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When the first generation Audi S3 launched in May 1999 it was somewhat overshadowed by another one of the company’s other cars, the TT Coupe. However, the S3 soon established…
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2004 Mazda Mazdaspeed Version II RX8 – NZ$29,705
Vehicle Location – Christchurch, New Zealand Listing ID – 282022 Price – NZ$29,705 + ORC $400 (Feebate Applies for NZ Customers +$2875) Mileage – 95,500 km/59,340 miles Now is your chance to own one of the rarest Mazda’s ever made. This car is currently located in New Zealand and is being sold by jcars.co.nz – Tim, the owner of J Cars, is a true expert on all things JDM and has a great eye for finding interesting, quirky and quality imports from Japan. We sourced this very rare 1 of 180 unit run Mazda Speed Version II RX8 from Japan. Mazda made 300 Version…
1995 Nissan Cedric Brougham Turbo – NZ$18,795
Vehicle Location – Christchurch, New Zealand Listing ID – 272022 Price – NZ$18,795 Mileage – 80,000 km/49,709 miles This car is currently located in New Zealand and is being sold by jcars.co.nz – Tim, the owner of J Cars, is a true expert on all things JDM and has a great eye for finding interesting, quirky and quality imports from Japan. We purchased this example in Japan as a completely bone stock original low km 1 owner car from an elderly gentleman. He ordered it new in turbo Brougham spec, optioned with CD player and now sought after half lace seat covers. On arrival…
SOLD – 1996 Volvo 940 Polar – 227,112km/141,120 miles – NZ$4,250
Vehicle Location – Christchurch, New Zealand Listing ID: 00032022 Price: SOLD for NZ$4,250 Up for sale we have a rare & collectable Volvo 940 Polar Station Wagon. An excellent example from Volvo’s halcyon days of angular design it was brought in to New Zealand by an enthusiast who looked after it very carefully. Events eventually required him to sell and we purchased the Volvo in late 2016. Even today the Volvo 940 remains a wonderful vehicle to drive with generous passenger space and huge luggage capacity. These station wagons are particularly good for dogs because lift the tailgate and the…
SOLD – 2000 Toyota Aristo V300 Vertex Edition – 72,700 km/45,173 miles
Vehicle Location – Christchurch, New Zealand Listing ID: 00022022 Price: NZ$24,990 on stock 17″ or NZ$26,990 on 19″ Weds Kranze Bazreia Originally sold new in Japan, this Toyota Aristo was imported into New Zealand in 2022. The car is currently located in New Zealand and is being sold by jcars.co.nz – Tim, the owner of J Cars, is a true expert on all things JDM and has a great eye for finding interesting, quirky and quality imports from Japan. The Toyota Aristo is the JDM example of the GS300/GS400 Lexus. This example is an Aristo V300 Vertex Edition which came with the Toyota Supra’s 2JZ-GTE…
SOLD NZ$16,990 – 1992 Toyota Celsior C Type – 67,400 km/41,880 miles
Vehicle Location – Christchurch, New Zealand Listing ID: 00012022 Originally sold new in Japan, this Toyota Celsior was imported into New Zealand in 2022. The car is currently located in New Zealand and has been sold by jcars.co.nz – Tim, the owner of J Cars, is a true expert on all things JDM and has a great eye for finding interesting, quirky and quality imports from Japan. This Toyota Celsior is a facelift 1st generation C Type. The C Type came factory with Toyota Modulated Air Suspension. It was a 1 owner car in Japan for almost 30 years. The original owner ordered the…
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The Mazda RX-7 is one of the best Japanese “hero” cars from the 1990s and early 2000s. Up there with the likes of the Nissan Skyline GT-R and Toyota Supra MK4, demand and prices for RX-7s – particularly examples in good, factory condition – have been soaring. Like all good…
Peugeot 208 GTi 2012 – 2019 Buyer’s Guide & History
After the rather lackluster 206 and 207 GTi generations, Peugeot hoped to recapture some of the magic of their much-loved eighties classic, the 205 GTi. What they came up with was the 208 GTi and while it didn’t please everyone, the new car did harness some of the magic of…