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NeoGAF JANUARY 2010 Pick-Up Post! (Real pics or BAN!)
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ravien56 said:
They have to be at least 15 years old, which makes it a little hard but since almost all JDM cars have low KM's (mine has 80,000km and it was made in 1993) due to the tax breaks they get from the government for keeping their driving down it's not that bad. There are ways to get around the 15 year rule but they take large amounts of time and money.
Their cars are also usually not riddled with underbody rust like our cars are, and they're just generally better maintained.
Oh and the import fee's are around $2000-3000, you have to pay for shipping from Japan to Vancouver, and then you have to pay for it to be shipped across country by train (if you need it to) which cost me $1300 because I live in Southern Ontario.
JustAnotherOtaku
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Conceited said:
Big thumbs up on the Evo and Initial D stuff!
Mattlikewhoa
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Conceited said:Thanks man! It's nice to know that I'm not the only one.
Nice Import Bible t-shirts! I've got a few myself! And I see you picked up a R32 GTR. Are you over on GTR Canada forums?
Android18a
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Too lazy to take a pic right now, but my K-on Yui Nendoroid arrived ;D
TheThrasher
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Conceited said:And my absolute favorite pick-up of the past couple of years, my EVO X GSR;
Nice pickup!! Could you give me some more info on importing? its something i always wanted to look into but never knew where to start.
TheThrasher said:
Sure thing.
It's an incredibly long and drawn out process that starts with you either deciding whether you want to buy+ship the car yourself, or get a broker like J-Spec to do it for you for a fee (usually around $1000). Once you've decided, you have to make the payment for the car and have it de-registered in Japan so it's no longer tied to them, then it's a matter of getting the car to the docks and waiting for the boat to arrive. If you decide to ship the car yourself, you can find another person on the internet to split a shipping crate with to save money.
Once the car makes it over here (takes about 1-3 months all told) and is landed in Vancouver, you either have to go pick the car up yourself from the port or have a company pick it up for you and put it on a train to wherever you live.
When you get the car you have to get it up to your provincial standards, some provinces require DOT approved headlights, DOT tires and etc. Some like Ontario don't require anything except that it passes a safety. Dealing with the registration in Canada is a whole other beast, people working at the registration really don't want to deal with your crazy JDM vin and they make it as hard as possible for you to get your car registered.
As far as driving goes, right hand drive isn't that difficult, but it's really hard to pass another car, and it's even harder making left turns at a light since you have no way of seeing if a car is coming.
Insurance is VERY cheap for me because I have it registered as my second car that I use for recreational driving, and it's also registered as a classic, so I pay about $18/month for insurance which is nothing compared to my EVO. :lol
That's a very brief explanation, but if you'd like to know more feel free to PM me with any questions.
Gummy Panda
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I got an early birthday present. Sorry for bad image quality as digital camera is on lend to a friend and had to use iphone.
Blue Heeler
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@Conceited lol, you confused me at first with your car pics, I thought the interior was of the same car and noticed the steering wheel switched. :lol
Gummy Panda
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Japanese sellers in eBay. There seems to be around 4-5 up at a time.Frester said:
Not cheap but I do like my SNES VC
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
His are probably bootlegs too.Alucrid said:
Alucrid said:
I bought it off Ebay a while ago from a seller who has since quit Ebay, which is a shame because they had over 3000 feedback and they were still at 100%. I paid ~$40 CAD which I think was a good deal at the time considering it was brand new.
I just checked Ebay and most of the sellers of the collection seem to be from Malaysia, not sure I'd be comfortable with buying from them but you should get the collection however you can, it's 100% worth it.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Was there any official Ghibli collection? I doubt it. If it's a collection, it's probably a bootleg.Alucrid said:
BocoDragon said:
Well it is on Amazon.
Edit: I'm actually interested in finding out now...is there anyone who knows enough about Ghibli to make a call on whether this is real or not? If it's bootleg I'm just gonna toss it in the trash and go out and buy the movies separately. (although I have most of them already anyways)
It certainly seems authentic, it has menu's with Ghibli art work all over them, and the films do not look like rips, they actually look great, the subs are great, and the audio is authentic.
Dibbz said:
Nah, no out of the box shots yet. Otacon has been in his packaging for at least three years now, Snake will probably remain in his plastic tomb as well. Although, your post did make me very nearly tear them both open and set them up next to my Big Daddy. The "coin" at the top is a sticker that indicates that this particular Snake pose is apparently a Toys R Us exclusive. Surprised the heck out of me, that's for sure.
.... *eyes Snake and Otacon and the empty space near Big Daddy*
looks 100% bootlegConceited said:
it has the typical bootleg box and more than 1 movie per disc are pretty much a giveaway
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a bit of googling indeed reveals that this is a bootleg
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/feedback/faq.html#recentissues
these are the legit collection sets
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/video/ghibli/ippai.html
^Seriously. I always knew they were expensive but had no idea just how much so until I went 6 months ago. Blu-ray ~$50/movie, DVD ~ $30-40, CDs ~ $20-$30 (album). Blu-ray anime is laughable; Series ~ $300, 1 episode ~ $50.
But when your home loan rate is ~ .001 - .005* you can afford the extra price for media I guess.
*I think that is correct but don't quote me on it. It is just what I heard from a friend.
But when your home loan rate is ~ .001 - .005* you can afford the extra price for media I guess.
*I think that is correct but don't quote me on it. It is just what I heard from a friend.
King Chozo
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You def aren't the only one. I just haven't had the opportunity to post any car related stuff other than in things like the Forza thread, lol.Conceited said:Thanks man! It's nice to know that I'm not the only one.
Posted in the wrong thread before but here goes again.
Bit of a weird pick up for me today, I've been watching the Giant Bomb Endurance run for the past month and found myself really enjoying it so I decided to buckle and get my first ever Sony console so I could play Persona 4 and other totally unrelated games (I got Sonic so I could see why everyone likes Sonic CD so much).
Too bad it came with the worst control pad ever.
There is no cover thing on the right analog stick and if you such much as tap it it automatically pulls all the way to the right so I'm gonna take it back tomorrow and see if I can get it replaced.
Bit of a weird pick up for me today, I've been watching the Giant Bomb Endurance run for the past month and found myself really enjoying it so I decided to buckle and get my first ever Sony console so I could play Persona 4 and other totally unrelated games (I got Sonic so I could see why everyone likes Sonic CD so much).
Too bad it came with the worst control pad ever.
There is no cover thing on the right analog stick and if you such much as tap it it automatically pulls all the way to the right so I'm gonna take it back tomorrow and see if I can get it replaced.
runlikehell
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Not a lot I could pick up this month, not enough pennies
Anarchistry
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Like. One million times like!Flek said:
You're in good company!OMG Aero said:
OMG Aero said:Posted in the wrong thread before but here goes again.
Bit of a weird pick up for me today, I've been watching the Giant Bomb Endurance run for the past month and found myself really enjoying it so I decided to buckle and get my first ever Sony console so I could play Persona 4 and other totally unrelated games (I got Sonic so I could see why everyone likes Sonic CD so much).
Too bad it came with the worst control pad ever.
There is no cover thing on the right analog stick and if you such much as tap it it automatically pulls all the way to the right so I'm gonna take it back tomorrow and see if I can get it replaced.
CEX is a dump, the ones in London are really dodgy, wouldn't be my first choice of place to buy anything.
OMG Aero said:Too bad it came with the worst control pad ever.
There is no cover thing on the right analog stick and if you such much as tap it it automatically pulls all the way to the right so I'm gonna take it back tomorrow and see if I can get it replaced.
Shame the controller is so mangled. (I don't think it's even possible to get the rubber coating off the stick without intentionally trying to remove it :I)
Anyway, nice to see MGS2 there. I wish I could play it for the first time again!
VariantX04
Loser slave of the system :(
Just got a new left-handed Schecter 7-string Hellraiser FR and a Line 6 75-watt amp. Combined, they sound absolutely heavenly in a loud and disgusting way.
Not pictured: District 9, Zombieland and Inglorious Basterds on Blu-ray.
Valkyr Junkie
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Conceited, where'd you get that Z shirt? And please tell me it's available in a color other than teal.
edgefusion
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Alpha_eX said:
The one at Camden Town is really nice, I got a brand new Dragon Age there (with both promo codes) for £15.
Valkyr Junkie said:
It's actually a really dark green in person, that's just the way it decided to show up with my Camera.
Anyways, I got all those car shirts from www.importbible.com. They also have the Z shirt in red but it's all sold out unfortunately. He has smalls and XL's left over for the green Z shirt though.
He does his shirts in series' and they almost always sell out so it's hard to get the older ones.
rockmang15
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Another in the Gameroom! Personal favorite, and got a great deal too!
That makes 11! Oh Boy! running low on space!!!!!!!
That makes 11! Oh Boy! running low on space!!!!!!!
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