My JDM ST205, Pics and introdution of my ST205 Options

[gt4st205]

Hey guys! My name is Robbie and im am currently stationed in Japan. Back in June '10 I picked up a 1996 ST205 from a guy who thought he had a "normal celica". He sold it to me for $1500, if only he knew. So far i havnt really done any work on the car other than maintenance. I have changed the tail light to some "black out" ones and bought some new wheels(the stock ones had some bad dings on it). I have taken out the back seats, i was originally looking for the mount points for a roll cage, then got to lazy to put them back in. The first few pics are when i first got the car, the later ones are a week or two old.












Let me know what you think!

This post has been edited by gt4st205: Jan 11, 2011 - 2:22 PM

[gt4st205]

how does the cost of owning this compare to the cost of owning a new car in Japan?

I heard they make it really expensive to keep an older car registered, presumably to help their auto industry produce and sell more new cars, and as a result their resale value drops dramatically.

You have to do this thing called a "JCI"(Japanese Compulsary Insurance), and It costs about $600-700 every two years. This is for road tax and also to make sure it meets emmision regs. New cars do not need to get one for 5 years after manufacture date. If you buy your old car from a used car dealer it usually includes a two year JCI.