AE86's in Sweden

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Hey NoHachi,

Portugal was my first thought aswell, southern regions means little rust. But I couldn't get a hang of someone. Language is a barrier but you need to find someone who speaks english and can help you out. If I hadn't bought edwins car Portugal would have been a serious goal for me.

Greece has a different problem, second hand car taxes are crazy over there, similar to for instance Denmark. It means that cars usually are priced higher so you'll end up paying alot more for the car.

In ireland and england you got some nice cars for sale but they are all RHD and way overpriced thanks to Initial D

In that way initial D is a blessing and a curse. You have to realize that the AE86 was a popular car in Japan way before Initial D came out. In America the car became popular due to drifting blowing over from Japan and the drifting Japanese basically worshipping this car. Initial D just helped put fuel on the fire that was already burning.

In Europa Initial D is still not that big of a hit. So far most people I know looking for an AE are people who've seen japanese drift movies. Only 1 or 2 are looking for the car due to Initial D (me and Art are actually the only people I know). Also I have noticed that among my BMW drifting friends (BMW E30s seem to be what every drifter in Holland wants, its amazing how few japanese cars you see at a dutch drifting event) Initial D isn't that popular. Its a cartoon, cartoons aren't real, so it sucks! Is the more common fraze among these people it seems.