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Should collect it at the weekend - a 1997 JDM example in Astral Silver with 71k miles on the clock.
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Cant wait...
A
(Apologies for the crummy pictures from the dealer's website...)
That is very low miles for a '97... hope you enjoy your VX for years to come! Welcome to the VehiCROSS family! :dance:
congrats! i guess the fender mirror was removed from that VX? or was that optional
Thanks, i signed up almost a year ago when I started looking in any kind of "serious" way. They are like hen's teeth over here - maybe 20 in the country maximum. I didn't really intend on buying it either. The last one i went tlo look at was an 800 mile round trip and when I noticed this one was only a 100 mile round trip I couldn't not go - even to reassure myself it was crap. Sadly/fortunately is isn't/wasn't and the guy gave me a very good trade-in on my Yaris diesel. My big fear is the fuel cost!
Mileage wise that is pretty good, although here in the UK we do less miles than North Americans on average - the last one I looked at had 96k iirc and was a '99 model but had some "uncertainties" that I didn't like and was about £2k more expensive so...
First "mod" will be new wheels/tyres - the current ones look a bit like doughnuts stuck on a lego car. Maybe a little more wheel and a little less tyre. 16s?
Cheers again!
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Congrats and welcome to the ownership club! I wonder what that coffee can exhaust sounds like!
-- John
Nice! I love the JDM front fenders!
Good luck and welcome...
Bart
Welcome to the VX family..
:_snowplow:_group2:
Welcome to the cult. Fuel is gonna be rough...get an ever so practical bike for the day to day slog. Commin' outta a Yaris diesel is gonna be stunning.....in every way. Hope your experience is all positive.
Welcome to the family!
Peace.
Tom
What the...? Hey! They put the steering wheel on the wrong side!!
I like the interior, too. I thought they all had leather seats?
SWEET! We have a new member to the family! Don't be a stranger! Welcome to the FAM!
Nope, leather's not popular in Japan for some reason so only to 175 special edition got the red/black leather that you guys all have.
The seats are the same recaros, just with a nastier fabric!
Cheers Chopper - don't underestimate the Yaris though! Fuel consumption IS going to be a scare...
Thanks for the (re)welcomes everyone!
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Congrats and welcome, from across the pond.
Well... its sitting one my driveway like some sort of UFO and I can't stop grinning from ear to ear!
Couple of slight issues but nothing pressing - I'll probably stick up my questions tomorrow.
One fill of petrol cost me a smidge under £70 (that's $140 to you guys!) so I'm wondering, what sort of range should I expect?
**wanders over to window to admire it again...***
Pics to follow tomorrow!
:-)
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I get about 300 miles to the tank (not that the "almost empty" light is on, but when I get to around 300 miles I fill up and I am close to empty). The US model holds 22 gallons - I'm not sure about the JDM. I think I last calculated around 16 mpg (US gallons). The supercharger and a lead foot keeps me from getting much better mileage-wise.
-- John
I can get 19 or 20 mpg average, but it is very flat here:) And yeah, seven years on, and I still look back and smile.
good one .....have fun ..Im still waiting for mine to come in.......
send some pics of it with some famous places in the background..:smilegray