Off to check cars at a local dealer-only auction...

"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
03/29/2017 at 00:18 • Filed to: None

What do you want to see or know about the place?

DISCUSSION (31)

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 00:23

I’m guessing no ex cop cars? What kinda variety they get in terms of years?

someassemblyrequired > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 00:54

What kind of import eligible cars would $1000 US buy me?

SOCdriver > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 01:09

Can you get me a FIAT 500e for like $3500?

Flavien Vidal > someassemblyrequired
03/29/2017 at 02:04

Well if you have full access to the auction yourself, don’t export the car and don’t through a middle man, lots of stuff... A less than average but mechanically good Honda Beat is buyable for that price...

Flavien Vidal > SOCdriver
03/29/2017 at 02:04

What year?

Flavien Vidal > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
03/29/2017 at 02:05

No, but you get fire trucks... And you can get absolutely everything here

SOCdriver > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 02:39

Any year, they really didn’t see any changes from 2013 to now. They are just so cheap from the auctions that it seems like a deal to get on for my 14 mile commute.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 02:43

Toyota century cough cough

Flavien Vidal > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
03/29/2017 at 03:01

Looked for one to send you pics but there are none for sale where I’m at right now (JU Aichi)

Flavien Vidal > SOCdriver
03/29/2017 at 05:18

Oh, I’m in Japan... I don’t think you’ll want to have one shipped to you from this far haha. Not too mention that you wouldn’t be allowed to import it legally anyway :)

pip bip - choose Corrour > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 06:34

any Holden’s?

Flavien Vidal > pip bip - choose Corrour
03/29/2017 at 06:44

Too rare in Japan... I’ve seen like 2 since I’ve been here.

XJDano > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 08:58

Find a Suburban. ( just noticed this was late last night)

Flavien Vidal > XJDano
03/29/2017 at 08:59

That would be fairly hard... In case you don’t know, I live in Japan :)

XJDano > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 09:02

That’s the challenge. You said anything.....

Flavien Vidal > XJDano
03/29/2017 at 09:05

Oh I can find one, just not at this specific auction place :)

I do have access to all the auctions around the country, but to actually check the cars in person to make sure they’re in good condition is not easy...

But there are Suburbans popping out once in a while... Maybe a couple per month.

XJDano > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 09:10

How old? Newer ones? I thought petro was relatively expensive there, then adding a gas guzzler on top would be financial suicide.

I used to have a ‘90 they got 9-10 mpg.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 09:10

newer suburbans or the old tanks?

Flavien Vidal > XJDano
03/29/2017 at 09:12

Exactly 7 went on sale in the past 2 months, all over the country. 3 close from me, in Nagoya.

One was a 2013 with 128000km (that’s pretty much daily driven here)

One 2004 and one 2008 both with respectively 62 and 63000km on the clock. I can’t see how much they sold for unless I get to work which is about 200km away haha. But cheap, probably between 2 and 4000$ maximum.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 09:13

Nothing to do with the auction per se, but were these actually a thing? Or just marketing?

Kinja'd!!!

Flavien Vidal > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
03/29/2017 at 09:14

Oldest one was a 1996 model, newest one a 2013 one.

Flavien Vidal > XJDano
03/29/2017 at 09:16

Answered to the other post ;)

Oldest one in the country sold in the past 2 months was a 1996 model.

Flavien Vidal > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
03/29/2017 at 09:17

200% marketing and “prevention” :)

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 09:28

Damn! There go my hopes and dreams
I also wondered what this little transparent windscreen on the hood does

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 09:31

Sad day

Flavien Vidal > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
03/29/2017 at 09:54

I remember reading what it does, but I also forgot what I read... Sooooo...

someassemblyrequired > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 11:35

Oh man, now you’re going to tell me you can get an Isuzu 117 for like 25 bucks or something....

Flavien Vidal > someassemblyrequired
03/29/2017 at 18:01

Good ones, at dealer auction, are less than 2000$. Plastic bumper ones... Early hand made models are less than 4000$...

someassemblyrequired > Flavien Vidal
03/29/2017 at 20:37

You and I are going to need to talk one of these days about 117s. They are seriously beautiful cars, I can’t believe they are still that cheap.

Flavien Vidal > someassemblyrequired
03/30/2017 at 00:17

Yeah they are cheap... Don’t forget that’s the price at the auction. The company I work for charges around 700$ of fees to buy one and shipping is around 800/900$ for a car this size. Then you have import taxes, port fees on your side, broker fees... Etc. Pretty much an extra 1000$ total before it gets it’s own license plate in your country.

someassemblyrequired > Flavien Vidal
03/30/2017 at 12:18

OK good to know - yeah I was thinking it would be an extra 2500-3K to get it on the road here on top of the auction price. Not at the point where I can move forward right now (in the midst of getting ready to move to the east coast), but I am seriously tempted. How does it work when I’m ready to go?