2000 Toyota Crown Estate Athlete G 2JZ, RWD, Leather (1/143) · 77,205 mi

This is a 2000 Toyota Crown Estate Athlete G 2JZ, RWD, Leather (1/143), finished in Cinnabar Mica Pearl, sitting in our stock and ready to ship. The transmission recorded against it is automatic. Stamped on the plate: JZS175-0034229.

The S170 Crown explained

JZS17 covers the straight-six Crowns of the S170 generation, built from 1999. The code marks a JZ-series 2.5 or 3.0-litre inline-six: the Athlete V versions carry the turbocharged 1JZ-GTE, while others use the direct-injection 2JZ-FSE. All are rear-wheel drive. The Crown is Toyota's oldest continuous nameplate and has never been sold new outside Japan in this form.

Odometer at 77,205 miles, approximately 124,200 km. Japanese domestic-market cars are read in kilometres, so that is the number this one spent its life displaying.

On paper

• Year: 2000
• Make: Toyota
• Model: Crown Estate Athlete G 2JZ, RWD, Leather (1/143)
• Chassis code: JZS17
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 77,205
• Engine: 2JZ-FSE
• Colour: Cinnabar Mica Pearl
• Chassis number: JZS175-0034229
• Body type: Sedan / Sports
• Stock reference: BUC81485

The configuration

Japanese-market saloons and coupes of this period were built to a domestic specification that never crossed to North America: different engines, different trim, different equipment, and in many cases a model that was simply never offered elsewhere. That is the reason to import one rather than buy a local equivalent — there is no local equivalent.

This band covers the JDM cars people import on purpose rather than by accident: turbocharged, rear-driven or four-wheel-drive specifications that were sold in Japan only, now past the 25-year threshold.

Making it yours

The 2000 build year puts it outside the 25-year window that restricts importing vehicles built to a foreign specification. Customs entry, import documentation and title work are all done here, and we arrange transport to any state. The figure is $17,995, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.