DRIVEN1

SELL . . . SELL . . . SELL! No brainer. Why pay interest for somethign you can't touch or use. Besides, if you invest the money in Japan well and then come home with 3 years of money growth PLUS the increased value of the Yen over the Dollar, you will be WAY ahead. Make your money work for YOU and not sitting in storage earning interest for a bank. Good Luck in Japan.

sirkfc

Except that interest rates in Japan are virtually zero, and the stock market there is dead... Given how low the dollar is already, betting that in 3 years it'll be even worse is pretty bold. Possible, but very speculative.

passnu2

iTrader: (33)

Sell it....its not a car worth storing IMO...go buy an exotic car and store that then have something to look forward to when you get back

Fizzboy7

Definitely sell it. While it's still a relatively "new" design today, it won't be in three years. You'll likely want whatever is newer at the time.

tqlla3k

iTrader: (1)

The car will be worth a lot less in 3 years. Sell it now. And buy something again in 3 years. Hell, you could even buy a used 08 IS350

Tony26

I want to sell it and I know I will lose out on it but that's fine. Now if I happen to sell it, I will need to find me a car to drive to work til I leave in December. Damn, it's alot harder than I thought....

Gernby

iTrader: (1)

I agree with everybody above about paying interest on something that will continue depreciating while in storage, but there is also the cost of storage itself. How much would that cost for 3 years? Then you also have to consider the fact that sitting in storage for a long time isn't good for cars. Your battery, A/C system, tires, oil seals, etc. will degrade over those 3 years.

Tony26

On Kelly Blue Book, it doesn't have the 2008 model for me to check. It doesn't have "Lexus" as an option when selecting 2008. So I went with 2007 for an estimate. How much of a difference will a 2008 model be from a 2007?

UZ214

sell it....

gsrthomas

iTrader: (1)

Just got from the 2007 price. Its not going to be much off if any.

CEOEngr

I fully agree. The norm for storing classic, exotics, and expensive cars for a long period is usually done by putting them up on jacks in a temperature & humidity controlled environment and monitored regularly. It is usually a very expensive proposition.... based on my own experience. There are companies who will do it for you.

Torii

sell it and come back with a jap spec skyline...conversions to us specs can be done for under 10K

when i was there, everyone shipped to Washington for the conversion because it was closedt and cheapest

2008IS350

SELL IT!!!! Even if you are upside down $10K you will save more than that in the payments that you won't be making on a car you can't drive. Not to mention the $10K+ it will depreciate while you are gone.

pingu

Present value of $$$
Finance 101

supraTA

Better to sell.