Nissan Skyline GT-R for sale in Japan

Buying one from here

What the money buys

Condition and originality set GT-R prices far more than mileage does. An unmodified car with a clean auction sheet and a verified odometer will cost multiples of a tuned one at the same mileage, and it is the one that holds its value.

What to check on the sheet

Look for the repair marks on the front chassis rails and the strut towers, and for a grade of R or RA, which means accident-repaired. On a car this heavily modified, a 4 with honest notes is often a better buy than a 4.5 with vague ones.

The engine

The RB26DETT is strong but nearly every survivor has been boosted beyond standard at some point. There is no compression test available anywhere in Japan, so budget for the engine rather than expecting to verify it. We can inspect the car in person at any USS auction house before it crosses the block.

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.