JDM vehicles Interest check

[TokyoKeiAuto]

Hello Everyone,

I started this thread to hear your opinions on what JDM cars you find interesting and would like to see in Atlantic Canada.

To start off I will let you know what I am considering for an order im hoping to place in Oct/Nov of this year.


1. Honda Beat
2. Skyline R32 GTR or R33 GTR
3. BMW 850 hoping for a CSI
4. Mitsubishi Pajero full size 2dr with diesel turbo and 4wd hi/low/2WD hi
5. Mazda RX-7 TT
6. Mitsubishi FTO GPX
7. Honda Integra Type R in either 4 door or 2 door


Depending on how I pack the conatiner and the sizes of the vehicles that are in it I can bring between 4-6 vehicles with our next batch.

If any of the vehicles I listed interest you please let me know what you think a reasonable price would be for them. Trying to do a bit of market research :D

Please feel free to post your comments and vehicles of interest in this thread if you so choose, wouldn't mind a little debate on JDM/EDM vehicles starting :)

[cboutilier]

Just a question, I'm not actually interested, but have you ever come across a jdm Mazda MX-6. I really wanted one when I was 15 (my big brother had an mx-6) but I searched for a year and never found a J-Spec MX-6 for sale anywheres.

[Brent]

i think the FTO would not sell..

aswell as the diesel Mitsu might.. might not.. hard to say.

bmw i doubt would sell aswell. people looking for a bmw want newer, so it seems

RX-7 would be cool if the motors would last more then 7 hours..



an Evo 3 would be cool. an S15 Silvia would sell and you could get a lot for it. aswell as any other S chassis Nissan with an SR20DET. thats what i would be after. RWD Turbo 2.0L S13 and S14 cars, could sell them for 6-9 grand in the maritimes if theyre in good shape and mechanically sound.

I would be interested in an Evo :).. for obvious reasons hehe. that being said a 180SX of any year would be cool too.

The more background info you can provide about the Imported car, the better aswell. that way theyre not buying just some car.. theyre buying this car with this history etc.

[Boosted_k20]

type r would be tempting if price is half decent.

[TokyoKeiAuto]

i think the FTO would not sell..

aswell as the diesel Mitsu might.. might not.. hard to say.

bmw i doubt would sell aswell. people looking for a bmw want newer, so it seems

RX-7 would be cool if the motors would last more then 7 hours..



an Evo 3 would be cool. an S15 Silvia would sell and you could get a lot for it. aswell as any other S chassis Nissan with an SR20DET. thats what i would be after. RWD Turbo 2.0L S13 and S14 cars, could sell them for 6-9 grand in the maritimes if theyre in good shape and mechanically sound.

I would be interested in an Evo :).. for obvious reasons hehe. that being said a 180SX of any year would be cool too.

The more background info you can provide about the Imported car, the better aswell. that way theyre not buying just some car.. theyre buying this car with this history etc.



Thanks for your opinion's! :D

I agree with you about the BMW's as you can get great deals out of the U.S and the only people that would want an imported BMW IMO would be searching for an older model with low KM's that would not be attainable in North America as easily as from Japan/ or the U.K.

As for history of an imported vehicle if bought through an auction we will have an auction sheet and a copy can be given to the customer upon request free of charge. Some vehicles we get even come with service history's we recently sold a Pulsar GTI-R that was an auction grade 4 and had full service history from new in the glove box. Got lucky on that one. What we try and recommend to any customer concerned about the quality/condition of any vehicle we are selling is to take it to a 3rd party mechanic of there choice at there expense.

As for Silvia/180sx's they do not carry the kind of profit margins needed to make them a viable option to be 100% honest, no one wants to spend $10,000 on a clean 180sx/Silvia K from my experience in this industry and S15's are not legal for another few years as we are only able to import vehicles that are 15yr of age or older right down to the month so right now the newest passenger vehicle we can import would be a 1996/04 production.

To sell an imported Silvia/180sx in Halifax that isn't beat or doesn't have anything major or many minor things wrong with it for $6000-$9000 is a stretch, one of the reasons for this is Nova Scotia is the most expensive province to import cars from Japan to. Another reason is they are still very popular in Japan as well as many other parts of the world and due to this the prices are reflected at the auction and on dealer lots across Japan. It is actually cheaper to find some Canadians left over imported Silvia or 180sx then it is to import a fresh one in most cases.

Cars like the RX-7 as you mentioned and there unreliability is just part of owning a higher then normal maintenance car that was never really intended to be an affordable daily car when it was conceived. They look great preform great but cost more then a lot of other cars might when it comes to keeping them healthy.
Some of the benefits of an RX-7 is that it's an RX-7, they have great presence on the road and are an extremely fun car to drive in the summer/fall there is a lot of after market support for them and many interesting body kit options that can completely change the look of the car. Also as a track car they can be competitive against pretty much anything in its class and the price of a getting into a decent used one is usually under $10,000 for a JDM example, not bad for what many would consider an affordable super car of the 90's.

We have been looking into Evo's and the only thing stopping us from importing one is the EVO 4 is not released until 1996/08. This is the year where more development took place to make the EVO an even more amazing performance vehicle, the engine and trans axle were rotated 180° to better balance the weight and eliminate torque steer, as well as an updated body made it far more attractive (IMO). So we are hopping to import one for next year spring summer if possible.



Cheers,
Tokyo Kei Auto

[Brent]

Thanks for your opinion's! :D

I agree with you about the BMW's as you can get great deals out of the U.S and the only people that would want an imported BMW IMO would be searching for an older model with low KM's that would not be attainable in North America as easily as from Japan/ or the U.K.

As for history of an imported vehicle if bought through an auction we will have an auction sheet and a copy can be given to the customer upon request free of charge. Some vehicles we get even come with service history's we recently sold a Pulsar GTI-R that was an auction grade 4 and had full service history from new in the glove box. Got lucky on that one. What we try and recommend to any customer concerned about the quality/condition of any vehicle we are selling is to take it to a 3rd party mechanic of there choice at there expense.

As for Silvia/180sx's they do not carry the kind of profit margins needed to make them a viable option to be 100% honest, no one wants to spend $10,000 on a clean 180sx/Silvia K from my experience in this industry and S15's are not legal for another few years as we are only able to import vehicles that are 15yr of age or older right down to the month so right now the newest passenger vehicle we can import would be a 1996/04 production.

To sell an imported Silvia/180sx in Halifax that isn't beat or doesn't have anything major or many minor things wrong with it for $6000-$9000 is a stretch, one of the reasons for this is Nova Scotia is the most expensive province to import cars from Japan to. Another reason is they are still very popular in Japan as well as many other parts of the world and due to this the prices are reflected at the auction and on dealer lots across Japan. It is actually cheaper to find some Canadians left over imported Silvia or 180sx then it is to import a fresh one in most cases.

Cars like the RX-7 as you mentioned and there unreliability is just part of owning a higher then normal maintenance car that was never really intended to be an affordable daily car when it was conceived. They look great preform great but cost more then a lot of other cars might when it comes to keeping them healthy.
Some of the benefits of an RX-7 is that it's an RX-7, they have great presence on the road and are an extremely fun car to drive in the summer/fall there is a lot of after market support for them and many interesting body kit options that can completely change the look of the car. Also as a track car they can be competitive against pretty much anything in its class and the price of a getting into a decent used one is usually under $10,000 for a JDM example, not bad for what many would consider an affordable super car of the 90's.

We have been looking into Evo's and the only thing stopping us from importing one is the EVO 4 is not released until 1996/08. This is the year where more development took place to make the EVO an even more amazing performance vehicle, the engine and trans axle were rotated 180° to better balance the weight and eliminate torque steer, as well as an updated body made it far more attractive (IMO). So we are hopping to import one for next year spring summer if possible.



Cheers,
Tokyo Kei Auto



Lots of good points for sure. you hit it spot on with the BMW Vehicles!

good to hear about records on the vehicles though, however by third party mechanic is an absolutely excellent thing to do. I work in the automotive service side industry at a dealership, and we see this all the time. Best part is you can find stuff the buyer was not aware of, and really helps make the decision. As an importer, letting people do this shows class and trust, which are both excellent!

S-chassis cars.. jeez where to start lol. If theyre not being thrown sideways, or dumped on 12 inch wide rear wheels, theyre wrapped around telephone poles or backed into a concrete Wall. These cars are gonna get Hard to find soon i believe lol... along the same principle, an AE86 would pretty much be impossible aswell i would assume? based on auction price and potential selling price ( its a buisness you wouldnt do it if you didnt make money, not a lot of people understand that theory)

as far as high maint... i have an Evo 9.. just as bad as an RX-7 lol, i understand 110%. Like anything high performance, high maint is right next to it. you have to work for power no matter what it is lol. but you're a thousand percent right, the aftermarket world for the RX7 is huge. a ton of body kit options that make them look very sexy. Not to mention theyre a very eye grabing car, so for the right price, would be a good seller.

Another option wasnt mentions is the GTS/GTS-T group of skylines. everyone loves skylines for some reason, theres about 10 of them up here in Fredericton NB lol and they always turn heads and people get excited over them. so they might be a good potential car to purchase.


Evo IV.. one of the best, and worst Evo's ever made lol

drivetrain swap 180 degrees so the timing belt is on the proper side, means that they ran into some crank walk issues. this was fixed on the 5, however not legal just yet. beautiful car non-the less.. even a good shape Evo 3 would sell. alot of dsm guys try to get their hands on the III's turbo gear.

another option is the Celica GT-4.. couple them around fredericton. very good performing awd 5 speed car, great looks, decent factory performance, and they work awesome as soon as you start bolting on parts.

[cboutilier]

What about Subarus. Subaru seems to have a great reputation on the east coast.

[Brent]

no one buys them.. they want to much for an old imprezza.. the old WRX's are STi spec, and work awesome, but no one buys them because they dont look like anything special. the importers in quebec dont really even bother bringing them in anymore i dont think

[TokyoKeiAuto]

no one buys them.. they want to much for an old imprezza.. the old WRX's are STi spec, and work awesome, but no one buys them because they dont look like anything special. the importers in quebec dont really even bother bringing them in anymore i dont think



I would agree with your statement, why spend $10,000+ on a clean low km STI with a GC8 body when for around the same you go state side and get a newer body style STI for around the same and none of the complications of owning and driving a RHD car in majority LHD country.

Not saying that a GC8 STI is worse then a newer STI if you ask me I think the GC8 body style was the lightest and best for motor sports however for ease of use as a daily car the newer versions have more goodies in that department.

[TokyoKeiAuto]

type r would be tempting if price is half decent.

These cars still hold there value in Japan and in the best case cost as much as a cheep R32 GTR but usually they are a bit more, I would say landed in Halifax starting around $10,000 and up.

[Civic_HatchSI]

Id love to own a type r...

[ej9el]

Gtr-I awd Nissan pulsar or a capacheno lol just to be different or a might boy

[Brent]

Gtr-I awd Nissan pulsar or a capacheno lol just to be different or a might boy

GTi-R pulsars are sweet.. There's two in freddy and they work awesome.

[Japarossa]

PM me a rough price on a Honda beat landed in HFX. Thanks

[TokyoKeiAuto]

PM me a rough price on a Honda beat landed in HFX. Thanks

PM'd

[ej9el]

Yes they are lol how much for a Gtr-I pulsar

[TokyoKeiAuto]

Yes they are lol how much for a Gtr-I pulsar


$8500.00 and up landed in Halifax for a fresh import.

You can sometimes find these for less in Canada, they have been importable for almost 6yrs now so there are a few kicking around.
Also they are becoming rare at the auctions and through dealers in Japan and its driving the cost of buying them in Japan up, I have seen them sell for less then you can import one for out of Toronto/Montreal/Alberta.

[Dyin2Drift]

AE86's, Lancia Delta EVO 2's, Staega with r34 front end conversion, oh and any e30 m3 or any clean bmw.

http://www.jdmstyle.ca/showthread.php?t=5480
link to the pulsar i bought off these guys really clean(60,000 km) and with full service records since new. Thanks again would recommend them for sure.

[TokyoKeiAuto]

AE86's, Lancia Delta EVO 2's, Staega with r34 front end conversion, oh and any e30 m3 or any clean bmw.

http://www.jdmstyle.ca/showthread.php?t=5480
link to the pulsar i bought off these guys really clean(60,000 km) and with full service records since new. Thanks again would recommend them for sure.


Always love your taste in vehicles! :P and thanks for the purchase :D I hope you enjoy it!

As for AE86's they are mega expensive cult cars in Japan a nice example will run over $10,000CDN landed in Halifax easily, not something we would ever bring in and hope to sell, but we would take an order for one, it would be a blast to find a good one and bring it to Canada for sure.

The Lancia Delta Integrale is in my opinion one of the best rally inspired vehicles ever built. Just an incredible robust machine with an amazing history.

The Nissan Stagea is a vehicle we would like to bring for sure and with a Masa R34 front end conversion it would be just that much better, they become legal for import this August.

[ej9el]

So u have a shop in Hali with some jdm cars?

[TokyoKeiAuto]

So u have a shop in Hali with some jdm cars?


Yep we are a small family run business, we don't have much selection at the moment but we are hoping to grow.

[gtirdun]

ive got a pulsar and it works awesome,definatly will be satisfied with your purchase

[craigandrews]

Yep we are a small family run business, we don't have much selection at the moment but we are hoping to grow.

Where is this shop at? Is it your own garage or barn? Or building. Id like to se some cars when you get some in.

[cboutilier]

Spryfield I believe?

[Jipple]

like me and Torin were tellin ya the other week.....YOU NEED SOME HONDA'S!!!!!!!! they will and should sell like hotcakes

[ekmike]

im wondering if you guys can get 96 honda CTR's?

[Civic_HatchSI]

Don't they only make the ctr starting in year 2000? If not tho that would be a sick car to import!

[Pastuck]

CTR's started in 1996... and yes, that would be an awesome car to import. :rock:

[Civic_HatchSI]

You sure Jeff? Maybe its 98 I am thinking then. The older ones are just sir from what I know. Then again I could be wrong lol... Either way I would love one to :D

[Pastuck]

Well i'll be damned, the 96-97 was just the ek4 SIR, and 98 was the first year to use the actual CTR badging... learn something new everyday i guess lol. Big pile of fail on my part :notworthy:

[Civic_HatchSI]

haha no worries, :) I looked into importing a ctr before and I remember it not being possible at the time lol...

[ekmike]

they started in 96 ;) because i know i want one ;) and will have one lol next year maybe hahaha i want to be the first one down here to have one :D

here's a 97 and i found and i found a 96 but cant find the link lol
http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/honda/civic+type+r/8681330/

[ej9el]

Waahh! I'm going to start saving now !

[ekmike]

Waahh! I'm going to start saving now !

lol

[Boosted_k20]

isnt there a law comming into affect soon about only able to import cars 25 years or older?

[ej9el]

isnt there a law comming into affect soon about only able to import cars 25 years or older?



that's bin a rumor for the past 5 years lol but never know