Import or not to Import!
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Import or not to Import!
I'm going to assume most of the responses will be not to import, BUT! I want some opinions from different people Let me know what you think. Is it worth importing a car straight from Japan? I think it costs more than If I were to buy a car here.. Not sure! Let me know! I have a contact that does imports, trades, etc in Japan as well, so I could possibly have something brought over if I really wanted too.
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if it's cost effective, i don't see why not, other than the steering wheel being on the wrong side. also, most cars in Japan are subject to quite a bit of rust. i'm not sure how well the 8/9/10 fends off rust and corrosion, but that's something to think about.
i've seen some of the R32 GTRs people are picking up. some of them are rust buckets. and don't get me started on the AE86s.
i've seen some of the R32 GTRs people are picking up. some of them are rust buckets. and don't get me started on the AE86s.
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if it's cost effective, i don't see why not, other than the steering wheel being on the wrong side. also, most cars in Japan are subject to quite a bit of rust. i'm not sure how well the 8/9/10 fends off rust and corrosion, but that's something to think about.
i've seen some of the R32 GTRs people are picking up. some of them are rust buckets. and don't get me started on the AE86s.
i've seen some of the R32 GTRs people are picking up. some of them are rust buckets. and don't get me started on the AE86s.
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That's probably because they sit in a shipping container in the middle of the ocean for 6 months to get here and not because the cars are more prone to rust because they are in Japan. They probably don't prep the cars well enough to fend off the sea water while being shipped.
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Why import if you can already buy? If you are going the import route at least get something that's not available in your country.
I don't know about how things are in Canada but if it's in USA I'd say DEFINITELY not worth it unless you're obsessed with what you want and have deep pockets. A friend of mine is in the Air Force and after stationing in Japan for 2 years he brought back a GTR upon return (this is before the GTR was sold in USA) with his wife and it was an absolute nightmare for them, other than tax and custom cost they had to ship the engine and the rest of the car separately (so they are not importing a "car" but "parts") and the shipping cost went over 5K even though the shipping company originally quoted 2.7k, then add on registration fees, paying a shop to put the car back together etc. the cost was in the high 4 digits.
I don't know about how things are in Canada but if it's in USA I'd say DEFINITELY not worth it unless you're obsessed with what you want and have deep pockets. A friend of mine is in the Air Force and after stationing in Japan for 2 years he brought back a GTR upon return (this is before the GTR was sold in USA) with his wife and it was an absolute nightmare for them, other than tax and custom cost they had to ship the engine and the rest of the car separately (so they are not importing a "car" but "parts") and the shipping cost went over 5K even though the shipping company originally quoted 2.7k, then add on registration fees, paying a shop to put the car back together etc. the cost was in the high 4 digits.
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Why import if you can already buy? If you are going the import route at least get something that's not available in your country.
I don't know about how things are in Canada but if it's in USA I'd say DEFINITELY not worth it unless you're obsessed with what you want and have deep pockets. A friend of mine is in the Air Force and after stationing in Japan for 2 years he brought back a GTR upon return (this is before the GTR was sold in USA) with his wife and it was an absolute nightmare for them, other than tax and custom cost they had to ship the engine and the rest of the car separately (so they are not importing a "car" but "parts") and the shipping cost went over 5K even though the shipping company originally quoted 2.7k, then add on registration fees, paying a shop to put the car back together etc. the cost was in the high 4 digits.
I don't know about how things are in Canada but if it's in USA I'd say DEFINITELY not worth it unless you're obsessed with what you want and have deep pockets. A friend of mine is in the Air Force and after stationing in Japan for 2 years he brought back a GTR upon return (this is before the GTR was sold in USA) with his wife and it was an absolute nightmare for them, other than tax and custom cost they had to ship the engine and the rest of the car separately (so they are not importing a "car" but "parts") and the shipping cost went over 5K even though the shipping company originally quoted 2.7k, then add on registration fees, paying a shop to put the car back together etc. the cost was in the high 4 digits.
Last edited by kaj; Sep 10, 2015 at 08:04 PM.
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