OT: Interesting Pre 2006 car to import

[ibis]

Nissan Stagea


There's probably a LHD version out there somewhere.

[Mike V]

Another one

Delta

[Spaghetti Legs]

A few years back my neighbor here bought a fire truck from Austria.

[ibis]

Originally Posted by Mike V

This!

My 2001 RSTi

Nice! Did you get it BARd? I sold mine before I moved to California. Sometimes wish I still had it

[Mike V]

Yep, full legal 04 STi engine and 6MT swap. Took some doing but worth the hassle. Next is cosmetics.

Originally Posted by ibis

Nice! Did you get it BARd? I sold mine before I moved to California. Sometimes wish I still had it

[ripvanrando]

Are Unimogs considered cars? I understand it has storage for only two bikes. Pity. For sale in Europe.

[PacNW2Ford]

For me, it would be an Alpina BMW 3-Series (sedan or Touring), or a first-gen Ford Focus RS...

[JedB]

right hand drive nissan skyline.

[Polyglot]

Originally Posted by C40_guy

Lancia Stratos!

I know it doesn't check all of the boxes, but, hey...Lancia Stratos! Think about all the rallies you could win!

The Stratos are indeed lovely but don't meet any of the criteria. I have had the pleasure of going for a ride in one.

I owned a Renault Alpine for over a decade. The reason for which the need for reliability and not overly hard ride criteria came from (and the Alpine is far more reliable than the Lancia!) When I was living in Turin, I lived just down the road from the Bertone factory, where one of my neighbors was a shift foreman. While in Turin, I brought my Alpine to the carburetor specialist of the Martini Racing rally team to get it set up properly. After getting the carburetors set up by this fellow, the car literally sang. No specialists around here to keep such a car in tune.

[ripvanrando]

1995 M5 Touring. 3.8l inline six. 380 hp in Germany IIRC

[sev]

B5(99-01) Audi RS4 Avant,

Never brought to North America, enjoy it for a few years before they become legal down south and likely collect a nice profit a few years down the line. Plus it can easily fit a few bikes inside.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by ripvanrando

1995 M5 Touring. 3.8l inline six. 380 hp in Germany IIRC

that would be an amazing and practical vehicle if you could find one in good condition. BMW is a good choice too; i wouldnt really want to get anything too too exotic or obscure or finding parts ore even routine maintenance items might prove difficult.

[Likes2ridefar]

Originally Posted by ripvanrando

Are Unimogs considered cars? I understand it has storage for only two bikes. Pity. For sale in Europe.

That thing is awesome. Would love it down here in the desert…

[robt57]

Seems the OP is seeking sportier varieties.

Me, especially if I live up in CA... Probably a nice Citroen ID-19... With a stupid good sound system subs etc etc..

Or sportier, if you are a gluten for the Maserati engines, maybe an SM?

Be careful what you wish for though...

[goonster]

Make it a '95, with the big turbo.