Why Can't We Have The Glanza!

[funkymonkey]

hahha gee thanks

for me its is200 with 1jz in it and stagea for the wife

hmmm if it'll make you feel better, and I think I've told kristian (iron chef) this too... there is a way around getting fast altezza's. See in japan they sold the altezza in a hatchback/wagon, sorta like a impreza wagon, or an evo wagon. This car actually meets the criteria for the SEVS list, cos it meets power to weight, and has a unique silhouette. I dunno if they came with a BEAMS engine, but I'm fairly sure they came in a turbo (i'll have to check the docs)... think from memory they're all 4WD too.

Although given the choice between a Caldina and an Altezza Wagon... hmmm.

IS200's are still a rich man's corolla. There's a running joke in the curry community that a poor curry dad drives a camry (a rich dad would drive a "lexus" ES300), and his son drives a corolla, then when his son gets on a 40k+ salary he buys an IS200, thus still keeping the tradition.

[Spunky Munky]

West - looks nice, clean, slick and tough... looks kindda like an e.g honda civic but is more luxurious and more tougher looking.

yeah, i do like it a lot. keep us posted on how you go.

[predator]

Cool, didn't know this - buy a standard starlet with a nearly f**ked engine, for a couple of $k and you've got $10k for the conversion up your sleeve.

[funkymonkey]

EP82 halfcuts are about 4k for everything you need. the EP82 and EP91 chassis' are the same so the older parts should bolt straight up... but apparently the EP91 turbo's are a lil faster.

[nachoman]

Funky

thats the Gita - available in the is200 form and is300 form plus an awd version lke you said

i wasnt aware they were available under sevs - whats the average price for one of these landed ?