| Japanese auto makers such as Toyota, Nissan, | | | | seriously for a car. You can use this free car |
| Honda and Subaru are known world wide for | | | | search tool ( to contact several dealers at once |
| producing high quality, efficient and durable cars. | | | | to save you the hassle of filling out loads of |
| Car auctions in Japan give you the chance to buy | | | | forms on different websites. |
| and export a used Japanese brand car to your | | | | Auction and exporting processGenerally you can |
| country, usually with big savings on similar priced | | | | either buy directly from the dealers stock of cars |
| cars you can find in your local dealership. | | | | (which they make have from spotting a bargin at |
| But Japanese drivers also love foreign brands such | | | | auction and bought for later resale) or request |
| as Audi, Bentley, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedez | | | | they look for something for you at auctions. |
| Benz, Porsche, Volvo and Volkswagon. It's possible | | | | You can have a very specific or very general |
| to find these luxury cars very cheaply at | | | | request and the dealer will try to find something |
| Japanese car auctions and you can certainly make | | | | and send you deatils of the cars. All the major car |
| a very good saving on buying and exporting from | | | | auctions are online and dealers have access to |
| Japan. | | | | national daily auctions giving a choice of upto |
| Japanese drivers take care of their vehicles and | | | | 40,000 cars a day!Once you get the car details |
| because of rigorous safety inspections, taxes and | | | | you can decide to bid or not, send a maximum |
| other fees it is more cost effective for a | | | | price you want to bid and sit back and wait for |
| Japanese driver to change their car to a newer | | | | the result!The dealer will try to get the lowest |
| model regularly. This means a large pool of well | | | | price for you so you don't pay more than you |
| maintained used cars for sale and export. | | | | have to. |
| The auction and export processYour first step to | | | | Once you have won a car then you also have to |
| finding a cheap luxury car is to find a reputable | | | | consider paying for paperwork fees, |
| dealer. Second hand car dealers don't have the | | | | transportation, shipping, insurance and customs |
| most solid of reputations to begin with and there | | | | import taxes when the car arrives in your |
| are cases of foreign buyers being ripped off by | | | | country. |
| dodgey dealers, but these are definately in the | | | | Local auto regulation complianceYou also have to |
| minority. | | | | make sure the car complies with all local auto |
| First, check out the dealers website and see if | | | | regulations. Some dealers may help you with this |
| they have full contact and bank information and | | | | especially if they are in your own country, but |
| are members of the JUMVEA which is the | | | | others will probably not give much help. Therefore |
| Japanese government sanctioned trade body for | | | | before you buy make sure you know what you |
| foreign car exporters. Membership means that | | | | will have to do to make the car legal in your own |
| members have to abide by a code of best | | | | country. |
| practice. | | | | If you're buying a European brand then these are |
| Also, make sure that the company is registered | | | | less likely to be an issue as cars made for Europe |
| with the local government - they should display a | | | | and re-imported from Japan are the same models |
| government trade license number. | | | | so it's likely that the manufacturer already has |
| Second, test communication with the dealer by | | | | approval for that car in your country. |
| either sending an email or calling (many dealers | | | | SummaryJapanese used car auctions are a great |
| have Skype or similar so you can do it for free). | | | | source of both Japanese and European/America |
| In your initial emails look out for quality of English, | | | | brand quality used cars. You can get a great deal |
| timely response and level of details in the answer. | | | | for a little research and shopping around, and |
| Unanswered or evasive answers and poor quality | | | | although it's not the quickest or easiest way to |
| English may lead to misunderstandings later on. | | | | buy a new car, it's certainly a lot of fun and can |
| Once you have contacted several dealers and | | | | be much cheaper than buying in your own |
| filtered some out you can start to browse | | | | country. |