JDM Car Market RN Be Like... 

Hi Angel, you think it would be possible making a simillar video of JDMs cars that actually stood affordable or became little cheaper? If that even possible. I've no clue about american market since im europian but it might be cool idea.

Never thought 90s jdm cars would go for more than entry supercar prices

"More than you can afford pal, Toyota" At this point in time, people are better off buying older Ferrari.

Either To the moon, or to the center of the earth.

It's sad to think that people my age, 17, will never be able to afford the cars of their dreams because of people just a few years older than them. I genuinely looked forward to owning a Miata for cheap, then moving to something cooler like a Skyline or an Evo when I could afford it. But now, I know that, until the inevitable crash years and years from now, prices will just keep going up, just out of reach for me, and many others.

I swear some people should start making kit car of these jdm cars in the future since the 3d printing is getting more & more convenient as time goes

Cars in general are hella inflated. I’m seeing V6 camaros and mustangs from the 90s with high mileage going for over 5K which is ridiculous. I remember when you could pick these things up for like $1500 in decent condition

Clout is one hell of a drug. You don't build a car to satisfy your fragile ego and your followers, no, it's your car, do what you want, for your own enjoyment. Even I as a teenager is sick of this clout culture stuff. And why is it that most of them always pick Japanese cars??? I fear that when I'm an adult, the cars that my generation loved so much aren't very obtainable anymore. Can we please stop chasing clout? Also, how's the Miata?

I feel like we are getting to the point where a lot of people are going to have to start going after the more obscure cars (like the Dodge Stealth over the 3000GT or Saturn Sky over the Miata) if they want something semi-affordable. It really seems like the days of cheap sports cars are coming to an end which sucks for the common enthusiast who can't afford to buy a 20k plus car, mod and maintain it, and deal with the other expenses in life. I really hope the prices do eventually come down so these cars can be owned and loved by everyone again and not just the guys who use them for Insta clout or whatever.

Kinda curious. Do you think the car market will ever crash in a similar way the housing market crashed in 2008? I ask since cars are getting more and more expensive, more and more people will need to take loans out on the car and some will not be able to pay it back.

It honestly breaks my heart to see these prices shoot up in value like there's no tomorrow. For the longest time I've always wanted an Evo 9 and when i saw a semi decent one going for 50k i felt my heart drop. I looked at other jdm cars and i see that they have absurd prices as well. At this point i wanna give up on jdm cars.

The most shocking part is, 355s have increased in price themselves, and yet the Supra rocketed past that.....

I recently bought a Miata for like 6K USD and it's honestly sad seeing the prices rise so much because in the future they will no longer be an affordable sports car anymore. I mean, it's technically good for me because my car is gaining value but I kinda want another one in the future. I've been bitten by the Miata bug so I will also lose money as the value rises lol

The Rx8 is funny to me. In the UK Rx8s are going at less than a grand lmao, practically giving me away

JDM cars are loved for being cheap, easy to work on and mod and just being straight up great and randoms like me and you can get. That is no longer the case they are insanely expensive (most of them being the iconic ones and the ones everyone would want). They are so expensive you are better of buying Luxury cars or sports cars it's actually ridiculous

This was always bound to happen. People that were in there childhood when these cars came out are finally becoming able to afford them, and they’re paying up for them! Same thing happened with 60’s and 70’s muscle cars in the early 2000’s, and that seemed just as ridiculous at the time. However, these cars will never go all the way down to where they were 5-7 years ago. They will settle, but never fall down that much, with our now inevitable EV future ruling out manual stick shift drivers cars being made in the future

Back in 2018 I got offered a clean 1997 r33 gtr with 60k miles for 13k but declined it because of personal reasons (back then it was the average price for one) and now looking at todays prices (an average of 65k), it has gone up more than 500%. In conclusion, the market has gone crazy and now I’m depressed because I’ll never be able to afford one anymore.

God evos in general in the UK have gone nuts price wise

People say supply and demand as a catch-all. But it's not prices I'm complaining about per se, more like the how high and how fast they went up is kinda sus

Here in Ohio, i couldve bought a Rx8 with 60000 miles for 3,000. Now that same Rx8 is 12,000. Excuse me, im gonna go regret in the corner

Bring more starter packs, like a newbie starter pack or some like that

These prices have made me appreciate super and muscle cars a lot more

all of the sporty vq platforms have gone up substantially in my area, in 2017 you could get a clean hr 350 for 6-7k and a g35 for 5-6k. now it is hard to find any clean examples of either for under 10k

Saddens me that Clout culture has caused some of these classic Jdm cars to be destroyed just because they can’t take care of them or end up crashing them because they can’t handle their power

I bought my 2011 sti for 14k USD and shortly after I started seeing them in the mid 20s with double the miles mine had. I guess I got one just it time.

The E92 m3 is one of my main dream cars and they have literally doubled in price. You could get a PRISTINE example for no more than 35k back in 2016 -2018 and now they range from 60k to 70k. You can get an older higher mileage one for around 30k today.🙃

all car prices are insane

That's why I'm saving up for a certain 30 year old car from Stuttgart or something like a BMW 635CSi or Audi 100 S4. People haven't really realized their value yet, despite being still very capable today

Social media clout is for sure a big part of it.. but the main reason is the raise of electrics and SUVs.. they have ruined the car industry

As a younger car enthusiast who still hasn’t even bought his first car this really sucks , most of the cars I love are rising to the point of luxury car levels or more , and even cheap beginner car enthusiast cars have gone way up so much to where I probably won’t get my first enthusiast car for a few years , and because of the pool being small I’m also scared of getting something too nice and crashing it , therefore reducing the pool

R32 went for about 10,000-30,000 depending on mileage, import status, and condition/rust/resto status’. Import fees not included! I was looking for a long time but gave up in 2019 when they jumped five grand or so… 😂 if only I knew what I know now

Bought a RX8 in 2020 for 6k. It had 98k on the body and 50k on the engine. The car was kept up with and taken care of. I didn't mind paying that price for such a nice car as it's hard to find RX8s in good condition

Few years ago I was like, all right, no money for now, but I'm gonna work hard make some and buy one of these in a few years. Now I got my target money from few years ago and started looking and omg... I am just so sad. At one point I was like okay, no JDM then, but what about the others? And this basically happened to every good hobby car. With older BMW-s and other germans, italians (never seen Alfas go for so much money... wtf...) And as you said it is not like I don't have the money at all, it just hurts to give 10k for an e36 held up only by rust with 200k and a shady background when you have a family, a life and you can do a lot more with that kind of money. Seems like having a nice hobby car is a serious luxury now... Right before we go full electric and hobby cars disappear completely... What a time to live...

Yeah there are so many cars that I would love to own (even just one of them) but as a 16 year old with no steady job at the moment, that doesn’t seem like it’s gonna happen 2000 svt cobra, ‘69 302 boss, ‘99 skyline gt-r r34, ‘82 trans am, ‘02 trans am WS6, ‘69 charger, etc. so many sick cars that I probably won’t be able to afford....

two years ago, i was pumped cos examples of my dream car, a Z31 300ZX, were going for prices low as 8K and it seemed super attainable for me. now, just two years on, they're selling for over 20K and i question myself whether it's even worth it anymore. another dream car of mine was a 240SX, seeing drift guys like haruguchi and itoh ripping silvias on track made me want to slide around in one for myself. now the cleanest of the 240's sell for upwards of 30K...

R34 GT-R. Literally is £359,000 and was V Spec 2 Nür.

Last time I went to the Car meet I've talked a lot of JDM car owners and most of them told me that buying one is like "meeting your childhood hero" and its often dissapointing For example the Supra owner, he had the car bone stock like 0 mods, just changed the suspension and that's it and even then he said that he car was waay to rought to use it as daily car despite a lot of youtubers made videos saying that its one of the best daily jdm sportscars. I can't even imagine one modified how bad it will run as daily. And the most of the discomfort comes from the clutch and gear shifter. The MR 2 turbo owner said that every time he takes the car out of garage, the car try to kill him. The Miata owner ( NA and NB mostly) that the car is horrible as daily car, not because of the soft or hard top (which people expect) but the suspension and how low you're to the ground. And in the highway a lot of people don't see you and its very dangerous. He said that the car is more as weekend toy for the mountain roads, rather than a car for the highway or city. Surprisingly every european sportscars owners were using their cars as daily and they were really happy with it. So for me, in conclusion, JDM sportscars are way more radical and are very hard to use as daily despite the reliability. Of course there is excepcions. Some excepcions: Honda S2000, NSX and Type R are perfectly fine as daily driver. And Mercedes AMG cars, specially the Black Series ones are way too radical for daily driver. That said, I still love JDM sportscars but for me, most of them are overvalued. I think if we take the half of the value of current inflated JDM cars they can be a good buy, but as it is now its a No, no for me. Unless you're a dead fan of certain JDM car, its better to stay away from it. I rather buy Ek 9 swap it to b18 than buy a type R. I will save around 20k $ which is a lot and can be used for modifications. Also if you are gona buy a special car like those, its better to leave them stock, at least for me.

I would like to see a video like this about American cars

Looking here living in japan there are 300gt for 14k and lower. Ive seen some for 20k but no more than that. Also looking at jzx100 prices here, I thought you would add that price change as well. Thats the car I need.

I found a few R32 GTRs and GTSTs going for about 20-35k (USD, and in my area) in 2018, maybe 2019. I looked at them recently, and most of them are around 30-50 (nationwide), maybe more. I also remember e46 M3s were about 10-15k. Now they’re 15-30.

I remember thinking that one day I would be able to afford to buy a supra but this video has got me thinking that one day I might be able to afford a miata

Also, I saw like one R32 for sale a while ago for like 20k CAD not gtr. Also saw an R33 RHD bone stock GTS-T I think for 7k.

finallyyyy a bladed video I have been binge-watching bladed since week ig, my whole feed is bladed and omni literally

I find it funny that the whole idea of JDM cars got flipped upside down.

I remember looking for cars back in '17, when I was still in high school, deciding if I should get a job and buy something nice on the cheap, as well as decide what my dream car will be. What I had planned for was a late 90's Toyota T100 V6 Manual 4WD, something that had a big bed, not too big as a truck, and towed 5k lbs, and those with 150k-300k mi would be anywhere between 3-8k. Now, they are 5k (for 320k mi), up to 17k, averaging around 12k. Cherokee XJs used to be under 4k easy but now they average 4-5k for ones that aren't totally junk and also up to 15k for nice ones with 100k miles. My attainable dream car was going to be the C6 Z06, which in 2017 you could get a nice one for 35k but many were in the 30's. Now those are hovering in the 40's easy and only ones that are kinda dodgy are in the 30k range.

I remember seeing c4s going for about 5k for 50k mile manual, pre face lift models back in 2017 or 2018. Now 100k mile automatic pre facelift c4s go for 6 or 7k at the minimum.

ahh 2017 feels like yesterday when I used to wait for your videos and cartaku's video with NFS payback gameplay. good days

The voices you make are hilarious! LOVE IT! Made me cry of laughter!

I got my JDM dream car some years before the prices stared going crazy. And when I checked how much they were a few years ago and how their YT coverage increased, my jaw dropped! lol

Proud owner of a 65 fastback mustang and It really really hurts me knowing that a lot of younger car enthusiasts wont have the chance to afford neat cars like these. Really is a shame to think im one of the few before we start seeing only electric stuff sooner or later but congrats to anyone who managed to get a fun and exciting first car and take good care of it, because chances are you are going to be one of the last who found cheap affordable fun sports cars that mean something.

I haven't watched your vids in a couple of months, congrats on making 500+k!!!! I know you wanted it.

You can just tell how many hearts are broken now a day’s by this alone! Man I hope the prices are going to go down but I definitely doubt that!

I’ve been a Toyota fanboy since I was and always wanted a Supra. I have money for one now but four years too late. At this point I would rather just purchase a MKV and I would be satisfied with the money I spent.

Oh wait this isn't an old vid pog, just bumped into your channel. Your content is entertaining and interesting!

That whole scene from Fast and the Furious at 12:47 is the entire reason JDM cars prices are outlandish nowadays give or take the car and specific models. I wished you would have given a few price numbers on the 355 for added context of how popular that scene just spiraled tuner culture into greatness and also out of sensible reason. A twin turbo Toyota 2JZ costing more than a Ferrari... WOW!!! Almost everyone now that buys a tuner car thinks they have a cheap exotic car slayer due to that movie scene from 12:46.

Japanese man here. JDM prices are also skyrocketing in Japan. Like, cars like Nissan Silvia, AE86, NA Miata, etc. used to be refereed to as "missiles" because they were so cheap to a point you can pick one up and not feel guilty about wrecking them, but now they are so expensive that people who owns them stores them in a garage and only drive them to car meets. Well known JDM cars like Skyline GT-R, Supra, RX-7, etc. Are pretty much impossible to afford these days. Also, cars like RX-8s, NB Miatas, and 350Zs also used to be a "missile" cars but they started to appreciate thanks to lack of affordable sports cars. Even touge racers I talk to are thinking of switching to stuff like old BMWs.

This just makes my heart drop. I've been a lover of JDM cars for years now, especially of the NSX's. But seeing those prices rocket upwards makes my heart hurt. I might even just have to give up on getting an NSX in the future now, it's just too much. Also, does that 1999 Mitsubishi 3000gt VR4 have some sort of kit on it? If not, that car is clean and sexy as heck. Bladed, do you think that the prices on the NSX will drop in the future? Also, do you think that the '99 3000gt VR4 will also drop?

The s13 180/200 sx used to be between 4k to 8k,very good condition, with some going for around 12k but where in perfect condition, now 13k, with problems and the exterior with faded paint, and 20/26k for an "perfect" model, here in italy the prices are stupid. Also the S14 goes from 18k to 30k and theS15 go from around 25k

That was an abrupt end xD Like "fuck it, the prices are out of control" 🤣

That cut off at the end was hella funny

I remember in 2012-2013 I was looking for Japan Imports to Germany, the R32 and R33 GTRs were between 11000€ and 15000€ and the R34 I think were somewhere around 30-40 k€. Now the R32 and R33 are in the 40+ and the R34 are beyong 60+. Just a little mad fact my first Volvo 740 from 1990 (B230F) I bought for 450€ in 2015 my second Volvo 740 from 1989 (B234F) I bought for 1250€ in 2018 ( I had been looking for the 16V for over 2 years before this one showed up, few months later the 16V started to appear for sale everywhere in Germany but most of them 1500+ my third Volvo 740 from 1988 (B230FT) I bought for 2000€ disassembled (but with a bill of prove that the engine had been rebuilt for 2000€). And currently most 740s that are avaible are real shitty ones 1000+, shitty ones with a lot of work 2000+, somewhat ok 3500+ and good shaped ones are beyond 6000+ (my fathers 740 B234F after all his restoration and repainting job was estimated for around 18000€)

I have seen the exact same r34 skyline vspec go from 30k to 135k in 6 years

Man, i see that with 10k you buy a good car. You truly live in a paradise.

Never should have sold my FC. I bought it for $5500 and held on to it for 3 years. Sold it for maybe $7k. Only had 36k miles on the engine and 100k on body. Making 350 to the wheels Finding one in similar condition costs around $13-25k now in my area. And even verts are going for $8k. I’ve been practically miserable. I just wanna drive my first car again.

Now that im 23 and have the funds to buy the cars i want everything goes up in price by an insane amount. Even a jzx mark 2 is like 30k for a factory manual. Long gone are my dreams of owning a 1jz powered 4 door

Unfortunately the new car market has had a lot to do with used prices skyrocketing so it's really hard to tell what the true inflation value is or what it would be without the current market status. Everyone hears "used car prices are high because new supply is low" so all cars are being listed for higher, even if the demand (specifically for those cars) may not reflect as such. With that being said, price will be dictated by what people are willing to pay. I got my S2000 before this, sold it, and am currently searching for a 1st gen NSX. Who knows how long I'll have to wait though. 🤷🏻‍♂️

the gran turismo music in the background is nostalgic, im a fan :)

Good video would Fs wanna see more with other imports or domestic. 5th gen Honda Prelude prices have pretty much doubled since even 2020

I don't understand the point being made that these prices will ever "crash", and much less return to what they once were. Obviously collectors and the wealthy see these cars as being worth at least roughly what they're going for now; why would this change? What economic force exists that will cause the prices of these cars to drop back down by 30% or more? The demand for these is absurdly high compared to how many there actually are, and unless I'm just missing something I see no one struggling in the slightest to sell these cars at these prices. We can say "oh, it's just a 90s Toyota, who would pay that much?!" but it's (unless I'm missing something) apparent that people are, and will keep on, paying that much. Genuinely curious here. I want my doubt of this point to be wrong, but I just can't understand why a crash is inevitable. Sidenote, I'm not talking about car prices in general, those are obviously inflated by insane supply shortages in the new car market and they'll probably fall a little (though not *crash*) once microchip manufacturing is on track again.

Last time I was this early Corona was just a beer

Imagine the reverse here. Living in Southeast Asia, I've seen a generation 1 Ford Mustang (1965), used, non-restored, with still left-hand drive (RHD is the normal way of driving here), about 120k mileage being sold for 70k$.

Same thing has happened here Australia, Since they stop building cars both locally built Ford and Holden prices have gone to the stratosphere

From what I remember R32s were around 25-30k and I've recently checked and they're like 60k I now can't afford my dream car😭

the R32 hasnt inflated too terribly the last few years, its the R34 amd R35 that have ridiculous prices because clout car

Oh nice! A new video! Yay! Amazing videos btw

In 2017 R32’s were like 30 to 35k and gtst were like 15 to 25k depending on trans and miles and now R32’s are like 40 and way up basically

The interesting part is that most cars were "the last good one". The new NSX wasn't that well received also the new Supra. Then the Prices of the old version skyrocketed. I am curious if the prices of old GT86s would also rise if the new GR86 flops. Same with the new 400z

I'm 22, even if I had the money to buy one of these JDM car, I would be spending an arm and a leg to cover insurance. By the time I get a job in Cyber Security, I'm still gonna have to save the money for one of these, if they're still even around.

Hey angel great video and I checked last week because I want an r33 I just love it's body style and surprisingly even for a relatively modded one, it's 45k lowest I've seen for a manual was 28k. Now we aren't even going to talk about the r32 and definitely not the r34. It's so out of reach for a normal car enthusiast, that it's unreal.

On Facebook marketplace there was a right and drive R32 Skyline for about $65K a few years ago.

In the year 2035 the toyota supra mk4 will cost 2.1 million dollars

I’ve ALWAYS wanted a cool car, and just my luck rn is when I have the money and the credit to get it 😅 ended up w a 2017 BRZ, at least it wasn’t 157% above new price 😂 maybe one day if there’s a market crash imma get me some fine ass shit box to have 🙌🏼🤩😂

Bit of a correction with the 3000GT- SL’s don’t have turbos. Outside of the 98& 99 models, the SL only changes cosmetic & interior stuff, the engine is identical to the base model.

the Mazda FD Rx7 was going for $12,000 in 2017.... if you want to buy on from a dealership now they sell for $40,000-$80,000

I regularly find it ridiculous that something the equivalent of a Japanese Mustang (mainly thinking the Supra here) can be way above 100K, when in all reality, with absolutely ZERO modification, has absolutely nothing special about it, just because of the hype over them. One of the many reasons I’m not deeper into the JDM fandom. Stuff like certain cars being overhyped to oblivion, these ridiculous prices for practically everything, and the extremely vocal 12 year old fanboy population just turn me off severely.

See I wanted a nice Jdm car as my first car beacuse they had small engines and stuff and were easy to work on and parts are plentiful and they were cheap and I was watching a mk3 Supra and he wanted 79k for it and it was stock and run down. I got a 2015 perfect condition camaro that was so much cheaper for only 22k and that’s just sad.

Just bought one of my dream cars, a 93 3000GT VR4. Was lucky and paid a fair price for it too. Needs a bit of work but a solid running car.

I've got my E89 Z4. I'ts a great car and people aren't going crazy over them yet. I wouldn't swap it for any of the cars that you mentioned. The straight six is frickin' awesome!!!

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I remember there was a 08 Subaru Impreza WRX STI for sale near me for £8k at around 70k miles. Now the cheapest 08 STI is £15k sitting at 120k miles... nearly double the cost for near double the miles.

E46 M3 Coupes (from what I remember) costed a cool 15-20k in 2017-2019. They now cost upwards of 27k...

Would definitely like to see a video on American sports car inflation.

American car editions next!! These are fun and educational at the same time

back in 2017, when i was in high school i used to browse cars that i was gonna buy once i graduate (in 2020) i remember looking at skyline 25gtt, and gts. they used to go for around $7-10k (AUD). if my memory is to be trusted, evo 7 gta used to be under 10k, silvia, s13 was around 10k s15 were 15k+ mx5s were 5-6k its just batshit crazy now skylines are 25k+, evos, evo 7 20-25k, silvias - 20k, mx5 nb-8-10k, na mx5- 12k+ whats worse is au falcon prices they used to be like $500 now you'll stuggle to find one under $1000-1500 au xr6s are stupid expensive as well, 6-10k for a clean automatic and more than 10k for a manual one

the 3000gt SL had no turbos, the base model was single overhead cam so it made only around 180hp compared to 220 of SL with dohc

That reminds me that yesterday I found the shell of a C3 Corvette for sale close to where I live. When I called the owner he said he wanted $18k for it. Mind you, this is in Mexico and 18K is 5 times the yearly minimum wage.

Honorable mention for JDM's from personal experience: Nissan 350z. Likely due to reaching the bottom of their depreciation curve (and soon becoming the drift car platform of choice). I remember people said $5k could get you a decent example with a manual with a DE. Spend a bit more and get a cleaner model, even an HR equipped model. Nowadays (least in my area) the cheapest DE's are now closer to $7k-$8k, $9k+ plus if you want a manual. I made money on my 2007 350z as I've consistently checked prices over the past while. Since owning it, many HR equipped Z's in my area sell for over $10k. And I bought mine at $9k at the start of the pandemic

The phrase that better sums the situation is: “it’s tragic” I saw an R34 nismo fully original with mods on sale for 200.000€ I’m kidding you not!! It’s madness

Here in Australia the prices for V8 Holden Commodores are ridiculous now. I bought a VE SSV Commodore with manual transmission at the beginning of 2020 with 185,000km on the clock for $15k. Now you are looking at paying $25-30k for the same car. I’m just glad I got in when I did before the prices went ballistic.

I’m pretty sure the r32 in 2017 was 21k roughly, that was for the left hand drive manual.