Rusty fresh import?

Wow, came across this




Its a fairly tidy (or well polished) 1.8 S-Special imported into the US. Its a Grade 4 car.

But the auction sheet

Looks fairly typical, A1 and U1 scratches and dings, usual stuff. But then check that C2 damage. C2 is a rust hole. This car was somehow graded by USS as a 4, but it has a rotten sill.

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My Japanese isn’t great I’m afraid… :grin:

In the auction sheet, check the drawing, which highlights the damage around the Car. “A” denotes a scrach (the number is the severity). U is a dent. Marked by the drivers side rear wheel is C2. This means severe rust, and someone has scribbled some kanji along side it, to indicate the severe rust is a hole.

Anyone looking at fresh imports, or looking to import a car; keep an eye out. Usually cars with rust would be downgraded to 2 or less. But this one is a 4. 10 years ago, a grade 4 Eunos Roadster would b a really nice car. All I can think is because, from first glance, that this car looks really nice, its kept its points.