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My wife’s cousin is a loser you could say—has been living in his parents basement into his 30s, practically never had/held a job, just gets high and plays video games and stays in basement living on parents $$. He didn’t come to our wedding just a few miles away, we’ve even had family thanksgiving/xmas at their house but he never even comes up from basement to see family sometimes. Anxiety you could say
reason I say this—despite being the loser of the family, he may not even have a drivers license yet in his mid 30s—but he bought an IS300. So now i think he’s actually pretty fuckin cool lol
CrunnchyPissFartthis is tight. my sister just traded off her IS300 for an FRS and kinda sad about it (she had an altezza grill lmao)
SendyMcSendyfaceLove those things. In Canada they import a few of these from Japan, would love to snag one. Would scratch my fun car itch, while being a solid inconspicuous highway machine.
She's actually pretty quick. faster than an is300 IMO. pretty sure it has a 4.3 diff so autobahn RPMs kinda suck but it's still not terrible on gas.
CrunnchyPissFartthis is tight. my sister just traded off her IS300 for an FRS and kinda sad about it (she had an altezza grill lmao)
I'd do the same. Idk if I would trade an altezza for an FRS though lol
muffMan.How much did it run yah if you don’t mind me asking? I love delicas
I'm in about 12k which included timing belt and a/c replacement, shipping and duties. The weak Japanese Yen helped quite a bit, and I didn't have much competition at the auction. If you buy one already imported you can expect to pay around 18k.
muffMan.How much did it run yah if you don’t mind me asking? I love delicas
I'm in about 12k which included timing belt and a/c replacement, shipping and duties. The weak Japanese Yen helped quite a bit, and I didn't have much competition at the auction. If you buy one already imported you can expect to pay around 18k.
RIP_leos_shackI'm in about 12k which included timing belt and a/c replacement, shipping and duties. The weak Japanese Yen helped quite a bit, and I didn't have much competition at the auction. If you buy one already imported you can expect to pay around 18k.
Nice I love these things, seems like importing myself is the move. Was that difficult? Online says it’s not bad, and tons of companies out there can help out too.
muffMan.Nice I love these things, seems like importing myself is the move. Was that difficult? Online says it’s not bad, and tons of companies out there can help out too.
I went through Japancardirect.com and they sorted everything. It took a while looking to find the right one, but I was looking for a manual which are much more rare.
RIP_leos_shackI went through Japancardirect.com and they sorted everything. It took a while looking to find the right one, but I was looking for a manual which are much more rare.
Oh yeah Mitsubishi made some quality manual transmissions. Diesel too? That’d be the dream
muffMan.Oh yeah Mitsubishi made some quality manual transmissions. Diesel too? That’d be the dream
Yeah it's a 5MT I4 diesel with 4 hi/lo. Doesn't really like the cold though so I'll have to get a block heater. Also illegal in CA, ME, and PA so if you live there you're out of luck.
j100 lexus lx470. She’s a beaut. Some dude in a tan promaster turned left into me. His car was totaled and all i needed was a fender, trim piece, and a blinker. It is nearly impossible to find parts for this. My dealership had to import a fender from japan. 7k without shipping. It hurts. A lot.
**This post was edited on Feb 15th 2023 at 9:00:50pm
BearsOnKetaminej100 lexus lx470. She’s a beaut. Some dude in a tan promaster turned left into me. His car was totaled and all i needed was a fender, trim piece, and a blinker. It is nearly impossible to find parts for this. My dealership had to import a fender from japan. 7k without shipping. It hurts. A lot.
**This post was edited on Feb 15th 2023 at 9:00:50pm
Impossible to find a 100 series fender? Lol nah dude they made so many of those cars
Just got it a month ago. Been fucking pricey to fix up but it's running good now with lots of new parts. 420 000km but it's a tdi. I love these old Golfs so I'm excited to do some body work and see how well I can fix it up.
muffMan.I’m jealous man that is clean. Dream whip is a tdi golf. I’ll always have a Toyota pickup but for a daily that is nice
I had a tdi jetta before this, the thing was a piece of shit and gutless but I still loved it, especially the 50mpg, but I just picked this up today, a hell of a lot more power than my 06 and it’s a manual too
Icant_kfedI had a tdi jetta before this, the thing was a piece of shit and gutless but I still loved it, especially the 50mpg, but I just picked this up today, a hell of a lot more power than my 06 and it’s a manual too
Yeah I’d definitely get a manual, auto vw suck I’ve heard.
muffMan.Yeah I’d definitely get a manual, auto vw suck I’ve heard.
I wish we got AWD tdis here, only a Europe thing.
They’re not too easy to find but there are 4motion Passats out there, not a golf but it’s the closest you’ll get to an awd tdi without engine swapping an r32 or golf r
I know most of you would rather have the ‘Vo, but I waited 2 years for this RS3 so I’m pretty pumped. It’s my first automatic (not counting my old car in high school or pickup) so it’s pretty exciting to finally get to bang some paddles and have a car that’s actually fast 0-60 and not just high HP. Rowing gears is great but so is the sound of crisp upshifts
Our old buddy actually flew out to Colorado to pickup his new Volvo so it was really cool how we got to reunite and also both get new cars the same day. Pic looks like ass I think but his is a V90. It’s got the blue prancing moose on both fenders, as well as Swedish colored “M striped” grill, I dig it but I love stupid tacky, ricey stuff haha
**This post was edited on Jul 19th 2023 at 12:15:44am
First truck! Bit of a fixer upper Ive got new bearings and power steering system for it and she should be good to go! Bed shakes and clangs a bit so might try and bolt it down better. Shocks feel pretty old too but it was 1600 so what can I expect.
Oh yeah and the dash doesnt turn on, either a wiring issue as it has been rewired or the actual cluster os broke so thats gonna be a tricky one to figure out I hate wiring stuff
iH8powI know most of you would rather have the ‘Vo, but I waited 2 years for this RS3 so I’m pretty pumped. It’s my first automatic (not counting my old car in high school or pickup) so it’s pretty exciting to finally get to bang some paddles and have a car that’s actually fast 0-60 and not just high HP. Rowing gears is great but so is the sound of crisp upshifts
Our old buddy actually flew out to Colorado to pickup his new Volvo so it was really cool how we got to reunite and also both get new cars the same day. Pic looks like ass I think but his is a V90. It’s got the blue prancing moose on both fenders, as well as Swedish colored “M striped” grill, I dig it but I love stupid tacky, ricey stuff haha
**This post was edited on Jul 19th 2023 at 12:15:44am
Just a basic ass crosstrek with some wheels off my JDM imported STI S201. 6spd manual, AWD and enough room to haul the kids, skis and camping gear around? it's alright, it's no STI but it's not terrible and I hadn't found anything else 4wd/AWD with a manual transmission for under $40K
BassinovaJust a basic ass crosstrek with some wheels off my JDM imported STI S201. 6spd manual, AWD and enough room to haul the kids, skis and camping gear around? it's alright, it's no STI but it's not terrible and I hadn't found anything else 4wd/AWD with a manual transmission for under $40K
