A few days ago I lamented to a friend that it was pretty much impossible to find certain nostalgic cars for sale in Japan anymore – specifically, Mazda Familias of the pre-facelift BFMR 4WD kind. “Maybe because they all ended up here,” he quipped.
imagine my surprise when this evening I received a link to the following vehicle listing on Goo-net:
OHAIS, WE HAS FAMILIA FOR YOU!
It’s like the gods heard my complaint, or prayer, or something, I dunno.
380,000 yen is “only” NZ$5800, which totals one pretty expensive BFMR when you think about it – but like I mentioned in my Starion post from last week, it would be the ideal car to own from a collector’s point of view compared to the rubbish you often see on Trademe. And given the legendary status and nostalgia surrounding these cars in NZ, there’s a fair chance someone out there is willing to pay that much for an unmolested example.
No, not me, if anyone was wondering.
Hahahah, nice linking to that horrid Pulsar bonnet transplant job, yuck-spec.
Familia looks nice though. I saw a FULL TIME 4WD stickered one this morning, in tatty condition making some horrific noises. I cringed a little.
I remember when these were going for 17k back in the early-mid 90′s I think that white GTAE is in better condition and alot rarer.