This is a marathon thread!
I really can't see the issue between Gen2/Gen3 or USDM/JDM for that matter as any serious quest for performance means that most of the so called upgrades are going to finish up in the bin anyhow.
As for low mileage Gen3 imports, the wholesaler that I know, who buys them for export, says that most cars, that are knocked back on mileage turn up the following week with 42,000K on the addometer. Most of these are shipped to NZ for compliancing and distribution to the Southern Hemisphere, others are cut into clips and sold to dealers..few are smash vehicles.
Other than that, chances are that your low K 1/2 cut has spent most of it's life sitting in Tokyo traffic jams, idiling away for hours on end.
Just thought I'd mention it
