Indigent Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I am in the Air Force, stationed in Japan. I recently bought a 1991 Terrano turbo diesel for $1500 US, and was wondering if anyone else around here has any experience with these TD27T engines. This is the first diesel I have ever owned, so I don't know very much about them. Other than that, I love this vehicle. It never gets stuck, and it is amazingly fun to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Welcome TD.... Lucky Dog.... You wont find any of those here i the states... What do you do in the AF in Japan???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Welcome to the board... we have a few that are lucky enough to have diesels here... hopefully they can help you out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Yup a couple of TD owners here, mostly in Australia and New Zealand. I want to go to Japan someday. Welcome, and I hope we can answer any and all questions you might have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_stryker Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Welcome to NPORA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Hi and welcome to the board! Most of us are in places that never got the TD27(North America, Canada), but some of the Oz guys have them. Check out the Diesel section if you have specific questions, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 hello and welcome!! as aaron (88) said, check out the diesel section here for great diesel specific info and chat! http://npora.ipbhost.com//index.php?showforum=30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigent Posted June 17, 2006 Author Share Posted June 17, 2006 Thanks. It's good to find a site like this, and actually have some replies! I sooo badly want to take my grey wonder back to the states! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 (edited) Hey there! Welcome I drive a TD27T. So don't hesitate to ask me questions. What I do not know, I can ask in local message boards. I know one board where you can find everything about diesels. Unfortunately for you, it's in Russian.... so in case of a problem (though I do hope you won't have any) post a message, and I'll do my best to help. D. EDIT: Don't see any pics. Where are the pics, man? Edited June 17, 2006 by Terrano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhicks99 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Hanichiwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigent Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 (edited) cdhicks99: it's konniciwa terrano: Thanks. I have a feeling that I will be pm'ing you alot hehe. I went out last night to a pretty good spot and got the truck nice and dirty for some pics. Here is one for now until I finish converting the rest to jpegs. Edited June 18, 2006 by Indigent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaKaNa Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 こんにちは! wow, been a while since I used much of that. I think I should make one of these style threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigent Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 (edited) こんにちわ、 さかなーさん。 おげんきですか。 あなたのなまえわおかしいですね。 どうぞよろしく。 Edited June 18, 2006 by Indigent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hey! Stop talking bad about us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveMyPatty Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hey it's "fish".. sakana... Three years of Japanese in highschool... woo Welcome to the boards. Enjoy. I've always wondered what people think over there when you drive through the city with a truck covered in mud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Probably about the same as what people over here think.... "What in the hell did that crazy SOB DO!???!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaKaNa Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hey it's "fish".. sakana... Bah! My cover has been blown! And they think the same thing that everyone else would, except some people like me just dont notice it, since they see it all the time in their own yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsho90 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 welcome and nice pathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigent Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 I get some pretty mean looking stares. People are morbidly obsessed with keeping their cars clean. haha lol That is about as clean as my terrano ever gets! In parking lots, people cross to the other side of the lot while walking to avoid my truck. It is hilarious. There are a very small few Japanese people here that actually go off road, and those ones that do, show interest. Once they find out where I took my truck though, they get glassy-eyed and lose interest. Like "oh, screw that!" I guess cars are just too expensive over here to "abuse" them. I just got the terrano's JCI inspection done, and the inspector was pulling fist sized dirty chunks and pieces of grass and branches out of the undercarriage. He was not pleased. It was also hilarious, until he threatened to fail me. I can't wait to get back to the states where this kind of activity is more commonplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaKaNa Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I get some pretty mean looking stares. People are morbidly obsessed with keeping their cars clean. haha lol You're a gaijin, you should get plenty of stares anyway.. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsunman Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 (edited) You truck looks pretty much the same mine, same accessorys. I bought mine from Japan (Takasaki) and shipped it over here. Mine even had the same lights on the A bar as yours until someone on the boat took a liking to them and thought they'd help themselves pssd -Ed Edited June 23, 2006 by Datsunman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigent Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 I bought mine from Japan (Takasaki) and shipped it over here. Here being where exactly, and if the answer is the US, then how did you get it over there? What was the process? I very seriously want to take mine with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLlegal Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 theres alot of importing companys that will work out all that paper work for you. you can do it yourself but i dunno its sometimes easier if they do it. but then again the process might be totally different in the US. but i kinda know how for canada cuz i was looking to import a skyline. ill check around for yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I think your best bet would be to talk to the Airforce and see if they can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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