I Bought a Car at Auction IN Japan!
Jun 28, 2026•Channel
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Published1 week ago
Duration26:45
Video IDdkh9CuAnjrE
Languageen
CategoryAutos & Vehicles
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
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Views216.8K
Likes7.2K
Comments399
Engagement Rate3.50%
Likes per 100 views3.32
Comments per 1K views1.84
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I flew to Japan with one mission — find a car worth importing — and I had no idea which one I'd be coming home with. In this episode I head to Gulliver, Japan's biggest used car dealer, then take on the USS auctions in Tokyo to try and land something I can actually sell back in the UK.
From kei cars and Alphard VIP minivans to a Civic Type R and the Land Cruiser 250 you can barely get hold of in Britain, I go hunting for the right car at the right price — and find out the hard way that the perfect one on paper can fall apart the second you put a paint-depth gauge on it. Three cars, three problems, and one very stressful auction.
If you've ever thought about importing a car from Japan yourself, this is the real version — the prices, the shipping, roll-on-roll-off vs container, and everything that goes wrong in between.
The car's going up for sale on japanesedreammachines.co.uk and listed on Car Wow. Subscribe to follow the rest of the build-up of the business.