New member here looking to get into the 80 series family. Currently in Guam so I've been looking at what's available in Japan. Been hooked on the 80 series since seeing some on JDM auction sites, and that got worse after seeing some of the custom builds Japanese dealers have available (unique paint colors, trims, Pendleton seat covers all with relatively low mileage 75k-150k miles). Was one of those things where it was easy to see myself in the vehicle. I'll add a pair of pictures from one of them.
I've been down the rabbit hole for the past couple weeks looking at everything else that might come with owning a LC, mainly cost of ownership, typical repairs, resources available for parts, and a community to reach out to when I inevitably need help since I'm not too mechanically inclined but have resources at my disposal and like to take care of things I invest time and money into.
After all that I looked through old auctions on BaT, and wherever else I could find 80s being sold in the U.S. to get a good idea of what the value for 80s is both JDM and American models and it seems like a majority of value is between $12k-$34k, but most of what I've seen doesn't reflect the Japanese market I'm looking at.
Also after reading the entire thread on importing vehicles here I guess that chicken tax might not apply to 80s so I'm curious why I haven't seen more.
So here's what I'd like to know... Is there a reason people tend to avoid JDM models besides the cost of importing? Has anybody browsed the various third party exporter sites that list vehicles from dealers in Japan? And if you have, do you think they're priced fairly? Lastly, how much can the auction sheets and third party inspections listed for them really be trusted
I'd like to leave Guam with an 80 because the cost of shipping here from Japan isn't bad by any means. And once it's time to leave here I'd be able to get it home with that overseas tour exemption. Any input would be great, thanks.
I've been down the rabbit hole for the past couple weeks looking at everything else that might come with owning a LC, mainly cost of ownership, typical repairs, resources available for parts, and a community to reach out to when I inevitably need help since I'm not too mechanically inclined but have resources at my disposal and like to take care of things I invest time and money into.
After all that I looked through old auctions on BaT, and wherever else I could find 80s being sold in the U.S. to get a good idea of what the value for 80s is both JDM and American models and it seems like a majority of value is between $12k-$34k, but most of what I've seen doesn't reflect the Japanese market I'm looking at.
Also after reading the entire thread on importing vehicles here I guess that chicken tax might not apply to 80s so I'm curious why I haven't seen more.
So here's what I'd like to know... Is there a reason people tend to avoid JDM models besides the cost of importing? Has anybody browsed the various third party exporter sites that list vehicles from dealers in Japan? And if you have, do you think they're priced fairly? Lastly, how much can the auction sheets and third party inspections listed for them really be trusted
I'd like to leave Guam with an 80 because the cost of shipping here from Japan isn't bad by any means. And once it's time to leave here I'd be able to get it home with that overseas tour exemption. Any input would be great, thanks.