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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

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

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.

You should've gotten the Prius, it'd let everyone know just how techy you are.

That FD in the background though....

Shhh.... He didn't notice the bright red sports car among white station wagons, best to leave it that way.

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.

Should've gotten the Camaro.

Yeah... $10k caldina or $60k Camaro... lol

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.

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.

If I found one in this exact colour and package I could almost live with the fact it's a wagon:

^ 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.

XRS with TRD package though in said colour might be a little harder though.

Yeah ahha I do roughly 600kms/week xD

Love it! also that 3sgte power!

Now you have to change your signature.

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.