>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...4529879454&rd=1 >>

OMG
I think it might be worth it to fly over set-up shipping and take apart what needs to be to shiop back.

Couldn't you just take the engine out of the car and ship that separately to a budies place, then ship the car to yours as a parts car? I mean would this work? I mean theoretically JDM engines are shipped to the US all the time. What abotu the body of a car with no engine?

This post has been edited by Jeremy1210: Feb 22, 2005 - 1:19 AM

aftermarket wing

corrrect. Could be a regular celica. I emailed the guy, he said 2k for it to pass customs

Its in Vladivostok, so i bet you could ship it cheap on a container ship from Japan or Korea thats heading to the west coast.

For $4500, it would be well worth looking into doing it all leagally. If it costs, lets say an outragous amount, $10,000 for shipping, customs, to get it legal to drive here in the states. Thats still only $14500 for a true st205 GT4!

id just wait to get one from the rest of europe and forgo rhd (probably easier to get it passed if it was lhd)

-Jeremy1210+Feb 22, 2005 - 6:17 AM

Yes that was along the line as to what i was speaking of.

-SinisterWhisper+Feb 22, 2005 - 11:34 AM

Also that wouldnt make a dif, its just all the emmisions and structrual renforcment issues.

How do you know its an actual GT4? The guy snet me other pics, they have the enigne that is the st205, and badging on the back(can be put on I know). The interior looks nice, but what else should I ask to see ot make sure its legit. The wing makes me wonder if its been transplanted

Not worth it... I can get JDM GT4 96' with alittle damage on the driver side imported from japan, cleared from customs and etc for about 3000$. And i live like 1000 km (600 miles) from Russia (actually 1000 km from me to moscow).

Importing it from japan to russia is pretty cheap, but getting a car to states would be about 1000-1500$ +

This post has been edited by doGGy: Feb 22, 2005 - 1:56 PM

Look at the center console for climate control thing (if it is GT4 and all GT4 came with climate control, the control unit will be different then USDM or other Celicas, it will have 2 round regulators and etc...), another thing - cluster, instead of 2 (Engine temp, and fuel) there must be 3 gauges (3ird - boost gauge)

These would be few thing what you will be able to check from pics, but still if the car was transplanted, these things can be reworked in a new car...


-Jeremy1210+Feb 22, 2005 - 11:49 AM

interior, engine bay and rear pics are in my profile

ok, so I can't get them in my profile for some reason. Can I email them to you Doggy or anyone so you can look at them and maybe upload them?

This post has been edited by Jeremy1210: Feb 22, 2005 - 2:39 PM

my email is doggy@one.lt

Shoot them there and i will tell you my opinion.


-Jeremy1210+Feb 22, 2005 - 12:10 PM

Sent the email Doggy

yes, it is a GT4 for sure. Interior, engine bay, rear looks like the GT4 >>

-Jeremy1210+Feb 22, 2005 - 3:06 PM

hey,
if you check other items guy in northeast and the another for car he is in russia ..

also read rating ... doesn't take pay pal ... thats shady ..

anyone who might buy be very very careful .lots of jdm cars scams on ebay ..

might be associated with

http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/

in same city and they sell st205's

this guy dissapeared after I offered him money. I told him if he can get it off the customs (like he said he would in his ebay reply-claimed he knows a guy at customs) and have it parked off the customs property I would give him 10K and even sent him a pic of me holding a big wad of money. Sure enough he never got back and now he wont return emails period

same here. I told him that i wanted to get an address and phone number, haven't heard from him since.

Did he guarantee that the car would be yours? He said that in every email he sent me. He did something dumb though Gave me his account number and routing number

This post has been edited by Jeremy1210: Mar 12, 2005 - 2:05 AM

all his other items were from GA...place called Ellenwood or something. and although they were ~$2000, iunno if i'd trust him

Hey come on guys this is funny. Customs for a gt-four older then 7 years in Russia start from 8.5K. I know this for sure since I live here and think of buying one next year.
That car was for sale on other forums fo 11.5K and no one was interested. Appart from it looking awsome you have absolutely NO chance of checking the condition of the car or even can't be sure if it would start.
The only way to get a nice car that is really in great shape is to buy it of an auction. A 1998 car with 40K miles and a 3.5C - 4B grade would cost you about 6-10K (thats without customs!!!) So the end price of a nice gt-four in Russia is about 16-19K$. I know this since I spend a lot of time looking at the auctions in japan. So if anyone offers you a gt-four for 4K that means that it probably has severe structural damage and was repainted after repair.

So if you are seeing something cheap that is not cheap anywhere else- that means that something is wrong with it

This post has been edited by _rz_: Mar 14, 2005 - 10:22 AM

Yeah, I think its a scam or the car is in bad shape. The guy wants me to send him 2k without giving me any contact info. Also the other guy offered him 10k and he didn't reply.

This guy is still emailing me to send him money for the car. its like 700 now and I can pay the rest when I pick it up at his warehouse.



does he still not reply to your emails?



He says hes on business in Russia and live in Vermont(just moved there)