About importin

[franky]

g'day mates

just curious i wana import a car from japan...

model i wanted are 92,93 RX7 or GTST R33 or GTT R34

are they eligible to import??

if they are eligible how much will the compliance cost??

regards

Franky

[Steve]

Try contacting someone like imports 101, they got a website somewhere

[Kaido_RR]

g'day mates

just curious i wana import a car from japan...

model i wanted are 92,93 RX7 or GTST R33 or GTT R34

are they eligible to import??

if they are eligible how much will the compliance cost??

regards

Franky

92,93 rx7 cant not be imported but 89,88 model can and i belived 96+ can be but i belived that no shops have done compliance for them yet (i could be wrong)

Both R33 and R33 can be import, compliance cost can average from $3000 to $5000 depending on how you go to what extra you have done (for example i belived if the car is modded there is an extra cost in removing thou parts and putting them on after compliance)

[noise]

Try contacting someone like imports 101, they got a website somewhere

Wouldnt it be a lot more useful to contact someoen in japan who has a a lot of cars in stock or direct access to the auctions?

[Gradenko]

Imports 101 have both stock in japan and direct access to the auctions.

www.imports101.com.au

[benm]

I wouldn't bother importing an R32/R33 GTS-t. Their are soooo many available locally that will provide you with some good bargains and also some 'serious' power GTS-t's.

[noise]

Imports 101 have both stock in japan and direct access to the auctions.

www.imports101.com.au

Import101 DO NOT HAVE STOCK IN JAPAN. They know how to ring a japanese exporter and buy from their stock list. There is a huge difference. What is stopping you ringing the japanese exporter yourself and buying the car without paying imports101 a service fee?

yeah they have access to the auctions but yet again they are probably just going through someone you could go through, with out the added costs.

p.s. I have nothing against imports101 or anyone who works for them. I do have a problem with people thinking getting a guy here to do some of the leg work for you is the only or best way to go.

[franky]

thanks guys...

but how much will a GTST R33 S2 cost??

regards

FRanky

[Kaido_RR]

thanks guys...  

but how much will a GTST R33 S2 cost??

regards

FRanky

anywhere from 15k to 22k

[franky]

15-22k for a s2 GTST R33 manual??

anyone is sellin their manual GTST S2??

pls pm me

regards

Franky

[fane]

']Both R33 and R33 can be import, compliance cost can average from $3000 to $5000 depending on how you go to what extra you have done (for example i belived if the car is modded there is an extra cost in removing thou parts and putting them on after compliance)

thats an interesting statement....

ok i finished being a smartass and pointing out your typo

as for the importing... import a stock as a rock car IMO coz i would hate for bits to go missing on the way

[benm]

import a stock as a rock car IMO coz i would hate for bits to go missing on the way

Have it shipped in a container and nothing will go missing

[Kaido_RR]

15-22k for a s2 GTST R33 manual??

anyone is sellin their manual GTST S2??  

pls pm me

regards

Franky

Hey Franky, there is a shop off Alexander Drive (in malaga) that sell skylines, the dude imports them and has a workshop out the back which does complinces, me and my oldman went and had a talk to him he is a very nice dude, at the moment he only can import 33, they have about 5 or r33 (s1 and s2) and come with warrety wroth checking out if you wish to buy localy

[Gradenko]

Import101 DO NOT HAVE STOCK IN JAPAN. They know how to ring a japanese exporter and buy from their stock list. There is a huge difference. What is stopping you ringing the japanese exporter yourself and buying the car without paying imports101 a service fee?

Of course, by stock I meant stock list. They don't officially have 'stock' as a broker. Although that won't stop them picking up bargins and on-selling them.

p.s. I have nothing against imports101 or anyone who works for them. I do have a problem ith people thinking getting a guy here to do some of the leg work for you is the only or best way to go.

And unless you have nothing better to do with your time, it definitely is the best way to go. How much time would the majority of us waste in $/hr chasing this stuff up that could be spent in making money? I don't know about you, but my time is a lot more valuable than that. Imports 101 (and other brokers i'm sure) take all the end to end hassel away from you. I could give you examples of cases where doing otherwise is clearly a waste of time if you really want it.

[gun-r32]

p.s. I have nothing against imports101 or anyone who works for them. I do have a problem with people thinking getting a guy here to do some of the leg work for you is the only or best way to go.

why would you have a problem with someone doing it? They have complied and licensed thousands of cars, so they obviously know what & what not to do. Think about it, if everyone's best option was to do it themselves, there wouldn't be such a thing as import brokers, because no one would use them. Don't get me wrong, if you import privately because you want the experience or like the appeal of doing everything yourself, then that's fine...but if you're doing it to save yourself some money, and were barely talking 1K here, then it could backfire bigtime. Good luck, whichever path you choose.

[noise]

why would you have a problem with someone doing it? They have complied and licensed thousands of cars, so they obviously know what & what not to do. Think about it, if everyone's best option was to do it themselves, there wouldn't be such a thing as import brokers, because no one would use them. Don't get me wrong, if you import privately because you want the experience or like the appeal of doing everything yourself, then that's fine...but if you're doing it to save yourself some money, and were barely talking 1K here, then it could backfire bigtime. Good luck, whichever path you choose.

Hate to be the one to inform you mate But you do everything your self even when you use an import broker.

Who contacts compliance? You do

Who sends all the paper work to compliance? You do

Who pays compliance? You do

Who pays the jap exporter? You do

Who contacts the customer broker? You do

Who pays the custom broker? You do

Who sends all the paper work to the compliance broker? You do

An import broker makes money because people think importing is hard and scary and they also think that they cant deal directly with the people they need to.

Lets look at what a broker does for you.

They can send you auction lists per day and allow you to bid. This is just done through a jap company, nothing is stopping you using the jap company yourself.

They have Web Pages that display cars in stock at Japanese export yards. Did you know these export yards also have a web site (in all cases I have seen) that give you the same access to viewing? Difference is you don’t pay a broker a fee.

They contact the exporter and arrange the buy. Did you know you can do this yourself? Email the guy in Japan? Closer to a deal? Ring the guy? plenty speak English or are aussie.

They give you details of compliance workshops and custom brokers. How hard is it to get these details anyway ask on forums? Look in the white or yellow pages?

Feel free to add anything I have missed.

Cheers

[noise]

And unless you have nothing better to do with your time, it definitely is the best way to go. How much time would the majority of us waste in $/hr chasing this stuff up that could be spent in making money? I don't know about you, but my time is a lot more valuable than that. Imports 101 (and other brokers i'm sure) take all the end to end hassel away from you. I could give you examples of cases where doing otherwise is clearly a waste of time if you really want it.

Brokers have ZERO control over the process all they do is pass on information to you.

When is it ever a good idea to have an extra person in the chain with no real input or control, just there recycling information?

It is much easier to deal with all the people involved by email or by phone if you need a quicker response.

If you don’t have time to send an email or make a 5 minute phone call then... keep using brokers because you seriously need the help.

[gun-r32]

Hate to be the one to inform you mate But you do everything your self even when you use an import broker.

Who contacts compliance? You do

Who sends all the paper work to compliance? You do

Who pays compliance? You do

Who pays the jap exporter? You do

Who contacts the customer broker? You do

Who pays the custom broker? You do

Who sends all the paper work to the compliance broker? You do

Ok obviously different rules apply to differnt cars and import brokers, but Ive just imported an R32 GTR, and it was as easy as finding the vehicle & paying for it. Everything else is currently being done (freight, customs, compliance & licensing etc). As I work away, the $1200 fee seemed more than reasonable...but like I said previously, if your preference is to be more involved in the whole process, then obviously each to their own!!

[Guest]

A trained monkey can cut and paste off www.japanautodirect.com ask other workshops who comply RAWS cars but who you didn't pay the $1,200 to what they think of their cars and how much they inflate the price.

It is a know fact and plastered over the net you pay their fee and they also get a commission off the Seller in Japan, the Customs Broker they recommend and they the workshop they recommend to comply it if they don't do it them self.

If your hourly rate at work is $300 pay a Broker as 4 hours is all it takes in time at most.

[Steve]

DRIFTT, is this where you imported your cars from? tdawg, where did you import yours through?