History on imports?
03 April 2002, 04:38 PM
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I'm about to take delivery of a car that has just been imported from Japan but is a few years old.
Obviously there will be no UK history but I want to try and find out about the car's life in Japan. This must have been covered a million times before but how do I go about checking into this or is it wishful thinking?
Obviously there will be no UK history but I want to try and find out about the car's life in Japan. This must have been covered a million times before but how do I go about checking into this or is it wishful thinking?
03 April 2002, 07:27 PM
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It should come with a service book. You can verify the age of the car by looking for the seat belt label, which will show when the seat belt was made, then add 2 months for the age of the car. This could also highlight if it has been in an accident. If the label has been snipped out, be very wary.
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Service history is normally kept at the dealers, but it should be possible for your importer to source this.
Otherwise, a shaken report (kinda like a super MoT) will give you some confidence that the car has been mechanically looked after while in Japan.
Otherwise, a shaken report (kinda like a super MoT) will give you some confidence that the car has been mechanically looked after while in Japan.
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