Will Previously Mported V36 Skylines Hold Their Value?

[soldcivictobuyskyline]

Hey guys, im a skyline noob so bear with me

Im thinking of buying a previously imported 08 370gt skyline for $40k. The car was imported from Japan and so the navigation system doesnt work and the touchscreen is all in Japanese.

Now I know that nissan will be releasing the g37 in australia later this year and therefore will have everything in english.

I was wondering if the price for a japanese import would hold its value considering they car will be more readily available in a few months and will be in english rather than japanese? Or is the resale price for a japanese import going to fall a lot if I were to sell the car in a few years?

Thanks!

[mad082]

the car will drop in value regardless of whether they are locally sold. they may well drop faster with ADM versions on the market though.

[045HOW]

the car will drop in value regardless of whether they are locally sold. they may well drop faster with ADM versions on the market though.

Thusly why in reverse they dont allow S14s to be imported into Australia for road use to protect the value of the Australian models.

[soldcivictobuyskyline]

the car will drop in value regardless of whether they are locally sold. they may well drop faster with ADM versions on the market though.

The fact about them dropping faster because of ADM versions on the market was my concern......too late now tho, l bought the car today awwwwww yeh

[045HOW]

f**k ADM yo.

You have your bragging rights and a glorious name instead of an australian car with G37 badged onto it lol

[projectx]

The Adm ones will be priced around 80 to 100k. So I'm hoping the price of the imports might rise a little. Why pay 100 if you can get a perfect example with low km for 50 or 60? Hopefully having the local ones around will make it easier to get the navi going too.

[Alkatraz]

I dont think that the price of the imports will go up. They will still cost the same amount to buy, import and comply. It is these costs that determine its value.

Edit- if they change the import laws and make it impossible to import 2007-2012 versions, then the values may increase.

Edited March 15, 2012 by Alkatraz

[mad082]

being sold locally will mean they can't be imported (at least not very easily).

the price of imported versions won't increase because from almost day one of locally imported ones being on the market there will be demo models being sold cheaper. depreciation on the new models will be a bit faster than the current imported models, which may well speed up the depreciation of the imported versions.

[Alkatraz]

I wonder how the law will work in regards to importing a Nissan 370gt, when they sell an Infiniti G37 locally? I mean, it is technically the same car, but technically NOT the same car, if you get my drift.

I also thought that you would still be able to import any model that was not sold in Australia, up until they start selling it here. So I imagined that you would still be able to import a 2009 model, for example, as it was never able to be purchased locally at the time.

[babyskyline]

I also thought that you would still be able to import any model that was not sold in Australia, up until they start selling it here. So I imagined that you would still be able to import a 2009 model, for example, as it was never able to be purchased locally at the time.

I thought that was how it worked too. As long as it has a build plate before the date they applied to sell the car in Australia then it was fine to still import.

Kristian from Iron chef or one of the other importers can clear it up

[Iron Chef]

All Infiniti models will be eligible up until Infiniti starts selling them here new. From then on, they will still be eligible for import, but only with build dates prior to the local on-sale date. It's the same reason why we were able to keep bringing S15s in if they were built prior to 9/2000.