Can anyone/me go to the auctions in japan?

[akeenan]

can someone please tell me if anyone can go to the auctions in japan. i will be going back there soon, not sure when and i wanted to go there and have a bit of a look. also can someone point me in the direction of where i would go to see them and also any good/cheap etc auto places so i can buy some things for my r33. ¼Ò¹«¤¿¤¤! thanks

[king_kw13]

I went to Japan to check out the car I had bought on Auction here in Oz .... but it was already at the docks so I couldn't see it

To access the auction yards, you need to be something like a licensed buyer to be able to access them. Apparently, there are like buses within the auction yards to take you around the different lots. U need to go where u are going, or else u will get lost!!!

I guess if you are with a buyer, you should be able to get in and check out all the cars there.

[king_kw13]

Oh yeah as for auto places, if you are in Tokyo, there is this big Autobarn-type place (but heaps more kickass) called Super Autobacs. It is in Shinonome.

There are also places called 'Yellow Hat' (don't ask me why they name an auto shop after a hat). The one I went to was in Meguro also in Tokyo.

[akeenan]

cool thanks for that, are the prices cheaper overall?

[king_kw13]

I was quite poor whilst I was over there, so I could only afford a turbo timer and some other rice accessories. But yeah they are definitely cheaper over there.

Try a Blitz DTT DCII for AUD$160 (or there abouts)

[ylwgtr2]

i can take you anywhere....let me know when you going and we can catch up...cheers

[hippy]

whats a blitz dtt dcII ?? how much does one of them cost over here?? cause i have a friend going over to live in japan so i'm going to try to get him to get me stuff from over there.

[king_kw13]

Go to the blitz website www.blitz.com.au and check out turbo timers.

If u are too lazee, here is the brief desc for u from the site:

Dual Turbo Timer (Digital Compact)

Features:

Auto timer

Manual timer

Boost gauge

Peak hold display

Boost warning

Stop watch

5 lap times

$325.00 AUD

Hey kewl, i got myself a boost gauge

[hippy]

wow ... thats like double the price ... i gotta get my friend to be sending stuff over!!!!! hmmm lets see what i want ... apexi afc apexi avcr ... tein coil over?? .. anything else??

[akeenan]

I can take you anywhere....let me know when you going and we can catch up...cheers

ylwgtr2 you are the man! I will be going over to japan again in probably about 2 months. I only wanted to check out the auctions to see how they operate I'm not interested in buying from them. However I am interested in buying a few things for my r33 whilst in japan if money allows.

if its cool i'll msg you closer to the date?

[hippy]

what are the shops i should be telling my friend to go to in japan for cheap quality stuff??

oh yeah ... he will be in mainly tokyo and osaka and maybe some other little towns ...

[ylwgtr2]

yep no worries...let me know

[akeenan]

thanks mate! peace.