RHD supra availability in North Americas' affect on Supply/Demand curve.

[Guest Snailed]

Hi mark4supra forums, I am getting ready to purchase my dream car. The mark 4 twin turbo with 6 speed getrag transmission, hopefully in renaissance red. however I will take any color combo for the right price.

 

I was thinking; as RHD supras become legal to import and plate here in the united states, will this have an affect on the LHD Twin Turbo 6 speed supra's price? Right now, a clean used LHD turbo supra is looking at around $50,000 USD.

 

Will the coming of 25 year old RHD supras to the US cause the price of LHD supras to drop? The demand will lower, because people would rather just get RHD cheaper models, right? therefor they wont be able to sell them, thus lowering the price? I would be stoked if I could pick up a clean LHD turbo for bargain.

 

Also, just how cheap could I get a RHD Supra RZ here in the US? Is it cheaper to buy here or to do the work and organize import myself? $25k?

 

Thanks guys

 

-Snailed

[squiffy]

I think the LHD cars will always hold their value.

I hope the import rule will bump the prices of our RHD cars a little as I assume the prices will rise in Japan if the guys in the USA start buying them

 

....basically, come and buy mine next year [emoji23]

 

 

[rider]

In all the years I lived in and travelled around the USA I never once saw anyone driving around in a RHD car. I cannot imagine there are many, beyond UK or Aussie immigrants who would consider it an option. There are jspec cars already entering the USA for parts, I have bought jspec parts from US breakers at very keen prices. A few RHD cars will get driven in the US but I'd have thought that would be the more specialist highly modded 1000hp cars that can be dragged and raced rather than the stock ones which will be primarily viewed as a ready source for parts.

 

I can't see RHD imports having any depressing impact on LHD domestic car prices and I doubt the opening up of the US market on the 25 year rule will have much impact on Japan or UK prices. Probably more on Euro spec Supras.

 

If you are looking at importing a TT6 then expect to pay much more than $25k. That'd get you a very decent car FOB at the moment but you'd then have freight, duty and taxes on top. No idea what the US duty rate is and what sales taxes would apply to an import but when importing from Japan into the UK those will add around 35% to the cost over the FOB price.

[Karl M N]

I'd imagine there are dealers holding onto stock waiting to hike the prices up for the US. After the costs of importing a car I doubt it will be much cheaper than buying a US spec

[Al Massey]

If there were to be any affect on the market, most of japans stock and our stock would have been bought already by eager businesses in the states.

 

After costs of imports, it wouldn't be much viable anyway from the UK.

Japan may be a different story.

 

People seem to think since it happened to the Skyline it will happen to us, everyone just forgets that skylines weren't available in America.

[LasseV]

Hi mark4supra forums, I am getting ready to purchase my dream car. The mark 4 twin turbo with 6 speed getrag transmission, hopefully in renaissance red. however I will take any color combo for the right price.

 

I was thinking; as RHD supras become legal to import and plate here in the united states, will this have an affect on the LHD Twin Turbo 6 speed supra's price? Right now, a clean used LHD turbo supra is looking at around $50,000 USD.

 

Will the coming of 25 year old RHD supras to the US cause the price of LHD supras to drop? The demand will lower, because people would rather just get RHD cheaper models, right? therefor they wont be able to sell them, thus lowering the price? I would be stoked if I could pick up a clean LHD turbo for bargain.

 

Also, just how cheap could I get a RHD Supra RZ here in the US? Is it cheaper to buy here or to do the work and organize import myself? $25k?

 

Thanks guys

 

-Snailed

 

Short answer: no.

 

Not enough cars to flood US markets. Remember, there is rising demand in both Europe and Japan too.

[The Raven]

 

That guy seems very happy with his high miles N/A 23k? Mental money for what that car is.

[tintinmt]

I know of a few guys in Canada driving RHD Japanese imports. 'Steering on the wrong side doesn't seem to bother them.