Difference Between JDM and Non JDM Cars
For decades, JDM cars or Japanese Domestic Market Cars, have dominated international car markets as an irresistible and lucrative car option for buyers. Due to, the high prestige tag JDM cars are associated with, their robust build quality, performance, longevity and most of all, Reliability. It makes them well worthy of discussion and talking points, that how they are superior and different from non-JDM cars. So let's start with their definition.
JDM car means Japanese Domestic Market Exclusive cars. While Non-JDM cars are cars built in Japan for export to foreign countries or cars made outside of Japan (for example USA or Germany) or in other countries to be sold in those countries only.
Worldwide, In the Car markets, JDM cars have got a very special reputation, fame, respect and desirability, due to some special qualities associated with JDM cars.
While non-JDM cars, like cars in the USA, are known for their big size, and raw power their V8, and V10 engines and German cars are known for their feature richness and sophistication. JDM cars are known for their Astute reliability.
JDM cars are astonishingly reliable. They are almost breakdown-proof. This makes their owners fairly sanguine while using them, they are assured, that they will not face any major issues and expenses regarding car breakdown and repair.
JDM cars are very very long-lasting and durable. Its average life is much more than its European counterparts.
Along with these benefits, JDM cars are still very cheaper and more affordable than German or American cars. Be it Performance cars from Honda or Nissan, or Even beast like powered JDM sports cars like Nissan GT-R or Toyota Supra which can beat many European sports cars hands down, are much cheaper than their European counterparts.
On the other way, there are many performance-focused JDM cars like Honda Civic, and Toyota Corolla which are not only affordable but also compact, lightweight and fine-tuned to such an extent, that they deliver amazing mileage. Due to strict Japanese car-making norms, they are built in such a way almost all JDM cars give better mileage than non-JDM cars.
Their service span is also very long. While German brand cars like Mercedez, BMW, and Audi, must be serviced in a span of every few months, JDM cars are almost service and Maintenance free. Even Servicing once a year is good to go and service cost is also very low.
Spare parts of JDM cars are also very high quality, durable and low in price. That also makes them very low-maintenance cars.
Overall, these qualities combined makes JDM cars superbly Reliable, Durable, Affordable, Trustworthy and Popular worldwide, so their Resale value is also sky high. They are almost like Rolex watches, which are at times resold at a more premium price than New units are sold. Cars of Toyota tops this list. Cars Like Fortuner and Land Cruiser years old units are sold, almost at the price they were bought cause their resale value is, as high as new, even after a few years of usage due to their absolute reliability. Toyota hikes prices of these cars every year at a steep rate. Still, their demand keeps increasing. That's the awesome brand value of JDM cars. Which makes them diamond like precious.
