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Old 11-05-2010, 08:26 AM
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Cheaper to buy while in Japan?
I've got a friend in Japan at the moment, and I was wondering, is there anything cheaper to buy in Japan and bring back than it is to buy it here or shipped to the states?
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not much now since the transfer rate sucks.
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not much now since the transfer rate sucks.
you mean the current conversion rate? =(
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Despite the conversion rate, some parts are definitely still cheaper over in JDM land.
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Old 11-05-2010, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bobb126
Despite the conversion rate, some parts are definitely still cheaper over in JDM land.
can you elaborate? i want my friend to be able to pick up stuff that can be brought back.. it's not always that I find this opportunity
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im guessing in japan they should have lots fulled of subies. Maybe some wrecked ones that you can just pick n pull?
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ahh a subie lot would be great, but i doubt my friend will have the resolve to find the lot and start picking pieces out
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ya i guess it would take a long time too lol
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Nothing.
Everything in Japan is hella expensive.
But it terms of things in general.
There are a lot of things that you can buy in Japan that you can buy anywhere else.
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Originally Posted by bobb126
Despite the conversion rate, some parts are definitely still cheaper over in JDM land.
You mean the exchange rate?

Engines?
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I heard JDM wheels (e.g. Works, Advan, & etc.) are cheaper there.
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Originally Posted by xdeathwishx
You mean the exchange rate?

Engines?
yes exchange rate...

ahh bummer. i guess it's a lost cause unless i go over there myself
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Originally Posted by Fendyman
I heard JDM wheels (e.g. Works, Advan, & etc.) are cheaper there.
Yes, they can be. But the exchange rate right now is so bad that it doesn't matter. That and getting them home is going to cost a ton in shipping.
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Only place to get things cheaper (not car parts, etc... Stuff is already cheap here in the USA) is China and places like Taiwan and such... Otherwise, we have stuff that's already really cheap here.

Lets put it this way, my cousins live in Bosnia, a second world country and I buy them things here because they are much cheaper than over there in Bosnia. Things are really cheap to buy here in the USA, there isn't really anything you can buy in Japan and bring back that will be cheaper than here in the USA. The only reason it's worth bringing something back from Japan is items you can ONLY find in Japan, otherwise you're not saving any money at all.
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