Thoughts on this Japanese import

[RoaryRati]

What does the collective think - it's got the glass rear window, therefore stiffer chassis and less scuttle shake - or is that just talk

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[philw696]

What a strange carpet colour would look so much nicer black or blue but mustard ?
As usual a good inspection usually good from Japan though but seen some shockers from Singapore.

 

[zagatoes30]

Looks similar to the one Matt and I had, the carpet is more tan than mustard not sure the photos are showing it correctly.

Looks reasonable value if condition checks out, note its missing the plastic cover for the NIT but this might be related to some fiddling about to get a Japanese radio to work.

 

[allandwf]

I think it's the photos showing as mustard. I had an Alfa V6 916 Spider in the same colour combination which looked lovely. I like it .

 

[conaero]

Its almost the same but it has Tabacco leather and not tan hence why it looks odd/wrong

 

[Ewan]

What does the collective think - it's got the glass rear window, therefore stiffer chassis and less scuttle shake - or is that just talk

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The later cars (with the glass screen) are a bit stiffer. But there is still such scuttle shake that most owners deemed it unacceptable when these were new and they had paid out full money. Of course, now, at a value in the mid-teens, some scuttle shake doesn't seem quite so important.

 

[Andy Marshall]

Makes my teeth itch when they get the nomenclature wrong. The GT denotes a manual box. This car has a CC box, so its a Spyder Cambiocorsa.

Scuttle shake is significantly reduced on the glass window cars. Unless you're really on a rough road it's not THAT noticeable.
Did the Japanese spec cars have all the right bits? Skyhook? MPH speedo?

 

[Guy]

Makes my teeth itch when they get the nomenclature wrong. The GT denotes a manual box. This car has a CC box, so its a Spyder Cambiocorsa.

Scuttle shake is significantly reduced on the glass window cars. Unless you're really on a rough road it's not THAT noticeable.
Did the Japanese spec cars have all the right bits? Skyhook? MPH speedo?

my experience with Japanese imports suggests the speedo will be kmph (not an issue for me), radio on wrong frequency range (who listens to it when the car sounds so good or play through phone/dongle) and, despite Japanese tendency to follow the rules precisely (such as service intervals) they rarely keep the history with the car. Finally, the underside usually looks as new so removes the corrosion question. Check for original auction report as it is legally required to grade the car and a 4 or a 5 is great. R or 0 usually means repaired but even that can just be a scrape. It also highlights any damage, even stone chips. Generally the cars are much better cared for and used sparingly on salt free roads.

 

[3hcp]

Now sold,

 

[RoaryRati]

Now sold,

Yes - supposedly - and I would have thought record quick time

 

[3hcp]

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back for sale, at least you know how much they paid.

 

[philw696]

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back for sale, at least you know how much they paid.

I'm in it's Cambio Corsa twin turbo

 

[zagatoes30]

Hasn't moved far from Windsor to just outside Princes Risborough and obviously gained twin turbos

 

[DLax69]

Same year and color combo as mine; also have the glass rear window...but three pedals and zero turbos.

 

[RoaryRati]

Maybe hoping to make a quick buck and sold rediculously quickly - compared to the Nuvolo one it was very cheap (and nicer colours in my opinion) -