Repairable, Salvage and Damaged Toyota Aristo for Sale

The Aristo never wore a Toyota badge in the US – it's the Japanese-market car Toyota sold at home while exporting the same platform abroad as the Lexus GS. Federal rules only clear a foreign-market car for import once it turns 25 years old, so what lands here skews toward the earlier JZS147-generation cars from the early-to-mid 1990s rather than the later JZS160 body. Import specialists and JDM enthusiasts make up nearly the whole buyer pool, and almost everything that sells stays in the US once it's landed.

Engine choice decides most of the value here. The first-generation Aristo's V300 trim carries the 2JZ-GTE, the same twin-turbocharged inline-six block used in the Supra, and a documented, unmolested example draws real bidding interest well beyond what a base car commands. Regular trims ran the naturally aspirated 2JZ-GE instead – durable, but a completely different car for anyone chasing performance. Confirm which generation and engine you're actually looking at, because listings sometimes blur the two. What matters more than the drivetrain on a car like this is the paperwork: a lot with clean import documentation and a state title path already sorted is worth far more than one stuck in bonded-title limbo, regardless of how good the engine sounds on paper. Right-hand drive itself isn't a defect, but it narrows the resale pool and can complicate insurance in some states, so check both before you commit.

Buying is quick: register free – no dealer license – set a maximum bid and the system bids up to that cap, or take a lot at its Buy Now price. Win it, pay the invoice plus fees, then pick up, ship or export.

Note: ACV and damage data come from the original auction listing. Always check the condition and title yourself before you bid.