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by **LEAKER** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:10 pm

I'm contemplating purchasing a car strait out of Japan. Has anyone done this? Tips and storys good or bad would be great thanks. Also are there any company's that deal witht this sort of thing without putting a major mark up on like a car dealer.

by **Jdawg** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:59 pm

Read here if you haven't already.
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/importing/index.html

by **descent** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:22 pm

Deaf rattle passed me ewans email when I was looking into this.. ewan@hayatonka.com hope this helps.

Website · by **Bling** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:49 pm

www.hayatonka.com as mentioned, good sort will see you right.

by **sergei** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:13 pm

PM me with what you are after, and I can pass it onto right people.

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:48 pm

C Moore Motors in Petone import heaps, and I dont think he puts a huge margin on for personal imports. Otherwise Miles across the road from my old work can sort you out too.

by **TOYWGN** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:59 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:www.hayatonka.com as mentioned, good sort will see you right.

+++++1 On Ewan hes the man at this sort of thing.Havent had any probs with him in all the stuff that ive got of him

Website · by **pureadrenalin** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:17 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:C Moore Motors in Petone import heaps, and I dont think he puts a huge margin on for personal imports.

My brother inlaw is good mates with him and has brought in a couple of GTR's in the past.

by **MR2SIK** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:41 pm

Damn, some nice cars on the yahoo japan site. Pity we have actual rules regarding importing them now :cry:

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h161045313

1997 sw20 gt, leather interior, hard top, 59,000kms, less than $6000

What kinda price do you look at normally to ship and rego a car from there?

Website · by Al » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:55 pm

Import it as a SIV.

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:02 pm

MR2SIK wrote:Damn, some nice cars on the yahoo japan site. Pity we have actual rules regarding importing them now

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h161045313

1997 sw20 gt, leather interior, hard top, 59,000kms, less than $6000

What kinda price do you look at normally to ship and rego a car from there?

Thats just the start, not hit reserve. Will be $10k by the time its here. Still, so hawt.

Website · by Al » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:09 pm

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h160929576

Tidy white gen3 turbo GT-S for $4500 buy now.

by **Grrrrrrr!** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:36 pm

y u post this same day as bank spams me with another pre-approved loan letter?!?

by **Leon** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:18 am

Al wrote:Import it as a SIV.

Yes

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/app-r ... on-siv.pdf

by **wde_bdy** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:35 am

Would it actually get in as an SIV? For a start you have to convince them you will own it as a collectors item and given the number already in NZ I have doubts it will get through. Depending on year it will exceed the production volumes too.

Callum

by **TRD Man** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:44 am

LEAKER wrote:I'm contemplating purchasing a car strait out of Japan. Has anyone done this? Tips and storys good or bad would be great thanks. Also are there any company's that deal witht this sort of thing without putting a major mark up on like a car dealer.

I still do the odd one here & there.

by **RunningRich** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:48 am

wde_bdy wrote:Would it actually get in as an SIV?

I think you would get a very prompt reply saying no. Quite rightly too, there are hundreds of MR2's in NZ and I'd hardly call them collectible.

I don't think you will get far by saying it is a Gen IV or Gen V and therefore more collectible cause it has clear indicators. :lol:

by **thornz** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:04 am

Can be done, a member (benckj) on the MR2 NZ forums imported one.
There was thread on those forums somewhere if you can be bothered searching for it.

by **Leon** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:18 am

wde_bdy wrote:Would it actually get in as an SIV?

Yes. Did you look at the application form I linked to? It pretty clearly and succinctly states the criteria to be met, and it appears to me that a turbo would tick the boxes. Google an article, and Bob's your uncle.

However, they still will cost a ton of money, and probably be fuxxored. As the MR2 club guy who is mentioned here can attest to. Definitely a labour of love, and setting fire to a huge pile of money, to in the end land up with a car that you probably could have bought far more cheaply and easily by just waiting for somebody in the MR2 club here to sell theirs.

by **wde_bdy** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:26 am

Of course I read it, or did the specific points I noted that I didn't think it would meet not clue you in. :roll:

Any half clued up NZTA person looking at an application for an MR2 should reject it, common as here so not really the sort of car the scheme is targeted at and very unlikely to be held as a collectors item. The form also seems to require you to own the car first as well, big gamble to take.

Callum

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