Can someone expert in ROW GT's have a look at this ad and offer an opinion on what this unit actually is? It's represented as a Japanese version GT, but I don't know diddly about GT's, never mind the ROW cars. Note the Euro-like side marker lights.

Is this a desirable car? Is it a real GT, as we know them? Care to venture a $$$ value? They are asking $28k US.

I'm in Canada, so I don't face the import prohibitions you Americans do, on the Jap-origin cars.

http://www.buysell.com/showad.asp?id=29531903

 

link?

 

Well, it has the Japanese front fender flair/skirts. Any 5 speed after 89 and before 92 is by definition a GT. The photos are small but the car looks great, especially those pristine looking cherry sport seats. Ew, would I love to have those. Only flaw I can spot is a quite a bit of missing intake manifold paint, a bit odd for a low mile car (my 89 still has all of the paint at almost 140K miles - but I've seen peeling on lower mile cars).

 

It is a GT and looks great - if you reaaallllly like red interiors: mind you, $28K US will buy a lot of red cow - the interior is full leather ( note the stitching on the center consul) in great condition and it does have the (goofy) front flares that many Japanese 928s have - some have rear flares. My 'Tokyo' '88 S4 has neither - it has a GTS rear instead
A contact in Japan recently waved an ad before my eyes for a '91 GT. This car had 117KKm, looked reasonable ( except for the ...ahem ... red interior and front flares), and was priced at a 'buy it now' of $13K Cdn ( $10.5 US) with an opening bid of $6500 Cdn. We let that one go, as there are more ....[ I have a search on for a '89GT ] Importation fees are reasonable - IIRC, < $2000 will have you landed in New Westminster. Add a 6.1% tax on declared value, minor inspection fees and you are done. GST/PST and registration/tags are local expenses you pay on any domestic purchase, so do not enter the equation.
$28K US ( $34.5K Cdn) is a lot - especially for a 'ZZZ' car that is effectively unavailable to the US market, if resale is ever a concern. There may be a number of US GTs available for considerably less.

 

That is sweet, good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Pretty cool car. No rear A/C, leather everywhere.......even luggage cover!

 

I had wondered about the front fender and Euro-style front markers. Is it otherwise mechanically identical to the US spec GT's?

 

[QUOTE=Bill Ball] Any 5 speed after 89 and before 92 is by definition a GT./QUOTE]

I believe others have posted that there are 89 and 90 manuals that are not GTs and therefore they are manual S-4s.

 

[QUOTE=SteveG]Bill wrote _after_ '89. And no, '90 manuals are GTs. '90 autos are S4s.
'89 is the only year where a GT and an S4 with manual was offered.

 

That car was posted here before. I'm sure it was imported by Robt. Voycheft (sp?).

Beautiful interior but waayy overpriced.

I'll sell you my 89GT for about 1/2 that.

Scott

 

Does anyone have a GT that doesn't have side mouldings? I can't recall seeing a single one with out!

 

Yep, that was Bob's.

 

Yes. On my '89. But that was a PO mod.

 

Hmmmm, Should'nt this be a right hooker if it was a Japanese delivered car?

Stephen

 

Here is one.