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This beauty is old, but obviously still very driveable. 1936 Rolls Royce  

Inspecting heavy equipment for the Philippines

A quick look at today’s car auctions shows a couple of Toyota 2010 Prius twins for sale: Twin one And slightly uglier, Toyota Prius 2010 twin 2 They both have the same kms, so they definitely have been following each other, same colour, same driver  (may be not), but twin two has a dirty secret… Continue reading Unusual Toyota Prius 2010 twins for sale!

Perhaps the most available car in the Japanese used car auctions is the Toyota Prius.  Due to it’s huge numbers, the prices can be totally predictable.  Removing “black” Prius’ from the data (black colour doesn’t seem to behave in the same manner as the other colours), results for Prius sales in the last few months.… Continue reading Prius 2010 Prices

In Japan the main car dealers such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan only sell new cars. Used and new cars are usually not displayed on the same yard. When you trade your car in for a new one it is unlikely to stay on that dealers yard long. Most car manufacturers have their own auctions… Continue reading Auction car pricing factors

What are the advantages of competition within the used car auctions in Japan, or in fact competition in any market?  Here is a quote on the advantages of competition in a market: Vigorous competition between firms is the lifeblood of strong and effective markets. Competition helps consumers get a good deal. It encourages firms to… Continue reading The advantage of competition in the car auctions

The annual large Japanese holiday “Golden week” will be upon us soon. The auctions will be on holiday for the following days: Last normal day for auctions: April 27th (Saturday) First normal day for auctions after the break  Wednesday 8th

Some people consider buying through Provide Cars cars from the Japanese used car auctions as a risk.  How do you know the cars in the auctions are alright? Personally, I would find buying from a dealers stock list as a greater risk! Is the appraisal of the car exporter unbiased? Is there something the exporter doesn’t… Continue reading Risks of NOT purchasing from the Japanese car auctions

The export timeline. So which one is faster? Buying from a dealers stock or buying from the auctions. First of all we need to understand the process of exporting a used car out of Japan. A car is purchased by an exporter, agent, Japanese used car dealer, and in our examples case, Provide Cars. The… Continue reading The car export timeline. Which is faster? Buying from the auctions or from a dealers stock?

Advantages: Price You will get the best price, especially if you are patient. Exporters, Japanese car dealers all buy from the auctions for their stock as that is the cheapest place to purchase a vehicle in Japan. It is purchasing at the wholesale rate, rather than the retail rate as through a dealers stock page.… Continue reading The advantages and disadvantages with buying through the auctions