BRIBES & MONEY UNDER THE TABLE DEALS WITH JAPANESE CAR AUCTIONS! 

Sam SW20's have body coloured "TOYOTA" badges from factory.

Good video, this stuff needs to be exposed more especially to amateur buyers. I always thought Japan’s auction were some of the most thorough/honest but I guess money can corrupt anything

“rust is to a minimal” rip Kalvin Malli but hes doing a WHOLE rebuild

No more cars till you get the Evo done Sammit!

The mr2 badges match the paintwork out the factory so it’s not wrong

It's a shame this is happening, I worked in those same auctions back in 2001-02 and the grading system was honest and prices were cheap compared to the now crazy jdm market.. Nice seeing these videos keep up the good work...

Exactly how they got Kalvin Malli (rust is to a minimal)

Since the increased demand for these cars the quality has dropped drastically. Been importing for 12+ years just imported my last car evo x manual I’m done with the crazy prices . Let’s hope my 10 GSR rises in price like all the rest I sold 🤦🏻‍♂️ thanks for exposing the system I had suspected as much the corruption goes soooo deep when there is money to be made under the table sadly for that reason I am out after 12+ years

14:06 did he really just say that was a NB Miata lol

The badges on the MR2's are painted over on the majority of SW20 models from factory by the way

3:18 Rust is to a minemall If you know then you know

@11:18 a 57 Chevy with no mention. What is there like 5 in all of Japan?

I've registered to view the USS auction listings as I'm starting to think of doing more than window shopping. Your vids a godsend, giving me a better idea of what questions to ask and what closeups to request when I get serious...

Pretty heartbreaking seeing how corrupt the used car market is in Japan and the rising prices there and in the states isn’t making me optimistic by the time I’m able to buy one for myself

Yellow S15 is Lightning Yellow (EV1), CYM is a Mazda RX7 thing.

That is why we NEVER trust the auction sheets and always have our guys to check the cars. Auction sheets are dodgy as hell these days, unlike 20yrs ago

Thank you sammit for the transparency and beautiful content

I found your channel about three weeks ago and I absolutely love your work keep it up man. Thanks for keeping things real and showing the truth. I am Silvia lover so this channel is perfect for me!!

Would be good to see you buy a “minimal rust” car with a questionable grade just to dive deep into it and see how bad it would really be

The orange seats/door cards were a factory option, I think Spec B/B Spec something like that, similar option choice as the blue ones.

I like the red Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart next to that yellow s15. Super underrated cars

Never in my life did I ever expect to see a Chrysler 300 limousine LOL 300's are everywhere here where I live tho

am i the only one that was focused on and admiring the Colt Ralliart beside the yellow S15

the mr2 baddges come like that from the factory. I'm the second owner of mine, has never been resprayed and mine is the same way. Only the one that says "Toyota" though. nothing weird there

GTO would be fun pushing through those 55km corner's at 140km was crazy back in the day friend brought one and the handling was amazing 😊 driving car nice for open road driving

@15:16 the Toyota badge is color-keyed from the factory on SW20.

10:10 Ok now that is just cool as hell! That would make for a badass little daily!

I used an import company for one into Australia and I think there is also corruption within the people they pay to inspect cars. Mine had hidden rust and signs of repair which never got reported to me. And of course the company that you pay for these quality inspections do not accept any liability.

i remember when my grade 4 Toyota Starlet GT EP82 with full recaro and sunroof cost me only £1400 here in the UK as a second UK owner. And my EVO 5 grade 4 only £4000. I got to enjoy these cars for buttons, now people coughing up their life savings, tragic

And in addition to that, it is not only limited to just the auctions anymore. The whole export handling has become such a hustle. Falsified documented buyout prices, crazy container fees, forged tax documents, additional negotiations to "speed" up the export. The last rip off we heard of was during last summer from a local shop that was asked to pay 15,000$ premium in addition to the 2000$ basic overseas shipping fee with the justification that this extra payment (read bribe) might accelerate container shipping. As far as we know the container still hasn't moved a feet away from it's park position on the port.

‘Not original’- That actually is an original interior. Known as the option b interior that came in both blue and orange colours. Very very rare option and sell for ridiculous prices. Only sub 240 orange and about double that were of blue were made. 5k+ here in aus. I have the full interior in my car and it’s awesome.

Really love these videos man! 👌🏼 A lot have people have lost their minds recently and are willing to drop mega money on cars these days...and this is what happens when people see an opportunity to take advantage of that. Again, love these auction walk arounds 👍🏼

The silver Mercedes wagon at 15:05 is pretty epic. Looks like it has an amg body kit on it, if it’s an original amg car it’s worth good money

That rust on that yellow 4B graded (I think. I forget) S15 is outrageous. Damn

These prices piss me off on the jdm big 3 GTR's supra and RX-7'S it's just people running the prices up bye hoarding them. I hope this bubble pops soon. And shout out to Kalvins garage for the minimal rust lol but throw some subs his way to help him out they finessed the shit out of him with that R32.

Sammit: Minimal rust Me:Ayyy he watch Kalvins garage seems he see the video

Silvia Varietta In Japan, Nissan offered a retractable hardtop variant of the Silvia, called the . The Varietta was built by Autech and was based on the Spec-S model, featuring the same naturally aspirated engine, with a choice of the 5-speed manual transmission or the 4-speed automatic transmission. This is a rare type of Nissan Silvia which is uncommon in most places as only 1143 cars were produced.

The orange interior in the s15 is OEM if you didn't know

wish Sammit looked at more subaru stuff. but love the content no mater what!!

That w124 t modell with the amg body kit😍😍😍

Very thankful for you doing videos like this. I'm not in the market for anything, but knowing how people will pay so much based off initial looks. Like you mentioned the RU-vid videos and blogs about people buying their dream car only to find out its a complete lemon.

@14:36 the RX7 is drop gorgeous but the W124 AMG E 36 Estate ca.270HP next to it looks DOPE AF.

Next episode: “How I got deported from Japan”

The orange s15 seats ARE ORIGINAL factory option jeez

Can you help me get a soon us legal stagea.

Honestly you should get a rotary in your collection, would be pretty awesome

You just walk by a S15 vert?!! Didn’t even know it was a thing.

On the MR2s, that badge is always painted in the cars colour

Jimmy Oakes needs to do one of his k trucks like the one you saw!

yes man this is so helpful and so awesome. I LOVE THE AUCTION VIDEOS

Surprised he walked right by an S15 Varietta without saying anything.

7:02 the elegy from GTA SA lol 😂😂, great video man

"fix it hide it flip it" sounds like Stancenation/ JapaneseClassics

Those 3000GTs are awesome until you have to work on the engine bay haha.

I appreciate the video Sam! Love the content and I'm glad to see these things get exposed

Definitely good insight. I am planning to import a car and good to see prices are going down

Sam I'm glad your calling out these people! Maybe that could be a side job for you being the "on the ground person" for us American guys and aus people lol charge a price and help us from getting scammed lol

How much does a Mazda miata/mx-5 normally go for at these auctions?

Solid of you to educate the people on the shadiness of the car market down there very sad it’s going to hurt the business for the proper dealers

that s15 with the factory orange interior will probably show up on youtube in a year and the title will be "holy grail s15"

This could be your big Documentary/contribution to the JDM scene Sam.Uncovering the corruption within the Japanese car auction system

@0:07 you should have bought that white SW20!

bro cannot make fun of people for saying cookie when he just called that a Toronto 7:25 lol

That Keo truck si awesome. There's a small modded kei truck scene in again and I saw a concept art for one that made me fall in love with the idea of doing a hyper turboed drifting kei truck

Thank you for raising that issue the more I see these vids the more I want to come to Japan get get a subaru impreza

SAM you definitely need the Kei Truck OMG that's so awesome man

15:15 - most mr2s have this badge paint matched. I think they actually came factory like that? Since I've never seen a chrome one before unless someone installs it. And I've seen hundreds of mr2s. So no, this mr2 seems clean. Most are still decent since they havent been molested yet..

You doing the lords work sammit!!

Do you provide inspection and importation to the USA? If so how much ?

The 3000GT's are cheap because the electrics will explode at random and the engine bay is so tight it's near impossible to work on the thing

Sammit really be exposing everything

That kei truck was so so cool!

The fact when you overlook a 1957 bel air at 10:10

Hello sam. Really excited to see this video.

rohabs chaser sounds soooo good.

6:56 did he really just walk past a rare s15 convertible

Sammit you acknowledged the 69 Torino which is a Dream Car of mines here in the States but you totally ignored the Blue 57 Chevy which is a American Icon that's in front of the Shell truck....

How you goin to just walk past a s15 vert 6:54

@6:57 that’s a really nice hard top convertible s15

I bought the yellow 200.. i have already fllipped it with eyes closed for 65K AUS

Orange seats in an s15 are OEM and very rare. It's an interior option (option b) that was chosen by the original buyer when purchasing the car from nissan by ticking a box. There were only 1100 option b s15's manufactured and the vast majority of them were the blue option with I believe less than 300 being orange. They also sell for crazy money (like 3k USD),I have a set in my S15 and love them. Also CYM is the colour code for yellow Mazda's. S15 yellow is EV1

I like the auction videos !!!!!!!!!!!!keep it coming.

Rowhab had a big ballz foo 🤣 revving infront of the police 🤣🤙

the more I like think about it, the more I'm just going to buy private party when something good comes up. Auctions are almost not worth it anymore

"do a sick skid mate" XD

"rust is to a minimal" - kalvin malli

Your vids are always helpful I think I’m just gonna buy cars in my area at least I can see it with my own eyes and take it to a mechanic to get it checked out !

Man you walked straight past a black gc8!

Jdm Mr2s have colour coded badges standard

That blue MR2 it's a rare slick top since it doesn't has the T tops

What about the galant vr4 I use to have a 2001 usdm 6g72 Mitsubishi galant had some money put into it also had one of a kind tyc tail lights that I left on it when I broke down in Albuquerque New Mexico junked it at bones auto salvage man I miss that car I seen a few in some of your car auction videos

The most G-wagons I’ve ever seen are in Tokyo. And I’ve worked at a Mercedes dealership. Keep up the work Sammit, I really liked this video showing the shady side of importing a Japanese car.

Great video as always. I now know what to look at

Would you be the guy on the ground? I'll definitely be in the market when this dang house sells!

You don't see many GTOs in japan anymore or in your videos on your travels Sammit , i love my 1993 GTOTT , very under rated car , Greetings from Scotland

It's funny I saw a video dude was telling people if you import a car from Japan its going to be good because they will not ship something leaking oil. 🤣

That Shell truck is really nice I would cop it for the fun of it

I love living in the desert because most cars here have little to no rust

That s15 orange interior is option B and oem

that white altezza and black chaser your mate just got are super tidy