Importing Cars

[ShadowWalker010]

Hi Guys, still on the hunt for a car to buy and have been trying to research about importing. From what I gather you can import cars made 2005 and after??. Have been looking for a black V8,V9 STI or something else for so darn long its getting demoralising . Has anyone here imported cars from Japan themselves or asked a dealer if they can??. Also is getting cars from the UK any different because I seen they have Evo 9 FQ editons and I never heard of any of them coming to NZ?.

[boon]

Bugger UK cars and their salty roads.

[Koom]

I've used http://www.japaneseusedcars.com before and they were really helpful as I went into it completely green and had no idea what I was doing. The main thing to consider is the costs of compliancing and importing duties. Also had to replace a few mechanical components i.e. brake rotors etc and give it a full service. Also drain and replace the fuel before using it as it could be months old and gone off.

I'd look at Ireland before the UK as they use less salt on their roads but for Subaru's or Mitsi's, Japan would be easier I reckon.

[paulngui]

http://www.tokyoeuro.com/

Myself and another member who isn't really on here anymore used a guy called Keven who trades under the name TokyoEuro. He's a nice Kiwi guy who is now based in Japan, and he's really clued up about what can and can't be brought into NZ. He'll also explain exactly how the process works so it's all pretty straight forward.

[scooby-wrx]

Has anyone imported a car to NZ? If so, please share website (source of vehicle).

If anyone knows someone who will help with the importing process, please let me know.

Cheers

[Percy]

I have talked to these guys http://import2order.co.nz/ about importing a car, seemed very knowledgeable, and very helpful.

Not as cheap as doing it yourself of course, as you are paying for their services, but removes the risk of importing something that can't be put on the road!

Another place to look is here http://www.beforward.jp/, some very cheap cars there, however you have to know which ones can and can't be certified here under the current regs.

If you only want a track car though, there are some very interesting things to be found in Japan!

[Steviep168]

Id go direct from Japan if i were you rather than get one in from the UK.

Mind you having said that I've just bought a Dafender through a dealer from the UK......:)

[scooby-wrx]

Thanks Percy, appreciate it man. I'm not going to register the vehicle, so hope this makes things a little easier...

[Percy]

 scooby-wrx said:

Thanks Percy, appreciate it man. I'm not going to register the vehicle, so hope this makes things a little easier...

No problem!

Last time I looked at it was a few years ago when I was thinking of building a 4WD trials truck, I could get an old Nissan Safari in no worries, just couldn't register it.

Things may have changed now though.