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Posted: 3/27/2024 12:20:47 AM EDT
Saw a video on Instagram showing a lot with what looked to be hundreds arranged by birthdate for shipping off to the U.S. My feed refreshed but in trying to find the video on google, it looks like most Japanese used car dealers are pulling them to send here. I like that.
Anyone going to buy one? I’m debating a GTT now that there’s a LSX swap kit. It’d be a unique badass little weekend warrior for cheaper than a new Mustang. One of many dealer stashes waiting for their export date to sunset. Attached File |
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No. Nissan = Shit. Right hand drive = Shit. And they are ugly.
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Quoted: No. Nissan = Shit. Right hand drive = Shit. And they are ugly. Send 2nd gen Supra's instead. View Quote Attached File |
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View Quote To clarify, I mean No I won't be buying one. They are all yours OP! |
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Send them all here, the USA is a big Country and we have plenty of room for 'em
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Quoted: Quoted: No. Nissan = Shit. Right hand drive = Shit. And they are ugly. Send 2nd gen Supra's instead. Modern Nissan=shit, Goofus. My experience has been that they have all been shit. All the way back to the days of the Datsun. Surely YMMV |
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I just feel they're going to be ridiculously priced even as a gray market car.
I remember spending time in Japan 10-15 years ago looking at used car lots and shocked how cheap everything is (S14s, S15s, GTRs, Laurels, SW20, WRX, EVO's, etc...) Then checking the prices in the US and the same gray market cars are like 5 times the price. And this was from sketchy importers too. Those cars can be had for so cheap over there because of their restrictions and taxes on kilometers. When cars get to a certain mileage, used car lots will be filled with them. Can't wait to see R34 GTRs with high mileage go for something insane like 75k. |
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Quoted: Kind of partial to the Mitsubishi FTO myself... View Quote My favorite car in Grand Turismo 2, 3, and 4. 1995 Mitsubishi FTO: Regular Car Reviews |
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I'd love one but I'm thinking they're going to go for $70K and up.
Glad to see were finally getting some of the older Japanese cars that we never had though. I'd personally love to see the Celica GT-Four. It was like a baby Supra. Attached File |
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A 25+ yo Japanese import for less than a new mustang? You don't say.
No wonder the jap dealers are pulling their junk trash for Americans willing to pay top dollar. These things are just sitting in garages and lots over there. |
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Quoted: A 25+ yo Japanese import for less than a new mustang? You don't say. No wonder the jap dealers are pulling their junk trash for Americans willing to pay top dollar. These things are just sitting in garages and lots over there. View Quote Are you trying to say people should be buying new Mustangs instead of a GTRs? Why would i want to drive something so basic and played out that i see dozens of out on the streets daily? No one cares about new Mustangs as there is no soul in them. They are a dime a dozen. This is coming from someone that's owned a couple built Mustangs in past 30 years. All I will say to this is.... been there done that! |
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Quoted: I just feel they're going to be ridiculously priced even as a gray market car. I remember spending time in Japan 10-15 years ago looking at used car lots and shocked how cheap everything is (S14s, S15s, GTRs, Laurels, SW20, WRX, EVO's, etc...) Then checking the prices in the US and the same gray market cars are like 5 times the price. And this was from sketchy importers too. Those cars can be had for so cheap over there because of their restrictions and taxes on kilometers. When cars get to a certain mileage, used car lots will be filled with them. Can't wait to see R34 GTRs with high mileage go for something insane like 75k. View Quote Low mile R34 GTR’s are already being offered at almost double that on reserve. Prices will inevitably come down as the import window opens up too. R32’s GTR’s go for around 30k on BaT unless they’re some crazy build or insanely low miles. They were crazy expensive at first too. You can get a decent GTST for under 20k regularly now. An Impul R33-R sold for 27k on BaT which is crazy. R33 GTR in midnight purple with 2,000 miles went for 67k. A Type M with 5,000 miles sold for 23k. It will take a few years but prices will come down significantly for the R34’s too. |
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Quoted: I just feel they're going to be ridiculously priced even as a gray market car. I remember spending time in Japan 10-15 years ago looking at used car lots and shocked how cheap everything is (S14s, S15s, GTRs, Laurels, SW20, WRX, EVO's, etc...) Then checking the prices in the US and the same gray market cars are like 5 times the price. And this was from sketchy importers too. Those cars can be had for so cheap over there because of their restrictions and taxes on kilometers. When cars get to a certain mileage, used car lots will be filled with them. Can't wait to see R34 GTRs with high mileage go for something insane like 75k. View Quote Japanese already know about our 25 year rule and are pricing their cars accordingly. Only thing cheap is newer cars but then you have to pay storage fees over there till legal. |
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Quoted: Are you trying to say people should be buying new Mustangs instead of a GTRs? Why would i want to drive something so basic and played out that i see dozens of out on the streets daily? No one cares about new Mustangs as there is no soul in them. They are a dime a dozen. This is coming from someone that's owned a couple built Mustangs in past 30 years. All I will say to this is.... been there done that! View Quote Not at all, people should spend money on whatever they like. Some like swords and fedoras, some people subscribe to onlyfans, and some will buy old Japanese imports for 30k. |
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Quoted: A 25+ yo Japanese import for less than a new mustang? You don't say. No wonder the jap dealers are pulling their junk trash for Americans willing to pay top dollar. These things are just sitting in garages and lots over there. View Quote It took the Mustang GT a full extra 30 years to be able to match the lowly R32 on a race track. They also probably made 5000 Mustang GT’s to every GTR year by year. You don’t have to like it, but it was the first every man’s car to actually beat up the exotics. And it would smoke a Testarossa on any type of race track with 3 friends in the car for a fourth of the price. Some of us are car guys that respect the classics, but you will likely never understand. |
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Quoted: It took the Mustang GT a full extra 30 years to be able to match the lowly R32 on a race track. They also probably made 5000 Mustang GT's to every GTR year by year. You don't have to like it, but it was the first every man's car to actually beat up the exotics. And it would smoke a Testarossa on any type of race track with 3 friends in the car for a fourth of the price. Some of us are car guys that respect the classics, but you will likely never understand. View Quote How compelling. Import an ancient Japanese everyman's exotic. How about building a factory 5 cobra instead? Similar price point. |
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If someone totals one and I can get it dirt cheap and fix it maybe.
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Quoted: How compelling. Import an ancient Japanese everyman's exotic. How about building a factory 5 cobra instead? Similar price point. View Quote Because Cobras only serve two purposes. Track use, or just to be seen in. You can hop in a sorted Skyline and do anything a normal car needs to do. You could buy a cheap single turbo model even as a 4 door and still beat up most cars on the road. The factory commuter hotrods of the era were either dead or miles behind. The GMC Typhoon was really the only thing in all of the 90’s that could hang but certainly not in the element of breaking Nurburgring records like the Skyline. Germans nope. Corvette nope. F and fox bodies nope. Grand National was gone. The Skyline was the king that came from humble roots. That’s why it was so loved in Japan and it was why the rest of the world adored it. |
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How about a 24 year old GT-R with 100k miles…
$260K As the auction nears its end with only 2 days remaining, just a friendly reminder that this R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 is Show or Display legal, and free indoor storage is available until March 2025 if the winning bidder wants to wait and import under the 25 year law. |
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I can drive stick but left handed? And then get back in my car right handed?
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Zero interest in a RHD car. I see plenty of RHD imports around Portland. Diesel 80 series Land cruisers, Hi Ace vans, some sort of Mini Van like firetruck.
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Right hand drive? I'm out in the sticks where the natives drive 5 under and the closest 4 lane is 30 miles away. Love my Miata coupe.
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Quoted: I'd love one but I'm thinking they're going to go for $70K and up. Glad to see were finally getting some of the older Japanese cars that we never had though. I'd personally love to see the Celica GT-Four. It was like a baby Supra. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/435954/wallpapers-toyota-celica-1994-4-15184468-3170632.JPG View Quote Yeah I'd love to have this and a 93 GT-Four with the flip up headlights. My buddy is bringing over an R33 when he moves back to the US from Japan next year. |
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It would be interesting to know the total that come in. Then a year later see how many are still left in driving condition after all the Fast and the Furious wannabes have totaled them.
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I remember years ago doing a delivery at an AT&T office. I noticed an R32 in the parking lot. I purposely drove by it on my way out...nedium gray color, RHD, looked stock. And it looked awesome.
I've wanted one ever since I saw it in the original Gran Turismo. I like the R33 and the R34, too, but the R32 is my favorite. I'd love to have one in dark gray and throw some RAYS Volk Racing TE37s on it. |
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I loved fast and furious but never saw the appeal of those cars. 90s 2 door cars are fun and all but let’s not lose our minds.
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Quoted: I loved fast and furious but never saw the appeal of those cars. 90s 2 door cars are fun and all but let’s not lose our minds. View Quote The appeal with the gtr is the rb26dett engine. They can make insane power on the factory block with a simple turbo, fuel injectors and a tune. Who doesn’t like 1000 all wheel horsepower |
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I know a guy that bought one.
Think he paid around 40k for it. It had something that needed to be fixed though. I don't remember what. He also had a imported Integra I think. |
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