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Ooooh, cheers. Right, ive had enough of this Yahoo browsing. Can anyone direct me to a Japanese car auction that allows online bidding to private buyers? The ONE I have found is trade only.

Do you know how long is left it is until the end of the auction?

Also, what do you think about this

Hey, As with the AE86's, the MK1 MR2's are going up in price in this country. Now the AW11 was never in any Japanese cartoon shows so the price is still low there. What im after is a good condition supercharged version. Ive spotted numerous ones on the yahoo auctions but its no good buying a car on there and finding out the seller cant speak English. What is your advice? Are there guys out in Japan that will purchase the car for you, pick it up and take it to the docks?

He is driving God. Apperently a really nice bloke aswell, which is good.

He doesnt exactly race agaisnt amatures though.

Yea I see your point, it wasnt designed as a race machine. But for Keiichi to buy one and race it, and for it to do well against good drivers in powerfull cars, surely that means something to you? Ah well, its high in my cool rating, even though its way overpriced at the min.

:blah: Hehe, quit your hating. Come oooon you KNOW the hachi handles good. Or shall I hand over the footage of Keiichi? :wassup:

Hachi Roku rules all

I thought the AW11 was very responsive really, I suppose everyone has their different styles etc. I saw a translated report from an old Japanese car magazine, when the first SW20 turbo came out. It was said to be 'undrivable', too much power and not enough grip/braking

Hehe, point taken.

The AW11 was in ways superior to the SW20 in its handling. There was alot of hype about the snap oversteer and the tendancy to face the wrong way, but this was from people that cant drive. The MR layout gave it perfect balance and amazing grip, only the lead-footed would complain. Admittedly the first generation of SW20 turbos were vicious but still, respect the car and it flies. There is no mechanical difference between a Rev3-5 SW20, only cosmetic. My dad owned the non turbo SW20 (92) and it lost many powerful and even 4WD sports cars round the twisties. Whilst waiting for his 95 Turbo to arrive from Japan, he was borrowing an AW11 for a few months. The handling was close to that of a Caterham, although it was slightly underpowered in its stock form. The SW20 Turbo he now owns (Rev3) is a pure beast, and if anything, slightly over powered for such a small car. The only way an MR2, especially AW11, can be said to handle badly is if the person behind the wheel is scared to push it harder. Or, the car is faulty The MR layout (NSX etc) may not be popular in production, but thats because it is impractical, and hard to drive well. The benefits are obvious though, and the MR layout is used widely in motorsport. Although id rather work on a FR car!

:sly: The thing handles like a go-kart! (very well)

Yea, happy birthday

Id love to go to TAS, but my visit is in October. As for Super Autobacs etc. , are they dotted around in most towns in Tokyo?

And can anyone show me the route that the C1 goes through?

Well it looks like ill be staying bang in the middle of the Tokyo district.Map (Im going to be in Kichijoji) Can anybody recomend any good places to visit? SuperAutobac style shops, drift spots, tuning places etc. I have one day off work and one weekend, other than that it will be in the evenings. Sorry if this has been posted before, I had a quick scan but couldnt find anything. Cheers.

Thanks Dave

Id prefer the liftback, but thats the condition im after.

This is what im after.... 10,000 yen , I think its got 15 days left? http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g11957676

Hi. I dont suppose there is a Japanese version of a website such as www.autotrader.co.uk? The only website selling a range of cars ive found is Yahoo.

Thanks.

Oh, that toymods link doesnt seem to work.

Cheers

Hmmm. So can I get a 'real one' from Aus then? Imported into Aus at a past date I suppose.