inporting a car
 

hi guys anyone ever inported a car from japan or no a company that does,because ive seen a couple of Subaru forester sport cross for good price,but want a ruff idea the cost of shipping and total price of getting it road legal here.

Just put an irish plate on it ;)

Moley on here used SVA and can't speak highly enough about their service. Good enough for me.

:agreed:

Good choice of car. Hope you are able to get one. :ok:

Sva could invest in a car wash the state of there cars on the forecourt the couple of times I been there lol

I know of couple of people who have used http://www.jdmauctionwatch.com info on there fee's, cost etc on there website.

Ive been looking at these guys...saw them on another scoob forum

http://www.sastrad.com/

SVA were great with me, i can highly recommend them

Another option if you are looking at importing a specific car is to speak to Saj @ Jap Performance Parts, as he has good contacts out there who can get the car at auction and bring it over

cheers guys for help. from the sound of it, its going to work out nearly double the cost of the car with all the taxes. japperformance seemed the best guy ive chatted to so far, but have too wait 3weeks for saj too come back from holiday.
the car is this at £4600 with 25000 miles on it

That's very nice didz :ok:

Looks a good car at that mileage and price?

You normally add a £600 buyers fee, £800(ish) shipping, then 30% taxes.
Costs about £200 to register it aswell once it's arrived.

Plus MOT, unless the car is less than 10 years old, then you have to SVA it aswell, which can cost quite a few £ more.

cheers gary, I did spot this as well 06 wrx auto with only 5000 miles on it at £3600

Do you have to fit fog lights as well?

The importer did everything for me.
But yes, that's another thing to do when importing for yourself.

Really interested mate. Got to ask, what gave you the confidence to put your hand in your pocket after only seeing photos? Were you not worried about accident damage or shagged engine?

I saw loads of cars before buying my current car and the amount of down right lies in the ads was laughable.

That was my main reason for using SVA Imports.

Paid a deposit on the car, but if it arrived and was no good I'd have got the deposit back.

that might not fly with them for an auto tho, more niche than an in demand evo

Good deal though. What % was the deposit Moley?

£500 deposit