Luke91 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Hi guy I'm looking to buy a gt turbo just wondered if there's any about on here? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholai Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Just wondering mate what is your budget and how long are you prepared to wait? Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Not sure about budget tbh all depends on car plus willing to wait a while as was guna wait to May lol for a mates car what have you got in mind? Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholai Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Not sure about budget tbh all depends on car plus willing to wait a while as was guna wait to May lol for a mates car what have you got in mind?Well if you have up to 3500 to spend on a good one why not import a new one to the uk. I will be doing this next year once i have my other car gone.http://www.jdmauctionwatch.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Might do mate would rather be able to go see n test drive it tbh Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Isnt many good ones left dude I was looking for 6 months nothing came up worth buying I'd go down the import route if I was you Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I just looked at that would cost 2200 for car and to get it here but what do I do then? Can't just drive it away can I? Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Would you be importing to uk or Ireland ? Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 England bud. But I genuinely don't have a clue to do once it's here lol Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 England bud. But I genuinely don't have a clue to do once it's here lolIn that case either get an import company to do it for you start to finish, no hassle, but pay a hefty price!Or do a bit of reading up online and do it yourself Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholai Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 England bud. But I genuinely don't have a clue to do once it's here lol If you use JDM auction watch they will find it sort it out for you and bring it to the uk and sort out the import duties out of what you pay for it. All you have to do is pay for the car and register it to the uk which i believe is £55. Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 If you use JDM auction watch they will find it sort it out for you and bring it to the uk and sort out the import duties out of what you pay for it. All you have to do is pay for the car and register it to the uk which i believe is £55. not really they all have a set fee on each car usually 500 + Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Cheapest way to do it is find the car yourself arrange shipping yourself then pay a uk customs agent I think it's 130 to do all the paper work for you and work out what fees etc need to be paid.. But then you lose the security of the import companies have agents in Japan that check the cars you basically pay about 1k for piece of mind and someone in Japan to say the car is ok and to de register for you Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ok I found one on tradeveiwcars and with car shipment and insurance it comes to 2100 but it just once I got it I don't know how to reg it and if I got to trailer it anywhere for inspections etc I'm screwed lol Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Have a look at opjp thats who id use if I'm going to import one Edited December 21, 2015 by Whitenoize Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ok I found one on tradeveiwcars and with car shipment and insurance it comes to 2100 but it just once I got it I don't know how to reg it and if I got to trailer it anywhere for inspections etc I'm screwed lol Shaun did a good guide on using tradecarview can't find it myself but I'm sure someone could put the link up Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ok cheers guys I'll do some reading and have a nose around n see if one pops up or I'll import one. Really I want to wait until next month to replace what I would lose wages wise so I'll see what happens lol Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholai Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 From what i read online when looking into registering a car it look to cost about £55. This is my old EP82 i imported about 5 years ago. I loved it doesnt look anything like it now which is a real shame. This is when i did a little work to the body and put some new shoes on. Wish i still had it really do. Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Aye it's 55 to get a number plate/ registration but you pay roughly 30% of the total invoice for customs and duty you also have to pay a handling fee to the shipping company for them to take your car off the boat then you pay your import company like jdm auction watch whatever fee they want is usually at least 500 + they don't do it for free like lol Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'll definitely look into I'll wait until the ne year and star contacting them. That one looks mint with the wheels on it Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ok so been othered one off a mate now I don't really trust him lol but he's told me whys wrong with it. App the sunroof leaks?? Are they easy to get hold off and app it's smokes but he says its turbo seal an easy to fix is that true? Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholai Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Aye it's 55 to get a number plate/ registration but you pay roughly 30% of the total invoice for customs and duty you also have to pay a handling fee to the shipping company for them to take your car off the boat then you pay your import company like jdm auction watch whatever fee they want is usually at least 500 + they don't do it for free like lol Yeah you are right there mate. What i meant was if you said you want to pay 3500 all in then they will find you a car, import it, do all the customs and vat within that 3500 thats what i was getting at lol. As when i got my green mk1 i had a price of 3000 all in and that got me the car, importing it to the uk, registering, dutys and tax, mot, and a cambelt change. All that was in my 3000 so all i needed to do was give a 50% deposit (1500) and then the final 1500 when i collected it when the car was here and fully registered no other payments apart from my £3000. I'll definitely look into I'll wait until the ne year and star contacting them. That one looks mint with the wheels on it Thank you mate it took me about 2 months to find it and when it hit the uk i had a little body work done to the front bumper. The wheels i bought while the car was on its way to the uk so once it was ready for me to pick up i took her home and put them on a 3 hour polish and wax and she came out like that. Full tomz on the outside and totally standard mk1 on the inside i loved the interior that was one of my favorite parts about the car. Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholai Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ok so been othered one off a mate now I don't really trust him lol but he's told me whys wrong with it. App the sunroof leaks?? Are they easy to get hold off and app it's smokes but he says its turbo seal an easy to fix is that true? Not sure about the sunroof mate but if she smokes thats really a new turbo. Link to post Share on other sites
Luke91 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ah ok I'll tell him to do one it was just weird he pm me Facebook and just popped out the blue lol. Yeah tbh my mate had a bright yellow one black bonnet and the standard interior was just right lol it even had flip out cup holders lol. But sadly he hit a wall granite post at 120 😞 So the car is no more. I think I'll definitely do the import route I'll just save a lillie more as I've only got 2500 and can't really find any around that hasn't got summit wrong Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholai Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Ah ok I'll tell him to do one it was just weird he pm me Facebook and just popped out the blue lol. Yeah tbh my mate had a bright yellow one black bonnet and the standard interior was just right lol it even had flip out cup holders lol. But sadly he hit a wall granite post at 120 So the car is no more. I think I'll definitely do the import route I'll just save a lillie more as I've only got 2500 and can't really find any around that hasn't got summit wrong You will be looking at about 3500 from auction watch. Link to post Share on other sites
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