Problem is, to get a S. American diesel model, I'd have to go to S. America, buy it, and drive it over the US-Mexico border at Tiajuana to have any hope of registering it (easier to do w/ Mexican plates...customs might look twice if I have Colombian plates and sagging rear springs! :-) ). It seems to me that if one imports a right-hand drive model that has a comparable brethren in the US (like a late series 80 turbo diesel 5 spd), it's easier to do the steering conversion doing the complete engine/tranny/driveline swap. Anyways, if I ever imported a cruiser, it has to be diesel (besides the obvious benefits) since in CA, diesel cars are smog test exempt. :-) This gets around the problem of meeting CA smog regs for gas engines (would need a USA ECU for that). Next (and most importantly), I have relatives in Japan who have some leverage with Toyota and can negotiate a nice price for me on a new JDM Toyota (that's the real motivation! :-) )