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USS Kobe
1996 TOYOTA TOWN ACE
YM55 · Grade 3 · 164,000 km · Automatic
Estimated landed
$10,499AUD
Refundable deposit
$1,500
¥
Suggested Carbarn benchmark ¥415,000
Live Japan auction listings for Toyota Town Ace YM55 eligible for import to Australia. Bid via Carbarn with a refundable deposit — we handle inspection, eligibility, shipping and compliance through to Sydney.
1 vehicle shown
USS Kobe
YM55 · Grade 3 · 164,000 km · Automatic
Estimated landed
$10,499AUD
Refundable deposit
$1,500
Suggested Carbarn benchmark ¥415,000
After your deposit, our Japan-side team inspects the car in Japan and Noman sends the real photos to your WhatsApp — before any bid is placed. You see the underbody, the hidden repairs, the real condition. You decide: bid or skip. Around that, we filter every vehicle for Australian import eligibility and show landed, complied pricing in AUD. You confirm. Then we bid.
Auction photos are taken to sell the car. Our Japan-side team photographs what they never show: underbody, rust, hidden repairs, interior condition. Don't like what we find? Skip — your deposit is refunded, or moves to your next car.
Choose an eligible auction car, enter your Bid in JPY, review the estimated landed and complied cost in AUD, place your bid deposit, and let Carbarn check the vehicle before final bid submission. No live bidding wars and no pressure — a clear, step-by-step process from deposit to result.
Choose an eligible auction vehicle
Auction photos and auction grades are useful, but they do not always show every defect. After your deposit, our Japan-side team inspects the car at the auction house and sends real photos — underbody, paint, interior — before any final bid is submitted.
Standard Japan auction
Carbarn shows an estimated landed and complied cost in AUD so customers can understand the approximate total import cost before bidding. If the Bid in JPY field is empty, the estimate uses Carbarn's benchmark. If the customer enters a Bid in JPY, the estimate updates live.
Cost component 1
Auction bid
Cost component 2
Japan/export costs
Cost component 3
Shipping and logistics
This page is designed for buyers who want to bid on vehicles in Japan auctions and bring them to Australia. Carbarn does not show every auction vehicle from Japan. The feed is filtered so customers see vehicles that match Australian import eligibility rules or need only limited confirmation before proceeding.
Not every Japanese auction car can be imported to Australia. Model code, build month, vehicle type, pathway and compliance rules matter before a bid is placed. Carbarn's system is designed to filter vehicles against Australian import eligibility before they are shown to customers.
A deposit is required before Carbarn proceeds with a bid instruction. If the customer does not win the auction, the deposit can be made available for another auction vehicle or refunded according to Carbarn's process.
After reviewing the vehicle and cost breakdown, the customer can place a bid deposit to secure the next step. Carbarn then checks the final vehicle details, auction sheet, import eligibility and available inspection/photo findings before final bid submission. If the vehicle should not proceed, the deposit can be moved to another suitable auction vehicle or refunded according to Carbarn policy and payment method rules.
Every car filtered for Australian import eligibility
If it's on the page, it can come to Australia.
Bid in JPY, see landed & complied price in AUD
Know the approximate total cost before you commit.
Refundable deposit-first — no bid without your approval
Your deposit starts the inspection. It never places a bid on its own.
Track your bid, deposit and result in one portal
Every step visible, from deposit to auction result.
Enter your target bid in JPY
Place a refundable auction bid deposit
Carbarn reviews auction sheet, photos and Japan-side findings and confirms with you
Bid submitted and result updated
Carbarn adds on top
Cost component 4
Import duty/GST/LCT where applicable
Cost component 5
Compliance and local costs
Final cost confirmed at auction result + GST/LCT assessment
The YM55 is a chassis-code variant of the Toyota Town Ace. Toyota Town Ace YM55 inventory at Carbarn: build years 1996, odometer range 164,000 km, current auction grade 3, landed cost range AUD 10k to Australia. Sourced from USS Kobe.
Chassis code and build year band for the YM55 are confirmed per specific lot by Carbarn from the auction sheet before bid submission.
Before Carbarn bids on a YM55, the Japan-side team inspects the vehicle in Japan — auction sheet decoded, physical inspection where the auction allows, and photo verification. The report goes to you on WhatsApp before the final bid is submitted. Lots that fail inspection don't proceed.
Timeline from auction win to keys: 6–10 weeks.