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2000 Civic Type R EK9 Championship White 166K Y340,000.      1996 Integra Type R DC2 Championsip white 121K  Y225,000.         1995 GT-R BCR-32 Grey Met 171K Y340,000.   1998 EVO V Gsr White 113K  Y400,000.    1998  Toyota Granvia 2wd 3.0D White/Silver  148K  Y210,000.    2000 Toyota Granvia 2wd 3.0D White/Silver 205K Y318,000.    98 Toyota Regius 4wd  White/Silver   144K Y260,000.   1986 AE86 GT-Apex White/Black 90K Y615,000(showing what you need to pay for a Proper Wangan warrior)

CAA   Nagoya 25th May:    2003 Nissan Elgrand E51 Black 85K Y664,000.   2002 Nissan Elgrand E51 White 69K Y773,000.    2000 Civic Type R EK9 Championship White 128K Y342,000.

LAA Kansai 25th May: 2001 Nissan Elgrand  ATE50 3.0D 4wd White 107K Y181,000      2004 Nissan Elgrand E51 Silver 29K Y1,030,000.

TAA Kinki 24th May:  Honda Stepwagon White 160K Y133,000   2000 Honda Stepwagon White 86K Y124,000

Volumes of cars are Down in the auctions in Japan. People are pointing to the recent  earthquake/tsunami disaster which of course must have had some effect, but this is the land that battled Gochira ! most services,roads etc were back up and running within an incredibly short time which is testament to the bravery and work ethic of the Japanese people.

The market has been affected by other reasons but mostly cars are not making the money for export markets , because of this dealers are holding back on sending cars to auction. The list above is just an example of what sold last week but a huge amount of cars that would be traditional U.K/Ireland stock are not even receiving bids.

As usual I only list cars people ask me about, If people let me know what they want highlighted then we can provide the Info.

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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 135K  Y231,000

2000:Subaru wrx STi V6 RA Coupe terzo blue 97K  Y417,000

1999: Subaru wrx STi V5 4dr White 114K  Y214,000

2002: Mitsuoka Viewt K11 Burgundy 95K  Y150,000

We will look through Haa on sunday and post some example prices.  As always if there are any cars you want us to highlight please let us know.

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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 7^th May

1998 :Toyota Granvia 3.0D  2wd White/silver twin roof, 124K   Y190,000

2000:Toyota Regius windtourer Black      37K   Y449,000

2004: Nissan Elgrand E51Pearl white 73K   Y805,000

2000:Nissan Elgrand ATE50 3.0D Silver   95K  Y365,000

1997:Nissan Elgrand AVWE50 3.0D  Black  112K  Y108,000

2008: Nissan GT-R Premium Edition in Slate grey 48K    Y3.950,000

1996: Skyline GT-R V-spec White with nice nismo bits showing 56K but not warranted Y540,000

Bongos as usual are not making it as far as auction the only 2 free tops here were

1995 Sgl5 Green Grade 4 99K   Y210,000

1995 Sgl5 Silver Grade 3.5 161K Y99,000

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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 cars that people are asking me about although s usual,within reasons I will attemp to answer all questions

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Using our car pricing knowledge and with the help of a network of buyers we hope to let you know in advance of whats hot and whats not. Updated weekly with real world auction Results collated  from our fearless team of Buyers and Bacon bap addicts

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Tuesday 10th May

Nottingham , Good sale lots selling a few bargains

08(57)Audi A4 1.9tdi se Black 62K £7050

09(09)VW Tiguan 2.0Tdi 140 Sportmotion Silver-black leather 32K £16450

09(09)Seat Ibiza 1.4Se 5dr Blue 15K £6100

08(08)VW Polo 1.2Match(70) 3dr Black 33K £4800

07(57)Audi A6 2.0Tdi SLine grey-black leather 125K £8100

06(56)Audi A4 1.9Tdi 115Se Black 116K £5100

08(58)VW Touran 2.0Tdi 140SE Silver 30K £11,100

09(59)Audi A6 2.0Tdi 140SE Blue-grey leather 25K £15,100

08(08)Audi A3 1.4T Fsi SE Black 5dr sportback 51K £7700

Much slower day in London with a lot of provisionals in Paddock Wood some sellers were

10(10)Mondeo 2.2Tdci 175 Titanium X Black 17K £15,100

05(05)BMW 116SE Silver 38K £6150

06(56)Toyota Prius T-Spirit Black 46K £7600

08(08)Nissan Quashqai 2.0Tekna Auto Black 41K £10,600

And thats about all for tuesday .

Monday 9th may:

Found myself in Birmingham and as has been the norm recently prices where high and generally over book. Surprised to find a lot of cars not selling and only going to provisional

Some examples :

58 plate VW Jetta 1.9tdi pds blue met 41K £7650

07 corsa 1.0 life 5dr in gold done 38K £3650

2010(10)Audi a3 Sportback 2.0Tdi 140sport done only 6K made £15,000

08(57) Seat Ibiza 1.9tdi sport 5dr silver 38K  £4600

07(07) Bmw 318Dse silver with leather 80K leggy but nice £7600

08(08 A4 tdi se 143se in black with 1/2leather nice car good history 91K stll decent value at £10000

Fancied a go at a 2008 X5 3.0Dse in Silver done 78K but only went provisional at £20,000

Few other cars on my list but all provisional so not worth mentioning slow start to the week.

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