2001 B4 Blitzen 4EAT
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by okiblitzen on 14-03-07 02:30 AM Hi all. I hope you don't mind me crashing the party. I've been lurking here for a couple of months. I figured it was time to say, Hi!
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by [J] on 14-03-07 07:22 AM Welcome to OzLiberty!!
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by Guest on 14-03-07 08:02 AM Welcome!!! |
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by dylanf on 14-03-07 08:21 AM
Agreed, they were terrible! Damn nice ride though, I am a big fan of the blitzen's! Welcome to Ozliberty. |
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'I wish I could make my own syndicate for every bit on my car too' syndicate |
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by jeimuzu on 14-03-07 08:28 AM ... ill take that rear garnish |
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by Kosti on 14-03-07 01:23 PM Welcome mate!
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by okiblitzen on 14-03-07 02:40 PM
Thanks all. I will try to see if I can figure out how to upload the ECU after I get my sensor problem cleared up. I hope to take some new pics this weekend, but the car needs a good cleaning. okiblitzen |
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by Kosti on 14-03-07 02:50 PM Hi mate, |
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by legacy rsk on 14-03-07 02:56 PM hey welcome
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by regashi on 14-03-07 08:43 PM Howdy and welcome to the forums. |
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by okiblitzen on 14-03-07 11:15 PM
Nope, I'm an American here on Okinawa. I hope to visit Australia on vacation one of these years since I'm already over in this hemisphere. It's one place in the world that I have always wanted to see (there and NZ). I can read a little Japanese, but not enough to participate in any meaningful discussion on a car web site. This site has a lot more pertinent information on the TT B4's than American car sites, since the US never got the TT model. The same was true when I had my R33 Skyline GTS25t. There was a lot of good info on Skylines Down Under, and little info on the American car sites (since it was a bitch to import them). I'm not sure why the Japanese car makers often don't bring some of their best models to the US. I guess it is probably an emissions thing or other governmental red tape. |
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by okiblitzen on 14-03-07 11:27 PM
Yeah, the white is growing on me. I originally wanted te Blitzen red, but with the scortching summers here, the white is probably a better choice. I was actually considering a wagon. I just liked the look of the B4 a tiny bit more, wanted to save a little bit of weight, and the B4 Blitzen came with the nice Sony head unit stock, whereas it was only an option for the wagon Blitzen, at least for 2001. The wagon that I realy wanted was the Nissan Stagea Autech with the RB26 and a R34 front end conversion. Unfortunately, those were out of my price range. The Legacy B4 and wagons are really discounted at most Japanese car dealers and auctions as compared to the Nissans. |
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by blakmagic on 16-03-07 10:02 PM thats a hot blitzen! good to hear you got rid of those rims! interior looks immaculate! |
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by [J] on 16-03-07 10:16 PM
Trust me, we have a similar problem here in Australia, where we often get only the most sedate stuff to come out of Japan.. Although I do think we've got it a little better than the states in that we've had the likes of the WRX's and Skylines here for a lot longer than you guys have.. |
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by cracka on 16-03-07 10:51 PM maybe we all have crap fuel compared to the japs. wot sort of R.O.N do they run in the states ? i have heard conflicting conversations on this topic. maybe the japs are a patriotic bunch and don't take much pride seeing us get around in there hottest rides. |
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by okiblitzen on 17-03-07 03:06 AM
I haven't lived in the states in quite a while, but the last time I was there for an extended time gas ranged from 87 PON ("Regular") to 93 PON ("Premium") at most gas stations, which I think equates to roughly 91 RON to 97 RON. I have never seen fuel rated in RON in the U.S. PON is (RON+MON)/2 This can vary quite a bit from location to location as each geographical area, state, season, etc. have their own gas formulation requirements. I have no clue what is what anymore with all of the Ethanol and other blends that are out nowadays. I have a feeling there must be more to the whole situation than patriotism or pride. If there is a good business case to sell the cars, then I think even the most patriotic companies would follow the money. There must be something more to it. |
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by okiblitzen on 17-03-07 03:12 AM
Thanks! Yes, the interior is in excellent condition. One minor sratch on the fake brushed aluminum shifter plate, and a couple of very tiny holes poked in the leather of rear passenger side door. Other than that, it's just about perfect. The leather seems to hold up really nice in these cars. |
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by okiblitzen on 17-03-07 03:19 AM
At least you are (or were) able to import a good number of cars from Japan, or via NZ, from my understanding (which is limited). In the U.S., most of the time you can't even do that. Between the emissions and the crash testing, getting imports legalized is a complete hassle if not economically infeasible. |
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by rsfever on 29-07-07 12:32 AM
Na, I'm one for the sedan too. Less practical but looks sportier IMHO! |
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by okiblitzen on 29-07-07 08:29 PM
For the Gen-III cars (BE5/BH5), I think the sedan looks better. If I was to get a Gen-IV car (BL5/BP5), I think I'd pick the wagon. Specifically, I really like the way the "tuned by STI" edition BP5 looks. |
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