S15 Silvias in Japan

[BlankFlip]

S15 Silvias in Japan. How much do they cost?

[dafox]

Brand new about $20000 for aero turbo, $23000 for the spec R. Of course plus frieght and licenceing. Much less for a used example.

[sspikey]

WOW thats the price of a type R! theyre so cheap there!

[mistert]

a new r34 GTR is what, like $36k? cars are just ALOT cheaper in japan

[sspikey]

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>!! i want one! but there having a car is SUPER expensive. theres so many taxes and things of the sort. before you can even look for a car you gotta buy a parking spot

[mistert]

especially owning anything bigger than a 4 cyl for the taxes. but if you gotta pay tolls and parking you might as well have a good car

[AZN GTR]

And gasoline in most of Asia is expensive as ####. &nbsp;In hong kong this summer, I am not sure, but I think it took my friend about $50 USD to fill up a Corolla, and that's just regular.

[BlankFlip]

man, i've been 2 many places overseas, but it seems like things get exaggerated though (not talkin' about ya'lls personal experiences).

[DjBaMBaM]

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a new r34 GTR is what, like $36k? cars are just ALOT cheaper in japan
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Are you on crack? The freakin R34 GT-R has &nbsp;base price of around $69K Most of the time you will find yourself spending close to $80K (GT-S) for this beauty (at least for the GT-R version).

[mistert]

haha dude you're a bit off, you must have the yen exchange rates backwards

yes, believe it or not, motorex charges like 2x the value of a new car, and 3-4x the value of a used car in japan

[mistert]

and they can do that if they want because they're the only game in town, and people will pay it

[DjBaMBaM]

Hmm I see...I know that's true, but I was pretty sure that thing has an MSRP in Japan for like $60k. Might have to go check my sources again. O well who cares I love the Silvia more <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>. And that's my honest opinion.

[JeffNJ]

The Varietta is only 18 million yen. &nbsp;Shit man, I need one. &nbsp;Stat.

($21k or so, I think)

[mistert]

you guys are waaaaaay off, 18 million yen is $140k US or so. maybe you mean 1.8 million yen, which is closer to 14k US. 100 yen = 75 cents US, 76 if you round up. just write out the number, cut off the last 2 numbers, and multiply it by .75

[JeffNJ]

Whoops. &nbsp;Yeah, I did mean 1.8 mil. &nbsp;Uhm, thanks. =)

[BlankFlip]

b/c the yen rate is always changing, a lot of ppl still do 100 Yen = $1.00, which can be good or bad, or exactly right at times.

[vancouvers14]

mistert, ever been to japan? &nbsp;the gtr is NOT 36K. &nbsp;at a dealership (if they have one), it will list for over 6.5 million yen. &nbsp;thats 60K US. &nbsp;and the price will go up based on demand. &nbsp;cars are not cheaper over there. &nbsp;theyre waaay more expensive (for new cars).

[mistert]

thats some serious dealer markup <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> 6.5 million yen is actually right under 50k US. still alot more than 36k, but i was going more on MSRP. unfortunately i havent been to japan yet and dont know what they want off a dealers lot. hopefully soon, though i'll be getting into the r32 variety if i do purchase a GT-R

[Tuck&Poke]

they cost about 38k in japan for an r34 gtr but they do whats called a &quot;market reajustment&quot; (did i spell that right?) anywho thats just another way to say theyre ripping your ass off. &nbsp;they charge you what people are willing to pay. &nbsp;i dont know what they charge over though. &nbsp;they used to sell em in the uk for 80k but i dont know if they still do. &nbsp;i got this from car and driver

[DjBaMBaM]

Let it beanouce that I was the first to say $60K for the R34 GT-R. The Silvia S15 s currently equvalant to $23K right now.

[vancouvers14]

for a base model non-turbo s15, yes. &nbsp;but the specR is more expensive.