Hey i recently moved to Japan in June and was wondering if there is a forum like this one for Japan? I've been on the NSX Japan Club website but iono if there is one. Or If you can Make a sub-forum for Japan on here. i'm pretty active on this forum.
I needed an NSX bad to welcome me home. So I picked one up on my last trip home over Thanksgiving. I got a 2005.. and did some research in Japan to check prices before I got it...
Hey Greg! Glad you're doing ok. Can't wait to cruise with you in Japan. Track day in the S2000. I can't risk it in my new baby...
As for pricing in Japan, even in auctions (I export a lot of cars, never an NSX though) the NSX is not cheap. Anything under 50K, regardless of the year, goes for 35-40K US dollars. And that is from 1993. The newer the more expensive. And regardless of the year, Type S's start at around 50-60K. I passed on a Type R 2002, white (not a big fan of white here in Japan, makes you look like a rich guy or Yakuza wannabee) damaged but repaired front end, sold for 7million yen (about 70K). It could be retailed for 8million maybe, depends on the damage and how badly someone wanted it. Or you could make a mean demo and track it as long as it ran straight. Which at 7million it was probably a light collision.
Anyways, if anyone is interested, let me know, lots of fair prices for NSX's when they do come up, mostly in the Tokyo auctions, but we bid from an office and have a local guy inspect them for us. Big ballers like MACS buy them when the mood hits and sit on them waiting to sell. I wish I had that luxury. I'd have my Type R as we speak...with a mean custom one off widebody kit. I already have it planned out...someday I hope...3.2L engines are just too sick!
DJ