Want of the day

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366) 12/20/2017 at 12:47 • Filed to: things I can't have

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Toyota Mark II Blit 2.5iR-V. Factory 1JZ-GTE wagon. A bit odd-looking and auto-only, but stupid cheap and a manual swap isn’t too much of a nightmare. Only 9 more years...

http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/TOYOTA/MARKII_BLIT/700050430130150416001/index.html

djmt1 > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/20/2017 at 12:53

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At the rate people are going through them and the ever increasing drift tax, I doubt there will be any R154s left in 9 year’s time.

interstate366, now In The Industry > djmt1 12/20/2017 at 13:00

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Yeah, I should probably go find one. Even if I don’t end up buying an X-chassis or whatever I could just sit on it for awhile and make a profit a few years down the line.

Under_Score > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/20/2017 at 14:02

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Why does it not have a model year? It just has a build date.

Klaus Schmoll > Under_Score 12/20/2017 at 14:18

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No other country but the US does model years. There are tons of articles about the model year thing came from when it made actual sense.

It the rest of the world the age of a car gets determined by built date or first registration, which usually aren’t far apart as those are built to order markets where cars don’t sit on dealer lots for months or years.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Klaus Schmoll 12/20/2017 at 14:21

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I think Canada does model years as well, but yeah, it’s definitely a North American thing. These Blits started production in early 2002, so they’re early 2027 before we can get them.

KnowsAboutCars > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/20/2017 at 14:55

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This seems like a good place to post this thing.

Under_Score > Klaus Schmoll 12/20/2017 at 14:59

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Thank you. That’s kind of bizarre; I don’t really focus on cars from other markets, so I just assumed everything had a model year.

pip bip - choose Corrour > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/21/2017 at 06:08

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looks like Camry doors side on

interstate366, now In The Industry > KnowsAboutCars 12/21/2017 at 09:59

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The only thing that doesn’t make sense to me is the Lexus nose. The rest of it is typical drift car business.

boxrocket > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/22/2017 at 19:23

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Is that a JDM ‘01-’06 (ish?) version of the Camry?

interstate366, now In The Industry > boxrocket 12/22/2017 at 19:27

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Not quite. You have the years almost dead on (02-07), but it was RWD. It was an evolution of what we knew as the Cressida.

boxrocket > interstate366, now In The Industry 12/22/2017 at 19:39

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Bah, I even had typed ‘02 first them changed it. The doors look very Camry-like to me. RWD + wagon = better!