Friend Wants An Import

[TUFF_350]

Hey guys,

as the post says my friend is keen on buying an import but at this stage is unsure of what exactly. Hes anal about private purchasing, even from this site where most of us treat our cars like a living and breathing human being! Just wondering what dealerships are the most trustworthy both here and interstate? Northshore Prestige and Nagoya Motors have already been discussed. Thanks

[Luciano]

iron chef?

[TUFF_350]

If it was importing then yea id recommend him,

my current experience is going smoothely! Mate wants physical stock ready to go, no waiting on anything.

[Messiah]

bah tell him to buy mine... its kinda from a dealer

but yeah... been to both northshore and nagoya, both are a good lot.

Been to top secret, they seem really helpful, it was a shame that the car i was looking at there turned out to have severe issues, but they refunded my deposit no questions asked.

I cant vouch for any others, just stay away from some of the inner west dealers, you probably already know the name but if not pm me.

[Krishy]

getting a car via a car yard will cost him a lot more then importing it via iron chef......car yards jack the prices sky high mate.....so good luck with it all...

[skwiz]

Sinergy.

Yeah, like Krish said, they put the prices up, but most other places do, gotta make a profit somehow.

But definatly Iron Chef. Havn't heard anything remotely bad about him, or his importing process.

[ISC-Performance]

I think Iron Chef usually has some stock here in OZ aswell? Either way I would definetly be using him over a car yard and save some coin. The best thing about importing is you will get "exactly" what you want and the exchange rate is also reasonable at the moment.

Ryan

[Weezy]

Sinergy - or hand pick something from the driving muffin lol

Edited May 7, 2010 by Weezy

[nat0z]

dealer = car + markup + included warranty + did i say markup????

knock em down to private costs and youl be ok but otherwise buy private, as most dealers try to cover over bad shit.

where as a private buy would be more likely to be honest and fill you in to the best of their knowledge, if they have any or can be full'o'shit....

nat0

[TUFF_350]

Thanks guys,

appreciate all the help. I'll point him to Sinergy for local stuff, he checked Iron Chef website but didnt see any in stock that caught his eye. Haha markups galore, cant say thankyou enough to Kristian for the baby i have getting complied. Saved me at LEAST $2k-$5k id say.

[SLED]

yeah I'd have to agree with the majority

See if you can change your mates mind with a bit of logic and go with someone who is trustworthy and has the runs on the board = Kristian

[TUFF_350]

yeah I'd have to agree with the majority

See if you can change your mates mind with a bit of logic and go with someone who is trustworthy and has the runs on the board = Kristian

I'll do my best,

ive shown him the example with my car. As much as he loves the savings that can be had, the 2-3mth wait is the deal "killer" for him as is the inability to get finance until the car is psychically owned/registered.

[Luciano]

otherwise could always direct to j-spec site. they have a good catalogue of japanese stock ready to import

[Messiah]

If he wont take the import route atleast swing him to the private purchase option, all of the strengths of the import option, yet inspect-able vehicles, and frequently a negotiable price.

[Normsta]

Go to Sydney or Melbourne like I did, much cheaper and you can get them mostly stock as well.

[NISSAN GTR]

i live in Adelaide and bought in Queensland , have a good look around

[TURBZ]

Your mate must have rip me off printed on his forhead.. lol

But if it HAS to be a car yard.. Sinergy.

[J_Red33]

Personally I saved about $4k by heading to Sydney when I got my ride & ended up with a better car than any I'd seen here at the time.

The only yard at the time that had what I was interested in wouldn't even let me take it for a drive without putting money down, so I got jack of that & hopped on a plane.

Synergy was probably the best locally, even brought a car down to my work for me to look check out & take for a spin, but wasn't quite what I was after.

They have a much better selection now days though.

[Rbware]

The Chef

[Dohmar]

i live in Adelaide and bought in Queensland , have a good look around

I remember Geof from Extreme Horsepower scored a bargain GTR from the eastern states a few months ago

Definately shop around - find out how much car freight costs as well as state rego transferral and see if it ends up being cheaper

-D