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It was a friend’s relative. And they charged me $2800 instead of the promised $2000 plus $400 in fees. I feel like I got done dirty overall but I think I’m going to do a video about why you shouldn’t import a car from Guatemala. There’s so many things that can go wrong even if everything is going right. I wish you the best of luck and I hope you find someone that can ship and export it for you cheap!

Parking is horrendous

Yeah of course I would love for it to have been much nicer. The hit on the way home didn’t help my case any. This thing is so humble it hurts but that’s part of the charm but I wish I had paid half of what I put into it.

@theJoshClark it will probably take a lot to make it the way you want it to be. At least you got it here and it's yours now. Personally, I would just take my time with it. You have your work cut out for you but the car certainly makes a cool project.

I would love to go. When is the festival?

1st of September I think. But double check yourself just in case. Ireland is the home of the twin cam.

To my knowledge every AE86 including the left hand drives made for markets outside of Japan were all made and assembled in factories in Japan. This particular car was probably sold in the U.S. considering it was registered in the U.S. in ‘95.

@@theJoshClark Simpsons reference lol czcams.com/video/T3ElIvNBYj0/video.htmlsi=NSr9dfXh2k3gzc0Y&t=5

I’m gonna be honest with you homie. I wish they were $500. If you see any that cheap let me know.

These cars are beloved enough you can find parts in Facebook groups but they’ll cost you a pretty penny depending on what part you need. Just having the part #’s from the dealership for parts that they still have in stock will help.

If you do a web search for AE86 for sale you'll see that these cars with the drift tax can well exceed 10k for a shitty example. These cars are legendary even if they are from the 80's due to their light weight and as dumb as it sounds the history. You can find GT-S examples without a hatch back for 5-6 in the states and most times they've been hacked up and aren't even running or rusted out. As far as parts go, finding OEM stuff is expensive and difficult, but there is a huge aftermarket available due to their racing prestige. This car weighs around 2400# fully optioned and is RWD. for comparison, my 2013 NC Miata weights 2500#.

Is the providence you speak of Puerto Rico?

@@theJoshClark yes

How does one go about importing cars from there? I’ve seen a lot of coupes posted up for sale from Puerto Rico. I’d be tempted to fly out there and find one in person.

@@theJoshClark I've tried to reply to your comment multiple times, you just gotta shipp it out via freight, and register it in your state, similar to how you would with a vehicle from a different state than yours, all you need is the title. Shipping costs anywhere from $1,500 to $3,500 depending on the size of the vehicle and insurance you add to it.

@@esu2537 that’s essentially what it costs to import from Guatemala. But I know in Puerto Rico they have a lot more of old Toyotas and they take really good care of them. All of the ae86’s I’ve seen from Puerto Rico look as worn as a used Camry. Still in good condition or even mint.

It really was before the wreck lol. But it’s still got potential. I just can’t stand the exhaust fumes. I’ll make a video about that next.

@@theJoshClark personal ask, send it back to stock and then modify it from there. I think you would be doing yourself a favor by driving it the way it came from the factory or as close as you can get to it. At least, that's what I would do If I went through all this trouble to get the car home.

That has been the dream from the start. It’s mostly stock but it’s all going on 40 years old so it’s seen better days. Definitely keeping the 4A-GE in. I’m going to put some black carpet to match the rest of the black interior. It was definitely all black interior the day it was rolled off the line. The black seats have a grey checkered pattern that I haven’t seen in any ae86 before.

I definitely think the Nissan s12 is a cool car. I wish it was a bit lighter but it does have that ae86 look. Might be a cool car to drop a beams motor into. I love that you can find one of those as a roller for $700 lol.

It really does look much better. It looked awful before. Putting in new taillights helped but my friends did a really good job straightening out the tail light panel and I’m grateful for their help. It had been hit in the back before which didn’t help. It had a pretty good amount of bondo on it covering up the previous damage. It did survive all of those years in Guatemala. It probably had good owners and bad owners while it was down there lol. The last guy before me took care of it I know.

The way he was just haulin’ ass, and the way he hauled ass right after hitting me lol. I figure the guy was drunk or on his phone.

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It’s rough down here 😂

How much is left of it? Do they still have the whole body? Is it still a roller? I go out that way sometimes delivering brand new garbage trucks.

Are you talking about LKQ on north?

@@theJoshClark I believe its a roller. Most of the interior has been stripped already but the shell is still largely intact.

@@King_Cooler64 Thats the one.

@@Ru2stee Haha, I saw that car over a year ago and at the time it still had a full interior and a motor I believe as well.

I made a new video answering your question finally haha. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

thats what they really are worth 🤷 but its not possible to find one under 10k. initial D tax...

@@megatrashboi11I see parts trucks with no motors go for 1 grand, everything is overpriced these days

@@MrOiram46don’t mean they sell for that much

In France is around 15000$ for it and it's very difficult to find one because between 1983-86 toyota has just sold 250 units 😩

It was honestly loads of fun. I had a lot of good experiences in Texas. People seem to really appreciate the 86 too. I had a guy in an 18 honk at me and start recording me on an interstate in Dallas, Texas while he was driving lol. He was definitely a fan of the car. Then I had this girl in Shepherd Texas ask if she could take pictures of the car, of course I said yes, and she took a few pictures of me with the 86. I asked her if she knew what kind of car it is and she said, “Yes, it’s a Trueno!”

*18 wheeler

@@theJoshClark The best part of car addictions are the road trips and comments! I hope the car gets back on the road better than Tommy Boy

@@theJoshClark shouldve proposed to her right then lmfao

Honestly, she’s a keeper!

That’s the dream 🙏🏼 I’m sure it’ll work out.

They sell the tail light panel online for $150. I’ve thought about buying it and having someone weld it in. I’ve also thought about buying a hatch wrecked in the front and cutting off the back and maybe welding that in instead. I can’t close the hatch right now because the metal holding the door latch hook is bent back and about to break into unfortunately. Also the hatch itself sits high because it was knocked up from the wreck. If I could get that fixed the car would seal pretty good.

Yessir! We need to go for a spin in it asap! I’ve sealed most if not all of the holes that were letting in the exhaust fumes. And the car has been detailed! So it’ll make for a more pleasant drive.

It’s an unexpected late passion in life. I have fallen in love with the ae86 aesthetic lol. There will be more videos, some car meets, and hopefully a visit to the drift track in it in the near future! I have more videos from today but I’m going to have to learn to edit to put it all together lol.

Same bro, didn't get into cars until now that I'm 29 and watching Initial D​@@theJoshClark

It’s never too late! I’ve been around cars and mechanics all of my life but Initial D played a big part in bringing that passion to life for me. I was interested in buying an ae86 back in the late 2000’s but it cost an arm and a leg to import them. I had no idea that America had their own version of them. Otherwise I would have owned one a long time ago. I found out about Keiichi Tsuchiya because of Tokyo Drift and discovered his videos on CZcams in 2008 or 2009 and fell in love with the ae86 back then but kind of moved on from ever getting one until recently. I wish I had known lol.

I live in “Commiefornia” and I even carry one