I cannot export a car from Japan for you

[shogun]

From time to time some people from this board and Germany are asking me if I could possibly buy a car for them in Japan, which usually are quite cheap and have low mileage. I have checked that.

This is NOT possible for me.

Read this:

From most countries, private individuals can import used & new Japanese cars without license or special permission. Since July 2005, only authorized shippers can export cars. An EXPORT CERTIFICATE, issued upon screening & approval from Department of Transport, is required for each vehicle shipped out of the country. The only way out of Japan is by sea and cars will not clear Port Customs without a valid Export Certificate. Exports by ordinary citizens or unauthorized car shops are illegal. A car purchase on eBay/Yahoo auctions, will end up in disaster as it cannot be exported. To stay safe, purchase exclusively from a reputable source and guarantee your import is genuine and legal

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Here are some companies listed which can do it for you
http://www.bestjapancar.com/documents.htm
shipping cost info
http://www.japan-partner.com/car-shipping-cost.php
Domestic fee and payments
http://www.gcar.co.jp/gbtrader/payment.htm

here more companies which are specialized in this field
http://de.search.yahoo.com/search?p=...0&pstart=1&b=1
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That is why I am bidding now in this auction for an E32 750iL Highline for my fleet
http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d78601211
scroll down to see more pics.
1992 Model, only 38.942 km, with new road certificate. Auction started with 100 Yen 100 , now at Yen 251.000 = approx. USD 2.185.00
Auction ends in 3 hours approx. 01.10.07. Let's see where it ends.
If it stays low, I am in, otherwise I wait for the next chance.

http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/101132626
Here a 1989 E32 750iL in white with 94.000 km for at the moment 620 EURO = Yen 100.000 US$ 885.00
94.020 km, ends 4.10.07

Here an Alpina B12 5.0 from 1989 with 118.000 km for Yen 2,980,000 = EURO 18.625.00 US$ 26.580. Assume it will not be sold for that price
http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b81696109


scroll down to see more pics.
1992 Model, only 38.942 km, with new road certificate.Auction started with 100 Yen 100 Yen = 0.60 EURO, now at Yen 193.000 = ca. 1.210.00 EURO US$ 1.720.00
Auction ends 01.10.07. Let's see where it ends.

Our fleet needs some fresh blood
http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...warehouse2.jpg
http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...warehouse1.jpg

[t.wak]

<droooool> awesome collection you are building there!!

How are cars treated in Japan? Are they maintained well? What's the reason they are sold with such low kms?

[shogun]

<droooool> awesome collection you are building there!!

How are cars treated in Japan? Are they maintained well? What's the reason they are sold with such low kms?

Maintenance is usually good. Most of the people do not have the space/garage to DIY, so they go to their brand dealer for maintenance.

Low kms: usually they travel by train or subway to work, as this is much faster, and long distance travelling is done by super express Shinkansen or airplane.
For example Tokyo-Osaka is about 550 km, by car maybe 8-10 hours, by Shinkansen less than 3 hours, and cheaper than by car, as the Highway toll is quite expensive.
Average kms in Japan is about 7.500 kms a year.

[///Sniper535]

amaz-azing collection

[winfred]

cornering the market for big cars in a small car country

[shogun]

I lost that auction "cry" by about 150 $ what my dearest lady allowed me to offer

Final bid was 315.000 Yen USD 2.750 or EURO 1.920

Well, there will come another one .....

[Sam-Son]

Maintenance is usually good. Most of the people do not have the space/garage to DIY, so they go to their brand dealer for maintenance.

Low kms: usually they travel by train or subway to work, as this is much faster, and long distance travelling is done by super express Shinkansen or airplane.
For example Tokyo-Osaka is about 550 km, by car maybe 8-10 hours, by Shinkansen less than 3 hours, and cheaper than by car, as the Highway toll is quite expensive.
Average kms in Japan is about 7.500 kms a year.

hmm interesting...what's Shinkansen?

[shogun]

hmm interesting...what's Shinkansen?

They are a bit faster than our cars

The Shinkansen is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan, with running speeds of up to 300 km/h (188 mph). Test run speeds have been 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996, and up to a world record of 581 km/h (361 mph) for maglev trainsets, in 2003.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen

[Tiger]

Average driving is 7500kms?! That's like 3600 miles a year?!

[shogun]

Yes, that is correct. For example my daily driver is from 11/1988 and it now has 141.000 kms on the clock.
But there are cars which have even less kms.
Cars are not the no. 1 for travelling, trains, subways, airplanes.

Abt 1/3 of the total population of 128 mio. of Japan lives around Tokyo Bay. You can imagine how the traffic is there by car.
Trains are much faster usually. In the Shinkansen trains it is like in an airplane with reclining seats, service onboard, restaurant section, and one arrives relaxed at destination.

In addition here in Tokyo we have to prove that we have a parking lot within a radius of 2 km from home, otherwise we cannot register a car. Parking lot within Tokyo costs between 200-600 $ per month. And if you want to travel by car to the office, then you need another parking lot there for the same amount. So basically everybody goes by train/subway to the office in these big cities, cheaper and faster and more puctual than driving by car.