Soopra Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 My son is considering importing a JZX100 Chaser. Does anyone know if these cars have any bad points he should look out for? And can anyone recommend an insurance company for a young driver (he's 22) Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Its a big Toyota, it will be fine. As long as its reasonably well looked after theres nothing to worry about. Insurance, can't help you but I suggests he buys a Ford Focus diesel and runs it for at least 10 years before he can afford to insure it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 A lot of them have been auto-manual converted, I know that much. Would hurt resale if it wasn't known about I suppose. Somebody I know got stung by that recently. I'll point a friend in the direction of the thread as he had one for a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 For insurance companies I am 22 and I have my car insured on Elephant, that was the cheapest option for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lewis a Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Hello! I've just come back to supra's and had a chaser before hand and I'll be the person James has previously mentioned. Insurance: most insurance companies have no idea what a Jzx is... You have to explain that is near enough a soarer and then add a side note to the policy for it. I know sky are quite good to deal with this, Phil over at Driftworks had the 110 and being that they have a deal with Driftworks members seem to be quite accommodating. Engine/Gearbox: I'd recommend buying a factory manual car if you plan on re-selling it in future... The Jzx platform in general has become much more popular in recent years, especially in drifting as there is only so many s bodies that people can ruin before they need to start looking for new chassis to play with. Some cars with the swapped boxes are w58 & some r154... Both five speed boxes but vastly different in strength. You do not want a w58 in a car as big as a Jzx... This all being said if your son is looking to drift the car and it's likely to get bashed up you're probably not worried about the benefits a factory clean car may come with... Prices: This means that prices have fallen massively in the last year for them, good for buyers now but shit if you're looking to sell on after buying one when they weren't common a while back (my exact experience) Things to watch for: always check the rear end of them, they are very very soft and any sign of collision in the past shows up very easily... Often you'll find additional bracing in the rear to help keep them a bit tighter. 3rd gear... You'll often find that at quick gear changes from second to third the car will crunch throwing it into gear... It's often just a simple fix but sometimes the boxes are damaged... They don't quite hold up to as much abuse as a 6 speed box in a supra does for example... This being said 6 speed box swapped cars do pop up from time to time... I've never personally driven one with a 6 speed but have a friend who has one and thinks it's great. Dash lift... The dash on these cars often lifts, the top skin seems to come away from the rest of the dash. It's not so much of a problem and a bit of an eye sore... My car didn't have this but 4 chasers in Scotland alone that I've seen have all got it Other than the couple of points I've covered I can't think of much else wrong with them and I always enjoyed mine. The points I've covered are all from either my own personal experience or friends with the same platform. Hope this is of some help and should you want to know anything else drop me a PM and I'll either try to help or point you in the direction of someone who does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Somebody I know got stung by that recently. Why did they get stung? Its a well known ploy on Driftworks, buy an Auto Soarer for 1200 quid, put 1200 quid into it with a manual conversion, sell it for 5 grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Why did they get stung? Its a well known ploy on Driftworks, buy an Auto Soarer for 1200 quid, put 1200 quid into it with a manual conversion, sell it for 5 grand. Paid the price for a factory manual one. Received an auto-manual conversion instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Ouch No doubt with a W58.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soopra Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hello! I've just come back to supra's and had a chaser before hand and I'll be the person James has previously mentioned. Insurance: most insurance companies have no idea what a Jzx is... You have to explain that is near enough a soarer and then add a side note to the policy for it. I know sky are quite good to deal with this, Phil over at Driftworks had the 110 and being that they have a deal with Driftworks members seem to be quite accommodating. Engine/Gearbox: I'd recommend buying a factory manual car if you plan on re-selling it in future... The Jzx platform in general has become much more popular in recent years, especially in drifting as there is only so many s bodies that people can ruin before they need to start looking for new chassis to play with. Some cars with the swapped boxes are w58 & some r154... Both five speed boxes but vastly different in strength. You do not want a w58 in a car as big as a Jzx... This all being said if your son is looking to drift the car and it's likely to get bashed up you're probably not worried about the benefits a factory clean car may come with... Prices: This means that prices have fallen massively in the last year for them, good for buyers now but shit if you're looking to sell on after buying one when they weren't common a while back (my exact experience) Things to watch for: always check the rear end of them, they are very very soft and any sign of collision in the past shows up very easily... Often you'll find additional bracing in the rear to help keep them a bit tighter. 3rd gear... You'll often find that at quick gear changes from second to third the car will crunch throwing it into gear... It's often just a simple fix but sometimes the boxes are damaged... They don't quite hold up to as much abuse as a 6 speed box in a supra does for example... This being said 6 speed box swapped cars do pop up from time to time... I've never personally driven one with a 6 speed but have a friend who has one and thinks it's great. Dash lift... The dash on these cars often lifts, the top skin seems to come away from the rest of the dash. It's not so much of a problem and a bit of an eye sore... My car didn't have this but 4 chasers in Scotland alone that I've seen have all got it Other than the couple of points I've covered I can't think of much else wrong with them and I always enjoyed mine. The points I've covered are all from either my own personal experience or friends with the same platform. Hope this is of some help and should you want to know anything else drop me a PM and I'll either try to help or point you in the direction of someone who does! Thank you for this - this is what we wanted to know. Is there an easy way to know which gearbox a car has? Is there an obvious difference between the W58 and an R154? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kunny Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I have 2 of these cars. Both are in excellent condition. So I would recommend no less than grade 3.5. Since you can't see the actual car while importing it's not a crazy idea to let a reputable importer do the work for you. As for W58 vs R154: You need more effort to shift a R154. But you can't test that while importing. A R154 is wider and has more cooling fins. Again you can't see that while importing. As for bad points (not sure if it's 1) your son might bring back home 3 girls instead of 1. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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