Idle thoughts on Japanese Gs
So following on G Spots post about the white Cabrio for sale in Japan I found myself procrastinating form work and browsing the Japanese auction sites.
These are just some of my conclusions:
1) They really don't hold there value very well. I mean £21K for a 2004 G500? A 1998 G320 for £8K?
2) They love their limited editions. There are a good number of G500 Classics for sale....
3) The Japanese G Owner's love their bling
4) They love Brabus, Lorinser, ART, AMG...
5) And what's with the window things?
you have read my mind maxwell.
the price sounds good.
how about transport and vat :?:
no...............
i am thinking of replacing my clk 55 cab with a blinged up G to get on your nerves even more :wink:
:lol: :lol:
by the way, whats that white brabus cab worth in money :?:
The Jap market is based on high turnover and thats why cars dont hold their value...not even Mercs though slightly higher...which is good if you import their cars.
Just look at the amount of cars that go through the Auctions. One site my friend knows about says the turnover is about 40,000 cars a week. Thats only one auction place. Thats why log books and service records are so important as they prove the car has been looked after.
There are not many used car lots over there. Auctions are where you buy cars.
Names are important to the Japanese. Its in their culture...so names like Brabus, Lorinser, ART, AMG hold their value a little better... its a name.
Hey Max,
you gave a list of the prices in Japan for the models you mentioned,so what do they cost in the UK?
GS
remember ,
shipping costs,
Tax
SVA
high insurance due to being a gray import
you may have problems with serving due to gray import
Twodogs
tax and sva is not a problem, its the writng down the page and not across the page!
http://www.j-cars.com/process.php?PHPSESSID=1340abadb775506066acda50fe35...
try this then log in
Tis free and English
You will find both RHD and LHD Gwagons.
john
Am I missing something?
No Mercedes listed at my end?!
No G Wagens for that matter......
Anyone else getting them?
Would be good to hear if anyone here has imported one and knows what hassle it is. The prices certainly seem tempting but why on earth can't they leave the dash alone!! There isn't one I've seen without a messed up dash (holes for satnav/tv/video/etc)
yer, the Japanese love a bit of bling
Twodogs
Am I missing something?
No Mercedes listed at my end?!
No G Wagens for that matter......
Anyone else getting them?
Go back and try again Martin Just do a search using S68683 and you will then search IMPORTED Cars ... then BENZ ..all 900 of them . Then fine your search to 460 or 463 and you will see photos. You will find them
john
If you are looking at an auction page,is it possible to know if the engine is diesel or petrol by the size alone ?
I understand all the diesels ever fitted were 240, 250, 270, 290, 300, 350 and 400. Of those, only the 300 is shared with the petrols (1990-1994).
Though according to other sources, the only Gs imported into Japan are petrol (Mortinson will verify!) so you can save the effort...
Ive seen 4 diesels so far on differant sites. But they are rare.
But its a bummer that petrol and diesel had the same size in the 3000 as I see this number on the one site that doesnt state what fuel engine. So I dont know what fuel. Ive seen the 2700 and 3000 only so far mentioned.
I understand all the diesels ever fitted were 240, 250, 270, 290, 300, 350 and 400. Of those, only the 300 is shared with the petrols (1990-1994).
Though according to other sources, the only Gs imported into Japan are petrol (Mortinson will verify!) so you can save the effort...
There is also a G320 Petrol and a G320 CDI.
Oh yes...forgetfulness
OK...so youve seen enough of Jap G's but I thought I would post this as its a 2007 Cab,not many of those made. I was talking to the first G importer to the US and he said less than 40 of these are made...
http://www.mailorderjapan.com/yahoo-auction-japan/catmainframe.php?catur...
Dont know what happened there,so try this. To bad there arent more photo's of it..
Bugger! Seller will not ship International. That's torn it! Looks like a trip out to Far East is called for...........
What a tasty machine though..... sorta surprised you Aussies aren't all up there grabbing every G you can. :)
If companies can afford to ship sh*te Hi-lux's and £5000 Pajero's by the bucket load there must be a way of getting a G here quite cheaply, I will make some enquiries there is a company near here called Japanese connection that do that all the time....
I have a reliable contact over there who will do it...for a fee..and if you are serious..he will organise everything in Japan.
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the price sounds good.
how about transport and vat :?:
Wait are you abandoning the 460! There were only 463s on that site.... :lol: