Nissan 180SX for sale in Japan

Buying one from here

Type X is the one to look for

The late Type X has the bigger turbo, the aero and the better interior. Earlier Type II and Type R cars are the same shape for less money, which is fine if you know that is what you are buying.

Check the arches and the headlights

Rear arches and the seams around the hatch are where these rust, and the pop-up headlight motors fail with age. Both show in the photographs if you know to look, and an inspection at a USS house will confirm either.

Drift history is the real risk

These were the cheap drift car for twenty years. Repairs to the rails and the rear quarters are common and are on the sheet — a 3.5 with honest notes often tells you more than a 4 with vague ones.

What it costs to land one in the US

Ocean freight, customs duty, clearance and our sourcing fee sit on top of the Japanese price. The duty rate is 12.5% of the car's value — the figure JDM Imports works to, and the one the calculator uses; see tariffRate in js/services/calculator.js, which is the authority. Every line of that cost is set out here, and the 25-Year Rule is explained here. The landed cost calculator works the whole figure for any car on this page before you commit to it, and cars 2002 and older clear the 25-Year Rule.