Hey... welcome to the forums
Yea, buying a car here has its advantages cause you actually get to see the car in person. There are some very good importing companies though that will be a very good option too. It all comes down to, can you wait the 3 months it takes to get the car here from Japland. If you're thinking about importing, PM Mike aka MIKE_R32_GTR. He works for Blacksun Imports. Only heard good things from them and he helped me out. I'm sure he's lurking around here somewhere