Well as everyone should know by now, on May 12/3 I sold my Celica and I purchased a 2002 ST246 N-Edition Caldina in Japan.
Anyway, the car got to the compliance workshop last Tuesday and is in the final phases of the import process.
A few shots of the car at the docks in Japan:
At the moment the car is waiting for our Government to make the Compliance Plate (A bit of metal that indicates the car is legally imported). Which may take 1-3 weeks... While that waits I am getting a few things fixed up so she should be sweet for delivery and roadworthy!
Album with all the photos:
Pics
This post has been edited by rentaspace: Jul 24, 2017 - 3:14 PM
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
Automatic station wagon? Have you become a soccer mom?
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QUOTE (Box @ Jul 3, 2015 - 3:13 PM)
>Automatic station wagon? Have you become a soccer mom?
ST246 only comes in auto.
For now I just want it on the road as a reliable daily, so no plans for conversion yet. I've just started my own business so don't have time for too much mucking around
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
It's all in good nature. I understand wanting the reliable daily part, for some reason a 36 year old muscle car fights you tooth and nail at times.
Could've gotten a Matrix XRS or whatever they call it over there, slightly detuned 2ZZ-GE and 6-speed from the 7GC GT-S but in a wagon. Of course my solution would be to get an old hearse, but hey that's just me.
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QUOTE (Box @ Jul 5, 2015 - 3:01 AM)
>It's all in good nature. I understand wanting the reliable daily part, for some reason a 36 year old muscle car fights you tooth and nail at times.
Could've gotten a Matrix XRS or whatever they call it over there, slightly detuned 2ZZ-GE and 6-speed from the 7GC GT-S but in a wagon. Of course my solution would be to get an old hearse, but hey that's just me.
I don't think we have a comparable car over here.
Only real Toyota wagons are Camry, Corolla and than people movers
Anyway, so many people are going to think my cars a Prius wagon lol.
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
You should've gotten the Prius, it'd let everyone know just how techy you are.
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That FD in the background though....
It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one nut to scatter it all over the road.Celica: The name is derived from the Spanish word for "heavenly" or "celestial".Back-2-Back July COTM 15&16
Shhh.... He didn't notice the bright red sports car among white station wagons, best to leave it that way.
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There were heaps of nice cars in that workshop from Mark X to Z06 Corvette to Lamborghini to an old SS Camaro. Not to mention the 15 or so R33 and R34 GTRs. There was also a Rollys Royce Limo outside.
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
Should've gotten the Camaro.
2001 Miata LS 5-speed
Yeah... $10k caldina or $60k Camaro... lol
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
The Camaro would've done so much for your business though, and it's an investment. Of course if you do much driving the fuel bill would've offset any business but that's beside the point.
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I wouldn't mind a caldina over here in the US.
my gf just picked up an 05 matrix awd. but it only comes with the 1zz and auto.
*1997 Celica ST - 3SGE Greytop BEAMS*1977 Celica RA29 - Classic Cruiser*2005 Matrix AWD - dedded but still hanging around like a ghost2019 Rav4 XLE Premium - Sports mode is fun.
If I found one in this exact colour and package I could almost live with the fact it's a wagon:
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^ 03-04 model. that's a really common color. almost all the ones I see are that color. lol.
I do like mine, it's a rarer shadow mica color loaded with options including heated leather seats. gonna be a fun winter car.
*1997 Celica ST - 3SGE Greytop BEAMS*1977 Celica RA29 - Classic Cruiser*2005 Matrix AWD - dedded but still hanging around like a ghost2019 Rav4 XLE Premium - Sports mode is fun.
XRS with TRD package though in said colour might be a little harder though.
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QUOTE (Box @ Jul 7, 2015 - 1:16 PM)
>The Camaro would've done so much for your business though, and it's an investment. Of course if you do much driving the fuel bill would've offset any business but that's beside the point.
Yeah ahha I do roughly 600kms/week xD
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
Love it! also that 3sgte power!
It's not always about how fast a car is, but how it makes you feel.------> 1997 ST204 Toyota Celica SX <------Click Here To View My 6gc Thread! :)-----------> August 2015 COTM! <-----------
Now you have to change your signature.
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Will change the Sig once I actually have the car lol...
At the moment all work that the shop is doing has been done, and it is simply waiting for the Government to get their finger out of their rear end and send through the compliance plate to be riveted onto the firewall. Once that is done I can drive it.
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
I like how thins are done here, I just throw money at them for a tag and it's all good.
2001 Miata LS 5-speed
I've had to throw money at them and wait lol
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
As is if giant spiders weren't bad enough. Australia gets less and less appealing.
2001 Miata LS 5-speed
that's a nice car, too bad we did not get them here, only japan. that is a sleeper wagon. auto is ok... I just got an automatic myself
Learned a lot in 10 years...I hardly log in anymore, last loginToday Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOLIf you PM me and I dont respond, dont fret or cry. Im alive, better post your questions in the thread below, maybe I log back in2grfe Swapped...Why I chose the 2GR, before you ask read here...A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.@llamaraxing in Instagram is the best way to find me. I hardly log here anymore.
Australia might have its down sides, but I still wouldn't want to live in many other places lol...
Already organizing another Holiday Road trip for November, so that will be the first big test for the Caldina.
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
Canada isn't too bad. It's like the US but slightly better
2007 Impreza 2.5i - Daily1994 Camry - Sold1994 Celica - Sold :(Click hereto see my progress thread!
If by better you mean more taxes and crappier healthcare, then sure.
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QUOTE (Box @ Jul 9, 2015 - 12:26 AM)
>If by better you mean more taxes and crappier healthcare, then sure.
don't forget the free phones, free internet, and monthly allowances
Learned a lot in 10 years...I hardly log in anymore, last loginToday Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOLIf you PM me and I dont respond, dont fret or cry. Im alive, better post your questions in the thread below, maybe I log back in2grfe Swapped...Why I chose the 2GR, before you ask read here...A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.@llamaraxing in Instagram is the best way to find me. I hardly log here anymore.
Starts off with a Jap import, ends up in USA VS Canada lol
------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------------------------------------| White '02 N-Edition Caldina | Weekend Car |------------------------------
More importantly your signature says you sold the Celica on December 5th of this year.
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