ITT: Cars you wish were imported to your country of residence

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Ford somehow considered South America wasn't a continent worthy enough to import the Fiesta ST and Focus ST, despite the Clio RS and Golf GTI selling like hot cakes.

>>17472644
What sort of shitehole do you live in? I can import whatever the fuck I like.

3000lbs
Snap oversteer
Slower around a track than a 172

>>17472679
>rent a GTI in chile
>2016 GTI
>manual windows and mirrors
>ABA engine
>fucking automatic

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This import bullshit only implies to Amerifats and a few other shitholes, so for everyone else ITT: cars you dream of importing but they'd eternally have the steering wheel on the wrong side.

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I feel like the Tacoma would sell alright enough here. For a lot of folks the Hilux might be a tad too small (especially the double-cab), while the Tundra might be a bit too big and fat

Give it a 200hp 3.0l diesel or similar, plus both automatic and manual transmission available and it'll sell

>>17472792
That looks like a comfy truck.

>>17472792
But the Tacoma's bed is 2 inches narrower than the Hilux's between the arches. And the Tacoma is only available with a crew cab 5' bed and extended cab 6' bed just like the Hilux, but the Hilux is also available as a single cab with a 7'8" bed. So in all regards to cargo space the Tacoma is worse, it's only got a 1 inch higher ground clearance (easily fixed with different tires on the Hilux) and it's simply a bit bigger for no reason because Americans like their shit needlessly big.

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>>17472644

>>17472822
You could probably - with much effort - build a LHD Evo wagon in Europe, the Lancer was sold here and you could import an American Evo.

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this with the 3.2 liter 320 hp engine

>>17472817
I should've explained a bit more - thats what I mean, it could be a "better" truck for those who want a more spacious and luxurious interior, with less focus on being a worksman vehicle & maximized cargo space and carrying capacity

It is a little bit of "american thinking", wanting a truck with more luxury and less cargo space; but I suppose that having more different vehicles to chose from is always a good thing

I wish I could get an Ute desu.

>>17472866
>those who want a more spacious and luxurious interior, with less focus on being a worksman vehicle
Then why buy a truck, you fucking fairy? Also there's already the Amarok if you want a "I want to look like I do shit when in fact I get my fat butt massaged" shitbarge.

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>>17472892
>those who want
For those who want. Thats exactly what it is. I don't really give all too much of a shit what people drive... sure, I might wonder why somebody who never does anything truckworthy drives an F350 when something like a Nissan Navara or even a fucking VW Golf would be objectively better - but thats the beauty of being free to drive what you want; nothing is stopping you

And I already drive a 14 year old Hilux myself, extended cab with fuck-all equipment... does that qualify for a real enough pickup?

>>17472930
>I don't really give all too much of a shit what people drive
God damn crypto-Americans. This way of thinking is why our cities drown in smog and traffic jams. Who cares if everyone drives completely oversized shitbarges as long as they can barely afford them, right? Of course crapped up cities aren't an issue in EMPTY FUCKING NORWAY.

>>17472644
The clio V6 is actually as fast as a Clio 2.0 while using 200% more fuel and weighing more and being unusable for more than 20 minutes on the road.

It's a toy.

>>17472930
must be cool to play pretend you're firemen with your boyfriend

>>17472952
>Renault

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>>17472944
Well, would you prefer it to be moderately/heavily regulated?

We're free to pick whatever we want here aswell (maybe even more free, as we can import and register just about anything, with no 25 year rule), but you could say that its somewhat regulated through the classifications systems that makes some vehicles very expensive/difficult to own

You can get something like an F350, a Tundra or similar for quite an alright price if its registered as a "light truck", which makes the registration fees and whatnot much smaller, and also allows you to use the vehicles full potential in terms of payload and towing. You will however need the light truck license, which is quite expensive and also needs a renewal every five years, plus the vehicle needs a yearly inspection

Then you have the tax on horsepower & emissions which can make some cars quite expensive

>>17472954
I don't follow, but for a fun fact; the guy I was working with that day is a volunteer firefighter

He has such a nice, tight ass

>>17472984
Yeah, well, it's similar here in Germany, and it's an alright compromise in order not to turn the country's infrastructure and society into a completely car-shackled shitshow like America.

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fellow euros can relate

>>17473031
I suppose... I mean, there is a reason why the more "practical" van-platform has caught on a lot more in our part of the world

>>17473042
Not really, we can almost freely import them with minimal restrictions and I can in fact find 27 for sale on Mobile starting at 1600€.

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>>17473042
>>17473057
I even found one for sale here in Norway... is the dash as wide as it looks?

how is it that americans can build and drive the worst diy monster truck rat rod coal burning death trap on open roads, but can't have a fucking twingo?

>>17473042
But why

>>17472971
>*Nissan

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>>17473042
I've seen one or two here in the UK. They will be very easy to import like most cars, but they don't really appeal to many people here. It certainly isn't at the top of my list for cars that I want to import if I had the money.

>>17472984
There are people in the UK who don't realise how lucky we are compared to the rest of Europe when it comes to owning cars. Insurance on pic related $258 a year if you're over 25 in my area, road tax is $2,600 for the first year then $180 after that, an inspection is between $25 and $50 depending on how friendly you are with someone in an MOT centre.

Petrol is a bit of a killer, but I've seen loads of the GT's around my area so petrol prices haven't put people off. In fact I don't think I've seen a single RHD 6th gen Mustang that hasn't been a GT.

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the Elf 150 for sure.

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>>17472837

>no BMW M3 GTR

I know it is an ultra rare. Only two street-legal examples were built.

>>17473120
where?

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mk1 / mk2 ford escort
alpine a110
Peugeot 205 gti
renault 5 turbo
and pic related

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>>17472778

>>17473083

Lobbying from the big three and muh jobs

Dodge Charger in right hand drive. i know they're laughed at on /o/ but i still want one.

you can import them in LHD obviously, but there's 4 for sale on autotrader, one SVX V6 and 3 SRT/Hellcats for about £60,000 each.

same with the challenger. I was hoping after we "traded" the Focus RS with the yanks for the Mustang that GM would follow suit.

>americans driving around in Astra/Vectra VXRs while we get Challengers and Chargers in correct hand drive
>tfw this isnt happening

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>>17473188
I came

>>17473197
can'y they make a diy rat rod monstertruck twingo replica tho?

>>17472644
Cars that didn't cost a lot to buy & repair, that's what I wish we had.

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>>17473224

>>17473224
>no driver
>flames out of exhaust
self driving, i guess?

>>17473230
old beetles, you mean?

>>17473197
It was Mercedes not the big three that lobbied for the import ban.

>>17473230
Festiva

>>17473271

We would have fucking crashed or otherwise ruined all those cars we banned anyway.

>>17473329
What's your point?

>>17473261
Nah he's there. Look for the white helmet and black visor

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>>17473224

>>17472773
lol you got a shitty Brazilian Golf with GTI badges.

>>17472778
Did they even make a LHD cosmo?

>>17472892
fuk u negga the amarok is a very nice "truck"
it is the most europeanized version of an american thing and it works because superior deutsch engineering

>>17473610
nah im pretty sure they were jap only

>>17473818
No chance of one with a wheel on the wrong side then.

>>17473474
jej holy shit

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Gonna bump the shoit out of the thread, but whatever. Still bummed I'd have to shell out well over 25k jewgolds for one of the few, if not the only exemplar in the country

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>>17474708
To add to that, this. Any generation of Evo whatsoever, honestly. Only way to get one is to find one that's been set up as a dedicated (not street-legal) rally car, and even then there are probably less than twenty in the whole country

Also, I'd crawl through hell in my knees to get a Galant VR-4. Let's not even talk a Legnum VR-4

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S1 Elise. The S2s are too expensive in the states.

>>17475422
Honestly I'd rather have a hardtop, so I'd go for the Exige.

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>>17472952
it doesn't really matter since v6 was rwd. designers had to be insane with this one
>gentlemen, we have to design a fun car. now, list cool things
>rwd is cool
>mid-engine is cool
>power is cool
>hot hatches are cool
>so, mid-engined rwd hot hatch with hot-hatch wheelbase

shame how rare and expensive it is

>>17472871
Just so I could tell people
>JUS CHUCK 'ER IN THE UTE MATE

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Holy fuck Dodge, bring this is to Australia you cunts.

>>17475812

You don't want it, it's poorly made and unreliable. Chrysler products are absolute dogshit. Worse than GM (Holden). Only nigs buy FCA products.

>>17473135
But why? Every jap truck is a fucking nightmare to drive. It's rough af and really slow on highway. Yes, reliable, and takes a lot of offence but that's about it.

>>17476170
Pretty much all you want for a workhorse, anything else is a bonus.

>>17476106
>poorly made and unreliable
Do you have sources to that claim?

>>17476216
Can confirm. Chrysler/Dodge vehicles consistently rank at the bottom of the barrel in reliability and customer satisfaction

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Xr6 and xr8 moldels.

>>17475770
have a (you) shit for brains

its funny that little brother 172 is better in literally every way

>>17476230
>>17476106
After looking at reliability, FCA is definitely at the bottom of the list. However most of them are their trucks and the Dodge Darts. Chargers/Challengers seem to be in the clear, but I might be grasping at straws at this point.

>>17476233
You really just want the xr6 turbo
Trust me

t. 4x Barra turbo owner, ex-xr8 owner

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Hnnnnnnng/10
>tfw Aussies make more 'Murican cars than we do

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>>17476568
Muh dik

Pic related would be in the list of "wish I could own". Closest I could get is a 280zx, and even those are ridiculously overpriced rust heaps (or museum-tier pieces). If I'm picky, I could get it with a "historical" import permit, but I was told I couldn't drive more than ~3000 miles a year, and fuck that

Also! Honda S2000 is probably the greatest "unreachable" car overall for me. Small displacement engine (for the insultingly high gas prices) with good power and reliability, god-tier chassis/suspension, and gorgeous looks (personal of course, but been a fan since forever). Only thing that could be better is if it wasn't convertible but rather a standard coupe. Pretty much my 10/10 when everything is considered...

Too bad the only example in the country has been turbo'd and other unspeakable stuff, and goes for the modicum of 95k US jewgolds

>Captcha: permanent motor
Holy fuk

>>17472644
Same here

Why weren't these brought over to the states as a Nissan? They've probably would have been ahead of the hot hatch race.

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Barely any old japanese sports cars out here

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>>17473224
Those sure are some nice racing inspire cosmetic enhancements on that civic

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>>17472822
There is something seriously wrong with this picture.

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I wish I could import a 90s to present day TVR, I love those cars.

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For a guy who only likes trucks for some damn reason, I have 2 rams and a S10. I want one of these. the old el camino just doesn't do it for me.

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>>17477130

>>17473854
You're on the wrong side, koala kiwi bong.

>>17473073
I rented a Grand Marquis when I visited Murrika with family in 2006 or so and I felt lonely on the passenger seat.

>>17476568
As an American, Ford, pls gib inline 6

>>17476708
Kick it up another 200k for the S2K because of them racing movies. At least the pre-facelift ones.

>>17473197
>Lobbying from the big three and muh jobs
Or maybe you could try posting the right answer which is that the French had a terrible time attempting to sell cars here in the US so they stopped trying
If lobbying from the big three actually worked than Toyota and Honda wouldn't be taking a giant shit all over the big three like they do everyday in the US

>>17477141
Yuros actually like these cars?
Here these cars are known as convenient hearses for old people to die in

>>17477507
Europe never officially got them, so they're borderline exotics over here.

>>17477507
Never seen one in person here. 60-70's american cars are much more popular than 90-2000's, so I don't expect to see many anyways

>>17476276
I rented a dodge charger one time for work last summer
I found out the windshield wipers were broken when I tried to wipe some bird shit off the windshield
Think about how much of a fuckup car company you are when you can't build a functioning windshield wiper.

>>17472944
But the Europeans are litteraly gassing themselves with diesel engines.

>>17474817
>All of those shark fins
He must get great radio reception

>>17477135
>Implying I'd tolerate a Union Jack on my flag
I'm insulted

>>17477507
Not really, but if you're going on a trip to the US you might as well rent an American barge instead of a midsize Nissan.

>>17477130
>>17477134
You do, but not as a daily. Comically unreliable but fucking holy mother of jesus they sound incredible.

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Subaru why do you loathe us so?

>>17474817
Where do you live that has no Evos?

>>17477131
You do realize there's a company that imports those and sells em for like $40 - $70k?

>>17478604
>Picture of the car having been imported to the country of my residence
Works for me :^)

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>>17479295

The land where you are expected to pay about 120 thousand US$ for a first-gen Honda NSXs (granted, only ~20k miles on it, and pretty much museum condition), 95k jewgolds for an S2000 (single one in the country, so there's that), 175k or so for a first-gen Dodge Viper (also single one in the country, it would seem. No other generation/model seems to have made it ever. Just a lonely SR 1 as far as I know), or about 50k jewgolds (honestly, too damn cheap when everything is considered) for a 4th gen Supra...an automatic, naturally aspirated Supra. That's yet another model that's likely in the single digits/you can count them with one hand, AFAIK. Hell, it might just have been the single one in the country for sale

Such an odd place this is...a place where getting an FR-S is a rather good choice for someone looking for a (new or lightly used) sports car, since Mazda fucked off in the early 2000s and never came back...so if you want something like a Miata, and don't feel like paying between 23-28 thousand US$ for a first-gen example (very rarely a second generation one might pop up), you HAVE to buy a brand-new one, then pay about 75-110% plus of it's sticker price in taxes and bureaucracy stamps to get it registered/road legal

What's that? Doesn't matter if it's 20+ years old? That makes things easier! A BMW 318IS is your best bet. Likely the only thing that's been consistently looked after these last 20-25 years, provided it belongs to someone from the BMW owners club.
A risky option would be a Nissan 180sx, beat to hell and back, no doubt, since it's a "sports" car. Solid choice overall, however
Don't want that?Sorry, but other than some FWD shitbox, a (most likely Fiat-powered, think 1.4 to 1.9 liter) Lotus 7 is your only hope of light+sporty+not retarded expensive

I feel the need to scream my lungs out, but it's late and I'd wake up the neighbors, so I'll try to sleep the rage off. Remember to be thankful that you can even have a Miata

>>17481060
T.manlet

If its likee the old one you arent going to fit if you are 1,80m or taller

1994 EG hatch with a couple of simple mods:

- 10 point cage with Parachute
- 3 piece discontinued JoJo frontend
- spec-R full drag suspension
- Fuel cell with -8 lines from tank to motor
- 1 044 bosch pump
- 1200 rc injectors
- golden eagle sleeved block
- cp 10:1 pistons
- Eagle rods
- arp headstuds
- oem h22 headgasket
- Balance shaft delete
- competition clutch twin disc
- Port and polished head
- skunk2 valve springs and retainers
- Str cam gears
- crower stage 1 cams
- aluminium radiator with slim fan
- gsr transmission with itr lsd.
- qsd h2k intake manifold adapter
- k20 rbc manifold
- qsd throttle body spacer
- blox 70mm throttle body
- 4bar omni map sensor
- 6al msd with coil and cap. 3 step launch control
- hks bov
- Turbonetics t74 t4 twinscroll. turbocharger.
- Custom t4 front facing turbo manifold with 44mm flange
- 44mm tial wastegate
- Custom water to air intercooler set up
- aem eugo wideband w/ gauge
- tuned on chipped p28
- 13 inch volks drag rims
- 2 15 inch volks rear rims
- arp extended wheel studs
- si cluster
- 150 shots of nitrous

>>17478534
Weekend Warrior it is then.

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>>17481273
Lanklets angry that cars aren't made for them.

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>>17481060
That reminds me.

>tfw no Suzuki bike powered Capcino

>>17474817
>Tommi Makinen edition
Seconded

>>17473224
Isn't that fwd?
What's the fuckhuge bodykit for?

>>17482793
Downforce.

>>17482793
Wider tyres, downforce, it's a hillclimb car for god sake.

>>17482751
Fuck you, Anon. Now I'm sad ;_;

A-at least I could eventually get my hands on a Jimny...

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This burger wants a toppola

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>>17472778
wheel on the wrong side isn't so bad

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>mfw best rotor was never imported
>mfw we got the 929 which was a neutered version with 6 cylinders missing
>mfw Mazda never built the W12 Amati version

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>>17473326
1994 Zlatko Cosmopolit

the clay styling model appears to have been hit by a falling candle

>>17484407
actually, i think they accidentally put the windshield in backward and just designed around it

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>>17472644
Why can't we have nice things? I would buy this in a heartbeat if it made it stateside.

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>>17472822
I kinda like it, but not as a Lan Evo

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>>17472644
dodge ramcharger

basically a parts bin car made by mexican dodge out of the Ram and Caravan.

I'm a sucker for 2 door, truck based SUVs.

>>17476170
ludicrous towing/hauling capacity for the size
cheap
reliable
tight turning radius
all rubber interior that you can just spray out

>>17485339
you know domestic cab forward trucks exist right? They hit all the points you list. also that elf is only rated for high towing since you can't drive it on the highway lol

>>17484407

This is the most retarded car I have ever seen

>>17477111
fuckin full house [B]rodie

and yes that is true

>>17477131
I came here to post this. Why the fuck is this not in the land of trucks yet

>>17475422
Oooo, I have one of these.

Overrated, but still lots of fun. They're worth as much as the S2 over here, and will likely appreciate in value compared to the S2 too.