UZZ32 Information

Introduction

The UZZ32 "active" Soarer is a variant of the Toyota Soarer, produced for the Japanese domestic market from 1991 to 1996.

Although the UZZ32 model shares many similarities with the other Toyota V8 Soarers (UZZ30 and UZZ31 models), as well as the left-hand drive Lexus SC400 of the era, it contains a number of unique features including an advanced, computer-controlled hydraulic suspension as well as four-wheel steering.

How common are they?

As only 873 UZZ32 Soarers were produced over some six years, these vehicles are now becoming increasingly rare.

Where are they found?

Of the "known" vehicles, the majority are located in Australia and Great Britain, with others appearing in eg New Zealand as well as their native Japan. Since these vehicles were only produced in right-hand-drive form, they are generally not found in North America or Europe, though there are exceptions, including at least one vehicle in Norway.

Many of the 873 vehicles are "yet to be located", while others are known to have been wrecked and/or dismantled.

How to recognise one?

- chassis number 
- UZZ32 struts
- 4 ws
- dash switches 
- dash display
- on the track (ie not leaning!)?

The presence of expensive options (eg the "factory" reversing camera) may increase the chance that it is a UZZ32, because... Conversely, certain options were not available on the "active" Soares. For example, the factory-fitted was bot available until ..., meaning that...

Production Timeline

- chassis numbers table
- features change timeline
- optional features table, including date/month/build number where eg sunroofs where introduced

Build plate decoding

- sequence number
- colour code (internal and external)
- driveline code

Vehicle and/or owner's register

- summary table (with columns in the table for key factors?) of which cars are 'known' - 
- individual pages per-car

People

Hall of fame - 3rd parties

- rob hayden
- vlamos
- smiffie
- neal
- niall 
- peter taplin
- planetsoarer
- darren (hinges
- electronics

Buying

- source
- prices
- things to check
  - is it (still) an active
  - suspension test
  - 4ws test 

Cost of ownership

- Pros & Cons
   - low purchase price, but 20 years old
- tecnical complexity
- potential difficulty in finding parts (and thus cost)
- fuel consumption

Servicing

- workshops (by location?)
  - niall
  - neal
  - smiffie
- service manuals 
  - Lexus SC400
  - Soarer 'bible' CD  
  - Wiring diagram
  - spare parts manual (online or cd)

- DIAGNOSTICS

- diY

- SUSPENSION STRUTS 
  - TOP HALF 
  - BOTTOM (ACCUMULATORS)
- SUSPENSION PUMP
- ELECTRONICS
- SENSORS
  - g-SENSORS
  - HEIGHT SENSORS
- 4WS STEERING  

- deactivating an active soarer

- reasons for and against
- process
- leftover parts

- parts sourcing

   - castle hill toyota
   - amayama
   - lexus / toyota US (eg Carsons)
- spare parts cd

User community

- clubs 
- External websites that may be of interest 
   - alsc
   - soarercentral
   - planetsoarer
 - events

- for sale and wanted

 - parts
 - cars