Goo-Net! Hours of Fun for the Whole (JDM) Family
So. You are aware of Yahoo Auctions and you know of a few classic car dealership websites in Japan. But what if you want to cast your net even wider? What if there was a website, that was in English, that allowed you access to for-sale ads for hundreds of thousands of cars in Japan?
Well there is such a thing. It’s called Goo-Net.
First you click on the “English” link:
Then select the make, and then the area of Japan you want to search, and presto! You can now narrow your search into specific models.
Goo-net is a great resource for tracking down a classic car, since lots of JDM classic dealers will advertise on it.
The database is huge, so if you ever wondered what a Nissan Pao retails for, then this is a pretty easy way to find out (answer: about US$1500)
And occasionally you find something really, really cool. Like this Z432 (ie: beyond rare) below:
($90,000 if you had to ask). And even if you’re not really going to call up your friendly neighbourhood JDM car broker and ask him to buy one for you, hey, it’s free to browse!
Happy clicking guys! And don’t forget to post links to anything really cool or interesting you find!
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 am
Great stuff!
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:31 am
I love that red Z! That thing is pure sex on wheels!
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:20 am
GREAT SITE. VERY INTERESTING INDEED.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:00 am
Woah, was that Z31 for me? I’m the guy always bitching on here how under appreciated they are. And $90K for a Z432? I thought for some reason they would be a bit more.
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
OMG thats a cool link
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Awesome, I’ve been looking around yahoo auctions for a few years no, this is one more thing to kill time with. Maybe someday I will really import a car. Good find.
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:42 pm
looks sweet. ill add this to my random browsing of japanese cars for sale
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:10 pm
http://www.goo-net.com/used/spread/goo/15/0130081003D4000426019.html
Here’s a rare find…roadster version of the Alfa Romeo SZ Zagato “Mostro”. Not expensive either, but shame it’s LHD and too new to be imported to Australia as a classic car.
Oh BTW for some reason the Japanese-language version of Goo-Net has more manufacturer categories than the English one…so if the manufacturer (eg bentley) is not on the English list, then go to the Japanese site and just try your luck in the search bar.
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Z31’s rock.
Anyways, this might be off topic, but I was wondering what happened to the Skyline project car that was on Grand JDM. Have I just not seen it? Is it in the forums (which I don’t check out much)? I loved reading about it on the old site.
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:13 am
Ask, and thou shalt receive:
http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1600&start=0
October 4th, 2008 at 8:14 am
oooo the hours i have spent on there, thanks jnc haha