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UPDATE:

Ok so the boys at kamakaze have finished with my car done compliance and RWC needed only a couple of bushes for RWC waiting for compliance plate to come from DOTARS which should be tuesday wednesday the latest then off to vicroads i go the wait has been killing me.

Ok so here is what it has cost me for anyone thinking of doind the same thing

$8600 FOB-car itself from japan

$4200 approx for shipping, quarantine and all duties

$4020 for compliance,transport RWC and Fix things for RWC.

$200 in phone calls to find out the latest LOL(jokes)

$960 Vicroads registered and brand new plates YAY :)

Total $17780

I am using the jap tyres that came with it as they were near new Nankangs give you full details when im looking at it my driveway as well as a crap load of photo's.

For anyone else embarking on their first import journey take my advice if your impatient like me buy local as no amount of phone calls to quarantine the agents or compliancers will get your to you any faster. :D

Close to 18k, that's just too cheap Andy! :P (compared to what I payed for mine anyway).

Regardless, great buy buddy, and I can't wait for you to get it so I can steal your kit :)

At least let me drive it once b4 you steal the kit off it :D

Still waiting on cherry33 for an answer on the kits

  • 2 weeks later...
Hey Andy D,

Congratz on the car and welcome the Melbourne Stagea family, smallish as it may be :)

I love it how when you buy something people are like "oh why'd u buy it there you could have got it here cheaper blah blah" like that helps anyones cause by saying that sorta rubbish...

Anyway welcome and i hope it drives well for you it def looks the good :sick:

count me in the MSF also ... had mine for about 3weeks now :rant: already looking for more power .... first turbo car .... over stock already !

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