The JDM Appreciation Thread...

[benji93]

My 1.8 mk1 eunos import is almost ready for its mot! Time to collect turbo parts!

 

[rotarysam]

My baby, owned her two years now! Just completed a single turbo conversion on her. Just needs a fresh map but I'm skint

 

[AdDaMan]

I would have clicked 'like' but you said 'Her' twice, so i just can't.

 

[rotarysam]

Fully understand

 

[Scrooge]

Enkeis, yuuuuuuummm!

 

[Ray Gin]

 

[Philip.]

JDM Paaaaaaartyyyyy...
S15 Spec R

Now with JDM exhaust 😂

Need some updated pics really.

 

[Darren S]

I still have that rotary 'tick' - knocking away in the back of my brain.

Searching amongst the borderline sexual images and texts about RX-7 Spirit R's, when I came across this. Would I want? Yes. Very muchly....

http://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-spottedykywt/eunos-cosmo-20b-type-s-spotted/32718

 

[Mr R.]

My Spec C. [emoji7]

 

[Christopher.]

 

[Darren S]

JDM Paaaaaaartyyyyy...
S15 Spec R :smiley:

Now with JDM exhaust 😂

Need some updated pics really.

Apologies if you've mentioned this already @Philip. - but what spec are these in standard trim and with yours?

 

[Philip.]

Apologies if you've mentioned this already @Philip. - but what spec are these in standard trim and with yours?

Not a problem mate.
Mine had the Factory Aero skirts and spoiler, optional extra wind deflectors and the wheels were a Prodrive forged set.

 

[JoeyD]

Feel like @sofaboy's MX5 belongs in here now it's got proper wheels.

 

[E11OOT]

Got this on the way from Japan....Super excited....

 

[Darren S]

Got this on the way from Japan....Super excited....

Is it possible to do multiple LIKES on here?! :up:

Do you live over in Calgary then? With ^^^^ this ^^^^ on the way? Good god.... The amount of roads over there that I'd revisit with an Evo. Granted, there are long stretches of straight'ish stuff - but other sections are epic.

AWD capability in a Rocky Mountain backdrop? Yes please!

 

[Philip.]

I loved getting cars to look at through auction.
I might sell the Teg and import something for that buzz, LOL!

 

[Darren S]

Just look at some of the varying engine types on this page alone....

• Rotary turbo
• Standard 4-pot
• 4-pot turbo
• Flat-4 turbo
• V6

.....non-fans might call the Jap stuff many things, but the lack of variety can't be one of them!

 

[adamlstr]

I loved getting cars to look at through auction.
I might sell the Teg and import something for that buzz, LOL!

The boost want is strong with me too!

 

[Mr R.]

The boost want is strong with me too!

It was with me, best thing I ever did. [emoji106]

 

[adamlstr]

It was with me, best thing I ever did. [emoji106]

I could sell the wheels I've not even put on yet and supercharge the teg, I imagine that would be an utter giggle. But, fwd still.

 

[E11OOT]

Is it possible to do multiple LIKES on here?! :up:

Do you live over in Calgary then? With ^^^^ this ^^^^ on the way? Good god.... The amount of roads over there that I'd revisit with an Evo. Granted, there are long stretches of straight'ish stuff - but other sections are epic.

AWD capability in a Rocky Mountain backdrop? Yes please!

@Darren S Yep I moved out to Calgary from London/Essex area.

It is getting the Canadian equivalently of a MOT today so might have my hands on it this evening. Some of the mountain roads will be very good fun.

Similar to the USA's 25 year importation rule Canada has a 15 year rule.

@Phase1sr - the whole auction process is great fun from Japan, the wait for the car is the worst!

This will be my second Jap auction purchase, I had this Legacy GTB E-Tune for about 8 months.

 

[Mr R.]

@Darren S Yep I moved out to Calgary from London/Essex area.

It is getting the Canadian equivalently of a MOT today so might have my hands on it this evening. Some of the mountain roads will be very good fun.

Similar to the USA's 25 year importation rule Canada has a 15 year rule.

@Phase1sr - the whole auction process is great fun from Japan, the wait for the car is the worst!

This will be my second Jap auction purchase, I had this Legacy GTB E-Tune for about 8 months.

Yes mate, I waited just under 3 months for mine. [emoji20]

 

[_Tom]

Similar to the USA's 25 year importation rule Canada has a 15 year rule.

I was just about to post that. I suspect you'll see more and more now they're 15 years old. All we tend to ship to Canada is Land Rover 90's! lol

 

[Philip.]

I'm officially on the auctions. FFS.
I was supposed to be buying a house.

 

[adamlstr]

I'm officially on the auctions. FFS.
I was supposed to be buying a house.

Waaaaa. 😂

 

[Philip.]

Waaaaa. 😂

Chasers.
:sweat:

 

[adamlstr]

Chasers.
:sweat:

The kind of lardy Toyota things?

 

[Philip.]

The kind of lardy Toyota things?

 

[E11OOT]

Chasers.
:sweat:

The Jap auctions are littered with many many cool/interesting cars. It's hard not to be tempted the whole time.

But if someone knows where my old 172 PH1 is, i'd like to import that to Calgary!

 

[Philip.]

The Jap auctions are littered with many many cool/interesting cars. It's hard not to be tempted the whole time.

But if someone knows where my old 172 PH1 is, i'd like to import that to Calgary!

Has the clean Canadian air made you high? 😂

 

[E11OOT]

Has the clean Canadian air made you high? 😂

Probably! I loved my old 172, It would probably be one of the only clios in Canada.
I feel the Evo will scratch the 'performance' itch...

 

[DaveDreads]

@Darren S Yep I moved out to Calgary from London/Essex area.

It is getting the Canadian equivalently of a MOT today so might have my hands on it this evening. Some of the mountain roads will be very good fun.

Similar to the USA's 25 year importation rule Canada has a 15 year rule.

@Phase1sr - the whole auction process is great fun from Japan, the wait for the car is the worst!

This will be my second Jap auction purchase, I had this Legacy GTB E-Tune for about 8 months.

I've always thought it would make a good dog carrier and general work horse, what was is like to live with in terms of mpg, maintenance etc, are they quick?

 

[E11OOT]

I've always thought it would make a good dog carrier and general work horse, what was is like to live with in terms of mpg, maintenance etc, are they quick?

To sum up the GTB, I'd say they are like a poor mans RS6. Importing one is very cheap (i paid about 2750 pounds landed in Vancouver)
280bhp twin turbo, Bilstein suspension from the factory.
I had mine for 8 months and apart from an oil change and installation of a block heater to cope with the cold winters. It needed nothing.
MPG isn't fantastic compared to the modern standards, but I could happily live with it.
They are quick think they book 0-60 around 5.8 seconds and handle well for a barge.

 

[DaveDreads]

A poor man's RS6 sounds good to me, i've only looked at them as an alternative to Impreza Wagons as they're a lot cheaper for a good one and they come with a lot more power as standard, what mpg did they get, low 30's?

 

[E11OOT]

A poor man's RS6 sounds good to me, i've only looked at them as an alternative to Impreza Wagons as they're a lot cheaper for a good one and they come with a lot more power as standard, what mpg did they get, low 30's?

I'd say mid 20's as a combined figure would be realistic. Nudging 30 when cruising.
They are a great car for the money.

 

[DaveDreads]

Yeah that's going to be expensive in the UK, I imagine fuel is a hell of a lot cheaper in Canada?

 

[E11OOT]

Yeah that's going to be expensive in the UK, I imagine fuel is a hell of a lot cheaper in Canada?

That's a good point, very true, petrol price move around like crazy here but at the moment it's 52p a liter but has been as low as 45p this year.

 

[DaveDreads]

£1.40 a litre for super unleaded here. (98ron)
$8.27 (US) a gallon.

 

[E11OOT]

£1.40 a litre for super unleaded (98ron)
$8.27 (US) a gallon.

Super premium here (99ish RON) would translate to 65p a litre. UK prices for petrol are eye-watering in comparison!

 

[Darren S]

@Darren S Yep I moved out to Calgary from London/Essex area.

It is getting the Canadian equivalently of a MOT today so might have my hands on it this evening. Some of the mountain roads will be very good fun.

Similar to the USA's 25 year importation rule Canada has a 15 year rule.

@Phase1sr - the whole auction process is great fun from Japan, the wait for the car is the worst!

This will be my second Jap auction purchase, I had this Legacy GTB E-Tune for about 8 months.

Nice one! I was first out there for nearly three months back in the summer of '95. The whole place really struck a chord with me - so much so that I've been back several times since.

The 2nd time I went in '98, I inadvertently timed it just right. I'd originally wanted to go in March, but the boss at work refused it as that was coming up to the end of the tax year and the busiest time for us as a business. He had no issue with me going in May instead, which worked out brilliantly. Nearly everything was starting to open up in time for the tourist season - yet hardly any tourists had arrived. It felt like the whole country was an amusement park pretty much to yourself - and cheap to boot (back then, anyway!)

So many memories of the place. Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, the Inside Passage, Juneau, Skagway, Yellowknife, Dawson City, Alaska..... the list goes on.