Import Prices, whats the go?

[Tommyk]

Most definitely.

Oh please

[ookami]

Paradizzle: Correction, the r31 is a tissue box. r33's are boats. Somewhere between those two series you have a nice angular car called the r32.  

And where would we be without those beautiful whales..

yeah they went from a tissue box to a Milk Crate to pure style ... just joking each to their own

I seem to change cars about once every year, not intentionally but thats just the way it ends up. From talking to other people I still think the 15 year rule has had some effect on it, but it still doesn't explain r33 gtr prices.

[DAN00H]

the offical import figures of the 15 yr old cars was just over 10,000 - not 15,000 or 20,000....

I doubt you can get an R34 GTR over here for under 70k...

I'll be keeping my R32 GTR.... period. must remember that a lot of ppl get loans for their cars, some might lose their jobs, some might want to get out of debt etc, some might lose their licence, insurance too much etc etc - hence the turnover.

[ookami]

the offical import figures of the 15 yr old cars was just over 10,000 - not 15,000 or 20,000....

I doubt you can get an R34 GTR over here for under 70k...

I'll be keeping my R32 GTR.... period. must remember that a lot of ppl get loans for their cars, some might lose their jobs, some might want to get out of debt etc, some might lose their licence, insurance too much etc etc - hence the turnover.

There's a an R34 GTR for under 70 grand, and its tidy as!! But it is true you can import one for about 55 grand landed, complied and registered.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=69670

[writeoff]

In 2004 about 17,000 cars were imported into Australia, verses just under a 1,000,000 new car sales.

I've just imported 3 cars under the 15 year rule. One thing you have to remember is that the final figure you pay for the car is about 60+% over the actual cost of the car (including rego & stamp duty, a service, and dyno tune). Everyone of the cars I brought in went thousands over the expected cost despite using cost calculators at two different import sites.

[predator]

mine was within about $100..

The GTR thing is pretty easy.. those with money don't want that sort of car.. and these days there is more cop presence and hassles (esp. vic) as there are just generally more imports around. Most also know the car is going to depreciate a heap, and hence will spend the money on something more meaningful such a property or other investment.

It's no longer than 'special' to own a GTR and the age of them is now getting on 10 years for most, so the once elite status of them has gone too.. "you have a 10 year old car that cost you $40,000??!! er great"

[popeye132]

You drive a R31 and your calling a 33 ugly? R31 is a boat with wheels.

LOL i was thinking the same except boats have more curves than an R31 :kick:

[dopefish]

I think the price of Silvia's and Skylines etc at the auctions is quite high.

I bought a japanese equivilent of the trading post with just cars/motorbikes for sale and

visited some car yards in japan and they had private sales of R32 GTS-T's for $1000-3000 and silvia's for maybe $500-2500 (basic cars,1990 etc) while at auctions they seem to sell for heaps more.

It was very very tempting but i did not have enough money after my holiday for shipping and arranging everything.

[msuen]

There's a an R34 GTR for under 70 grand, and its tidy as!! But it is true you can import one for about 55 grand landed, complied and registered.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=69670

Can you advise me where i can get a fully complied and registered r34 gtr for $55000. I know about the one for $65000 , but $ 55000 is a 10 grand saving .

cheers

michael

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[Greg]

The reason for the sudden decline in value I believe is mainly due to the Japanese registration system.

After 3 years, registration becomes more expensive, and then every 2 years subsequent to this registration costs increase again and again to the point that it becomes more cost effective to sell the car and buy a new one. Because registration becomes so expensive, no one (in Japan) wants older cars, therefore their value plummets. ie value is declining exponentially with respect to time.

With regard to R34 and R33 GTRs, they are simply moving down the exponential depreciation curve, it is perfectly natural for imports. And as for R32 GTR prices, they have probably reached their residual value and will not depreciate much further.

Buy an import under 5 years old and you will face massive depreciation. But then again it is the same with most cars. Imports will generally depreciate at higher rates though due to the Japanese registration system.

[funkymonkey]

few of the reasons prices have come down are:

1. more people are willing to buy direct from japan, through a broker or by themselves, as opposed to a few years ago when import car yards charged what they wanted. As word of mouth and people who have mates who have done it increase, they become more and more willing to take the gamble. Couple of years ago, buying a car in japan was taboo, but perfectly safe to buy from an import dealer. Now buying from a dealer is not something special.

2. RAWS... more and more companies are getting compliance plates for common cars. THe best example and most suited to your question is the R33. a year ago, compliance for the R33 GTSt was about $5000 now its as low as $3000. At work I've seen compliancers call in with lower and lower prices because they can't move any cars with the amount of competition.

3. Strong aussie dollar, if you check the exchange rate, at around this time last year the dollar was at 70 yen to a dollar, we are now hovering around the 80 yen to a dollar mark. While this is not a big difference, it can usually knock about $500 off the initial cost of the car.

People can't sell they're cars because they're working on Australian depreciation rates and not japanese rates. Cars are cheaper to import these days than a car that's already been imported and has depreciated.