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I spotted you!

Hi folks!

I did a roundtrip through NZ during June and spotted a lot of Skylines and other JDM cars during my trip. So I wonder if maybe I found some of the members here. Let's see if some of you recognize themselves:

14.06. 08:20 am Kaikoura grey/silver R33 GTST in front of Caltex gas station rhmxe4nr.jpg

17.06. 02:00 pm Wellington purple R32 GTR at Te Papa parking lot x9far6h4.jpg

17.06. 02:15 pm Wellingtongrey R32 GTST near Te Papa

18.06. 03:15 pm Taupo white R32 GTR at Lake Terrace 

18.06. 04:15 pm near Rotorua black R34 GTT on Thermal Explorer Highway to Taupo

19.06. 12:45 pm Rotorua black/dark grey R32 GTST in front of Te Puia

20.06. 03:15 pm Hamilton grey R34 4door at Victoria street

20.06. 03:40 pm Hamilton grey R32 GTST at Victoria street

20.06. 03:45 pm Hamilton white R34 4door parked on Grey street

23.06. 03:45 pm Auckland silver R33 GTST parked at Z gas station on Beach road (was parked there the next day too)

24.06. 11:10 am Auckland silver R34 4door with damage on left front fender at Queen street

24.06. 11:40 am Auckland black R33 GTR with GReddy FMIC on Queen street murlprhe.jpg

24.06. 02:45 pm Auckland white R34 GTT on Hobson street near yacht port

25.06. 03:05 pm Auckland white R33 GTST with GTR wing and pretty loud Quay street near Hobson street

25.06. 03:10 pm Auckland white R34 (GTR?), silver R32, red R32 both wingless eh2q6w6s.jpg

25.06. 04:10 pm Auckland grey R32 wingless with visible FMIC and oil cooler in front of a white Impreza WRX on Queen street uphill

 

sooo...who has found himself?

 

and btw: was there a JDM meet on the 25th somewhere in town? I saw so much nicely built cars like Skylines, Silvias, Evos, Imprezas, Supras, a ton of hondas and so on on that sunday....that cant be a coincicence, right?

 

 

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