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I still want it ?

FTFY!

The BiTurbos have a massive international following, probably because they are regarded as an affordable piece of Italian exotica. Engine and body parts aren't as easy to find, but electrics, trim and pretty much everything else is readily available. In terms of complexity, they're not a complicated car. An E90 is far worse. Reliability is good too, once you look past dodgy window switches and the like.

Stumbled into the weird place on tardme. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/specialist-cars/other/auction-1951517111.htm?rsqid=5f7a49ebee7e44bba9e4358e95960edf https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/specialist-cars/other/auction-1785789053.htm?rsqid=fe639708d35b453eb43b42a77a6bdd54

Grey Thunder is more 'girl next door' ? ? The Biturbo is that supermodel's sister you lusted for, and she's out of rehab, takes her meds infrequently, and hasn't been taking care of herself; she'll lead you astray and then cast you aside, wrecked. Can't deny a man his dreams! Though these threads on Retro Rides make somewhat sobering reading. http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/203380/1988-maserati-biturbo-late-arrival http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/195267/1992-maserati-222-4v http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/181696/another-maserati-biturbo-build-say http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/175233/82-maserati-biturbo-coupe now this is the one you *really* want to see for heroic dedication: http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/37171/xbolx-blog-2016-fleet-update?q=maserati

Me too. @Olaf is living his dream with Grey Thunder... Now it's our turn!

Easy to say now. Should've bid.

The other advantages of the Maser is that they are self-recycling in the way that they are predisposed to returning to earth. Coupling that with Italian reliability and electronics, and you get to realise the third efficiency: emptying your wallet like (insert your favorite similie here). ultimately a kitschy 80’s Box with little merit in today’s world. I’ll get me coat, then.

Nah no need to downgrade.

Can’t believe he turned down the swap for the Chrysler Crossfire!

Been working through the todo list on this, knocking a few more items off each night all going well. Also fitted a spoiler off an Altezza, a cheap option and doesn't look too bad to me, and motorsport from and rear bars Just need to bleed the brakes and clutch, finish off the throttle pedal I'm making, tidy up the exhaust and weld the diff, then it'll be ready for the Autocross i'm entering on the 9th of March. After that, I'll strip the car down, get the roll cage built, change the suspension over for my rally setup, LSD, paint & stickers etc. Will also do a M50 intake change around that time.

Only $12K. That's gotta hurt......

Not so sure about NZTA not wanting to know, the onus is always on the importer to provide the information to meet the requirements. There are too many "cowboy" importers that buy things without checking and then try and bullshit their way through the system. Unfortunately there also appear to be a number of cowboy compliance agents that either don't know the rules or are easily persuaded to put things through even though they shouldn't. Hopefully the review at NZTA will catch a few more of these outfits out. The fact that this car has plates on it but hasn't been registered suggests to me the owner has a very liberal view of the whole process.