Kopite Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 does anyone know how much these cost brand new when they were on sale in japan? just wondering why the j-specs didn't come with with toys and leather, was it to keep costs down or was there another reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithStalker Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 ummm my jspec came with toys n leather as standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 sorry i meant apart from the GZ i know the supra was about £40k brand new here which was quite expensive, the RZ etc had cloth and less toys so just wondering if toyota did that just to keep costs down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 well i know the guy i bought my SZ off,bought it for 17,000 in 1997 for a 1996 model that will give you rough idea of second hand market value for a SZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 2001 prices in Yen: SZ Manual 2950,000 SZ Auto 2950,000 SZ-R Manual 3470,000 RZ-S Auto 3650,000 RZ-S Manual 3880,000 RZ Manual 4480,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by 200SX Boy 2001 prices in Yen: SZ Manual 2950,000 SZ Auto 2950,000 SZ-R Manual 3470,000 RZ-S Auto 3650,000 RZ-S Manual 3880,000 RZ Manual 4480,000 What's that then? 4,000,000 yen is about 20k isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 i used xe.com and it said the RZ was £23,012.36 at todays rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Shittin ell I was robbed when I bought my SZ aero then. I paid 11.5k for it 3 years ago on a 93 plate!! So either the car itself didn't depreciatte much in the 6 years before I bought it or someone with some serious Bins saw me coming from a long way off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 But the conversion rate wasnt the same then No way you can get a true figure unless you know the exchange rate at the exact time you are trying to work it out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Hey that gets my vote!! Well the starting price is nothing in comparison to what I will have spent on the thing over the years I own it. Christ I think I have been through that much money in fuel lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by kopite does anyone know how much these cost brand new when they were on sale in japan? just wondering why the j-specs didn't come with with toys and leather, was it to keep costs down or was there another reason? Who needs leather seats anyway! slippy in the cold and burn your arse in the summer! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by Paul R Who needs leather seats anyway! slippy in the cold and burn your arse in the summer! Paul. Thats why you get alcantara centre sections!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 haha paul's busted! never noticed these on your car mate! maybe your paint job on your door gets the most attention kiddin matey! Originally posted by dangerous brain Thats why you get alcantara centre sections!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Hey that furry paint cost a fortune!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 lol paul might still be a bit touchy about his door damage think i'll shut up before he starts moanin Originally posted by dangerous brain Hey that furry paint cost a fortune!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by stealthhosts But the conversion rate wasnt the same then No way you can get a true figure unless you know the exchange rate at the exact time you are trying to work it out for. For 2001, the exchange rate was mainly in the 170s according to exchangerate.com If we take an arbitrary 172 as pretty representative, Dave's figures work out as: SZ £17,151 SZ-R £20,174 RZ-S Auto £21,220 RZ-S Man £22,558 RZ Manual (GZ, perhaps typo?) £26,046 A bit disappointing, somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Errr, but I thought these things were like 40K brand new, so you saying that I could have bought a brand new RZ-S instead of buying one that was 3 years old, those prices seem very low.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Originally posted by kopite lol paul might still be a bit touchy about his door damage think i'll shut up before he starts moanin :twak: At least I dont have to drive around in a golf TDI!! :D I'm not touchy! besides it looks OK now. I'm off to polish it now and take pics too! I'll post em up later! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Originally posted by Ashley Willis Errr, but I thought these things were like 40K brand new, so you saying that I could have bought a brand new RZ-S instead of buying one that was 3 years old, those prices seem very low.... How much does it work out after import tax etc etc?? Probably a lot more?? Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 RZ-S Man £22,558 Well working on rough figures in my head, so they will be rough, this model would probably cost you around the £28K mark, by the time you have had it imported. Still cheap in my eyes when places like JIC were advertising 2000 models with whatever mileage on them for £24/25K, well worth finding the extra reddies to have a untouched, mileageless new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 I had always thought that Supras were 40-42K new. Perhaps that was the UK version only - but that's a massive discrepancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 I just checked that article on this site comparing the Supra with the M3 and TVR. The on-road price is cited as being £43,023. Could there really be such a difference from the j-spec prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 dont forget cars are also alot cheaper outside rip off Britain ! still seems low to me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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