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Originally Posted by 1GoZoom
I didn't factor in the rising costs associated with the disaster. From the looks of thigns, Toyota, Fuji, Honda, and isuzu are all going to have to rebuild their plants as this radiation leak will encompass them. Japanese cars are going to skyrocket in price like they did in the 90s, which sadly led to the end of the JDM sports car market for a time. Let's hope the same doesn't happen again. the yen/dollar exchange rate is looking terrible.
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When/what car skyrocketed in the 90's?!?! I remember sticker on a new Supra TT was in the upper 40K! All the flagships were twin turbo; Z, 3000GT, Supra; thats why they were more expensive.
It was the tougher emission laws in the mid 90's (ultra low emmission/low emission/zero emission) that put an end to the JDM super cars.
Found this on another forum
"The first calculator from the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that $37,000 had the same buying power in 1994 as $55k has in 2011.
So a 1994 MKIV Supra with a base price of $37,000 would cost around $55K in today's dollars.
Actually I think the 37K base price from your original link was "estimated price". Here's a window sticker for a '95 TT version -- A whopping 48.7K"
