Used car in Japan for sale – Buying cheap used cars in Japan! There are thousands of cheap used cars in Japan. In today’s video, I will talk about what you need to know when buying used car in Japan, the challenges of the Hanko (personal stamp), paperwork, and other cultural requirements that don’t always make sense to foreigners. Lastly, I will share with you about my 15-year relationship with Gulliver’s Used Car Dealership Branch in Kyotanabe.
Gulliver’s Kyotanabe: https://221616.com/shop/kyoto/kyotanabeshi/G01089/
Line ID: ガリバー 京田辺店
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29 Comments
What an odyssesy. The inefficiency of Japanese efficiency
Hi Mike! Thanks for another amazing and informative video! It was awesome to see your experience with the hanko develop as your day went on. Thanks for including it in this video! 🚙🚗
Was a wonderful episode! It spurred me to look for my Hanko, which is stored away for the next time I buy a car in Japan. Ha! P.S.: We want more Moco Loco reviews.
In the States, I think that the average buyer (not me) trades-in their car on a whim, sort of the classic "emotional" sale. Dealers here have to make sure a prospect never leaves the lot before their buzz dissipates. Therefore they can do everything, including title and insurance, even on a weekend, on the spot so you get that car "today". Hence this emotional play is what gives used-car salesmen their bad name. In Japan, the bureaucracy involved could never be driven by an emotional high, so they use that nasty and expensive bi-annual exam to motivate people to upgrade.
this was a cool video. The trials and tribulations to buy a car is no joke, here in america you know we can throw a for sale sign in the window and thats about it. Its a stark contrast thats government run amok with so much bureaucracy.
I need to import a car from Japan
Thks – great 👍!
Lots of great info, and I've been dealing with Gulliver's the past few days on trying to get a used Mazda CX-5. However… they are asking me about a Japanese guarantor since I don't yet have permanent residency. I own my own house outright and that's still not enough for them. However, I don't have any Japanese friends close enough to ask to be my guarantor. My company will lease a car to me, but there are several terrible reasons I don't want to do that: 1) it's a lease, not a purchase, 2) it's 35,000/month — much too expensive for what I'd get, 3) it's a small, economical type vehicle — I don't get to choose what I get — but I'm over 186cm tall.
Right now, I'm at a loss as to what to do. It's pretty lame that I can't even get a small auto loan for a secondhand car.
Oh man..
I had the same disappointment as you back then.
Especially the hanko and parking lot.
Anyway, nice content…
Long time no see!
I sent it for confirmation, but I can see your home address many times in the video, is that okay?
I was worried, so I sent you a message.
Hey Mike. would they do wheel conversion for Toyota LC80 in Japan before it can be shipped to countries that required left hand drive?
How much road tax for Honda Fit?
Hi mike.i need to buy a car from japan on online.Please can you tell me which site can i buy useda car from japan
Living in Japan for over 4 years now, I also have realised that life in Japan is full of bizarre little rip offs that would be impossible in Germany. The fraudulent Japanese way of product packaging alone would have landed people in jail plus business closure if practised in Europe.
why not finger print (thumb print) ?
Hello! Just found your channel. We are moving to Japan next month (Yokosuka). Thank you for all the great information!
its not business is scamming you. its japanese bureaucracy.
the japanese police is scamming you.
lol man i am going through Japan registration right now. I thought Canadian bureaucracy is bad …
Great video! I'm getting scared with this bureaucratic face of Japan as well
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Thanks for sharing this video. I have a plan to visit Japan end of this year and I would like to visit to the cities where they sell used cars and car spare parts to export to Africa. Do you have any recommendations on those cities to visit?
short answer. Try not to buy a car in Japan because the total cost of ownership is astronomical. The rules encourage people to abandon usable cars. As I travel around I see multiple abandoned vehicles daily.
With houses and with cars, the rules and valuation structures encourage people to abandon usable cars and buildings.
Or try to take your business somewhere else that does not require an insecure hanko. Make a big deal about the absurdity of the rules before you tell them that you will try to find another competitor.
Maybe you don't find another dealer without a hanko and you have to use it; but we all need to push back a little to get the businesses to talk about it. They will not change until it hurts business enough
I got mine from Don Quixote! I believe I paid Y500 or Y1,000.
You talk to much less action
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