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So I went shopping for my car on a business trip to Tokyo ...
And I got these:
They had been sitting on the shelf at Super Autobacs Tokyo Bay for a few years now, hence the steep discount. Yes, there are three pedals, lol.
I also picked up a pair of Mitsuba Air Bullet horns.
I was surprised they were still there. Autobacs doesn't sell much for our cars. I saw a lot of Pcars around Tokyo as well (especially around Akasaka/Ginza/Roppongi). Mostly Cayennes and Panameras, but also a good mix of 964s, 993s, 996s and 997s, and a few 986/87s as well.
Nice find, can't say I ever found anything in Tokyo. Surprisingly in Bankgok I found quite a bit, especially scale models of classic 911's for cheap, picked up a bunch.
Nice find, can't say I ever found anything in Tokyo. Surprisingly in Bankgok I found quite a bit, especially scale models of classic 911's for cheap, picked up a bunch.
Where in Bangkok exactly?
I found a couple of shops inside MBK shopping center that sold model cars and one that sold "performance" parts but nothing for Porsche as far as I could tell.
Personally, I've had more luck with Japanese than German cars in Tokyo By sheer coincidence I found myself at Nissan's world HQ in Yokohama last trip, and was drooling over the new GT-R Nismo and a bunch of new & classic cars they have in the museum / car show on the first floor. Might have to check out the other companies next trip.
I found a couple of shops inside MBK shopping center that sold model cars and one that sold "performance" parts but nothing for Porsche as far as I could tell.
Nothing like new set of well-built aluminum pedals. I've replaced the pedals in nearly every car I've ever owned (my wife won't let me touch her '11 Cabriolet S cab; I did the clear corners on the sly and she loves them).
I also picked up a nice Porsche-official Minichamps scale model of a 997 for less than $30 USD in Akihabara.
Not exactly my car ... I don't have an S, and mine isn't GT Silver, nor does it have Cocoa Brown full leather, but I'd like to think it was the car I originally envisioned myself getting.
Driving on the left, in a right hand drive car was challenging, but it has it's rewards ...
On the Ashinoko Skyline road. Great view of Fuji-san from this rest stop, driving one of the most underrated cars made today.
As far as I can tell, no, aside from the driving position, and the wheels (this was an 86G - the base model), it's the same as a North American model. It even had the crunchy 5th gear that all North American FR-S/BR-Zs have.
If I'd wanted a brand-new car, bought outright, with tons of modification money to throw at it, I would have scooped one of these up in a heartbeat.
As far as I can tell, no, aside from the driving position, and the wheels (this was an 86G - the base model), it's the same as a North American model. It even had the crunchy 5th gear that all North American FR-S/BR-Zs have.
If I'd wanted a brand-new car, bought outright, with tons of modification money to throw at it, I would have scooped one of these up in a heartbeat.
They're real bastards at the track. Guy I know put coilovers and huge breaks on one and gave me hell at Road Atlanta (granted he just got hired on as a Porsche driving instructor at the new experience center) so I don't feel as slow now.
05-24-2015 | 02:54 AM
So I went shopping for my car on a business trip to Tokyo ...
By sheer coincidence I found myself at Nissan's world HQ in Yokohama last trip, and was drooling over the new GT-R Nismo and a bunch of new & classic cars they have in the museum / car show on the first floor. Might have to check out the other companies next trip.
