jasestu

I'm sort of here. Spend more time in the New Zealand Altezza forums though.

I was determined to keep the factory head unit and have an AUX input... After months of investigation it was much more effective to buy a mid-range aftermarket one. Not only did it give me more audio control, it also plays mp3 cds and has the desired aux input for my iPaq... Have a look at my site (in my sig below) there's a link there to a more active New Zealand Altezza forum...

Very nice! I was originally looking at a blue one... Got red in the end (see my website link below)

Ahhh, colour "3N3'... Have a look at mine: My Webpage Follow the forum link from my site and you'll find Frylai and the parts you need.

Hi Budgie, where you from? Good spotting, camber can be an issue on Altezza from factory... Just make sure you get a full alignment as part of the package from whoever you buy from. :) You going manual or auto?

Last post prior to yours was July 20 2004... Good luck getting a response!

Hey icecrew, congrats on being member number 666!! :) Where ya from?

Tee hee, and looking at my sig when I was last posting I didn't even have an Altezza yet!

The only stuff from these forums I've been able to see for the past few months has been what's stored in Google's cache... Interesting to be able to post again...

I was talking with Graham Cameron (of Car City Court Tauranga) today and he was telling me about a friend of his that was setting an Altezza up for the Targa. I'm guessing it must be the same person then...

I don't have one yet (still searching the market for just the right one), so the ad isn't completely wasted...

Sounds cool. Can't wait to hear if Altezzas will be supported. I imagine that given the size of the Toyota brand that they'd be supporting that, and chances are that the majority of the Toyota sat nav systems will be the same format... Fingers crossed. Any work on a ballpark $$$ figure?

Sounds like a nice machine... There are certainly advantages to picking up a car that way, as long as you can have someone reliable do an inspection. It's a lot of money to 'risk', hence why most people are prepared to pay the extra $$$ for something that they can physically see etc etc... I'll have to see if I've got any contacts in Japan to inspect that vechical... :)

I'm heading over to Waihi this week, so I might take a hoon through the gorge to Paeroa... Gotta be a good stretch of road for test driving an Altezza...

I'm also still in the hunt for an RS200, haven't seen any particularly good examples in the past couple of months, but still have my eyes open... If anyone knows of some in the Bay of Plenty region please point me in their direction... Cheers, Jason.

You reckon it's worth the effort to import one yourself into NZ? I'm looking at acquiring an Altezza, so it could be an option for me to consider. Would I need contacts in Japan to suss it out from that end? Cheers, Jason.

Typically road users judge BMW drivers... When in a BMW you tend to notice that people aren't so keen to let you merge. An Altezza inspires curiosity, a BMW encourages one-fingered salutes….

Thanks Greeneyes, that sounds like good advice. I saw what seemed like a really nice specimen at Bay Nissan in Tauranga (apparently they regularly import Altezzas) and was tempted to jump right in. However common sense got the better of me and I decided to trial the market for 6 months before getting to carried away. And besides, test driving a stack of Altezza's sounds like a great concept to me. :D I will have to catch up with the folks in Paeroa, taking them for a flick through the gorge to my old hometown of Waihi would be a good way to trial the handling...

I had a head on in a Mitsi Gallant once... I was going 0 km.h-1 and the old lady who was passed out at the wheel and on the wrong side of the road hit me at about 20 km.h-1. Result? Gallant was very messed up. Crumple zones crumpled and made it look really bad...

Name: Jason Location: Bay of Plenty - Whakatane Ride: Nissan Primera P10 TE But wait a minute, that's not an Altezza?! Yeah, that's right - currently looking at getting into one tho... Any recommendations are welcome. Plan at the moment is to obtain a tidy 6-speed '98-'99 RS200Z...

Howdy Folks... Another newbie here. Not yet an owner, but currently researching the market for RS200Z's... Hope to join the ranks soon - I've seen a nicely spec'ed manual in Tauranga, but I don't want to leap into a decision until I've spent a few months understanding them a little better, tho it is very tempting to just grab it now... ;) Cheers, Jason. My Current Ride (Primera)