Hello all... i'm new here on Pakwheels and I must say its a damn good forum! I've been reading some of the threads and its been really educational...
I've lately been toying with the idea of buying a weekend driver... and was looking at perhaps buying a rx-8... but from what my research tells me... its a bad idea... with engine flooding problems (which in turn lead to fried spark plugs).. cat converters going bad... (but i've heard the cat converters are only in US, Europe and China specced cars and not the Jap ones... can anyone confirm this?)... oil leaks etc etc...
this along with the fact that Mazda support in our country is non-existent lead me to beleive that a rx-8 in this country is not a very good idea... any comments?
i was also looking at perhaps importing a mini cooper from UK... can this be done anymore seeing as Dewan is now the agent for BMW and Mini? What would the duty be like on a Mini Cooper?
How about a 350Z? Does anyone know how much one would cost if I were to import one? I'm a little skeptical about buying one thats been running here...
Was also thinking of perhaps going the other route completely and getting a classic... namely... a '66 Mustang... again... not sure if I can import one... what the duties would be etc... Can someone perhaps help me out?
Looking forward to your thoughts and comments...