November 2016 – ProvideCars

Compare … the Japan car auctions to New Zealand sales prices

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Jon French

Apologies to other countries, this post is aimed at New Zealand buyers.

Today a Nissan Note, 2014, (grade 4.5 you can not get much better than that) with 56,000 kms sold in the Japan car auctions for 400,000 yen. That equates to a landed price in New Zealand of $10,104. Now compare that with what is on sale in New Zealand for the same year. $13,990 with 66,000 kms and $14,990 with 54,000 kms. Hmm, I would consider this Nissan note sold in the Japan car auctions today to be most similar to the second of the two. That is a savings of over $4,500.

See photos below:

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Staff dinner together. Ask them all their roles and thoughts on working at Provide

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Jon French

At a staff dinner together at a really cheap but top quality sushi restaurant, had them talk about their roles in Provide Cars. They all play different roles and are all needed in purchasing from the Japan used car auctions.

Comparing hybrid cars, fuel economy and purchase prices

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Jon French

According to the car makers below is a list of hybrid cars, their fuel consumption at 10・15 mode (km per liter) and the price of the vehicle.

Car Name	10・15 mode (km per liter)	Car purchase price (000)
Toyota Aqua	40.0	169~268
Toyota Prius	35.5	205~327
Honda Fit hybrid	30.0	159~198
Toyota Sai	23.0	338~426
Toyota Estima Hybrid	20.0	376~506
Crown Hybrid	15.8	595~619
Harrier Hybrid	17.8	422.1~475.65
Lexus HS250h	23.0	395~535
Lexus GS450h	14.2	697~797
Lexus RX450h	19.4	545~650
Lexus LS600h/KS600hL	12.2	1350~1510
Insight	30.0	189~221
Civic Hybrid	31.0	228.9~285.6
CR-Z	22.5~25.0	226.8~249.8

Rare BMW M coupe 2001 left hand drive sold in the Japan car auctions today

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Jon French

A rare left hand drive BMW M coupe with the 3.2-litre S54B32 engine sold in the auction today. Probably one of the nicest specimens in the world as it was grade 4.5 with only 21,000 kms. Only 269 of these were made in left hand drive.

Visiting USS Osaka, one of the Japan car auctions, with Yoshi

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Jon French

Japanese Hybrid Cars a history

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Jon French

Date produced	Car Name	Details
1997 Oct	Toyota Prius 1496cc	Toyota’s first Prius
1999.9	Honda Insight 995cc	2 door, aluminium frame
2000 March	Nissan Tino 1769cc	Only 100 made
2001 June	Toyota Estima Hybrid 2362cc	Toyota’s first mini van hybrid
2001 August	Toyota Crown Hybrid	Mild hybrid, just an increase in savings of 15%
2001 December	Honda Civic hybrid 1339cc	4 door body type sedan
2003 July	Toyota Alphard Hybrid 2362cc	The Alphard series makes and appearance as a hybrid
2003 August	Toyota Prius 2nd generation 1496cc	Moves from a 4 door sedan to a 5 door hatchback
2003 Jan	Suzuki Twin 658cc	Very cheap base model
2005 March	Toyota Harrier Hybrid 3310cc	V6, 3.3L engine brought out together with the Krugger Hybrid
2005 August	Honda Civic 2nd generation 1339cc	Four door sedan
2006 March	Lexus GS450H 3456cc	V6 3.5l engine with the strength of a 4.5L
2006 June	Toyota Estima Hybrid generation 2 2362cc	THS-II system
2007 May	Lexus LS600h/ LS600hL 4968cc	V8, 5 liter engine with the ability of a 6 liter
2008 May	Toyota Crown Hybrid 2nd generation 3456cc	Transplanted from the Lexus GS450h
2009 Jan	Lexus RX450h 3456cc	Similar to the harrier hybrid
2009 Feb	Honda Insight 2nd generation 1339～1496cc	Like the Prius it is a 4 door hatchback, popular
2009 May	Toyota Prius 3rd generation 1797cc	Long waiting list for this popular car
2009 July	Lexus HS250h 2362cc	4 door sedan, first hybrid only lexus
2009 Dec	Toyota Sai 2400cc	Lexus version HS 250h
2010 Feb	Honda CR-Z 1496cc	Fast little hybrid sports, 6 speed manual transmission lineup
2010 Sept	Honda Fit Hybrid 1339～1496cc	Insight engine into a fit
2010 Oct	Nissan Fuga Hybrid 3498cc	One motor 2 clutches
2011 Jan	Lexus CT200h 1797cc	Lexus 5 door hatch back hybrid
2011 May	Toyota Prius alpha 1797cc	Prius wagon type, 5 or 7 seater
2011 June	Honda Fit Shuttle Hybrid 1339cc	Fit hybrid wagon shape
2011 Sept	Toyota Camry 2493cc	First camry hybrids sold in Japan
2011 Oct	Honda Freed 1496cc	Mini van, 3 sets of seats hybrid
2011 Oct	Honda Freed Spike 1496cc	5 seater version of the Honda Freed
2011 Nov	Toyota Alphard Hybrid 2nd generation 2362cc	High Class mini van hybrid
2011 Dec	Toyota Aqua 1496cc	Small car, even more MPG than the Prius
2012 Jan	Lexus GS450h 2nd generation 3456cc	New shaped body and even more efficient
2012 May	Nissan Cima Hybrid 3498cc	Long body base with the Fuga engine, Nissan’s top of the line
2012 August	Nissan Serena Hybrid 1997cc	Popular Nissan mini van’s first hybrid model
2012 Dec	Toyota Crown Hybrid 2nd generation	Dropped from a 6 cylinder to a 4 cylinder
2013 May	Lexus IS300h 2.5L	First hybrid in the IS model range

BMW M3 Sport Evolution 1994 in the Japan car auctions

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Jon French

Left hand drive BMW M3 Sport Evolution 1994 in the Japan car auctions today. Excellent grade 4 condition with only 46K kms on the clock. Started at 2.5 million yen and finally sold for over 10 million yen in the Japan car auctions today. Why invest in the stock market or gold? Grade 4 with a C interior (some wear and surface seat burns). Not sure whether this would have sold to the local market or export market.