new zealand
 

the land of j spec kick ass cars !!!!!!

Lucky you

The Outsiders
 

mad323-

well, we may not be on their land mass, but at least we have hot polynesian looking chicks!

a bit off the topic here, have you seen the sequal to "once were warriors?" something like "what becomes of a broken heart"? my cousin bought it but it was pal format, so that sucked.

onehawaiin I just added an Alaska, Hawaii section.

damm strait onehawaiin !!!!

its "what becomes of the broken hearted"
i havent seen it yet

well i bet everyone in New zealand just loves the fact that there is no local Automotive industry there!!

i heard Starlet GT turbos are selling for under $4000 aus is that true???? (not that id buy a Toy again :p)

Damn kiwis......

:D

yo MAD-

"what becomes of the broken hearted"
think you can get this for me on dvd (region1)? or vhs (ntsc)? damn i wanna see this movie!

i know that post was directed at madmazda..but i think i could work something out if u can get me boyz n da hood (region 4)..:D

hmmm, i'm listening...
 

if i can find it, i will def let you know! my cousin came back from aukland and this store sold him the movie (broken hearted...) knowing he lived in the us. but the damn tape was in pal format! 30 bucks down the drain...:mad:

damned dvd players!

i wuz going to get an all regions one then i thought naaaa.. for some unknown reason. now im spewin'.

well see how you go, and ill check for oww2 for u
:D

oh yeah ..what about NIRA events on dvd?
anything like that over there?

yup
and GTI-r's for 12,000......

what's kiwiland like these days?
 

I used to live in NZ... left about 10 years ago. I heard Ford/Mazda no longer build cars there. Are we getting all imports now? And are those used jap import still flooding the use car market?

yup even toyota have stopped as well .....
no local car makers any more .....


and yes those jap imports ......

Damn you anywhere but US market bitches!!!:the finge
You guys are so lucky. The Japanese until recently with the (detuned) WRX kept the good stuff out of our market. The Germans want too much for their cars. US manufacturers either give us fast, but crude and impractical machines (Camaros, Firechickens, Mustangs) or boring daily drivers without an ounce (or grams for everyone else) of sportiness. The Japanese tend to combine practicality with sheer performance, and we import enthusiasts have been dying to get our hands on Skylines, Silvias, 323 GTR's, Sunny GTi-R's, Astinas, 626 hatchbaacks, Civic Type-R's, Lancer EVO's, etc, ect, ect. I especially an want all-wheel drive sports coupe, hatch, or sedan; like the 323 GTX or GTR. But draconian US importation laws prevent me from getting my little hands on forbidden fruit like this...
Damn it!!!:laugh:

I'm sure you guys have heard us yankee-boys bellyache about J-spec cars we can't have.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

well the damm politications here are trying to stop the importation of cars older than 1995 ..... which is bbasically all of the good cheaper sports cars :(
eg
gtx, gtr, gtir.........

BASTARDS!!!

Fight the Power!!!

yeah the price will skyrocket on all of those cars .... because you wont be able to get any more of them

I just remembered there's this one company in california that imports Skyline GTR's to the US. The rules for that are really stict. Not only must they pass emissions for that year, they must pass crash-testing on three cars, quite expensive for a small business. They'll sell a R-32 for $30 to $40K, an R-33 for $50 to $70K, and a R-34 for around $90 to $100K. Hmm, a new NSX, a late model 911 turbo, or a R-34??? One of those left-brain, right-brain things.

But there's hope for us yankees!:) The Rotories are comin' back, so's the Z-car. Mitsubishi is losing money by the minute to Subaru as they are still dilly-dallying with bringing the Evo VII here. I also heard the new R-35 Skyline is on the way, probably as an Infiniti. Turbo Proteges? Not far off either. But nissan probably won't bring the sexiest car I could afford in the near future, the Silvia, to the US. Crap:doh:

hmmmm ... 100k$ us is nz$250k ..... thats what my mother payed for her 1000 acre farm .......

well at the mo we can get a
gtx for nz$10k (us$4000)
gtr for nz$13k (us$5200)
gtir for nz$14k (us$5600)

well if you want a pocket rocket ... the nissan GTiR pulsar (sunny)
2l turbo in a car the size of a 323 hatch

I paid $2,800 last January for my '93 LX. It came with a 1.8 DOHC motor that makes 125 HP stock, a 5-speed manual, seven-spoke 14" alloy wheels, moonroof, tape deck (factory stereo is crap) and four-wheel discs. I love my car very much. It's comfy and fun to drive and is a useful tool for dodging the lumbering SUV's that clog our roads these days!!! But I can't help but think of all those badass little machines you guys are able to get you hands on!!!

you could get heaps for 7 k here (us$2.8k)
probally pick up a gtx or a gsr (small brother to the evo)

I've seen the GTi-R before in a few magazinesand on Gran Turismo 2. Some people can get them to 400+ HP at the wheels! Gotta love that SR20DET! I even saw one that was left-hand drive. Nissan, it would have been so easy! Acuras and Hondas can make some serious power too, there is an Integra that is street-legal in on of my mags that pumps out 491 HP. Then there was a Miata that made 400 HP with just a Garrett T3/T04 hybrid turbo, bigger fuel injectors and pump, custom ECU, and a port-matched head. Oh, and lots of Dyno tuning! I've seen Sentras (Sunny?) and 240SX's (Silvia with a KA24DE) with SR20DET transplants around town, lots of J-spec engine Hondas (the most popular Import 'round these parts) and even a turbocharged Corolla. So, if we can't get it from the dealership with lots of power, we'll just buy the engine from an importer.

For $2,800...
A nice import, that is at least seven years old, and not fast, but still has potential to be fast(my car)
A gutted out newer import, that will never be fast (Civic CX 1.5 8V)
A shitty domestic that is neither fast, nor reliable (my first car, '89 Pontiac Grand Prix, big heavy nightmare)
A really old and beat to hell Camaro, probably with the pathetic 5.0, which could only wheeze out 165-180 HP.
An Old-Skool Rice Rocket, like my friends old 1988 RX-7 Turbo-II, which is fast, rusty (makes the car lighter, therefore faster, so he says) and high-maintanence. Oh, and it had 200K miles on it.
You pick!

Of course, my priorities are that I have a reliable and un-embarrassing ride that can handle winter decently. That meant a front-wheel or all-wheel drive import with a 5-speed manual and a twin cam four of at least 1600cc's. I had finally had enough of my Grand Prix and sold it to my dad for $500, and I went in search of a pocket-rocket. I was working at a VW/Mazda dealership as a lot attendant, where I could see first hand what different cars were like. I pretty much had a narrow list: a VW GTi w/16v, Nissan Sentra SE-R(140 hp SR20DE), Civic CR-X,EX, or Si, Protege LX or it's mechanical twin, the Escort GT (Laser in your parts?), or Honda Prelude. Imports tend to command a premium here, I've seen cars just like mine go fo $4000, at the dealership some poor kid's dad got him this totally gutted out Toyota Tercel for $6K, what a rip!

Hell, I'm buying a bike in spring, and that'll be faster than most street-cars anyway!

How's gas prices in NZ? I pay $1.25 for regular.

well 91 is 0.89 nz/l or us$1.48 / gal
and 96 is 0.94 nz/l or us$1.57 / gal
and 98 is 0.96 nz/l or us$1.60 / gal

Is that in octane?

yup
we get 91 , 96 and in some servicestations 98 octane

We get 87 as regular, 89, and 92 (sometimes 93) as premium. You guys don't have it too bad for gas prices. Most places outside US tax the hell out of gas (Europe & Japan especially). Better than Premium is pretty rare, usually it's only available at special gas stations or race tracks.

Again; laws, laws, laws...:rolleyes:

well our prices have just come down about 20 cents in the last week

Ours have been falling too. :bt: Just last winter we almost hit $3.00/gallon! People were freaking out, but in perspective we really didn't have it that bad...:D

ours topped out at us$2 /gal about 4 weeks ago

I really don't know much about NZ. Rhys Millen, Kiwis, Sheep, Moaris...
I met this girl in Army Basic Training who was Moari and Korean. She was really cute, hell, she was HOTT! But she lived in Guam and all she knew of NZ was her dad came from there. Oh did I mention she was hot?:laugh:

Oh, and Rhys is a NZ native who rallys a Lancer Evo VI in the states.

yeah there are some hot chicks here :bt:

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what's the deal..if i want to import a car from NZ?
is it true u have to own and have it registered in ur name to an address in NZ for a minimum of 1yr?..is there a way around this
?:(

what is the quality of the imports u guys get--on average..i.e. are they trashed?

what do you think is the best value for money import there?




p.s. i think the chicks are better here:)

wel the best value for $ ...
prob a gt starlet $7000 nz
or a gtir pulsar $12000 nz
or a gtr mazda $12000 nz


you could get someone who lives in nz that is going to shift to aussie to buy it for you ..... but it is still a year ...

the imports are pretty good ....
you get the odd one that has been thrashed thou

and about the chicks .... wrong!!