Loving my new to me 2002 JDM Hirochi Sunburst
Joe Schmitt, here
Just recently bought this 2002 Sunburst wagon. Posting here on the local BeamBook group to show off my new ride.
100K on the body, but it’s been swapped with a near pristine twin turbo Ibishu Pessima GT-Z 3.0 6 in line litre power plant and drivetrain. Clean swap too. Clean, well kept body. I’d bought it for a very happy price considering what’s been put into it. $7000, including winter tires.
I had before this, a fairly new Ibishu CrossSport that kept having mechanical issues and I honestly hated the screen interface. So sold that off to some dealership went and bought this with some extra cash I have accrued from working at TJ’s Off Road in the small town at the base of Beam Mountain. Saw the listing on BeamBook marketplace, it was his well kept weekend toy. Professional drive train, very clean. The AWD system works excellent carving through the mammoth valley winters on early commutes to work. Added a turbo timer just so I don’t have to idle in parking lot. CD player, tactile controls, lots of power. There’s a nitrous kit, but I took the bottle out so I’m not running an illegal config. The right hand drive took a bit of getting used to and the joy of getting an agent to manually input my VIN was a fun game, but once all that was gotten past, it’s been my daily.
Might look into a Kei trucks next. Does anyone have any suggestions on whether the Kevin or the Talent is better?
Edit: she’s a 2012, totally blaming autocorrect on that one!