Bought 3 new JDM imports last year - Toyota Yaris Forums

3cyltrbo · 03-04-2017, 11:53 AM

lots more coverage on my instagram

https://www.instagram.com/bigcirclelittlecircle/

2001 Honda Acty that had only 3,500km (2,150 miles)
1996 Daihatsu Midget II
1992 Mazda Autozam AZ1

Each one has a different 3cyl with just 660cc.

Not everyone's style but I love em and each one is a blast and I'm gonna get more Kei cars in 2017

dogsridewith · 03-04-2017, 12:16 PM

What a great set!
(My nearest CL had listing by one seller for 3 nice looking white 1991 mini trucks...one Daihatsu, one Honda, one Subaru. 660cc 4wd each about 40-65k miles and about 5k dollar asking.)

*kimona* · 03-04-2017, 12:43 PM

Awesome vehicles!

MadMax · 03-04-2017, 01:57 PM

Cool!

SirDigby · 03-04-2017, 03:42 PM

how much did you pay for that az1? I can't find them for under $10,000...

3cyltrbo · 03-04-2017, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SirDigby

how much did you pay for that az1? I can't find them for under $10,000...

It was about 950,000jpy (ish) at the time.
+ getting it to port / de-registered / into a container was another 100,000jpy
+ shipping (about $2500 to my door in Ottawa Canada)
+ Duty of 6.1%
+ taxes of 13%
+ registration
+ fees to the importer.........

=

You can sometimes find AZ1's cheap (ish) in Japan (around 600,000jpy) but they are usually pretty rough. Then you gotta factor whatever costs to get it into your hands)

SirDigby · 03-04-2017, 05:12 PM

so you paid almost $15,000 usd. that's about what I find. I have been planning to get a Honda beat and a Suzuki cappuccino for a few years now...

3cyltrbo · 03-04-2017, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SirDigby

so you paid almost $15,000 usd. that's about what I find. I have been planning to get a Honda beat and a Suzuki cappuccino for a few years now...

I'd say I was a tad higher because of the exchange rate at the time.

Honda Beat's sell WAY cheaper in Japan for a nice one, just because there were so many of them sold and because it has the least cache.

Like I'm talking ........low mileage / grade 4 or 4.5 Beat's.....that sell in the 500,000JPY range.

Cappuccino's aren't so cheap though. The Cappuccino market has been exploding (high) for good ones. I turned one down a couple weeks ago that was shady and sold for 1,000,000 jpy. And the really really good cappuccinos are fetching upwards of 1,400,000jpy (which on its own isn't horrible, but then you still have to get it in your hands)

The dude who imported my AZ1, will soon be putting another one (blue) for sale on BringAtrailer.com. Its actually cleaner than mine in some ways.

Shoot him an email craig@bonsairides.com

dogsridewith · 03-04-2017, 07:10 PM

which is which? (so I can skip instagram link)
(yo Mind of Toyota: Are you noting the interest here?)

3cyltrbo · 03-04-2017, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dogsridewith

which is which? (so I can skip instagram link)
(yo Mind of Toyota: Are you noting the interest here?)

The white Truck is a Honda Acty
The green Truck is a Daihatsu Midget II
The Red car is a Mazda Autozam AZ1

As for Toyota's...... There is coverage of both my Yaris and my MR2Spyder on my instagram, as well as the occasional picture of my Friends FRS

justanotherdrunk · 03-04-2017, 08:24 PM

very cool

i like different

toad · 03-04-2017, 09:43 PM

great collection(i like the red one especially)!

Dodge Aries K · 03-04-2017, 10:50 PM

I remember the Midget II from Grand Turismo 2 on the PlayStation. We modified it as much as possible in that game... and it was still extremely slow haha.

That red car though... more pics of that please. It's so bizarre and awesome at the same time.

tmontague · 03-04-2017, 11:45 PM

How's it work to have an imported car licensed in Ontario? I'm curious about what goes into that and with e testing?

Kaotic Lazagna · 03-05-2017, 01:26 AM

Nice finds/buys. Gonna get the OEM spoiler for the AZ1?

3cyltrbo · 03-05-2017, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

very cool

i like different

Yeah, I don’t like having the exact same thing as everyone else

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Originally Posted by toad

great collection(i like the red one especially)!

Yup, everyone loves the red one

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Originally Posted by Dodge Aries K

I remember the Midget II from Grand Turismo 2 on the PlayStation. We modified it as much as possible in that game... and it was still extremely slow haha.

That red car though... more pics of that please. It's so bizarre and awesome at the same time.

Yeah, I’ve built both of them in the most recent version of Gran Turismo

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Originally Posted by tmontague

How's it work to have an imported car licensed in Ontario? I'm curious about what goes into that and with e testing?

Here in Ontario we’re pretty lucky.
As long as its 15 years or older and it has basic safety equipment (lights / seat belts etc….) its acceptable.
Basically you could pretty much license ANYTHING as long as it had lights + turn signals + seatbelts

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Nice finds/buys. Gonna get the OEM spoiler for the AZ1?

Actually that’s part of the reason I took so long to find one, because I prefer them without the wing.
Several of them came up for auction which were actually pretty good cars but they all had some form of either the oem or an aftermarket wing.

ern-diz · 03-06-2017, 11:27 AM

Cool little cars. I've enjoyed following on Instagram.

Thirty-Nine · 03-06-2017, 04:28 PM

Sooooooo cool! I would rock any of those.

03-04-2017, 11:53 AM	#1
3cyltrbo Drives: MR2 Spyd/Type R/Yaris/Civic Si Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 479	Bought 3 new JDM imports last year lots more coverage on my instagram https://www.instagram.com/bigcirclelittlecircle/ 2001 Honda Acty that had only 3,500km (2,150 miles) 1996 Daihatsu Midget II 1992 Mazda Autozam AZ1 Each one has a different 3cyl with just 660cc. Not everyone's style but I love em and each one is a blast and I'm gonna get more Kei cars in 2017 __________________ https://www.instagram.com/3cyltrbo/

03-04-2017, 12:16 PM	#2
dogsridewith Drives: 2007 2-door hatchback Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: USAnotCA Posts: 750	japanese mini truck gullwing sportscar Subaru Daihatsu Honda What a great set! (My nearest CL had listing by one seller for 3 nice looking white 1991 mini trucks...one Daihatsu, one Honda, one Subaru. 660cc 4wd each about 40-65k miles and about 5k dollar asking.)

03-04-2017, 01:57 PM	#4
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Cool! __________________

03-04-2017, 10:50 PM	#13
Dodge Aries K My Yaris is a "racecar" Drives: 2007 Yaris hatchback Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Machesney Park, IL Posts: 545	I remember the Midget II from Grand Turismo 2 on the PlayStation. We modified it as much as possible in that game... and it was still extremely slow haha. That red car though... more pics of that please. It's so bizarre and awesome at the same time. __________________ -Karl the Uber/Lyft Driver

03-04-2017, 11:45 PM	#14
tmontague View User's Garage Drives: '08 2zr swapped Vios M/T Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Caledonia Ont. Posts: 2,938	How's it work to have an imported car licensed in Ontario? I'm curious about what goes into that and with e testing? __________________ No one ever wants to give a Yaris the point by...

03-04-2017, 12:43 PM	#3
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	Awesome vehicles!

03-04-2017, 03:42 PM	#5
SirDigby View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris 3 door Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,000	how much did you pay for that az1? I can't find them for under $10,000...

03-04-2017, 05:12 PM	#7
SirDigby View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris 3 door Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,000	so you paid almost $15,000 usd. that's about what I find. I have been planning to get a Honda beat and a Suzuki cappuccino for a few years now...

03-04-2017, 07:10 PM	#9
dogsridewith Drives: 2007 2-door hatchback Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: USAnotCA Posts: 750	which is which? (so I can skip instagram link) (yo Mind of Toyota: Are you noting the interest here?)

03-04-2017, 08:24 PM	#11
justanotherdrunk Drives: 2016 SE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,136	very cool i like different

03-04-2017, 09:43 PM	#12
toad Drives: street-legal go-kart Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bowser's castle Posts: 627	great collection(i like the red one especially)!

03-05-2017, 01:26 AM	#15
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Nice finds/buys. Gonna get the OEM spoiler for the AZ1?

03-06-2017, 11:27 AM	#17
ern-diz View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Liftback Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CA all day Posts: 3,794	Cool little cars. I've enjoyed following on Instagram. __________________ On Instagram On Wheelwell

03-06-2017, 04:28 PM	#18
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Sooooooo cool! I would rock any of those. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

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