Hi all, new member here. Been on the look out for a nice PFL DC5 for a little while now, having decided it ticks most of the boxes, and having ruled out the Fiesta ST and the E82 335i. Basically wanted something as close to my old Caterham as possible, but with a roof and four seats. Think the DC5 fits the bill nicely, and I really like the fact its N/A and proper PAS, with Honda mechanical longevity. We have a 2.0 VTEC FR-V as the family bus, and even at 11yrs old with 130K on the clock it just about feels run in.
Anyhoo... on to the 'issue'. No joy thus far in finding a CW PFL with no privacy and no rear wiper. Ideally I'd like a fairly standard car, with poss' exception of decent exhaust, susp' etc, but almost all the ones I've seen to that spec are either blue or black, and whilst I do quite like them, I just prefer the CW. And I figure if I'm going to buy something I want rather than 'need', then I may as well get near enough exactly what I want, at least colour wise.
So... how many of you guys have started out looking for cars already in the UK, got tired of waiting, and just bitten the bullet and had one imported? I know bringing one in directly from Japan will be the more expensive option, and will probably miss most of the summer, but in its favour you do get to specify the basic spec and get what you want.
Thoughts? Hold out or just call TGT and be done with it?
Anyhoo... on to the 'issue'. No joy thus far in finding a CW PFL with no privacy and no rear wiper. Ideally I'd like a fairly standard car, with poss' exception of decent exhaust, susp' etc, but almost all the ones I've seen to that spec are either blue or black, and whilst I do quite like them, I just prefer the CW. And I figure if I'm going to buy something I want rather than 'need', then I may as well get near enough exactly what I want, at least colour wise.
So... how many of you guys have started out looking for cars already in the UK, got tired of waiting, and just bitten the bullet and had one imported? I know bringing one in directly from Japan will be the more expensive option, and will probably miss most of the summer, but in its favour you do get to specify the basic spec and get what you want.
Thoughts? Hold out or just call TGT and be done with it?