I will be moving to Japan in a few months. I would like to know what are your suggestions on a used car there. Not looking for anything expensive. Maybe <$10k. I heard cars are dirt cheap there. Silvya, Skyline, etc.. hell I've heard Toyota and mitsu ain't too bad either.
Thanks
Love Peace and Chicken grease.

 

god bless jdm land first and foremost . now if i could get a good, reliable car in japan id have to pick a r32 skyline gts or gtr. gtrs might be a bit more expensive but all the more awesome. i actually have heard that r33s are cheaper than r32s in japan. but get a skyline, and take pictures

 

When and where are you going to be there?
My wifes father owns a Dealership in Japan, so I could probably help you get something for a good price.

As far as up to the 10K range you'll have a lot of options.

The Skylines below were a bit over 10k, around 13k but they were pretty done up, both were 600whp

 

man your moving to japan and not buying an r34 skyline

 

I think the R34 is over-rated..
If your there you will see them all the time, and they still arent neccessarily cheap.

 

Godzilla, those definitely look like top choices.

I was going to go with a new car, but I think since I'm not bringing back to the states(at least that's what the plan is) I should go with a nice looking beater. I'll be in Misawa Japan for 3 years.
I'll definitely send you a pm later on and see if you can have your wife's daddy-0 work out a deal with me. Thanks.

One more thing, IF I was to bring it back to the states, would I HAVE TO change the steering wheel to the Left side? I've searched on google for the info. Can't find anything on it. I know about the emissions, no way around that.

 

Sorry to butt in but no you dont change the steering configuration. What you do need to change are the airbags, side impact door beams, 5mph bumpers and the lights I think. You should contact motorex they have the specifics on what you have to do. Good luck, japan is awesome.

 

Thanks for the info... Man I tell ya, ever since I found out I was getting stationed there, people have been telling me it's really nice, some didn't even wanted to come back...

 

I believe Motorex has their RI(Registered Importers Liscense) pulled, therefore can no longer register.

It would be hard to bring a new car back anyway. Misawa, that may be too far away from where he's at to benifit you

If your going over for military,you should consider bringing a car over there, plus you can get good money if you bring the right car over.. Me personally I would bring a tricked out harley

Also, dont quote me on this but, if memory servers me right there is some flaw that allows military people to bypass some of the restrictions on getting a car legal.

 

oh yeah here are some things if you want to see stuff online over there
This should keep you busy

A few Japanese Text conversions
Automobile = 自動車
Automobile Body = 自動車車体
Motorcycle = オートバイ
Parts = パーツ

Toyota = トヨタ
Nissan = 日産
Subaru = スバル
Suzuki = スズキ
Honda = ホンダ
Mitsubishi = 三菱
Mazda = マツダ
Lotus = ロータス

Skyline = スカイライン
FairladZ(350Z) = フェアレディZ
Silvia = シルビア
Corolla = カローラ
Supra = スープラ
Impreza = インプレッサ

Coupe = クーペ
Wagon = ワゴン

Year = 年式 (H17 corresponds to 2005, H16 = 2004, etc, etc)
Mileage = 走行距離

Basic Yen 円 or
10,000 Yen 万円
Example:
672.0万円 = 6,720,000.00 JPY Japan Yen
Use http://xe.net for latest conversion rates.


Websites to do research
Japan In general
http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan

Primary auction used in Japan
http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/
If your lazy and want it in english
http://nifty.amikai.com/amiweb/brows...ngpair=JA%2CEN

Another auction site but a bit harder to navigate.
http://furima.rakuten.co.jp/

Gerneral Used car Sales (dealerships I believe)
http://www.get-u.com/

Used Car sales (dealerships and personal)
http://www.carsensor.net/
On that page "Click on this image"

 

NISSAN ELGRAND....thats all i have to say about that...if i moved over there this would be the first thing i would buy.

 

Where you gonna park that thing..
Parking sucks over there..

 

Wow, thanks for the links Godzilla, definitely gonna come in handy. There are some exceptions for military, and I have heard of people bringing their vehicles to the states, but there's a lot of b.s. you have to deal with.
BTW
Do these have prices?

http://www.carsensor.net/cgi-bin/CS/...000000**NI_95*

 

Easiest way to convert is
898= 89k
Its actually cheaper than 89k but I just do a $1 to 100yen conversion (its easier to remember)

At the mometn the cheapest R34 GTR on that site is around 25k

 

*Hyperventaliting*

Sweet... thanks

 

Just got back from Toyota City and it is very nice. Only thing was the food get used to Fear Factor cause that's what it seems like!

 

I agree the food is very different, and can be hard for some to adjust too.

 

just curious... where in Japan are you going to?