimes too, so they can save some labor that way.
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$350? What's that going to cost to import then? Fees, shipping and registration?
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Rhyno posted:$350? Registration varies but figure $2k US on top to get it to port in USA and that is a little high. This one will probably be $15-1700 I am guessing?
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Chicken tax on that one tho? It's a two-seater flatbed kei truck, right?
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Leperflesh posted:Chicken tax on that one tho? It's a two-seater flatbed kei truck, right? 25% on 350 bucks though, that's not even $90 bucks. The rest is true though, 2500~ or so depending on transport from Port once in the US and getting a US state title.
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Rhyno posted:That's pretty reasonable. And the tax is charged on what your invoice says. Your invoice, much like selling a car here in the US, can say ~anything~.
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My need for a fun tiny Japanese Automobile is increasing.
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That kei truck is only one of those. A Beat or AZ-1 would be the only things I'd consider but still not worth it for me at least. And I'm American sized so 
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KakerMix posted:25% on 350 bucks though, that's not even $90 bucks. The rest is true though, 2500~ or so depending on transport from Port once in the US and getting a US state title. Oh right, it's a % on the sale price, not some kind of fixed or minimum fee. That's fine then, cool.
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Larrymer posted:A Beat or AZ-1 would be the only things I'd consider but still not worth it for me at least. And I'm American sized so Yeah I’d love an az1 but doubt I’d fit being 6’3”. Are any of the smaller jdm cars especially good for tall people? Parking here in nyc would be a dream.
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I'm not fat anymore but I don't want an AZ1, the Hilux Kaker just sold really does call my name. Something like that. I dunno, I'm completely adrift automotively and have no idea what I actually want to own next.
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Snowy posted:Yeah I’d love an az1 but doubt I’d fit being 6’3”. The Honda Beat is the one kei sports car that can swallow tall dudes (heh). Clarkson fits comfortably in one. Cappuccino can probably work too and is consistently the "best" of the 3 when taking livability into account. AZ-1 is unquestionably the coolest but you pay for it in other ways. Also secured a warehouse and office space, B-3 is the place to be  
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Rhyno posted:I'm not fat anymore but I don't want an AZ1, the Hilux Kaker just sold really does call my name. Something like that. I dunno, I'm completely adrift automotively and have no idea what I actually want to own next. Just a reminder, but if you're used to driving a Mazda 6 and a Miata, a Hilux (or any truck) is going to ride and drive like utter dogshit in comparison. Might want to go drive an older Toyota truck first to get a feel for it.
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Cappos are fine at that height. If you have trouble in a kei car, try a smaller steering wheel to give you more room to position your legs.
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InitialDave posted:Cappos are fine at that height. Yeah, with the AZ-1 it's about the legs, if you've got length in the legs you'll have a worse time. Also the regular cars review dude is a huge idiot and wears giant new balance shoes so naturally has issues getting his feet to the pedals. Don't wear retiree shoes and you'll be fine 
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I am definitely going to buy an rx-7 and cappuccino but I wanted to make sure I could actually import them before spending bigger money. Thats why I went with a $350 kei truck first
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KakerMix posted:And the tax is charged on what your invoice says. Your invoice, much like selling a car here in the US, can say ~anything~. The duties are charged on Purchase Price, Inland Transport, any Buying Fees (Yoshi's fee). He will be paying 25% on all of these. Remember my $1100 kei truck was nearly 700$ in duties and fees.
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InitialDave posted:Cappos are fine at that height. +1 for a Beat. Also, for girth consideration, one of my uncles is his neighborhood's Santa Claus and he fit. He did have a noticeable effect on acceleration.
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