Unwanted second hand Scoob
 

Hi All,
I'm always being asked about new/used car prices, spares prices etc in Japan.
Just been by my local used car lot to see what was in and spied a car that, to my knowledge, has been there since December.
It is a 2000 WRX STi with plenty spent on mods, it rides on HKS coil-overs, has carbon fibre wing mirrors, boost gauge and a huge rear spoiler.
Full stainless Steel exhaust.
It is immaculate outside, if a little dirty as it's been un-loved for so long, and also immaculate inside.
It has done 41,800 miles and is for sale at £8,400.
Would it have hung around so long at that price in the UK :shock:
Would it :?: I don't know :!:

Would have been snapped up within minutes at that price :shock: Nice one cool... Ever thought about do an import racket :D

Cheers m8

Just thought id have a look of the official subaru site.... I know they are a little on the expensive side but check this out for comparison....

REGISTERED: NOV 2001
MILEAGE: 39,630
REGISTRATION: FD51JCJ
TRANSMISSION: Manual
FUEL: Petrol
PRICE: £16,995

SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0 WRX-STI 4 DOOR FINISHED IN WR BLUE MICA WITH BLACK CLOTH INTERIOR. SPECIFICATION INCLUDES ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, DRIVERS AIR BAG, ALARM, ALLOY WHEELS, CENTRAL LOCKING, ELECTRIC WINDOWS, ENGINE IMMOBILISER, HEAD RESTS, POWER STEERING, RADIO/CASSETTE, REAR WASH WIPE AND SERVICE HISTORY.


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send it over here cool i could double your money m8 :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

I'm sure there are people making BIG money on imports.

BTW, for the hairy chested amongst us, how about this for a bargain :!:

Toyota Supra, again in very fine fettle, with just 40,000 miles.
Got to be a snatch at £4,400 if you like that sort of thing :shock:
Not my kind of car but is a lot of car for that kind of money :shock:

Sorry about the front shot, not in focus. Haven't got the hang of this camera yet :oops:

is that an importers m8

if so have they got a web site

I was gonna ask the same - seems like very good deals!! :D

Website would be ace

I don't think they export Big E.
Just a car supermarket type place.

right i'm coming to live in Japan then :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good,
Bring me a few jars of Pataks Madras Curry Paste and some Poppadums and I'll meet you off the plane :lol: :lol: :lol:

deal m8

Nice scoob Cool but the first thing i'd do is get shoot of the rear spoiler :D

How do you resist all these cars at such low prices. I change cars every year but if I lived out your way it would be every 3 months. :lol: :wink:

Newie, some of the things they do to cars here is a crime :shock:
Bob, went to a place in Sendai a few weeks ago and I'd have gladly bought every car they had.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop :lol: The place was packed with Scoobs, EVO's, Skyliners, RX7 and 8's etc. All at silly money and all A1 condition with very low mileage, when I say low I mean none with more than 10,000 miles :shock:
I was like, Oh I want that one, No I want that one, Oh I want them all :!: :!:

In Japan, you'd first need to have that parking space...then there's the inspections (especially that nasty one for 2-year old cars).
And the Japan models might want octane that might be hard to find elsewhere (I used to be able to get 100 Octane Unleaded near an airport - but the station closed (might need to get it on the airfield ?).
My Dad lived in Shibuya for 8 years, long enough to actually get his own parking space...I went nuts in Aki Habara buying stereo gear when I visited. :shock:

And I also recall what we had to do to a US-Spec car to get it 'street-legal' in Europe.

Here in the USA, a person can have one (non-US-spec) import (in a lifetime), and it cannot be resold (except for scrap or perhaps parts). But the stupidity about fuel is enough to make it tough to feed a fussy engine...(many states mandate specific blends of ethanol, etc. Without any regard to what is most easily supplied - there are some 30+ specs for fuel and about 9 refineries large enough to deal with them - so occasionally there are shortages of specific blends despite adaquate oil supplys - politics are so exceedingly dumb sometimes...).

Speaking of politics - can one get a (stock) car that produces over 300 Hp in Japan ?

T :wink: M