{"id":775,"date":"2019-10-09T10:11:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T01:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nikkyocars.com\/?p=775"},"modified":"2019-10-09T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T06:29:04","slug":"comparing-pricing-buying-direct-from-japan-vs-buying-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/comparing-pricing-buying-direct-from-japan-vs-buying-in-new-zealand\/09\/10\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Pricing; Buying Direct from Japan vs. Buying in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is a lot of blogs and advice online about how and why to bring a car across from Japan rather than purchasing locally in New Zealand. But, one thing that lacks is how much can you expect to save when buying directly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nikkyocars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image1.png 170w, https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image1-79x300.png 79w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>When searching online in NZ, for Nissan X-Trail, 4WD, 2008, 50~100,000km. You can see the cheapest models range around $9,900 to $10,500 as of 7th October 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nikkyocars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image2.png 774w, https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image2-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image2-768x471.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nikkyocars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image3.png 776w, https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image3-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image3-768x924.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Searching the last 1 month sales (as of 7th October 2019) within the same parameters, you can see there were some great deals in Grade 4 , non accident condition.&nbsp;Look at the savings, look at the profit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nikkyocars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-780\" width=\"740\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image4.png 753w, https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image4-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>IMPORTANT: Not every car is going to be as cheap as you think. One thing we notice with first time buyers from New Zealand is that the expectation is that <strong>all<\/strong> cars will be cheaper than pricing in NZ.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We work on a 10% success rate at auction. This means that out of 10 cars you bid on, we will win one. But we aim for the one car to be a great deal for you or your dealership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Why<\/strong> the pricing is cheap in Japan compared to NZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Automobile Tax System in Japan &#8211; As vehicles get older in Japan, the tax increases. Thus, especially when a vehicle hits about 10 years old, it can sometimes make more economical sense to trade the vehicle or dispose of the vehicle and get a new vehicle. <\/li><li>Interest Rates &#8211; are extremely low in Japan so it makes sense to get a new car every few years and pay low monthly payments rather than paying for a car outright. This high turnover of vehicles means a large oversupply of used vehicles for the Japanese domestic market. Dealers will put these trade in vehicles through the auction for the world to bid on. <\/li><li>Japanese \u201cShaken\u201d (Warrant of Fitness\/WOF) &#8211; comes up every 2 years. It is extremely expensive in comparison to New Zealand WOF, so once the Shaken expires, most people are unlikely to spend around $2000 getting a new shaken. This does not particularly mean there is anything wrong with the car, and these \u201cshaken-less\u201d cars are where you can buy some great deals at auction <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/n2014\/howtobuy\/buyauction.asp\">here<\/a>. <\/li><li>Auctions &#8211; this is the cheapest and most transparent way of buying a car directly from Japan. Because there are SO many cars going through auction every week there is a lot of times where the competition at auction is low and reserve prices are generally low. This is where the best deals can be found. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>So, once you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/n2014\/howtobuy\/buyauction.asp\">access to the auctions<\/a> you will be able to see up to 120,000 cars per week going through auctions in Japan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also be able to see previous sales stats on what cars sold for.&nbsp;<br>If you want to get some great deals directly from auction, talk to Nikkyo Cars. You can see all of our costs to NZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/n2014\/stock\/?maker=&amp;km_min=&amp;km_max=&amp;price_min=&amp;price_max=&amp;shape=&amp;trans=&amp;year_min=&amp;year_max=&amp;cc_min=&amp;cc_max=&amp;others=&amp;c_code=&amp;fuel=&amp;wd=&amp;steering=&amp;color=&amp;shipping=&amp;per_page=25&amp;lang=en&amp;page=1&amp;special=&amp;ad=desc&amp;sortItem=&amp;subAction=search_calc&amp;action=search_list&amp;stock_currency=JPY\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-red-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkyocars.com\/n2014\/country\/NZ.asp\">View New Zealand Stock<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a lot of blogs and advice online about how and why to bring a car across from Japan rather than purchasing locally in New Zealand. 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