gt4st205

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Hey guys! My name is Robbie and im am currently stationed in Japan. Back in June '10 I picked up a 1996 ST205 from a guy who thought he had a "normal celica". He sold it to me for $1500, if only he knew. So far i havnt really done any work on the car other than maintenance. I have changed the tail light to some "black out" ones and bought some new wheels(the stock ones had some bad dings on it). I have taken out the back seats, i was originally looking for the mount points for a roll cage, then got to lazy to put them back in. The first few pics are when i first got the car, the later ones are a week or two old.












Let me know what you think!

This post has been edited by gt4st205: Jan 11, 2011 - 2:22 PM

MacgibaS2

#2

nice find!

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mak5603

#3

WOW! Quite possibly the best deal I've ever heard of. Welcome and congratulations!

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gt4st205

#4

Pics from today...

mkernz22

#5

did you black out the USDM tails or the JDM ones?
IMO the jdm look a lot cleaner

jackkasper

#6

Awsome! Do you plan to bring it back to the states?

str8thugginit4ya

#7

You lucky monkey! Congrats bro!



-Ryan

Smaay

#8

i effing hate you!!!!!



good one!

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gt4st205

#9

I bought some black out tail lights at a used parts store, in the summer im getting 35% tint on the windows with some black Gram lite wheels, which will even out the tail lights more. also getting the HKS Hi-power Silent exhaust, cusco strut brace, and possibly some seats out of an Scooby STI, my bud has some black ones that i can get for cheap. Going to re-locate the battery to the back so i can make an intake box for the HKS cold air intake that i have on order.

I have found some ways to get it to the states, however i will either be going to Australia or England after this tour so i dont need to worry about it right now

kevinkoda

#10

wow..sick come up ahah..shouldve just kept the jdm tails tho =\ lol jst saying..and im diggin the celica decal on your rear window

3WayStunna

#11

WOW man you lucked up with that...good find yo! btw, where are you stationed at...looks like yokota from here...me and WRCST205 are down here in oki yo! He might chime in if he sees the thread...anywho, dont have too much fun in the snow yo!!

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CelicaZR

#12

If you come to Sydney.. holla

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malpaso

#13

beautiful piece, beautiful place and beautiful pics... what to say more?

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gt4st205

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QUOTE (3WayStunna @ Jan 12, 2011 - 4:44 AM)

>WOW man you lucked up with that...good find yo! btw, where are you stationed at...looks like yokota from here...me and WRCST205 are down here in oki yo! He might chime in if he sees the thread...anywho, dont have too much fun in the snow yo!!

I'am stationed in Misawa. I Have been PM'ing with ST205WRC... Same guy?

delusionz

#15

how does the cost of owning this compare to the cost of owning a new car in Japan?

I heard they make it really expensive to keep an older car registered, presumably to help their auto industry produce and sell more new cars, and as a result their resale value drops dramatically.

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3WayStunna

#16

They dont really have any rules making older seem more expensive or not worthwhile to own. In most cases depending on what type of new car you get, a GT4 might actually be more expensive..

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gt4st205

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QUOTE (delusionz @ Jan 15, 2011 - 11:06 PM)

>how does the cost of owning this compare to the cost of owning a new car in Japan?

I heard they make it really expensive to keep an older car registered, presumably to help their auto industry produce and sell more new cars, and as a result their resale value drops dramatically.

You have to do this thing called a "JCI"(Japanese Compulsary Insurance), and It costs about $600-700 every two years. This is for road tax and also to make sure it meets emmision regs. New cars do not need to get one for 5 years after manufacture date. If you buy your old car from a used car dealer it usually includes a two year JCI.

delusionz

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oh thats not such a big deal, i just wonder why japanese cars devalue so much

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gt4st205

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QUOTE (delusionz @ Jan 20, 2011 - 6:51 AM)

>oh thats not such a big deal, i just wonder why japanese cars devalue so much

They depreciate because Japanese people like having new things, not secondhand. They will however try to rip off americans buying cars.

gt4st205

#20

What do you think about these wheels on my car?

mkernz22

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QUOTE (gt4st205 @ Jan 20, 2011 - 6:07 AM)

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QUOTE (delusionz @ Jan 20, 2011 - 6:51 AM)

>oh thats not such a big deal, i just wonder why japanese cars devalue so much

They depreciate because Japanese people like having new things, not secondhand. They will however try to rip off americans buying cars.

Do they really? lmao
No wonder why the front clips cost so much on RPM Garage haha

Neon90424

#22

I think those wheels need a fifth lug...other than that PS might help seeing what theyd look like on it.. nice wheels tho

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gt4st205

#23

They have them in 5x100, just the pic for the black with white accents had four in it.

mak5603

#24

I have those same wheels in red.

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gt4st205

#25

How do you like them?

mak5603

#26

I personally love them. Takes me 25mm spacers on all four corners to get em decently flush though, but I think they look pretty good. Take a look at my profile or progress thread, got a bunch of pics of them up.

This post has been edited by mak5603: Jan 20, 2011 - 2:33 PM

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gt4st205

#27

I went to the junk yard today and was able to pick up some TRD splitters, for ¥1000 ($12 or £7.60). I may be pulling the hatch this summer, I reallly want a two post so that way i don't have to drill into mine. the only downfall is that it is black, I did want black accents, but i think that may be too far... But i really want riser blocks!!!

Neon90424

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My fav soccer team in the whole wide world is Club Olimpia and they have a black stripe, I decided to do the black and white theme on my GT-Four and a lil CF didnt hurt the look either





This post has been edited by Neon90424: Feb 1, 2011 - 11:50 AM

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mkernz22

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QUOTE (gt4st205 @ Feb 1, 2011 - 8:09 AM)

>I went to the junk yard today and was able to pick up some TRD splitters, for ¥1000 ($12 or £7.60). I may be pulling the hatch this summer, I reallly want a two post so that way i don't have to drill into mine. the only downfall is that it is black, I did want black accents, but i think that may be too far... But i really want riser blocks!!!

you got trd splitters for $12?!?!?!???!?!?!?!??!?!
any other goodies laying around by you in the junk yards?

Lil-Joe101

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Konni chi wa, haji mi mashtae Robbie san, genki? (Good afternoon, nice to meet you, how are you?) Its good to c another person from Japan. I used to live in Okinawa for 4 years about 6 months ago. I c ur in Mainland. great find and look forward to more pics and post bro.

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