How could I get one of these in NZ?

How could I get one of these in NZ?

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aucklander

Original Poster:

164 posts

155 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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This new Caterham looks fantastic.

http://jalopnik.com/the-caterham-160-is-cheap-quic...

I am wondering if a Toyota engined Fraser might be a bit more characterful with the torque and N/A engine though. I have looked at the Toyota 86 RC, but it looks a bit uninteresting for what will be a second car.


Esprit

6,370 posts

288 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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If you're after a new car, the Caterham makes good sense, you could have it on the road for $40k, but then again you could probably buy a new factory-built, mid-spec Fraser for that. Going used, you can get a good 1600CC, modestly-specced Fraser for early-$20ks so maybe that's the better move.

jmsnz

3 posts

166 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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Frasers actually did this with in the early '90s and exported a number of cars to Japan. See here http://www.fraser.co.nz/2013/08/cappuccino-seven/

Atom Johnny

1,072 posts

181 months

Tuesday 12th November 2013
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jmsnz said:
Frasers actually did this with in the early '90s and exported a number of cars to Japan. See here http://www.fraser.co.nz/2013/08/cappuccino-seven/
Ariel has apparently been down that route too. I saw a photo of a motorcycle powered Atom 1 that was supposedly one of an order of cars produced for an export buyer. They would be a very rare vehicle if you could find one now.