anyone done personal jap import?
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anyone done personal jap import?
having owned several versions of impreza and bought from dealers as well as private i'm tempted to import direct from japan and save some cash.anyone done this and what were there findings and how did they go about it?
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Originally Posted by jim b
having owned several versions of impreza and bought from dealers as well as private i'm tempted to import direct from japan and save some cash.anyone done this and what were there findings and how did they go about it?
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Originally Posted by jim b
having owned several versions of impreza and bought from dealers as well as private i'm tempted to import direct from japan and save some cash.anyone done this and what were there findings and how did they go about it?
bottom line is more than likely you'll save a couple £k....
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Originally Posted by baddermans
After loosing 10k on each of my last 3 cars i DECIDED to import them myself,will be importing the new my06 sti spec c type ra hopefully soon or i mite wait for the s204.
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Id advise against it; when you look carefully at the domestic auction values youll see that a decent Impreza sells, in many cases, for a similar amount to what it does here. This doesnt apply across the board of course, but for every opportunity that you have to save a decent amount of money you have ten opportunities to take a bath.
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Originally Posted by R4LLY
hi ive import and source many different vehicles direct from japan, including imprezas and evos, i seemed to have saved about a few thousand on each of them. eg. sti 3 ra cost £5500 on the road, and the evo cost bout £3.5-4k, all registered, best place to buy from if you get a good dealer to buy from or a reliable agent. sometimes you do hear the horror stories of some cars coming over only to blow up after a few months, but as long as your careful in what you choose and who you deal with is reputable theres no problem. when you import you always pay for the car upfront and then the custom (10% duty and then 17.5% tax) on arrival of the vehicle, and shipping (on an impreza about £450-£500). pending on age of the vehicle you may have to SVA or ESVA which has additional costs. if your interested i can source any vehicle of your choice at cost price, all vehicles are JAAI inspected and come with a genuine auction grade.
bottom line is more than likely you'll save a couple £k....
bottom line is more than likely you'll save a couple £k....
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It depends how you buy; the term 'agent' covers all manner of things. I select the cars on which I bid myself from the auction listings (up to 30,000 on a number of days); my agent bids on my behalf and transports/de-registers and ships the cars that I buy. I pay for the car in full, along with my agents commission and associated costs, by TT within a couple of days. All that remains to pay when the car lands is the shipping fee and Duty & VAT.
Personally, I would be wary of 50/50 payments, principally because of the impression that I have of companies (always skanky internet firms like these cowboys: www.ridhaa.com) that Ive seen offering this. A proper agent will require payment before the vehicle is loaded, if they didnt theyd have 50% of the value of hundreds of vehicles outstanding (for 6 - 8 weeks) at any time.
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Personally, I would be wary of 50/50 payments, principally because of the impression that I have of companies (always skanky internet firms like these cowboys: www.ridhaa.com) that Ive seen offering this. A proper agent will require payment before the vehicle is loaded, if they didnt theyd have 50% of the value of hundreds of vehicles outstanding (for 6 - 8 weeks) at any time.
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Originally Posted by GC8
It depends how you buy; the term 'agent' covers all manner of things. I select the cars on which I bid myself from the auction listings (up to 30,000 on a number of days); my agent bids on my behalf and transports/de-registers and ships the cars that I buy. I pay for the car in full, along with my agents commission and associated costs, by TT within a couple of days. All that remains to pay when the car lands is the shipping fee and Duty & VAT.
Personally, I would be wary of 50/50 payments, principally because of the impression that I have of companies (always skanky internet firms like these cowboys: www.ridhaa.com) that Ive seen offering this. A proper agent will require payment before the vehicle is loaded, if they didnt theyd have 50% of the value of hundreds of vehicles outstanding (for 6 - 8 weeks) at any time.
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Personally, I would be wary of 50/50 payments, principally because of the impression that I have of companies (always skanky internet firms like these cowboys: www.ridhaa.com) that Ive seen offering this. A proper agent will require payment before the vehicle is loaded, if they didnt theyd have 50% of the value of hundreds of vehicles outstanding (for 6 - 8 weeks) at any time.
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Personally flat4ire; Id sooner deal with 'Ridhaa' than IBC; they had a site in the UK but they closed a couple of years ago. There was quite a scandal; the cars were nasty, low grade ****e clocked and spammed up. IBC Japan claimed that it was IBC in England that was responsible for the clocking, but they were shipping the crap over irrespective of who clocked it.....
The reason that Id be wary of a 50/50 deal is because of the perception I have of firms that do it; 50/50 its self isnt the issue.
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The reason that Id be wary of a 50/50 deal is because of the perception I have of firms that do it; 50/50 its self isnt the issue.
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Originally Posted by GC8
Personally flat4ire; Id sooner deal with 'Ridhaa' than IBC; they had a site in the UK but they closed a couple of years ago. There was quite a scandal; the cars were nasty, low grade ****e clocked and spammed up. IBC Japan claimed that it was IBC in England that was responsible for the clocking, but they were shipping the crap over irrespective of who clocked it.....
The reason that Id be wary of a 50/50 deal is because of the perception I have of firms that do it; 50/50 its self isnt the issue.
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The reason that Id be wary of a 50/50 deal is because of the perception I have of firms that do it; 50/50 its self isnt the issue.
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Originally Posted by flat4_ire
man i just said i import cars and i said i pay 50% within 7 days off successful bid and the other 50% before the car arrives. then u come along and say "when u import you always pay for the car upfront", ud wanna get ur facts right lad
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Originally Posted by R4LLY
listen fella, all the REPUTABLE companies i have dealt with have always asked for payment up front, it seems your buying your cars through an agent and getting them to source cars from an auction-risky business. i was talking about buying a car from a reliable dealership who don't buy from an auction but use the trade in system. and wat u on about get ur facts rite?!! my buisness is importing cars i think i should know what im talking about.........
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Originally Posted by flat4_ire
i cudnt care less man, what ive said is my experience which is not pay up front!like i said 50% within 7 days and the other 50% whenever,but u can obviously pay 100% straight away if u wish.. is that ok with you u knobend???? and all the cars arrived exactly as was said, OK??? i have had NO problems with the company end of story really
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Originally Posted by R4LLY
listen you stupid narrow-minded ***** you need to seriously sort out your attitude! no one was saying that your buying **** cars, but maybe you can't understand that different people operate in different ways! i just said my way, and you had to start going into one.... if you aint had a problem then whoopee doo for you, no need to get so defensive.
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The auctions to which I have referred are domestic auctions in Japan. You can buy imports at docks auctions here. Theyre very cheap because they are ****e.
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Originally Posted by flat4_ire
are u stupid or what?? i know it works in diff ways, ur the one who said "when u buy an import u have to pay all upfront" and i pointed out that this is wrong cos i do it a diff way, thats all, and dont call me a ***** u stupid c u n t
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Originally Posted by R4LLY
u know wat ain got time for little boys like you. just keep on acting the keyboard hero yeh?!?
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Originally Posted by perky555
Yeah stuff arguing will you!
Can anyone give some info on costs, companies to use and not to use, im looking to import a 1998/9 sti type r. any help would be appreciated.
Can anyone give some info on costs, companies to use and not to use, im looking to import a 1998/9 sti type r. any help would be appreciated.
example: https://www.japanusedcar.net/auction...?id=5B12416002
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A guide price for that model and year would be approximately ¥1,300,000 (1999 STI V Gd.4). Without wishing to undermine R4LLY's advice Id advise against using any internet companies, either 'retailers' or firms like this who run their own 'auctions' and then charge you to make the the highest bid; which usually isnt competitive and as such it has no chance of sucess.
The problem of course, is that a good agent is like gold dust and youll have more chance of having a go on an importers wife than you will getting his agent's phone number......
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The problem of course, is that a good agent is like gold dust and youll have more chance of having a go on an importers wife than you will getting his agent's phone number......
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No; the Model Report is used as a reference during the Enhanced-SVA test, without it the car cant be tested and without the approval slip the vehicle cant be registered. All bets are off when the vehicle is ten years old though, all it needs then is an MOT. The only 'loophole', for want of a better description, is if the car is a personal import (then youll only need to pass a simple SVA which doesnt require a MR), virtually every car is a commercial import as far as HM C&E are concerned though (its only a PI if you lived in Japan for one year+ and you brought your car -owned and used for six months+- when you returned home).
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Ive just bought my first one direct from Japan from TAU, been buying them from dockside auctions (UK) but mostly 4wd and people carriers, so i understand all sva registration procedures
ive heard good things and bad things about TAU, it seems to be going well(touch wood) up to now and they have been more than helpful, just paid for the car and the japanese transportation yesterday, just the shipping and vat stuff to do later, ive started with a cheap one to start off with - A 95wrx =total price 322,000 yen (about £1600) delivered to liverpool
this car has slight damage but is totally standard, i have all bits to repair, so potentially im budgetting £2200 on the road registered if not it will get broke for parts
GC8- maybe you could help me on this one, ive used Ro-Ro as the shipping method to liverpool, would it have been cheaper to get two cars in a container? Also have you used or heard any bad things re.TAU
any advise would be much appreciated
Andy
ive heard good things and bad things about TAU, it seems to be going well(touch wood) up to now and they have been more than helpful, just paid for the car and the japanese transportation yesterday, just the shipping and vat stuff to do later, ive started with a cheap one to start off with - A 95wrx =total price 322,000 yen (about £1600) delivered to liverpool
this car has slight damage but is totally standard, i have all bits to repair, so potentially im budgetting £2200 on the road registered if not it will get broke for parts
GC8- maybe you could help me on this one, ive used Ro-Ro as the shipping method to liverpool, would it have been cheaper to get two cars in a container? Also have you used or heard any bad things re.TAU
any advise would be much appreciated
Andy