All well and good that the ’80s Jap trend is starting to take off… but are dealers taking the piss?

it's red, like a fire engine.

$13,000 for an automatic HR31 GTS-X with 150,000 clicks. Also the vehicle “has not been tampered with” and yet it’s sporting a flash new “Philips Bluetooth” audio system… go figure. I should go down there in the KDR30 and ask to take it for a test drive – who knows, they might offer me $2000 minimum trade on the HR31!

this yard could learn a thing or two from this listing (been on trademe for close to 2 years with no takers) or this one (been on trademe for 18 months and is now being offered for $1 reserve) – namely, you can’t just bring anything in and list it for an exorbitant amount; most enthusiasts and/or anyone specifically looking to buy should have already done their research and have slightly more sense than that (ain’t Goo-net a wonderful thing?)

I was informed the other day by a padre in the CH of CH that there’s a car yard not far at all from his work that is specialising in the currently uncommon but entirely up and coming popular culture trend shift towards classic and retro J-tin.  My padre (Josh (not the one with the Cortina)) was kind enough to provide me with some pictures to share with you all and as such, here they are!

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…and an example of what’s on offer;

Z31 200ZR, AW11, MZ20

Awesome cars in their own right, but still quite modern, so how about we take a step back and enjoy the view of the finer offerings from Toyota & Nissan in the form of a Century & President… (more…)

This Trademe listing gave me a bit of a chuckle over my morning coffee. Notably, the part where it says

WILL SWAP FOR EVO OR DR30 SKYLINE, NOTHING ELSE

I think owners of “oldschool” cars should stop taking the piss.

anyway it’s back to Wellington this weekend, to drop a JZX100 Tourer V off to a friend of mine (they call me the transporter, ha). In a way I’m glad, as any more time spent with this car and I might learn to love it and all its modern conveniences. Not to mention 1JZ-GTE powah… although in stock form it feels no quicker than squid. But to be fair the Chaser’s around 300kg heavier, and squid has a couple of mods. Either way, a 4-door cruiser is a nice thing to have.

Folks on another forum are trying to convince me to write a review about the JZX100, so I may link to it from here once I’m done… stay tuned!

going to wellington, brb

International jetsetter Tomstament has returned to our shores after a bunch of months holed up at some coal mine power station somewhere in the north of England (though before that, he was gallivanting round Croatia, Italy and the likes – lucky bugger). Anyway, I see his time spent in southern Europe has not diminished his unholy love for the Fiat, since it was during a layover in Singapore on his way back to NZ that he sent me a message on MSN asking if I’d like to go see some “rusty Fiat wagon” (his words, not mine!) on the Saturday after his return.

never actually having seen a Fiat wagon of any sort prior to 1980 before, I did oblige… and yeah, ’twas rustastic. But awesome.

1966 Fiat 2300 Wagoneer

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