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Old 10-05-2023, 03:30 PM   #26
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we might have all physically gotten older, but inside we still the ricers that just talk shit and want to screw all day everyday
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Old 10-05-2023, 07:42 PM   #27
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Old 10-25-2023, 07:20 AM   #28
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I went to check this bad boy out in Hong Kong. The price is utterly ridiculous at 2.26 million hkd (400k Canadian) but my god is it ever nice inside. At 6’2 the leg room isn’t quite enough to fully stretch out but anyone shorter you can lay the fuck down for sure.

If I were to sit up, I can probably fit 4 of those “chickens” from temple street in the back of this thing





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Old 10-25-2023, 07:26 AM   #29
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Iirc HK is 100% tax on cars. So it would actually be around 200K CAD

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That umbrella holder is ghetto. I'd expect it to be inside the door ala RR. Even Skoda has the umbrella holder in the door.
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Old 10-25-2023, 09:32 AM   #31
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That umbrella holder is ghetto. I'd expect it to be inside the door ala RR. Even Skoda has the umbrella holder in the door.
Ease of access for the plebe that'll be holding it for you as you get out?

Also, from a practical standpoint, wouldn't that let a wet umbrella drain better? I feel that the door holders would get mildewy sooner, and not dry out as quickly.
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These have really gone up in price compared to the previous gen - the emperor suite was around 1.8-1.9M HKD IIRC.

When I'm in HK I mostly see LMs around the business district - the people I know stick to new Alphards / Vellfires for family duty plus a separate car (or cars) to drive on their own.

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Iirc HK is 100% tax on cars. So it would actually be around 200K CAD

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It gets taxed at different brackets and maxes out at 132%.

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Chump change for Badhobz lol
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Price is ridiculous in HK right now, maybe later when then have JDM "water goods" it will be different like the Alphard market
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What's the difference with the water stock? Isn't it still like 100% tax? Unless jdm MSRP is lower?
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What's the difference with the water stock? Isn't it still like 100% tax? Unless jdm MSRP is lower?
MSRP may be different, for instance, it still is cheaper buying water stock FL8 (and those people are driving them for like half a year now, vs the guys still waiting to pay for their FL8 here from the dealer). Also options.

Let's say you purchase a fully loaded car here in HK at 100k, and the total is 200k because tax is 100% on the final price of the car.

Or you buy a non-full loaded water stock car at 70k, get taxed 100% at 70k, buy options seperately for 30k, and install them. your total car price = 170k vs 200k buying the fullload from the dealer.
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there's already 30 to 40, 30 to LM350 conversion kit. Can't wait to see 30 to LM500h kit lol
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We can't get 30 here yet still waiting for the 20 to trickle in
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i cant wait till the 30's are here (2015 was the earliest one, so 2030 is the earliest we can get them). The 20's arent bad but it looks like my royal lounge was only up to 2011 so its hard to find.
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What's 'water stock'?

Is that like grey market or something?
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Yeah they mean gray market. Water stock is the canto street slang for it.
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why don't you get the LHD Alphard 30s from China, does it fall into the 15yrs rule?

3.5L is gas guzzler, 2.5L is slow, hybrid seems to be a better choice in Canada, but hard to find one in low milage.

I have driven Alphard since their 10s, it is a oversized Camry that carries 7 people, not sure what's so excited about owning one. Get Senna, same shit.
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It's the packaging and tech, sienna is like crap compared to Alphard. Jdm is leagues above usdm counter parts.
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I didnt know we can import one from China..... ill have to take a looksy.

That royal lounge 2 seater option is so pimp, thats the only reason i want one. I dont care how it drives. Although Dukes did say that the veilfire lacked insulation and the road noise was quite significant, i wonder if thats the case with the alphard royal lounge too.

3.5 is the only one im willing to get because its the 2GR-FE. Easy to get parts and fix if needed.
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I think tw and Korea is also lhd.
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Re: Vellfire

A relative drove us from Hong Kong to Macau in their Vellfire. The road noise was quite loud the entire ride. Sure, you can drown it out by cranking the audio volume, but it wasn’t quiet by any means.
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I didnt know we can import one from China..... ill have to take a looksy.

That royal lounge 2 seater option is so pimp, thats the only reason i want one. I dont care how it drives. Although Dukes did say that the veilfire lacked insulation and the road noise was quite significant, i wonder if thats the case with the alphard royal lounge too.

3.5 is the only one im willing to get because its the 2GR-FE. Easy to get parts and fix if needed.
You can get a regular Alphard, buy the LM350 kit, order a pair of Chinese custom made Royal lounge seats. I dont know, then hang a 50" TV

2.5 with CVT is butter smooth, 3.5 with 6spd is noisy, D4-S 8spd should be much better.
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How's the reliability of the cvt? It is still a 15 year old 2000s cvt. I never owned a cvt before. I prefer traditional trannys
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Toyota CVTs are generally reliable and aren’t known to fail. They’ve done a good job at optimizing CVTs to almost feel like an automatic. Nissan CVTs, though.
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