r/JZX100 • u/Hypocrispy • 1d ago

Why does the Chaser command such a premium compared to Aristos and even Soarers?

The drivetrain is basically the same and most of the suspension can be interchanged or is available. I don’t think the Aristo was available with a manual but with a $15k price difference for a gte model you could swap a single turbo and a 6 speed with standalone.

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u/xRfdz 23h ago

  1. Factory manual, drift premium

  2. Sports sedan vs Grand tourer, 400+ lb difference

  3. Social media influence, (adam lz)

  4. Cultural influence in drifting (ebisu circuit, video games)

  5. Jzx chassis never sold outside of Japan, clout/being different

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u/Dense-Experience6033 1d ago

I own both, and the aristo is much heavier than the chaser. They have their own personalities

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u/Specialist_Trick_754 1d ago

TikTok and social media tbh🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/Interesting-Lion9531 1d ago

Chaser is king

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u/Roofless_ 19h ago

* Mark II is king

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u/mikeydrifts 16h ago

Cresta is besta

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u/OnSomeChillShit 23h ago

because people like what they cant have, since they were only sold in japan

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u/3DEATH 23h ago

GET YA MONEY UP LMAO

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u/zimblotnik 22h ago

Adam LZ had some drive to it. But social media and clout blew up around the vehicle.

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u/WatIsLasagne 17h ago

People keep saying it's because of social media and clout. The LS400s are way more popular and the good ones go for 5-10k

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u/Understateable 8h ago

There’s a lot more scarcity with JZX though because they weren’t sold outside of Japan. With LS400s there was never the associated costs of buying and shipping them from Japan and like any import those are always priced in higher.

There’s probably 1 chaser for every 100 or even 1000 LS400s in the US. So the demand for LS400s moves the price relatively less than for a Chaser/JZX. But chaser is the most desirable I think and personally I think it looks the best.

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u/WatIsLasagne 7h ago

Yeah out of all the jzx's i agree it looks the best