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Old 10-13-2006, 12:28 AM
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REAL TVs have TUBES!
 
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Originally Posted by colorfixer
Does this monster work. I have one with the integrated Directv tuner, but it shuts down seemingly for no reason every once in a while.

1/2 cut Toyota? Why didn't you bring the whole car?
The set works fine overall, but according to the original owner it may have cold solder joints in the tuner. He says it goes to snow and you have to rap it on the back of the chassis. Of course that's a very common problem, and usually easy to fix.

As for the 1/2 of the Diesel car, I wish I could have brought the whole thing... But you can't until a car is 25 years old. US Customs law. So if you want a non-USA market car here and legally registered, you have to have it destroyed abroad and ship it in as parts. Then buy a USA counterpart (Toyota Chaser is same as Lexus SC400 coupe). Then strip and gut the USA Lexus, for instance, and reassemble it with the non-USA engine and parts.

This is the Chaser turbo-Diesel that I have sitting there... Note how the steering wheel is on the Rt side





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