How I went to Turba. — Toyota Mark II, 2.5 liter, 1996

It all started with the fact that I, like many in my time, fell ill with an incurable disease, the name of which is "Turbomania" and it is not amenable to world medicine. It happened about 7 years ago. My father-in-law works in a Moscow car service and one day I came to him for some business, it was one of my first visits to his work, and while walking in the parking lot near the workshop, I accidentally stumbled upon an inconspicuous-looking BMW car in the back of an E34 . In appearance, it was a rather old and very worn-out car, but somehow it caught my eye, because it had beautiful 17 wheels and a lip with the inscription Alpina flaunted under the front bumper. By that time, I had already heard about the wonders of Bavarian technology and therefore turned to my father-in-law with questions about this car, such as what kind of model, to which he answered me - this is Alpina B10. I had no idea what B10 was, but father-in-law with a malicious smile offered to ride)) I didn’t have to beg for a long time and we darted into the salon. Inside, I immediately liked the decor made quite chic with a hint of sportiness, I was especially struck by the leather bucket seats, I have not seen more classy seats anywhere! Well, we started the engine and drove out onto the road. The father-in-law immediately warned that the car was rather tired and didn’t drive very well and pressed the gas))) I couldn’t take my head off the headrest until the next intersection and was able to take a breath only after a complete stop! Guys - this is something, the feelings that I experienced cannot be expressed in words! Adrenaline was in full swing and emotions overflowed! This is a complete delight, but the only thing I could say is eeeeeeeeep! Then I found out that there is a 3.5 liter twin turbo engine 400 bald)) That's how I first met turbocharging. And from that moment I began to sleep badly at night and think only about one thing, I think everyone already understood what)) I want a turbocharged car. But at that time there was only enough money for a Vaz 2106 1999 onwards, on which I traveled safely for 2 years, though every other day. The day I'm on it, the day it's on me)) But thoughts and dreams still did not leave me. Then I also rode many sports cars like the Subaru Impreza STI in various modifications, Evolution, Dodge Viper, DeLorean, but I still can’t forget the first trip to Alpina)) As a result, my choice was Subaru, since my father-in-law was engaged in their repair then I could be serviced by deshman and take spare parts at a good discount! But having calculated the budget for the purchase of such a machine, I realized that I would not be able to buy it for a long time! And then there was a key moment in my life. Once I stopped at a gas station and, in parallel with me, two guys drove up to it in a car unknown to me until now. It was dark green in color with right-hand drive and on the trunk I could read the inscription Mark 2)) Then I still didn’t understand the Japanese people’s auto industry at all and didn’t distinguish between either the equipment or the body types of these cars. Later I found out that this is the legendary samurai in the back of the JZX-90. It was my first meeting with him and I must say love at first sight! Then I began to notice these cars on the road more and more often, and I realized that I was falling in love with her even more. But by the will of circumstances, my next car after the vazik was a BMW, all in the same 34 body with an M20 engine 170 forces of 1989)) She was also pretty ushatana in the body, but the engine showed itself very well and the interior was leather, black metallic, sunroof in in general, not a car but a dream, especially after the Lada, it seems to be the limit of perfection, but time passed and I realized that the car was slowly starting to get tired and I had to change it, but so far I couldn’t find anything and suddenly again, while driving around the city, I stumbled at a traffic light on the Mark Samurai of mother-of-pearl color in body kit and on beautiful casting! I tried to start with him from a traffic light (I have 2.5 170 moose, after all!), But I was severely disgraced, because Toyota left me to the point)))) Then I firmly decided that someday I would take it for myself! After that, I began to fumble on the Internet in search of information on this machine and went to the TourerV.ru website, where I registered in 2007 and began to slowly shovel the forum! I learned all the modifications of this car, bodywork, engines, equipment, and then I came across a package under the loud name TourerV, behind which our legendary 1JZ-GTE TT was hiding and realized that this is it, then, what I dreamed of. And after analyzing the prices for Automotive News, I realized that I could afford it after a while. The only thing everyone kept saying was that the copies that traveled in Russia and talked about their stories of bringing designers from Japan were pressed. After reading these stories and as a beginner, not understanding all the charms of this method, I decided not to contact the designer, but fate decreed otherwise, more on that later. I was also scared by the prospect of driving with the right wheel. Firstly, I didn’t have any experience in owning right-hand drive cars, I never even rode them, and then, all my friends said that it sucks and sucks, like take a BMW in a 39 body and rudders like a white man. But they don't know me well, and the idea of ​​a turbo stuck in my head, and right hand drive is the only way to make a dream come true for ordinary guys like me with an average income. But I was still worried about how I would manage with such power and even with the right wheel! And just like a pain in the ass, the thought that I should definitely try to bring a car from Japan without a run in Russia and with a good mark at the auction sat down. On these issues, they send me to a well-known dealer on the forum, Anton Kotovsky, who is responsible for the delivery of cars. Then we communicated with him only through the forum and knew each other virtually, before that I didn’t know him at all, but only based on the stories of people to whom he had already brought cars. He had a very good reputation on the forum and I decided to find out what was what. He and I figured out different budgets and I realized that it makes no sense to bring an atmospheric car from Japan, because for the money it turns out almost the same as the turbo. The approximate budget for my requests is 300 tr. I wanted a brand in the 90 body TourerV 95-96 years of restyling, white mother-of-pearl with a gun and a rating of at least 4, with a range of up to 100 thousand km. But then I still did not pull this amount and eventually stalled for several months. Then, after about half a year, I get a normal bonus at work, and I understand that I have enough for the car of my dreams. I call Anton and offer to meet and discuss all the details. It was in August 2008. I’m coming to a meeting with a person I didn’t know then, I also didn’t know anyone on the forum, in short, I was going to give a decent amount of money to a person I didn’t know at all, but I heard about him from the stories of people I didn’t know at all))). But after the first meeting, Anton seemed to me a rather well-mannered and pleasant person, and I decided on this adventure with the designer))) The plan was very simple. Anton already had in stock at that time Mark 2 in a 90 white body with a 2.5 engine, on which we wanted to hang our designer. I will not explain what it is, there is a lot of information on this topic on the Internet, I will only say briefly that first a car is bought at an auction in Japan, then this car is taken to the port, where it is partially dismantled, i.e. remove the motor, gearbox, gearbox and the entire suspension completely. Then she is taken in parts to Russia, perhaps even on different ships. Here, in Vladivostok, it is customsed as separate body and engine units, then these spare parts are taken to the service station, where the car is already reassembled and prepared for shipment to Moscow. Here we meet her we will have certificates on hand for the bill for the units. We go and register the donor car, in our case, model documents were obtained, i.e. the same jzx90 body and the same engine size 2.5, i.e. certificates from us were not required for replacement, and we write an application for the replacement of units, provide certificates with an account in the traffic police and bring a new car for inspection, check the body and engine numbers, the gays make a new title and that's it, the car is ready for operation))). What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened as a result, read on))). We go and register the donor car, in our case, model documents were obtained, i.e. the same jzx90 body and the same engine size 2.5, i.e. certificates from us were not required for replacement, and we write an application for the replacement of units, provide certificates with an account in the traffic police and bring a new car for inspection, check the body and engine numbers, the gays make a new title and that's it, the car is ready for operation))). What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened as a result, read on))). We go and register the donor car, in our case, model documents were obtained, i.e. the same jzx90 body and the same engine size 2.5, i.e. certificates from us were not required for replacement, and we write an application for the replacement of units, provide certificates with an account in the traffic police and bring a new car for inspection, check the body and engine numbers, the gays make a new title and that's it, the car is ready for operation))). What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened as a result, read on))). in our case, model documents were obtained, i.e. the same jzx90 body and the same engine size 2.5, i.e. certificates from us were not required for replacement, and we write an application for the replacement of units, provide certificates with an account in the traffic police and bring a new car for inspection, check the body and engine numbers, the gays make a new title and that's it, the car is ready for operation))). What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened in the end, read on))). in our case, model documents were obtained, i.e. the same jzx90 body and the same engine size 2.5, i.e. certificates from us were not required for replacement, and we write an application for the replacement of units, provide certificates with an account in the traffic police and bring a new car for inspection, check the body and engine numbers, the gays make a new title and that's it, the car is ready for operation))). What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened as a result, read on))). certificates from us were not required for replacement, and we write an application for the replacement of units, provide certificates with an account in the traffic police and bring a new car for inspection, check the body and engine numbers, the gays make a new title and that's it, the car is ready for operation))). What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened as a result, read on))). certificates from us were not required for replacement, and we write an application for the replacement of units, provide certificates with an account in the traffic police and bring a new car for inspection, check the body and engine numbers, the gays make a new title and that's it, the car is ready for operation))). What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened in the end, read on))). machine is ready for operation. What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened in the end, read on))). machine is ready for operation. What are the advantages of this method, firstly, we do not pay horse duty at customs as for a whole car, and secondly, the same horsepower remains in the TCP as in the atmospheric brand, i.e. 180, since the marking of the turbo engine does not indicate anywhere that it is turbo, and the number is exactly the same as that of the atmospheric engine)) In short, we were going to perform this operation in 2-3 months, and what happened in the end, read on))).
In general, I leave a deposit of 50 tr. Anton sends me lots for approval according to my requests and within my budget, then we make bids. The one that wins will be mine. This is a very exciting activity, but something did not grow together, then there was no suitable lot, then they left at horse price tags. So we traded for 3 weeks, I was already upset that we couldn’t buy a good Mark in my budget, and then Anton calls me and says that the lot has fired: Mark 2 96 (the last year of production of this model in the back of 90), double pearl color , automatic transmission, mileage 97000 and a rating of 4B - this is the maximum score that can be put for a car of this year, it was completely stock, which indicated its neotzhatnost)) It happened on September 12, 2008! I was very happy, and the days of waiting ran) I constantly got Anton with my calls and messages, but he was very patient and always in touch, answered even the most stupid questions, in short, a real professional! It took about 2-3 weeks and they sent me the first pictures of my car before parsing in the Japanese port. She was just a beauty, I was pleased like a boa)) Then she was taken apart and sent to Vladik, and then the first surprise happens. Our state decides to raise duties on the import of cars, and in particular, it raises the duty on the import of a separate body up to 5,000 euros! This finally kills constructors as a class. I start to panic, all the more so for a very long time there is no news from Vladik, how did they manage to clear customs there or not? But everything works out and the guys customs the car just a couple of weeks before the duties are raised! I'm going to Anton, because we had an agreement that as soon as the car arrives in Russia, I pay the remaining amount of money. By the way, we didn’t sign any papers with him, which was even more alarming, but I’m not used to backing down). On that day, a funny incident happened. I go to the bank and withdraw 150 tr., but I completely forgot another 100 tr. I paid when I played the item in the auction. In short, I get money at an ATM, put it in a purse and go to a meeting, as always we meet near his house, then I still drove a black tinted boomer, and I had a nameplate 535 on the trunk lid to scare away suckers))) In short, we we are sitting talking and then a police officer Sobol PPR suddenly drives up and asks us to get out of the car to check documents, they start to shuffle the whole car and all things and stumble upon a wire mesh, asking me to open it, at this moment, I understand what can happen next, but I don’t give a look, I open the bag and take out all the contents, and in particular 2 thick wads of money in 1000 bills))) Gaytsy precipitate, but do not dare to take any action, they begin to find out what we are doing here and one of them stumbles upon nameplate 535, and asks what is really 3.5, I calmly answer like yes)) He asks, did I buy such a car on purpose to get away from the cops? And then Anton comes in and says that in order to get away from the cops they buy Japanese turbocharged cars and not these firewood)) I’m generally under the table, the cops are in shock and we disagree on this note) I bought such a car on purpose to get away from the cops? And then Anton comes in and says that in order to get away from the cops they buy Japanese turbocharged cars and not these firewood)) I’m generally under the table, the cops are in shock and we disagree on this note) I bought such a car on purpose to get away from the cops? And then Anton comes in and says that in order to get away from the cops they buy Japanese turbocharged cars and not these firewood)) I’m generally under the table, the cops are in shock and we disagree on this note)
Then the waiting begins again, after some time Antom sends me pictures of the car after assembly, I begin to hope for a speedy completion of the whole story, meanwhile I empathize with the guys on the forum who have been waiting for their cars for 5-6 months due to design problems, and I think that this will certainly not happen to me) In short, the deadline for sending my brand to Moscow is coming up and then Anton calls me and says that there were problems with the registration of Vanya's forum member Chayzer in Moscow and that it is dangerous to bring Mark to Moscow, since we can get stuck with design. And he offers to issue in Vladik through local channels in 2 weeks, like if not, then we will have a fallback. But it is necessary to draw up for Mark 2002 in the 110th body, and these are troubles with Us, but they promise to do everything there without problems! And here happens my main mistake! I agree to registration in Vladik!
2 weeks pass, and there is still no news, my relatives and friends are already starting to put pressure on my brains, to whom I have already called everything and promised to ride on a supercar, but there is still no news from the Far East, I call Anton, and he says that everything is in ointment , like sent a cutting with unit numbers to Vladik, and there they should register this machine for registration. I keep waiting, in the meantime, another car of a dude from the forum is being issued through the same channel and I hope that the time will come to me soon. As a result, about 8 cars hung there, but they slowly took shape. So local people like start working with my car and ask for money in the form of a deposit, since there is no free cash, Anton decides to sell Mark, on which we wanted to hang my designer in Moscow and sends money to Vladik, but something is not in a hurry, it passes a month and then another and there is no news, except that another car from the list has taken shape! I'm starting to get seriously nervous, but Anton says that there is no way back, we have to wait! And we wait, more revenge and more! The months have already begun to fly like weeks! The season is already opening, the sun is shining, but there is still no car, I keep calling Anton, and he disturbs the guys in Vladik, but then the sad news comes. In connection with the restructuring of the GAI in Vladivostok, they cannot make any inquiries there, since the GAI is corny closed! And those who used to do this are no longer doing anything like this, but the guys trust that everything will be fine, and the registration will continue soon. As for evil, everything hung on my car and, on Sasha52's car, who bought a wheelbarrow a week later than me. Another month passes, but there are no results. And yet, June has already begun! We solve it like this that if the car is not issued within a month, then we send it to Moscow! In the meantime, I am already thinking over ways of retreat and looking for friends in the traffic police, fortunately they are))) As a result, the miracle did not happen, the design broke off in Vladik, there is only one way - to arrange it in Moscow on your own! The guys are trying to find another way of registration, but all in vain, in the end they are preparing it for shipment. Since new duties came into force in the new year 2009 and cars almost ceased to be transported, there are problems with sending, or rather, they cannot fill the grid with cars. We are waiting for more than a month and, finally, the car leaves for Moscow! Before sending, it turned out that the car did not start, the switch burned out. I find another forum member from Komsomolsk-on-Amur! Thanks for the help. And I'm waiting for the car. She arrives I order a tow truck and we go to meet her at the Paveletskaya commodity station. When I saw her, I breathed a sigh of relief, because she was exactly as I imagined her, and she was just in perfect condition, there were practically no scratches on the body, cleanliness in the cabin and under the hood! Now I really understand what it means to run a car with a rating of 4v. We tried to start it, but she just sneezed and showed no signs of life, I was a little upset and tired, loaded her onto a tow truck and took her to the garage! But the feeling of joy still overcame, and I constantly looked back and could not believe that she was already here! After all, more than a year has passed since the purchase at the auction! But the joy was replaced by sad thoughts, because the car had yet to be legalized, and we still have not found a donor! I loaded it into the garage I tried to start it again, but in vain and went home. The next day I bought a can of gasoline, poured it into the tank, unscrewed the candles, they turned out to be blacker than the night, cleaned them and tried to start! Wow, it works! Joy knew no bounds))) She did not have any documents, but I decided to leave and ride along the garages, because I could not resist trying the new car in action! I turned it on on automatic D and released the brake, the car remained in place, then I pressed the gas - to no avail, the box did not work! I went to the forum to find out what was the reason and everyone advised me to add ATP, which I did, about 2 liters were missing! After that the car went, I was extremely happy! Joy knew no bounds))) She did not have any documents, but I decided to leave and ride along the garages, because I could not resist trying the new car in action! I turned it on on automatic D and released the brake, the car remained in place, then I pressed the gas - to no avail, the box did not work! I went to the forum to find out what was the reason and everyone advised me to add ATP, which I did, about 2 liters were missing! After that the car went, I was extremely happy! Joy knew no bounds))) She did not have any documents, but I decided to leave and ride along the garages, because I could not resist trying the new car in action! I turned it on on automatic D and released the brake, the car remained in place, then I pressed the gas - to no avail, the box did not work! I went to the forum to find out what was the reason and everyone advised me to add ATP, which I did, about 2 liters were missing! After that the car went, I was extremely happy! lacked about 2 liters! After that the car went, I was extremely happy! lacked about 2 liters! After that the car went, I was extremely happy!
The search for documents and a donor car continued! But so far to no avail! And then Anton and I accidentally stumble upon a burnt white Mark 90 with a 2.5 engine! We thought what we needed and Anton began to call! The engine compartment of the car was completely burnt out, but this did not bother me, since the GAI promised to arrange everything. In short, we agreed to take the car for 50 tr. Anton paid all expenses. But then some dude calls me and says that he needs this car very urgently, and offers this option. He also has Mark in a 90 body 2.5 green, he kind of sells me documents from him for 25t.r., and takes the car itself! In principle, this option suited us and we agreed that the next day we would go to register his car for me in the SAI, where we knew each other, for further processing. But a strange thing happened! I couldn’t get through to this guy the whole evening, he disappeared somewhere, well, I think he threw us, and he took Mark, who we initially noticed! I call the owner of the burned car, and he says, lo and behold, that this guy never came for it! We quickly give him a deposit and I fill in the arrow for the weekend to re-register the documents. Another nuance, the car is located in Podolsk - 50 km from Moscow and it must be dragged on a tow truck! But nothing could stop me! So we signed a contract of sale for his car, which I had not even seen! And in the end, I became the owner of model documents for Mark 2 93 years old in white with a 2.5 engine, i.e. certificates from US are not needed when replacing! This was pleasing, but there was one joint in the form of 200 forces in the TCP instead of the prescribed 180, but this did not bother me either, because I still fall into the group up to 200 in taxes, and the difference between 180 and 200 is 1000 rubles a year. But the most interesting thing ahead is the registration of a burned car)) On Tuesday, I got up at 5 am, having agreed in advance with a tow truck, and we went to Podolsk, when I opened the garage where the car was, I gasped, because everything turned out to be much more serious than me expected! It was so burned out that the numbers of the units were practically unreadable! There was nowhere to retreat, I loaded it onto a tow truck and we went to the traffic police. I quickly filled out applications for registration and took her to the inspection site. When the inspector saw this piece of coal, he was simply shocked, or rather the whole parking lot was shocked))) He tried to read the numbers of the units but saw nothing and forced me to clean it! I cleaned the body number easily, but the engine number did not give in, everything stuck tightly, And it's still in a hard to reach place! As a result, the second inspector comes up and asks - Well, did you clean it? I say yes). He is Dictate. It’s good that I checked the Engine numbers in the PTS the day before and accidentally remembered it, I dictated it from memory, everything came together and the inspector signed the application. I got the numbers safely, everything, half the work is done! Now it remains to do the replacement units! But the traffic cop said that he would have to wait a couple of weeks! They have soy flour! But that didn't stop me))) I put the received numbers on my Tourer and started testing the car in the area! The feeling is just incredible! Especially when the car has been waiting for more than a year! So, two weeks have passed, I came to the traffic police to replace the units. The application was filled out quickly and I went to the inspection site, and here is an ambush, the traffic cop saw the inscription 2. 5 twin turbo on the valve cover and started yelling like here is not 200 forces and not less than 280 and like I put another motor! Somehow he managed to convince him of the opposite, and he did sign the statement! I was given a new TCP and I went home! Now the car is completely legal)) And so the story ended with my designer. Exactly one year and three months have passed since the purchase of it at auction! But I don't regret anything! Because the dream came true no matter what, I was able to pass all the tests of fate and very happy with the car! I would definitely not buy such a thing in Moscow! Exactly one year and three months have passed since the purchase of it at auction! But I don't regret anything! Because the dream came true no matter what, I was able to pass all the tests of fate and very happy with the car! I would definitely not buy such a thing in Moscow! Exactly one year and three months have passed since the purchase of it at auction! But I don't regret anything! Because the dream came true no matter what, I was able to pass all the tests of fate and very happy with the car! I would definitely not buy such a thing in Moscow!

Thank you all for your attention Igor aka "Prince" Sukhov!