Pitzi

I am trying to source an Impreza/Lancer EVO/Skyline GTR from Japan.

has anyone got links to dealers that specialize in such cars in Japan??

I only know J's cars, but he hasnt got what I am looking for.

Thanks in advance
G

the flying sheep

http://www.gcar.co.jp/gbtrader/index.htm

Pitzi

Thanks!

banny sti

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http://www.j-garage.com/

GC8

There are well over 200 hundred similar ****e sites on the internet; we could be here all day..........

Pitzi

Well I did a google search and found all of 3....

Thanks for J's but I had it, check my initial post.

mad555

iTrader: (1)

www.japanvehicles.com

Pitzi

Japan vehicles only sell new cars. but thanks

mad555

iTrader: (1)

Contact them and they will give you used car sites/auction houses if you ask nicely.

ali_j

the beast and cheaoest way to buy a jap car is to go there and buy it urself, u can drive it and see what it has and doesn't and can haggle etc. there are a few sites that are good enough to do these but they are rare and often charge a lot.

Pitzi

Tried that, thanks

Pitzi

Problem is that going to Japan if you dont speak the language and dont know anyone that can help you is pretty pointless. I agree that it would be the best way though

ali_j

well i have heard that ppl in jap speak english as a second languag and so have the ppl in japan eveerytime i ring ppl for info etc its not the best english but its english, they got some elec translator too.

1.anywya its a car you see it, you look it over
2.he says 500,000 yen you sya 450,000
3. thank you , exchange cash and leave

simple as lol

Pitzi

MMmmmm. I was looking for some Jap wheels a few months back. Sent a few mails, no reply. So I decided to call a few stockists. Not one I phoned could communicate in english, hence my thoughts that it wont be easy...

ali_j

odd maybe u got confused and called some guy chinese guy in london selling dvd's lol
" no eeeenglish...want to buy dvd i give u good price £10"
i only have 6 quid
"£6" lol

Pitzi

Hehehe.

GC8

As you say; most Japanese dont speak English and those that do will be reluctant to in case theyre not very good. Contrary to whats been stated visiting Japan isnt a good way to buy a car there: everything costs a fortune; no one speaks your language and the culture is so alien that you might as well be on another planet. Domestic dealers have no idea about how to export a car and neither do you; if they did and they could communicate with you, then you couldnt arrange transport, storage, de-registration & translation, shipping (and insurance) and stevadoring any more than you could on Alpha Centauri.

If you want to buy a JDM car then Id advise you to contact an importer with a good reputation wholl do it for a simple fee (expect Jap-side fees of £400 or less on top of the sale price -as well as their fee-). Make it clear that you require an auction car and that nothing below a Grade 3.5 will do, ideally a Grade 4, and insist on seeing the auction sheet. This will probably be cheaper than dicing with one of the endless chancers websites and itll certainly be a damned site safer.....

Simon

Pitzi

Exactly my point. Unfortunately we dont have any dealers here in SA that deal with imports from Japan, hence I have to look for a Japanese export dealer.