Yes, it's rare. The problem is that over here most classic car enthusiasts will pooh-pooh Japanese cars or indeed anything connected to them. Take the Triumph Acclaim. Built by British Leyland and the most reliable thing to ever wear the Triumph badge it's basically a rebadged Honda Ballade and Triumph collectors hate it, because of its Japanese links.

So that's the reason why people aren't falling over themselves for it. It's Japanese. Had it been a Peugeot, Rover, or some other unreliable piece of crap, from that year and in that condition it would be a different story.

If only I had the money and a spare garage....

By Colby (63.224.193.92) on Saturday, October 18, 2003 - 12:51 pm:

Wow, that thing is freakin CLEAN.

By John S. (207.160.161.151) on Saturday, October 18, 2003 - 12:11 pm:

I can't believe the Brits aren't tripping ocver each other for this one...can you believe how rare it is in it's adopted homeland?

By Keil Shepherd (Medicineman) (81.131.110.233) on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 10:13 am:

Good Godfathers! She's a little smasher! Very, very tempting.

By Adrian (Evocivic) (165.228.11.61) on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 12:02 am:

For those guys in the UK, from the pictures this one looks VERY clean and straight.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2437465817&category=2192