1990 toyota starlet or 1977 corolla older classic car

My wife’s first car was an old 80’s Toyota Starlet with a stick.
My parents bought a red, 1981 Starlet SR5, with a 5 speed and A/C. They had it for 15 years. I remember our family of 4 going on family camping trips in it (roof rack on top and a small Harbor Freight trailer). Wish they would have kept it longer so I could have driven it.
 
The most common car here are hyumdai or kia like hyundai atos:

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Hyundai accent:
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Kia avella:
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Kia pride:

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These are the most common cars here as most taxis are hyundai or kia.

On the note of classic toyotas i did come across a classic 70s toyota corona in mint condition:

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I wonder where i could offer this to someone in the US that arr interedted in classic toyotas.

I like 90s toyotas more than 90s kia, i guess the toyotas seem to have better build quality, thats why i was going for a corolla. And 90s toyota have a better resale value than 90s hyundais

I wonder if the starlet shares suspension and brake parts with the corolla as that would make parts finding easier.

Arguably, the best tubodiesel engine from japan is the toyota 1HD-FT 6 cylinder turbodiesel 4.2 liter 24 valves mechanical direct injection, available on 95-98 series 80 toyota land cruisers, imho.

Thing is i have to find a way to makr money as i have children to take care of, i was thinking about starting a website to offer cars from abroad to persons interested in importing non usdm cars to the US.

I already have a website for selling non usdm LHD diesel land cruisers for import to the US though i havent had a sale as selling something sight unseen has been difficult as most potential buyers would like to see the vehicle in person first, thing is i dont have the capital to import a land cruiser to the states, so thats how things go.

Anyone know of someone that would like diesel land cruisers?

Cheers
 
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Because most are gone and you cannot find ways to revive the dead ones. If you send that specific 68 Toyota to the US you will not be able to find parts to revive it to collectible quality.
It's a '68 not a '28. Heck, you can still get most parts to keep 20's Model T's on the road. And I did say that one was pretty beat.
 
It's a '68 not a '28. Heck, you can still get most parts to keep 20's Model T's on the road. And I did say that one was pretty beat.

Yes you can get parts for a model T, but readily available in Nicaragua and for a very affordable cost certainly not. If the goal is to have a reliable and affordable daily driver a 68 Corolla is a bad idea, any car made in 1968 is a bad idea. If you want a 2nd or 3rd car to tinker around on the weekend than a 68 Corolla is a good idea.
 
It's a '68 not a '28. Heck, you can still get most parts to keep 20's Model T's on the road. And I did say that one was pretty beat.
the model t has active support and determined owners, very old toyotas don’t. even when they are it can be difficult, ask the people parting out multiple cressidas to keep one on the road
 
It's a '68 not a '28. Heck, you can still get most parts to keep 20's Model T's on the road. And I did say that one was pretty beat.
YOU with unlimited time in the US might do this as a hobby when you already have 2 other cars in the family that's reliable.

HE in Nicaragua with limited budget buying a reliable grocery car is not the right person to buy that 68 to export to the US for flipping. Unless you pay him deposit to have him buy it for you and put it in a container for you to ship it to the US.
 
@atikovi Hey, i could buy classic cars for you and ship them to miami from nicaragua. Process is super easy if you are interested, as I know the costs for shipping and customs clearance. Touching on what Pandabear said, you could send me as wire transfer to my bank aaccount to cover car, shipping and other costs to get ot shipped to you.

Anyone else interested in getting cars from nicaragua, such as non usdm turbo diesel toyota land cruisers, classic toyotas, diesel bmws drop me a line.
 
The Kia Avella used to be sold over here as the Ford Aspire in the early 1990’s. They were not very popular and didn’t last long.
My folks test drove one before buying a Tempo, and were actually ‘scared’ by how gutless it was!
 
Haha. I highly doubt there are bugattis in nicaragua. As far as luxury cars and exotic cars go, the most exotic would be a porsche 911 and the most luxurius a merc s class.

Havent seen a ferrari, lambos or rolls around here.
 
Nicaragua is only a 2 and half hour flight from miami or dallas, and a 5 hour flight from california. Major us airlines such as american and delta fly here on a daily basis. We accept cash in person also, the vehicles are available for prepurchase inspections also.

Cheers,
 
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