JDM Cars Make No Sense

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Are JDM Cars finally priced correctly or are car enthusiasts like me out of their mind? Let me know what you think below!
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In today's world, JDM cars are some of the most popular, and most expensive on the market. The days of $22,000 GTR's are long gone and replaced by $250,000 price tags with fancy editions like "Omori factory," "R1," and "Because I can" trims, but are they worth it? I decided to travel to Virginia to check out Driver Motorsports, a JDM import company to answer that very question but I want to know, what do you think?
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Timestamps
0:00 JDM Importers Are Wild
1:00 Who is Driver Motorsports
1:20 Are GT-R's Overrated?
2:15 The Underrated JDM Cars of The World
4:10 Why Are These Cars So Expensive?
5:50 Let's Talk About the Toyota Chaser
6:05 Hilux Surf
6:35 So Some JDM Cars Are Expensive but some aren't?
7:08 Why It's Ok To For Things To Not Make Sense
8:00 Outro
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@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

Huge thank you to Driver Motorsports for having me out and letting me ask a million questions on their cars that cost either the same amount as a Miata, or a 5br 4 bath house. Still a little confused, but you guys can be the judge below on if these cars are worth the price! Watch our recent build series here where we save a S2000 for Time Attack, my first racing series -> kzfaq.info/sun/PLrli19nqmhgN3KlY9KkM03_INTD-tBlaj Subscribe if you haven't ✅ - bit.ly/3kXgWr0 Looking for car parts? 🙆Mod your car at MartiniWorks here - bit.ly/3mJVoCD

@WaySydeBeats Ай бұрын

I wanted to get the chaser they have there, but i had to be responsible first and get a mk7.5 sportwagen, once im done paying that off, ill be at their front door lol

@thismexicantookurjob Ай бұрын

I watched one of your other videos where you bought a car for drifting from them. Another good 4 door option may be a crown athlete. You can find them with 1jzgte from factory. I think they become legal this year or next here in the US

@kalebwelch5799 Ай бұрын

True, you can get a fully built 180sx for $13k

@evorick 2 ай бұрын

this guy is up charging like crazy. it’s cheaper to buy a plane ticket to japan, find a car you like and import it yourself. it’s more work, but significantly cheaper.

@hiaceadventurevan3929 Ай бұрын

Time is money, I would agree and do the same but for some people they rather just pay someone to do it for them

@gravestone9831 Ай бұрын

Not anymore. The Japanese caught on and upped their prices. Check the prices now

@STREETRIGHTUS Ай бұрын

@@gravestone9831as an importer i can tell you these prices are still outrageous

@couchmayne4351 Ай бұрын

@@STREETRIGHTUSidk if I’d believe the guy that’s part of the problem , yall are what the lil kid Benjamin kicks is to the sneaker game

@speaker9694 Ай бұрын

And Japan is an amazing experience

@pyrune1 2 ай бұрын

I wimper knowing I'll never own an NSX. I had an opportunity to buy one back in 2007 but I scoffed at spending $25,000 on a 90s car. These life choices landed me in therapy.

@riceball52 2 ай бұрын

If it makes you feel any better my father missed out on buying a pristine twin turbo Mk4 Supra for $16k back in 2012 or 2013. To this day I keep bringing it up to him lol.

@CforClairvoyant 2 ай бұрын

My dad refused to cosign for a R32 GTR and it was like $15,000.. ill never let him live that down.

@riceball52 2 ай бұрын

@@CforClairvoyant Sheeeesh, now I don’t feel so bad about that Supra incident I was just talking about.

@CforClairvoyant 2 ай бұрын

@@riceball52 personally i wasnt thinking about value and resale value at all. I was just so obsessed with the car and wanted one bad and it was the perfect price 🥹

@XeroDash0 2 ай бұрын

@@CforClairvoyantI would’ve jumped off a cliff 😭😭

@marksadhra9399 2 ай бұрын

I remember when in Canada you could pick up a beat up GTR for under 10K. Then they became legal in the US.

@dancool44 2 ай бұрын

I remember thoses days too i was too young to have a car at that time but just close enough to seriously checking JDM cars that were afforbale at the time

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

We be doing weird stuff to the economy; like the introduction of the Grand Exchange in Runescape.

@skippylegrandgourou2069 2 ай бұрын

JDM are so cheap in Canada/BC $10.000 for an EVO 5, i paid $3000 for my Subaru B4 RSK twin turbo and making 340 hp. I almost got an R33 GTR for $20.000 8 years ago

@PANN1Cau Ай бұрын

I remember when I could get a clean low km r34 for under 50k landed. I would like to say the bubble will eventually burst but I can only see the prices going one way 📈

@dubcityknights Ай бұрын

KZfaqRS AND TIKTOKERS AND CLOUT CHASER KILLED THE CAR COM

@Macinvodakin Ай бұрын

Clout is one heck of a drug.

@38tech 2 ай бұрын

Video games hyped these cars beyond belief. Then the millennials, that are not having kids and have disposable incomes wanted them. Then the price went up as the demand went up. It's pretty basic. When nobody can afford them, the market will cool off.

@thecloud1432 2 ай бұрын

It will cool off but they won't be dirt cheap like they used to be. At least for the cream-of-the-crop halo cars. All the cope cars and lesser known heroes will def come crashing down in price tho 😂

@andydhillon1977 2 ай бұрын

No they won't. There will never be cars like this ever again. They are only getting rarer by the day.

@hishamhilal8332 2 ай бұрын

The games were based on the tuner culture of the time. In Japan the cars were relatively affordable and easy to tune. With export and hype it will naturally shoot up in value.

@hishamhilal8332 2 ай бұрын

But did you really just blame millennials. Okay boomer

@38tech 2 ай бұрын

@@hishamhilal8332 def NOT a boomer.

@questionabletaste2700 2 ай бұрын

Before y'all were allowed to import 33's and 34's they were dirt cheap. I'm talking like golf gti price tags. As soon as they became legal BUMM...market went through the roof.... respectfully... y'all the problem 😂😂

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

My heart hurts, but you're right.

@brandonnickerson3077 2 ай бұрын

Facts

@HT2JZ Ай бұрын

@@AlexMartini. you said you could buy a GTR R33 for 20k a few years ago... when I bought my first MK4, 2013-2015, I could have bought an r34 gtr for 20k in Europe, do I regret not doing it, sure, am I glad I bought my second Supra instead, sure... because parts for R34 are insane nowdays and these car like to shit themselves from time to time... USA was the main problem with prices, sadly.

@martinsmallwood9605 Ай бұрын

yip here in NZ you can import JDM at any age. We had lots of skylines, stegas, b4 , rx7, evos, sti, surfs, patrols and all the rest on the road in the nineties early 2000''s.. You can see the effect of the 25 year rule with the mini trucks. Brand new here they are 20,000 old ones are still 10,000 because they get sold direct to the USA now.

@eastcoastken 2 ай бұрын

I lived in Okinawa Japan from 1996-2001 and remember seeing R32 GTRs for like 7k. If I'd known, then what I know now, I'd have bought & stored everyone I could have.

@bGzzzzz Ай бұрын

I remember seeing R34 for 30-40k - I wonder would the ISF reach those milestones, that thing is a sleeper

@Toyota4Life Ай бұрын

I enjoy being into cars when it wasn’t about the money. Now it’s a rich man’s game. My current cars that I’m building are the last ones and I am out the game.

@robertczimmerman3774 Ай бұрын

I have a lot of fun with my 900$ reliable car, long trips and the smell of 90's in interior. Its a lot of fun if you exclude the people, forums, clubs and anything related to the exterior. Its a personal thing, something intim with your car.

@MattJelonek 2 ай бұрын

The only reason why the GTR’s are up in price is the 25 year rule… come to Australia and you’ll notice since the Americans can import JDM’s the mark ups are going insane… $20-50-80k AUD JDM GTR is now for sale at over $250-500k AUD! So even wanting to buy one here in Australia it’s going nuts.

@lukedraper4100 Ай бұрын

Australia 2000 -2010 gtr went for less then 20k n some were spec versions n people couldn't give them away because of the shitty fuel economy

@LeftenantMalachi Ай бұрын

As a lifelong American Muscle guy, I completely fell for how awesome JDM cars are far as their different suspension setups, looks, subculture, and variety of mods to make the car look unique, sound, and drive uniquely. Would dream to have a real JDM.

@barron204 2 ай бұрын

I live in a country that has had JDM imports for many decades. The cars you show are much cheaper here and have been a common sight on the roads for many years, to the point of boredom. It’s nice seeing people be interested in the 90s stuff in other countries.

@ivanjulio4026 2 ай бұрын

Paraguay?

@ivanjulio4026 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, Paraguai

@fishii8237 Ай бұрын

S15s are actually not that rare where I live Everything else is however, aside from a skyline R34(which might not actually be a GTR)

@syphe0 Ай бұрын

Where I'm from they are rare now, but back when I was in high school, some of the cool kids could afford R32 GTS-T's, CRX's and RX7's, obviously they all got crashed because testosterone of course, R32's were so popular there was a vulgar saying I won't repeat on YT comparing them to the female anatomy (as in, everyone has them).

@arsinyx 2 ай бұрын

Jdm kids don’t wanna go fast , they just wanna look exclusive , reminds me of the shoe resale market

@hishamhilal8332 2 ай бұрын

Damn that's harsh

@1huffmani Ай бұрын

Perfect answer

@mantasookinavicius5154 Ай бұрын

they wanna go fast in turns. Not in a straight line.

@Albrto2077 Ай бұрын

@@mantasookinavicius5154They can by more recent cars with better performance for the same price

@williamgentry3427 Ай бұрын

@@hishamhilal8332100% true though.

@overthinking3573 2 ай бұрын

if a stagea 260rs ever rolls through his shop, id scoop that up in a heartbeat

@knight6media 2 ай бұрын

Another hit from Alex! I love these style videos where you take us almost through a thought process of sorts. It leads you to make a conclusion but it doesn't force you to; it just gives you more information than what you started with from an honest yet reliable source. Your loyal fans can't wait to see what's next.

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

Thank you man! I'm going to do more of this style because i've found a lot of joy in walking through subjects like this. If there's anything else you'd like to see, let me know!!

@Albrto2077 2 ай бұрын

JDM fan boys at work

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

But you do have to wonder, is it worth it?

@Albrto2077 2 ай бұрын

@@AlexMartini. They are their dream cars which is ok but not to this extent

@andydhillon1977 2 ай бұрын

@@Albrto2077Why do you care? If you don't think they are worth it, don't buy them. Pretty simple. Smh

@Yeahnahnahyeahyeahnah Ай бұрын

There's Japanese cars euro cars and shit cars

@danteeightsix9069 Ай бұрын

Car guys at work* That's like complaining about why '63 Corvettes cost so much despite being one of the rarest and most sought after. If you want a cheap JDM, get a RHD Corona.

@WaySydeBeats Ай бұрын

Nice to see ya back at VA Alex!! Gonna get a car from that place at some point. Love looking there every-time i come by that way.

@Thinginator 2 ай бұрын

Honestly some of the most tempting JDM cars are the mundane ones - things like a little Daihatsu Charade hatchback for example. It's just a small manual economy hatch with a tiny fuel efficient engine, not some tuner that with ten grand in mods will blow the doors off proper sports cars, but in Japan you can get well-maintained good condition examples with only like 50,000 miles on them for dirt cheap, like five grand after import costs and fees to get one here. That's insane. It might not be super exciting to drive, but a sensible economical small practical car is sadly something you just can't buy new in this country anymore, and every affordable used example is high mileage, and likely beat to crap as it wasn't seen as anything worth taking care of when it was new - if you can even find one. But in Japan... they're plentiful, well-maintained, and not worth much. For less money than a USDM equivalent car, you can get a practical small car from Japan with lower miles, better paint, better interior, better condition overall, and better specs. And sometimes, a small practical economy car is all you really want. It'll do everything you want out of a daily driver competently and reliably while sipping fuel, and doing all of that so that your fun project cars don't have to. And the only tradeoff is that you have to sit on the wrong side of the car, and have the headlights adjusted so they're aimed properly for driving on the right side of the road :) A small price to pay for a sensible commuter car.

@skythundersky1544 2 ай бұрын

Quick and to the point. Loved it!

@kingalien1008 2 ай бұрын

I just bought my chaser from them this past easter weekend. Awesome guys who dont bullshit you.

@allenplant1702 Ай бұрын

Less than 20 years ago, these cars were about $5,000 on lots here in Japan... Now that they're past the 25 year import mark; $35,000. The car is worth what people will pay for it, and nuts ARE paying for them so the prices stay high.

@ripamoramee14 2 ай бұрын

Man if I’d have to pick a jdm dream it might be that jdm Levin Trueno. A pristine one in dark blue would be 👌

@riceball52 2 ай бұрын

You want a Levin or a Trueno? I don’t get it. Also which generation in particular, AE86, AE92, AE101, AE111?

@ripamoramee14 2 ай бұрын

@@riceball52 the ae86 with the LEVIN front end. The solid lights not the pop ups. We never got that version. Although the AE111 is a really nice looking car too.

@riceball52 2 ай бұрын

@@ripamoramee14 Oh yeah, that’s pretty cool, the Levin 3 door is my favorite version of the AE86, but it’s the rarest version of that car where I live.

@OM617a Ай бұрын

A big part of the popularity of the AE86 is the fact that it is rwd, there have been no small reliable rwd hatches or coupes made since. Only thing that is close is an mx5 but most of those are rag tops.

@BrzBoyz831 Ай бұрын

100% on point on everything. 👏🏼 love it

@froddo420 Ай бұрын

As a Hilux surf owner, they are awesome. The gas ones are fully interchangeable with four runners other than the steering column and dash... They also come in a turbo diesel if that's your jam.

@Iokua. 2 ай бұрын

Love this! I wasn’t even aware we had a place like this in the US!

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

Go check em out!

@witchcraftauto Ай бұрын

I noticed the same thing up here in Canada, there is a JDM Import place in Montreal and I was showing some of the kids at the shop I work what they could actually buy that would be cool and still less expensive than some of the North American counter parts. Most people seem to think that a JDM Importer is expensive until you really go searching on one of their websites, you can quickly get lost in the amazing cars that are actually affordable!

@jasperwhat5033 2 ай бұрын

Im saving up and im going to buy 1 for my birthday in November. Plenty of dream cars on that lot🔥🔥🔥

@jacobasuncion3132 2 ай бұрын

Honestly I wouldn’t mind owning a rhd 5th Gen Prelude, rhd CRX, or a Nissan Pulsar GTI-R

@tainogunslinger8855 Ай бұрын

Driver is a great place to buy a RHD import from. I'm loving the super clean Cedric I bought from them a lil over 2mos ago with just over 15k miles on it.

@TheSwedishCarGuy 2 ай бұрын

That shop looks awesome :D

@rianhassan3149 Ай бұрын

Love that Hilux Surf. I'd take that over everything shown.

@saundis Ай бұрын

one car that I still adore that almost no one seems to care about are the subaru legacys. The 2nd and 3rd gen come with an annoying to service but wickedly fun twin turbo setup and you can find them for 5-10k in canada pretty easily. On top of that, you can have a twin turbo wagon making near sti power which is awesome

@lucian_7588 Ай бұрын

Will still never understand the mentality that having a right hand drive is a perk, especially when we drive on the right.

@forestghost7 Ай бұрын

I have a rt hand drive car here in USA; it's not Japanese thank God. It's a '73 Aston Martin DBS V8 (my late Dad's). I don't consider the RHD a perk, it just is what it is, the REAL THING 🇬🇧

@wheniztheend Ай бұрын

It's a way to flex on other drivers. "Oh look at me, I'm different, I drive a rhd car". It's kinda cool, but it's goofy if you go out of your way to get a rhd just for the sake of it. Especially people who do rhd swaps.. Now that simply doesn't make sense.

@forestghost7 Ай бұрын

@@wheniztheend I agree, and apparently those swappers have nothing better to do with their time and money. In my case I'm forever indebited to Dad RIP, his(my) Aston is the strongest best built car I've ever had ... keeping it forever

@joshbrown384 2 ай бұрын

The music throughout this video fucking slaps. You should know it's appreciated my guy

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! We're trying to make it better with every video!

@idontgotagun9867 Ай бұрын

They’re coming down, i look at prices daily(yes i’m one of those weirdo’s). Just wait a while longer, R34 GTR’s aren’t selling for crazy money anymore, a V-Spec N1 sold on BAT for under $300k when back then it would sell for $600k+. And just so y’all know a lot of the people that bid on these cars are the same ones who bid $100k the first day they go up for auction. I’ve seen the same names a few times and they never buy so they’re definitely just doing it to keep the value of their personal cars

@xXxUrbanNinjaxXx Ай бұрын

Agreed

@OM617a Ай бұрын

Prices may of plateaued, but these cars will never be cheap again. Due to legislation the era of these cars has ended and they are a finite product.

@danteeightsix9069 Ай бұрын

Owned an Accord in Japan and an R33 Skyline in Germany. Now that I'm back in the states, I want another RHD.

@arunegmd4429 2 ай бұрын

So, I agree with Alex. The toyota celsior is such a great option. Ive enjoyed my UCF11 immensely and after lowering it. It looks much better, still sourcing camber parts for the rear though. Its been a great daily driver when im not going to work. Plus the 1UZ makes some, oh so pretty sounds.

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Great cars!

@aaronrivera6737 2 ай бұрын

That hilux surf already sold 😢

@Readhead-Jcrossy 2 ай бұрын

I bought a 1994 Toyota Celsior from ED and it’s amazing highly recommended buying one especially from ED.

@le-johnny9236 Ай бұрын

I went the KDM and Domestic route for cars as of now. I'm sure the old JDM cars are good but they're extremely high priced and there's no guarantee they perform better than modern sports cars that are far cheaper unless you modify them, there's 25 years of technology difference at work.

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

I can tell you that the 90's Toyotas are better

@le-johnny9236 Ай бұрын

@@ZO6Driver2 ok I had a Toyota that can last a million miles, I'll take the new performance cars any day, zero competition.

@raymondkoledoye9941 Ай бұрын

For my Favourite JDM car now is the Honda NSX na2.

@lbmautos 2 ай бұрын

I still want a Gloria before a r33, but definitely a r33 as far as coupes. I also really want a Suzuki Jimny! ❤

@touayaaj84 2 ай бұрын

Shut up about the Suzuki before everyone else catches on! 😢

@lbmautos 2 ай бұрын

@touayaaj84 my bad....shhhhh

@speaker9694 Ай бұрын

I love the Hilux surf so much I’ve always wanted one

@sonicallstarify 2 ай бұрын

Combo shrinking supply of JDM and the forced push of EVs from Uncle Sam... It's the perfect storm, you got car enthusiasts trying not to get swept

@VincentViolence Ай бұрын

Sorry America Yes, you are to blame 100% As soon as the R32 GTR became legal I bought one knowing the prices would go up I had predicted this. I paid $25k NZD So probably about $18k USD. That very next week, prices went up $5k, then another $5k, and it kept going up, then covid hit and all of a sudden people were realizing that these once cheap cars, Silvias, Rx7's, etc were getting snatched up and people were looking to make profits! It started with the lower specs of R32 skylines, because now if a GTR costs X then it's the lower trims should also cost more too! And that then steam rolled to other platforms, because "What a standard GTS R32 is X amount?! Well my Rx7 is way better/nicer so it's now worth X amount more" and it carried on all because people were trying to price match. Not only that, it was no longer cheaper to import from Japan so prices were compared to what you could import. Thanks America.

@AmateurEnthusiasm Ай бұрын

Yes! Celsior with the wool seats!!! Just like mine! I miss it so much.

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Quality and luxury

@mach1mustangguy992 2 ай бұрын

first! i know exactly where that is... VA native and yes we have a huge JDM scene here, imabout to get a kei truck this summer after i sell a coulpe of flip cars...

@r0sebeast986 2 ай бұрын

I have a Celsior and let me tell you its amazing! rides like a dream , looks amazing , and with a aftermarket exhaust they sound amazing! best car I have ever owned!!!

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Preach!

@Uchia18 2 ай бұрын

Impatiently waiting for the day i can order my Gloria or Chaser

@AM-uk7jv Ай бұрын

I grew up playing Gran Turismo, so JDM cars will always have a place in my heart. But at the prices they're selling for, I'm buying a Porsche and I'm not even second guessing that decision.

@TheRealMrRoyal 2 ай бұрын

Biggest problem with the celsior.....or any of the sub $15,000 cars are one of 2 things.....no manual or no turbo. To get both your $20k+. Sure base model chaser for under $10k. You want turbo and manual. 3x the price. Same on non gtr skylines. Single cam honda under $10k. Want dohc and manual 3x the price. Assuming clean examples anyways.

@amgvlogs5087 2 ай бұрын

Just buy a Buick regal. Just as reliable as a ls400

@TheRealMrRoyal 2 ай бұрын

@@amgvlogs5087 still no manual. I won't drive an automatic car.

@amgvlogs5087 2 ай бұрын

@@TheRealMrRoyal buy a Volvo S60 r

@TheRealMrRoyal 2 ай бұрын

@@amgvlogs5087 that's not a bad idea actually. I'd prefer rwd but going to have to make some concession.

@amgvlogs5087 2 ай бұрын

I think they make an AWD control module that can convert it to rear wheel drive if you really wanted to, but it would put more strain on the drivetrain

@OM617a Ай бұрын

It has more to do with demand and finite supply. I moved from BMW M cars to Toyota JZ's and have never looked back, these 90's JDM cars are the peak of automotive engineering and unrepeatable due to restrictive laws on emissions and fuel consumption. My advice would be to get one while you can, prices will only go one way.

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Good advice

@ronin6877 Ай бұрын

Picked up a clean mark 2 for less than that celsior. Last year too

@Toyota4Life Ай бұрын

Toyotas are the number one imports . Outside of the Nissan GTR because most of the cool Toyotas we did not get.

@TheRealSkullduggery 2 ай бұрын

If I had to pick a JDM (might be a hot take), The Honda E. I just think it's neat.

@danielbotham600 2 ай бұрын

All it takes is an email.

@kzsoren 2 ай бұрын

r32/33 gtst! Rb20 or rb25, manual, rwd or awd, extremely light and super tuneable. Picked my r32 GTS-T Type M up for 17,000 and put about 6k into it... There's nothing else even close to it under 40k. Underappreciated

@Christian3522 2 ай бұрын

Up in Canada people were getting GTR's for like 8k or less back in the day. A lot of these JDM cars were very cheap and have gone up 100% in price.

@BySixa Ай бұрын

I've an ls400, chaser and (had) a surf 😂 i feel validated by this video lmao

@LNRRidez Ай бұрын

I'm 40 and felt attacked with your opening statement 😂😂😂

@spazzypengin Ай бұрын

If I'm ever gonna spend too much money on bringing in a foreign market RHD car, it's gonna be a Holden Ute. Why? Because I'm a hipster with a mullet at heart.

@jadesded Ай бұрын

Millennial JDM "feels-pricing" is just the new 'vette boomer "feels-pricing" but yes Alex is right a lot of the market is speculative and based on perceived value/feelings. It's precisely why you can buy (right now) a Toyota Solara 2D Camry (coupe or convertible) for less than $8k but a Toyota Camry from the same era if inflated to a goofy degree, people know the Camry name but don't know the Solara is built on the same platform with the same engine options except 2 doors, an es330-adjacent-interior, and a convertible option.

@darrylbrooks851 Ай бұрын

its like the guys, who grew up with muscle cars, they were cheap, now those cars in good shape, or restored are six figure cars

@1truzilla458 Ай бұрын

lol, I picked up my FD RX7 back in 2006 for 16k and my R33 GTR Vspec in 2013 for 21k. I'm happy I got in early. Now they are 20b(RX7) and RB30/26(GTR) swapped (builds on my channel, don't forget to like and subscribe). Both paid off, and both broken 😥 but they still cost less than what they are going for now. So, a win.

@Arbyfig 2 ай бұрын

I think there are many reasons for the price, the basics are supply and demand, the supply is limited, new ones are not being built, and the demand is in a way increasing, because while people always wanted them, a lot of them were kids that never had the disposable income, and now all the kids that want it are grown up and have the spending power, higher price is not a good or a bad thing, it just kind of puts it in a position that only people who really want it the most will spend the money for it. Also the other thing is the US Market is big, and the JDM is relatively small, its like having a restaurant that serves 100 people try to make food for 10000 people. With that being said, I do like Japanese cars, be it JDM or USDM Japanese cars, but I feel that with the prices now, it takes away a big talking point about Japanese cars, which was that they were affordable tuner cars. But hey, car prices here are still cheaper than where I am from so.. Can't complain too much

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Nailed it. This is an intelligent comment.

@angeloah 2 ай бұрын

Well said good sir.

@Brodys_GTR Ай бұрын

R32 GTR is great value rn. Can pick up a nice one for under 40k

@Michael-H23 2 ай бұрын

Man i wish JDM was cheaper

@skippylegrandgourou2069 2 ай бұрын

They are cheaper than the USDM in Canada, my Subaru B4 RSK 340 hp cost $3000 and my friends Evo 5 and 6 around $10.000

@tsuk2430 2 ай бұрын

@@skippylegrandgourou2069wtf that’s an amazing deal

@andydhillon1977 2 ай бұрын

I think i met the owner of this company in 2022 at Virginia International Raceway. I have a video of one of his JDM cars he drove. Black turbo sedan.

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Dark green Toyota JZX100 Chaser. I've developed it more now. It does pretty dahm good on the track now

@123capk Ай бұрын

I honestly agree that influence made the car seem horrible and made the prices go up 10 times o

@MrPhantomhunt Ай бұрын

Is that jzx90 with the ge vvti still available?

@gambit_toys6554 Ай бұрын

JDM and imports were known was budget fun but now it's just become materialism. time to find the real budget value cars and rock them.

@professorsecret4960 Ай бұрын

Good thing I got my R34 gtt coupe for $30k, sheesh

@coleBlap Ай бұрын

I laughed my ass off when said a house was 75k, try 500k.

@tylersmith7914 Ай бұрын

I personally have a 2010 rx8 gt i believe that car is highly undervalued! Ive driven rx7s before and i think the rx8 drives way nicer and handles like a dream. picked mine up for 7k

@K_Swap_The_World_69 2 ай бұрын

ATOYOT Whats Up My Guy? 😁 Well I Guess Imma Find Out. LEZ GO!!! 💯💪🏽💯

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

ATOYOT!

@Treaxvour 2 ай бұрын

JDM cars are ONLY right hand drive.

@SupraSav Ай бұрын

Love JDM cars. Glad to have bought a 240sx back when they were actually cheap AND you could find one with a stock engine/ intake or exhaust mods only. Now? Heck no. You need to have a lot of extra money to go through with buying one now

@destroxxiv6489 2 ай бұрын

Nostalgia. You can never replace that feeling you had when you were young, but with enough money you can try

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. JDM cars are like the Christmas events in OSRS back in 06.

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Truth

@malrofo Ай бұрын

Glad I got my Celica gt4 when I did. It was either that, or a pulsar gti-r. Next on the list is a Sera or a Cappuccino if america gets its shit together regarding kei vehicles

@hishamhilal8332 2 ай бұрын

I loved that ending

@ZL279_ 2 ай бұрын

ATOYOT gotta be my fave JDM brand

@AlexMartini. 2 ай бұрын

My man!

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

Agree

@idreessahadat3002 Ай бұрын

Im 43. And I dreamt about Euro cars.

@Matty_mccfly 2 ай бұрын

I want a aristo

@PleasePassTheHammer 2 ай бұрын

How is that Hilux only 17k? I'd take 2 if I had the resources..

@96st206 2 ай бұрын

You can buy 14 Celsiors if you import them yourself. It's not hard. You buy from an importer you're getting hosed on price. Feel free to spend thousands of dollars you don't need to spend. Whatever as long as it keeps the prices up.

@patricklopes-vtec 2 ай бұрын

The JDM bubble has already burst. Martini is mostly sending this to true JDM fans. It's like... if people start to appreciate all last 1990s GM RWD boats (Impala, Roadmaster, Deville...), then the fool in the market wants to buy a Toyota Celsior or Lexus LS-400. And it's only buying a JDM car because of reliability and cheap parts, not for value or tradition or performance. No matter how much you put any 1000hp 2JZ on it. The american V8 still more powerful and attractive than ever. A very big "sorry, no-no" for R34s anyway...

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

@@patricklopes-vtec is that why top promod guys are switching to 2JZ's?

@patricklopes-vtec Ай бұрын

@@ZO6Driver2 In the land of V8s, why run in a I6? Exchange the perfect balance for...?

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

@@patricklopes-vtecI just know 2Js have been winning big races against big hemi.

@gambit_toys6554 Ай бұрын

GTR's in japan were considered like a Mustang GT 5.0 foxbody cheap speed. Now they're Porsche Prices.

@bsmoove69 Ай бұрын

When dude said 75 thousand dollar Nissan I laughed

@Arizona9001 Ай бұрын

Got my first FD3S in 2005 for $12k (running fine) Got my second FD3S in 2014 for $7 (running fine compression # high 80s low 90s)

@Sunny2456- 2 ай бұрын

They didn't make a whole lot of r33's, and hype is driving up r34's which will drop in prices in 2-3 years. You can still find r32 gtr's for cheap because they made so many. For reference at the end of 2018, I paid a bit under 30k USD in Japanfor my R33 GTR but no rust on the underside or engine bay. I found the paperwork of the last owner in Japan who paid 15k USD equivalent 5 years before me in 2013. Basically I was able to put in 20k, make reliable 500awhp with the single turbo build I did 3 years ago, and I can still sell it for profit which is wild. Meanwhile I bought a dream AMG from when I was younger - a 2003 CL55. Stock it makes more power than the modded gtr and with maintenance its only cost me 15k lol. Cheaper than the engine build in the gtr. But its not the same feeling driving the AMG as driving the GTR and that's what people are chasing.

@bobbooker5960 12 күн бұрын

got myself a 1994 toyota starlet carat 4wd i get 30 mpg and the thing is a beast in the snow i paid 4500for a car with 55k miles blew my mind being in the us

@bavarianhero 2 ай бұрын

I still want a GT4 Celica playa!

@swishasnkush1573 Ай бұрын

Jdm EVO's are still priced decent. 20-25k? Low miles, not beat to crap. Hell i know where theres a GT4 rn for like 20k...and they only made 2500 of them! 😮

@skippylegrandgourou2069 Ай бұрын

They are amazing car, especially evo 5-6 and amazing chassis

@IceeKeys Ай бұрын

Been stalking Toyota celsior form them for months

@noahsuarez5527 Ай бұрын

i had a jzx100 and i got hit and insurance totaled it and i bought a celsior with the money i got no doubt an amazing car i wouldn’t replace it

@ZO6Driver2 Ай бұрын

They are great cars.... both of them

@levimillsaps769 Ай бұрын

What are the mitsubishi GTp prices looking like??

@SRZRB Ай бұрын

How dare you not talk about that S30 😢

@acarguy374 3 күн бұрын

I am wondering how they will make it right with Brad rival. Are they waiting on a boat till Brad floats them another 100k so they can get their inventory?

@SpaniardNL 7 күн бұрын

They're the only cars that actually make sense, if you're passionate about driving cars.

@CaBdosdos Ай бұрын

In 2018 i had an inch to buy an old dream car. It was on Houston it was a 1998 Acura NSX with 39k miles and they wanted $41,000 😂.

@helloitsanthony 2 ай бұрын

There is a lot of back and forth on the topic of jdm. But let’s zoom out? Why do we buy any car at any price? Especially sports cars. For the way they make you feel. Porsche owners certainly don’t feel the same way Ferrari owners do. So why is one chosen over the other given the price similarities? It’s preference right? The experience you get driving a Ferrari vs a Porsche is faster different. The same as driving a Miata and 86 today. Similar power, similar price. Similar aftermarket support. So why one over the other? Hopefully you see where I am going with this. I’m not saying 75k ain’t worth it because to some it’s very much so worth it. It’s not about “oh you can get 1XXXhp from a big block and a blower” it’s a vastly difference experience dealing with big displacement supercharged, rwd vs. small displacement big turbo. The same can be said for 200whp NA Civics that weigh 2100lbs. It’s the emotions that drive the value proposition for buyers. This applies to euro spec, jdm, domestics of all ages years makes and models. 👍🏽