How Much Is A New Skyline?

[350gt2003]

Hi guys,

Was wondering how much V35 was, when it was new.

At the same time, how much is a nec V37 now?

Thanx

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[GeNOS]

they wernt sold new here, so theirs no real way of saying what they were worth new in the AU market.

id gauge it of the new price of the 350's and maximas tho

[liger]

I've heard a couple of guys around here saying that its $80,000-$90,000 when new.

[grae35]

According to V35 (japanese magazine) the series2 (Jan03 - Nov04) models sold in Japan when new as follows

350 GT-8 3.66million Yen

350GT 6MT 3.00million Yen

350GT Premium6MT 3.25million Yen

Have no idea what the exchange rate was back then but today it is about 82Yen = $1AUD making them cost between $36k and $46k. No doubt there would be some dealer and rego charges to add but they were not as expensive as you would imagine domestically.

(The autos are far more popular in Japan accounting for 99.5% of the production of these models.)

[180 wanabe]

Autos.... why!

I guess being stuck in bumper to bumper jap traffic is why

[xscape237]

In japan, they're priced just a tiny bit more than the zed.

So you can assume that if they were sold in australia, it would have been at the $65k mark.

[xscape237]

According to V35 (japanese magazine) the series2 (Jan03 - Nov04) models sold in Japan when new as follows

350 GT-8 3.66million Yen

350GT 6MT 3.00million Yen

350GT Premium6MT 3.25million Yen

Have no idea what the exchange rate was back then but today it is about 82Yen = $1AUD making them cost between $36k and $46k. No doubt there would be some dealer and rego charges to add but they were not as expensive as you would imagine domestically.

(The autos are far more popular in Japan accounting for 99.5% of the production of these models.)

Unfortunatley, it doesnt work this way.

For whatever reason, there is a big mark up for cars in Australia. Its not just import tax and GST either.

Take a look at the yanks, they pay only $27 - $29k (USD) for a 370z... while we pay $70,000. Work that one out.

[diabolique]

Unfortunatley, it doesnt work this way.

For whatever reason, there is a big mark up for cars in Australia. Its not just import tax and GST either.

Take a look at the yanks, they pay only $27 - $29k (USD) for a 370z... while we pay $70,000. Work that one out.

So true! Was in the States a in July this year and drove my cousins 335i around LA - when asked how he could afford it, well, it only costs $45,000! (compared to $105k+ out here). I guess Aus is still better than some Asian countries like India, Singapore and even M'sia.

[MSKYO]

^Diabolique - I was in the US a few weeks back and another reason why Beemers are so affordable is that they were offering 0.9% interest for the life of a loan... If that was the case here I would def consider a 335i

Yeah I think the $70k mark would be realistic. I'm cringing to think how much the V/G coupes will cost when Infiniti hits Australia in a year or 2 (or 3), bearing in mind it is well and truly possible to privately import a base model V36 coupe for somewhere around $35k give or take at the moment.

I recently had to replace my V35 after some fool didn't look where he was going. After the slightly inflated insurance value (agreed value was a good choice) I found myself tantalisingly close to having enough cash to import a V36. Unfortunately when I added up the cost of all the extras I would definitely want (ie the Chris Rogers treatment) I would have been blowing the budget out of the water. In the end I settled for a nice Series 2 V35 for an excellent price, could afford to have all the extras added and still have change from the insurance payout. Its been said many times before but V series coupes are brilliant value

Edited November 5, 2010 by MSKYO

[xscape237]

And if we want to get even more ludicrous, the famed example is the commodore SS.

Its built here, in australia, and we pay about $50k for virtually the same thing that gets exported to the yanks and they pay only $32k for it.

Anyhow.