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1980 Daihatsu Charade- White, with a blue bonnet and black rust kill paint.. No looker but cheap to run, fun handling (VERY light), and surprisingly peppy for a 3 cylinder 993cc engine. Had it for 4 months before my parents wanted to help me get something 'safer and more reliable'.

Next was a 1993 charade, lacked the character of the 1980 tho. Then 2 XF falcons (what WAS i thinking).

Now i've got a 91 MX83 cressida, thats demanding more and more in repairs/upgrades so a R33 SII is in the works...

(so if anyone wants a cheap MX83 pm me -its a good base for a 1jz conversion, i simply dont have the time or space to do it)

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i got a lh torana, which i kept for roughly three and a half years (slowly building it up) and had it until just the start of this year when i imported the r32 gts4. i gave it a hiding, but the thing never 'broke down' so to speak.. it just ran like crap after all the mods and was a real pain in the but to drive all the time. ive since sold it.. *wipes a tear*

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