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Kobe 25th June.

Posted on 06/26/2011 by MD
Kobe 25th June.

7700 Units in Kobe Today. A bit like last week the auctions gathered strength as the week went on but there is still a lack of U.K stock coming to the Market, with most of the auction suppliers focusing on Russia, New Zealand and South America. 2008 Nissan GT-R Premium Edition Silver 14K Y4,640,000.  2008 Nissan GT-R Premium Edition Black 16K Y4,750,000.  2010 Nissan Skyline Saloon 250GT(v36) 31K Gunmetal Y2,180,000.  2010 Nissan 370Z(34)T Black 19K Y3,055,000.  1999 Nissan Skyline R34 Bay Blue 88K(?) Y2,730,000.  2000 Mazda Bongo AFT 2.5V6 Blue/Grey 28K Y835,000.  1998 Honda Civic Type R EK9 Championship … Continue reading →

HAA Kobe 11th June

Posted on 06/13/2011 by MD
HAA Kobe 11th June

7500 Units Entered on Saturday In Kobe, Our man reports a slow week in Japan in General but Sales were strong in Kobe. 2010 Toyota Alphard 240S Pearl Met 14K Y2,645,000.  2010 Toyota Estima 2.4 Type G Pearl Met 3K Y2,795,000. 2007 Toyota FJ Landcruiser 4000cc Silver 54K   Y2,525,000.   99 Granvia 3.0D G-Cruising Silver 102K Y525,000.  2008 Nissan GT-R White 16K Y4,695,000.  91 Figaro Black(colour change)134K Y130,000.  02 Nissan S15 Type-R Pearl 61K Y795,000.  2009 Nissan 370 GT Coupe Red 3K Y2,450,000.  92 Skyline R32 Black 99K  Y290,000.  2003 Lancer Evo VIII Silver 79K Y1,200,000.   99 … Continue reading →

CAA Nagoya and LAA Kansai 8th June

Posted on 06/10/2011 by MD
CAA Nagoya and LAA Kansai 8th June

Things are still slow in Japan and unless a lot of sales are being negotiated after the auction then the figures must be way back. Heres some cars from Caa Nagoya on wednesday. 4000 units entered. 2010 Subaru STI GVF(saloon) Blue met 5K Y2,763,000.   01 Celica SS-2 Red Y303,000.  00 Grand Hiace V6 Grey 139K Y108,000. 96 Granvia 3.0D brown 145K Y138,000.  98 Regius Windtourer Blue met 41K Y301,000. 98 Glanza V White 100K Y144,000.  99 Sprinter Trueno AE111 BZ-R(6) Black 97K Y140,000.  2010 Toyota Vellfire 2.4 Silver  21K Y2,762,000.  2009 Honda Civic Type R 4dr FD2 White 38K … Continue reading →

HAA Kobe 4th June

Posted on 06/04/2011 by MD
HAA Kobe 4th June

7000 Cars in on Saturday. Still mostly fresh domestic market vehicles selling .  1999 Toyota Townace Noah superextra White 106K Y147,000.  04 Nissan Cube Bz11 Silver 42K Y425,000.  04 Nissan Cubic BGz11 Silver 53K  Y380,000.   07 Nissan Elgrand Ne51 Green met 101K Y890,000.   2010 Skyline 370Gt Pearl 4K Y3,600,000.   91 GT-R32 Black 180K Y165,000.    2011 Honda Cr-z Grey New Y1,925,000.  02 Integra R Dc5 White 89K Y875,000.  96 Integra R Dc2 White 113K Y225,000.   96 Mitsubishi FTO GPX Blue met 22K Y200,000.  2009 Mitsubishi Evo X Pearl White 19K Y3,210,000.   01 Bongo AFT Sg5W 2.5V6 Petrol Silver/Grey 85K Y500,000.  … Continue reading →

Japanese auction prices 16th-21st May

Posted on 05/23/2011 by MD
Japanese auction prices 16th-21st May

Still a lack of buyers out in Japan and prices are getting cheaper, Some U.K market cars are not even getting bid heres a selection from last week HAA KOBE: 97 Glanza V white 150K Y94,000. : 04 Nissan Elgrand E51 Gold 48K Y820,000 : 1991 Figaro Grey 83K Y176,000, : 2008 GT-R Bronzed Graphite 14K Y3,935,000. : 95 GT-R R33 Vspec Purple 140K Y455,000 CAA NAGOYA: 97 Bomgo aft SGL5 Silver 107K Y139,000. : 02 Toyota Touring Hiace White 95K Y700,000. :99 Levin AE111 BZ-R White 87K Y196,000. :1991 Honda NSX White 109K Y1,993,000. : 1991 Figaro Grey … Continue reading →

HAA Kobe

Posted on 05/14/2011 by MD
HAA Kobe

A busy day in Kobe with 8600 cars on sale , Hard to quantify exactly how many were selling with the auction still in progress, but here are some early results back for cars that people are asking us about. 1986 Levin Gt-Apex  Red 148K   Y310,000 1986 Levin GT-Apex White 216K  Y356,000 1991 Figaro Grey 61K     Y420,000 1991 Figaro Green 73K   Y325,000 08 Nissan GT-R Silver 21K  Y4,250,000 1992 Nissan R32 GT-R Gunmetal 174K   Y210,000 2002 Mitsubishi Evo VII GT-A(semi-auto) Black 118K Y404,000 2000 Bongo SGL3(2wd)  white/silver  180K    Y255,000 Some nice looking European Exotica passing through later this evening … Continue reading →

CAA Nagoya

Posted on 05/13/2011 by MD
CAA Nagoya

Auctions in Japan are slowly getting back up to speed after Golden Week. Entry numbers are still down but a large entry is expected for Haa on saturday.  Heres a few Ive selected from Nagoyas Caa auction this week 2005 Nissan Elgrand E51 Light blue metallic/Cream leather 110km Y955,000 2002 Nissan Elgrand E51 Gold, Entry spec level 73K  Y496,000 2008: Nissan GTR R35 Black 11K  Y4,650,000 2004: Honda Integra  Type R DC5  White 122K Y800,000 1998:  Honda Integra Type R  DC2  White 65K Y272,000 1998: Mitsubishi Evo V gsr Silver 90K  Y294,000 1999: Mazda Bongo Aft 2.5V6 Petrol  silver … Continue reading →

Japanese Auction Prices.

Posted on 05/09/2011 by MD
Japanese Auction Prices.

A busy day at Hannaten Kobe on Saturday saw 7000 units going through the ring. Just going through the sales data now and will post a selection of  sold prices in the morning. Not a huge amount selling by all accounts sports and performance stuff a bit thin on the ground which is strange to see at Haa. Apparently some good value starting to appear in older European prestige and sports models we will keep an eye on this trend over the coming period anyway here is a snapshot of sold cars HAA Kobe Saturday 7th May 1998 :Toyota … Continue reading →

Where have all the Imports gone ?

Posted on 05/05/2011 by MD
Where have all the Imports gone ?

Well it doesnt take a genius to realise that the strength of sterling against the Yen has put a kibosh on the majority of Imports, But there have been other factors too, We will be going into this at length in our imports section but we will also be keeping an eye on prices in Japan to let you know what cars are on the cusp of being importable again. we will also have a look at current shipping options and how to save money on your testing costs. Your Input is appreciated as I will only look at … Continue reading →