The Yen has dropped value! NOW is the time to buy a JDM car... 

I think they should experiment with different titles and thumbnails

Algorithm I’m assuming

Having good content doesn't automatically mean big views. Also it's quite a niche topic on RU-vid too

Couldn’t agree more great content for any car community

We are plugging away and enjoying the journey, so no complaints here, but super appreciate it!

yeah they definitely should, seems like a nice guy and a good driver

agreed!!

you were well and truly ahead of time

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There no money there 31% tax add custom duty 8% with 23% vat . This idiot hasn't imported shit

I know it would be so expensive but what a time capsule to have

€8-10k on vrt would be my guess unless there pre 93

€8-10k on vrt would be my guess unless there pre 93

R grade 89 ca18det manual swap bid in Japan 600000yen 289000km before Xmas at auction

Everything in Oki is overpriced due to so many US military people overpaying for everything. If it's a good price, more than likely it's a rusted turd that none of the locals will buy out there. We lived there 2020-2022.

Same as uk mate no just America

Sure a registered jzx100 in Ireland is closer to 40k

Being American does suck. 😢

Same as a Australian the prices are shit

With tax, customs and VRT essentially double the cars cost past 1993,

@@driftgames_life So you're saying I need to start hoarding pre 93 cars?

@@bigfatnick Its a rolling 30 year rule. So if you import a 1994 car next year (2024) it will qualify for classic/vintage VRT. And just something else you might want to consider, since I'm assuming you are living in the UK? You can take your car in without having to pay VRT, once you can prove to Revenue that its your own personal car, that you've owned it for a while etc. Have receipts and invoices for old MOT's, service records...You will also not be able to sell it for a defined amount of time, could be 6 months/year. I would look into the specifics as its been a while since I've dealt with that whole VRT system/payments. So if you happened to have a Lamborghini Aventador for example, you could take it into Ireland, register it and not have to pay any VRT 😉

@@driftgames_life and then you have the insanely narrow minded, inefficient, scarily overpriced, some might suggest corrupt Irish insurance industry which will bend you over and go in dry without buying you dinner first(if they did, they'd hand you the bill). Then you have SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) who have a lot of lobbying power. They largely drove the massive VRT price hikes in the mid 00's because Japanese imports in Ireland were huge from the late 90's on(not just the 'cool' stuff) and many wanted to buy higher specced, better condition cars than the local all too often "Paddy spec" versions the SIMI members were flogging. They pushed stories in the media about how they were unsafe, easy to steal etc, couldn't be traced, linked to organised crime etc. They tried similar when folks then started importing UK cars. SIMI members likely orgasmed en masse when Brexit happened. There's been a more recent uptick in Japanese imports of 'ordinary' cars and already the same media stuff about traceability and "all are easy to steal" is trickling through. TL;DR? Ireland has a _lot_ of true blue petrolheads with a load of remarkable cars in sheds and garages throughout the country, but the car industry and the government are anything but car friendly.

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​@@driftgames_lifeLet me know if you come across a Mazda Lantis Type R V6... Known as the 323F in Ireland.. Always wanted one...

The not going down he talking though his ass 🤣 😂 ! In oct zooki Qs 246000km bid in Japan auction 1.5 milion yen , he was there in nov . That Qs was obviously r grade manual swap 208000km for €9000 euros not a 3 grade

Thanks for the opinion bud 👌 you told the internet today

@@driftgames_life damn ...a more disappointing reply than the car you tried to giveaway. I expected better.

Those JDM cars are not cheap in Australia

@abettertomorrow5928 Did I say cheap ya pilick? Pretty sure I said around the same price.

It’s a problem we all share 😆

@@driftgames_life i also own mike divines old soarer lol

That might happen and US interest _definitely_ has an effect. Prices can be insane over there and sites like BAT haven't helped. I'd also suggest dodgy dealers/sellers in the US preying on some buyer's ignorance of actual prices in Japan(and elsewhere) didn't help. I'd also suspect some Japanese sellers realising some Western buyers would pay a 1000 quid or more for a "JDM" bumper that they could get locally for a couple of 100, so now that bumper 'became' 1000 quid, drove some of the rise too, and who could blame them. Or it could be down to the covid effect which saw all sorts of collector bubbles, the people in the bubbles were convinced wasn't one(as usual). EG the Rolex watch bubble a very good example. That effect is over now and 'values' have dropped across the board. JDM cars will likely deflate too. Though it'll take a while as people (IMHO) paid way over the odds for certain cars, some were the usual 'investors' and they won't want to sell below what they paid and lose their shirts. They'll hold out as long as they can. Going by other bubbles when you see any Big Names selling off parts or most of their collection, that's just before the rush starts.