AE86 in Hong Kong

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:01 am Post subject:

hey are there alot of 86 on hong kong roads?? i have to go there one day. hear so many things about that place.

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:14 am Post subject:

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:48 am Post subject:

Kenny,

I was talking to a guy from HK a while back, I think he was on driftworks. Seems the AE is a rarity over there:(

I wonder how much trouble it would be to import one from japan into HK. If I ever move there when my wife wants to return I sure want one:)

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:41 am Post subject:

a few years back is almost impossible. but they make a set of new rules to make importing a 20years+ vehicle alot easier. that's what i've heard.

it's have quite a few AE86 in hong kong now, most of them have been featured in the Magazine. but you just won't see them on them road unless it's a special occussion like club meet.

i sure want 1 aswell if i ever return back.

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:54 am Post subject:

Kenny, well I must say when I was there we didn't use my parents in law car very often at all. So I can imagine someone having something he imported at great effort won't use his car in normal day life.

Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Singapore

Does any1 here knows where to get a AE86 in S'pore??? Its hard to find nowadays....

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: AE 86 in Singapore

Wataru Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Philippines

Who has a contact in HK?

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject:

Uhm, my wife was born and raised there Smile

Depending on what you need a contact in HK for I thus have family there Smile

Wataru Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Philippines

I plan to go there in the coming months. Maybe they can show me around. Very Happy

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject:

Haha, well I know some nice spots but since I don't live there, I can't give you the tour. Would have been nice though.

Are you going on vacation or living there for awhile?

Wataru Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Philippines

well, I just plan to go there on vacation for maybe a few days. maybe you can give me some tips on where to go there so i can try it out. Thumbsup

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject:

Well depends a bit on what you want I guess. I went there on the romantic tour offcourse since I met my wife there Smile

One thing I unfortunately don't know to much about is the car scene in HK, it doesn't interest my wife and it doesn't seem to interest my brother in law either (or maybe he has some secret life......... Wink

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I heard all the guys drifting head for China in the weekend.

The shopping around MongKok is great, there are some great stores and all the big car dealerships are there aswell. Plenty of tuning shops and after market shops and all that. Nicely stockpiled on modeling kits and other fun stuff aswell. Also PLENTY of places to buy both legal and illegal DVDs, Initial D, Best Motering, etc. Also found many stored selling related mercendise, ID watches, ID model kits, ID mugs, ID etc. Smile

Never found anything AE86 related though last time I did end up all the way to Chai Wan (if I am not mistaken and not Wan Chai), they have a place there with loads of garages and such. I ended up at a TRD dealership there that could get TRD stuff relatively cheaply, but never got in contact with them through email afterwards unfortunately. Very long trip by subway though.

Subway system is great btw.

If you love science stuff like me, the science museum in Tsim Sha Tsui was great, also really nice place to walk around with shops, heck the whole road from Tsim Sha Tsui to MongKok can keep you busy for days:)

Then there is the theme park Ocean Park which is great. When I first went there we approached it from the rear and all you see is a steep mountain with 3 or 4 rides hanging out on the side of it. You think, whow scary, and then you thing, only 4 rides? But then you get to the top of the mountain and the place is big Smile

There also is a disney land these days but I haven't been there yet.

For romance, definately visit The Peak, no idea how to get there anymore, but its a big lookout post on the top of one of the higher mountains.

Also you can take a bus trip to the big buddah statue. Damn long trip and the day I went it was way to hot, but its a fun trip.

Other places I can think of are Central, which is the main island, loads of stuff there, also able to take ferrys to Discovery Bay and some other islands that are great places to relax.
Causeway bay is great, I believe stanley market is around there which is supposed to be nice. What I remember most though is a restaurant where they have about 20 domesticated cats walking around in the restaurant. So while you eat cats come sit with you want such (yeah I'm a cat lover).

Well plenty more to do probably Smile

Wataru Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Philippines

I will surely check out all these places you mentioned. I'll surely have a great time there.

My friends also went there but I forgot what he told me. He said that there is a wrecking yard outside the city where he saw some ae86 parts and frontcuts. I just couldn't remember the place but its heading towards China.

I also remember in club4ag that there are also some HK ae86 owners as I saw some post before but that was way long time ago in the old board. maybe I'll also post this query on club4ag and see if any of those HK residents post there.

Thanks Bastiaan. Thumbsup

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

Hmm never saw any wrecking yard:) Smile

As for AE86 owners, last time I was there, there were very few owners, if any at all, but with the Initial D movie being made by HK movie makers it suddenly got a boost in popularity and I know several where imported. I remember talking with someone in HK a long time ago about this.

Anyways have fun there!

Wataru Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Philippines

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

Didnt see any AE86s, not even one!! Been there a few times already.
But there are some wrecking yards or something alike, in the outer parts of Kowloon. I saw some around in Yuen Long, didnt check it out though. So dunno about AE86 parts/cuts.

I also went searching on the web for parts that I can get for my hachi a while back. Stumbled upon a 2nd hand car site that had a AE86. Tuned + panda ala Initial D (off course:P), but it was pretty expensive... something around 7000 euros or even more.
btw couldnt find any good (HK) sites about AE86...

They also have a official TRD/Tom's dealer there in kowloon, around Mongkok/Sham Shui Po. Bought some stickers from that shop too as souvenir Puh

almost bought the TRD shiftknob too...
Just as Mux said, alot of tuners there in the same area!