Hi Guys,
Thanks for your comments. Yah no one out here knows what it is. "If" I gets noticed, all they first see is that I'm sitting on the wrong side. They hear me coming but no one sees me, they all look right past. Heh heh....exactly the effect I want. It is a very professional looking car me thinks. The hood grills and red brakes are the subtle give-aways. Certainly a wolf in sheeps clothing.
The car needed to be over 15 years old to be exempt from regulations and import rules whatever. Just needs to be road safety inspected and it needs to pass Aircare emissions and then that's about it, you can insure the car. This area is abundant with Nissan Skylines and Mitsubishi Delica's from Japan!
I contracted a company out here called All Cargo Express. For about $3900, they handled the complete shipment from the UK to me. It left UK on about mid October 2008 and arrived on my BIRTHDAY in December!!!! 6 Weeks. Long trip through the Panama Canal!!
The Alpine stereo was missing (the changer was still under the seat) and it looked like someone tried to hotwire the car. the whole plastic casing that surrounds the key and steering console is all busted and the wires were pulled out. ACE had to get it repaired (an extra $300) to fix the wiring so they could start the car to drive from Tacoma shipyard iin USA to BC. What a fiasco. Then it cost about $600 ar the border for tax/duties etc..
I still could not belive it arrived on my birthday. The weather was crap and cold/snowing etc, but I didn't care, I insured it on a two week permit and drove it around. On the second day, I drove over a pothole and got a flat on the front right tire. I tried to install the spare, would not fit. Installed the spare on the rear and move the back tire to the front, in fooking 0 degreez weather. sigh....
Then there was the fiasco of getting the wrong oversized tire as the car (as I found out later) had the wrong sized tires installed (225/45 R16). I managed to find one to match the same size as the others. and drove like this for a bit.
I have now corrected all my tires and have installed now BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW 225/40 R16 all around. Awesome Tires!!
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-...-t-a-kdw-tires
Cheers.
.Steven