james smith

Hi all

Just seen this on Ebay looks too good to be true
anyone have any info on MDB imports.

Is it a con?

Thanks alot James


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

pwhittle

Quote "The deposit required on this car is £7000 (This is also the minimum price the car will be sold at) "

james smith

i know a guy who has just paid 7K total and is waiting for it to arrive

Jay_bee

iTrader: (1)

I saw it a few days ago on there, what concerns me is, how are they going to get it SVA'd without a model report...

Where's Simon (GC8)....?

james smith

been told by them there is a loophole which they use

Jay_bee

iTrader: (1)

Hmmm... I heard that "loophole" was well and truely closed now...
IIRC.. something to do with a disibility vehicle and putting a steering wheel **** fitted to the rim of the steering wheel...

Im sure someone will be along soon who can confirm... if you do a search for "GC8", Im sure Simon will help, he imports cars from Japan for a living, so he knows his stuff... I think if you look in "muppets" he can sometimes be found lurking around the hutch....

RussBoy

I recently sold my nicely modded v4 Type R with blown engine for...£6000


Russ

ThE_MysterY_MachinE

how much should i be paying for this ( sorry some details are a bit sketchy)

1996 SUBARU Impreza STI RA Version
III, 45720 miles, 4 dr saloon, pas, air con, 5 spd short shift, dump valve, turbo timer, roof vent, alarm, immobiliser and tracker fitted, Sony stereo with 10 CD interchanger, had 45,000 mile service including cambelt, discs + pads, recently had new clutch, full exhaust

bainsy

Hi,

I rang and spoke to them a little while back.. before I resorted to purchasing my Type R local... The sellers auctions are rubbish.... I watched a few cars sell from the seller and then rang to ask if they really let the cars go for the final bid... The guy replied that they would never do that and only take a minimum of 10k for the cars... It was a Sti4 Type R with some mods.. Just look at the feedback, which doesn't give you any confidence...

Just marketing IMO...

Harps

GC8

Eh? MDB imports; are they in Bradford?

GC8

The 'disabled loophole' is long gone but there may be other ways to SVA a car; the easiest way has to be to do it in an EEC country with more lax regulations than we have here; Cyprus for instance.

It looks like a different firm tot he one that I was thinking of but I have to say that you cant land, Duty Paid, a decent Type-R for £7,000, you just cant.

Simon

Jay_bee

iTrader: (1)

What I was trying to say was, I had seen the same advert on ebay a few days ago and was under the impression that if they were bringing in a Type R straight from Japan, how were they going to get it SVA'd without a model report, which, from what I understand, isnt available at the moment unless someone has just paid for one.... And I was then making reference to the fact that you were the best person to speak to for the facts...

GC8

I think that youve misunderstood me there Jay. I agree with what youve said btw.

Simon

Jay_bee

iTrader: (1)

I've helped with the disposal of a few bottles of wine... it's to be expected that I can't read properly!

Jay_bee

iTrader: (1)

GC8

I bet that you feel like a **** on a stick today.....

George Sayers

It goes much deeper than marketing I am afraid. The main issue is that these guys are taking large deposits and not producing the goods - forget the ESVA issue, that is not a factor if you don't have the car from Japan in the first place!

I have a thread going on the third party dealer forum about this very issue. Currently I am suing Matt Bond and MDB Automotive for my £7k back and I would welcome his presence on this site to explain to all how he runs his business.

Where are you Mr Bond........................

GC8

A number of people have asked me my opinion of this person but I hadnt come across him myself; I will draw their attention to your thread.

You may know this already George; but you simply can not land a decent Type-R duty-paid for £7,000, let alone register it and clear a profit too. Unimpressive cars sell for as little as ¥700,000 which is just under £3,600 but by the time its on a ship you will have paid a minimum of £4,250. Shipping will cost about £400 with Duty and VAT bringing this up to about £6,000. By the time that you allow for port charges, customs clearance, delivery SVA cost, parts/prep and rental of an elusive Model Report youre looking at a minimum of £6,750 and thats before you make a profit.....

Simon

Jay_bee

iTrader: (1)

Effin too right mate!

Oh well, it's nearly Saturday night... time to start all over again

George Sayers

Simon,

You have PM.

Regards,

George

CyprusScooby

I'm getting my Type-R SVA'd in Cyprus. Scoobies are much cheaper here and its easier to find the rarer models.

kcc76

the guy does not have any of these cars to sell he can only source them i was lucky to get mine off him i paid £4600 for a 93 sti 320bhp with lots of extras which the car should of cost a lot more but i gave him a visit when i had to wait 26 weeks for the car after he had my 3k deposit.