Obtaining information about SVX's in Australia

[Big T]

Originally Posted by 'E'

I've got one of the red ones, I've only ever seen one other red one

Amazing collection you have. Talking about red ones, one just got sold in Sydney, it was a 94 model advertised on gumtree, the other was for sale in Perth. I have seen 2 creamy yellow ones, one is owned by Subaru Australia. They had it on display at Penrith once. I've been trying to get some information from them to see if I could see it again somewhere but they have been extremely evasive. They are also not very forthcoming with any information about the sales history of these cars. They must have records of the stock they ordered from Japan including what colours they were. In the end its not really that big of a deal but would like to compile some historical facts about these cars.
BTW I was wondering whether the 2 JDM cars you have were bought by you when the car was already here or whether you imported them from Japan. At present I have seen a few for sale on some Japanese websites as well. Wouldn't mind getting a 97 blue one.

['E']

I've only got one jdm svx which fortunately a four wheel steer. It was imported to nz by a dentist that then brought it to oz as a personal import (cost him $20,000) to get it complied, it looks black but it actually has a cherry red mica pearl to it.

Subaru Australia are hopeless with information, I've tried. The Reds you've seen were they solid red or metallic red? Anything with a black roof is pre 94.

Have you looked at import monster? They access Japanese yahoo auction sites and convert it to ingrish (that isn't a spelling mistake) and offer the opportunity to bid and import anything from Japan

['E']

http://www.importmonster.com.au/view...0OZ%20AW%20HDD

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http://www.importmonster.com.au/view...itle=SVX%20ETC

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http://www.importmonster.com.au/view...2028%205%20com

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http://www.importmonster.com.au/view...itle=SVX%204WD

[Big T]

Originally Posted by 'E'

I've only got one jdm svx which fortunately a four wheel steer. It was imported to nz by a dentist that then brought it to oz as a personal import (cost him $20,000) to get it complied, it looks black but it actually has a cherry red mica pearl to it.

Subaru Australia are hopeless with information, I've tried. The Reds you've seen were they solid red or metallic red? Anything with a black roof is pre 94.

Have you looked at import monster? They access Japanese yahoo auction sites and convert it to ingrish (that isn't a spelling mistake) and offer the opportunity to bid and import anything from Japan

Hi E, the red ones are solid red all round. I will see if I can find a picture of it. Will have a look at those websites.

['E']

This is my 95 red

[Big T]

Nice red SVX, that's the same type as the one sold recently to a friend of mine and yours looks pristine. I remember some time ago Subaru were trying to track one down. Reading through some of the very early posts on this forum has a story about it. It seems that during that time the SVX forum activity was quite strong. Hoping to track down a late 96 model in yellow one day which would be difficult I know.

[JDW-SVX]

Hi!

I just stumbled onto this topic, as I haven't been on this forum for quite a while!

When I first acquired an SVX (back in January 2004), there were several other owners in Sydney who were very keen on these cars - but now, there aren't many left!

From what I have seen, the number of SVXs in Sydney has definitely dropped over the last 5 to 10 years, and good examples are very hard to find.

A good friend of mine has seen that yellow SVX that you saw around Windsor, and he showed me a photo of it.

That SVX had a black roof, which is not how those cars were painted from the factory (factory yellow SVXs were painted yellow all over, including the roof). That would imply that this particular SVX was not originally yellow.

Jason.