Japanese Imports

Nigel R · February 17, 2006

I had an SC which I had to very reluctantly sell early last year - unexpected tax bill + divorce (great combo) I have been on a mission to get another ever since (SC not wife). I have been looking at second hand prices and Japanese imports come at a worthwhile discount (and some great colours) but there has to be a catch. Enlightenment would be appreciated.

T7RY B · February 17, 2006

Pretty much the same spec car or even better. For a lot less money.

Down side is the Sat/Nav won't work although it can be converted at a cost.

Monster-Mat · February 17, 2006

and you need to make sure there is a model report for the car before shipping

lexus boy · February 18, 2006

from modelreports.com

Toyota Soarer 4.3 (2001-2005) Auto UA-UZZ40

I do believe this is the model report you will require so yes it does exist

aquanuke · February 18, 2006

I think the only downside would be resale as with any import harder to resell.

Other then that the same car for alot less mullah :D

spitfire · March 11, 2006

I think the only downside would be resale as with any import harder to resell.
Other then that the same car for alot less mullah :D

what can you expect to pay for an import SC ?

aquanuke · March 11, 2006

what can you expect to pay for an import SC ?

Depends what year and miles.

I bought mine 2.5 years ago and it was 1 year old with 4,000 miles. I paid £36K the UK equiv. was about £44K.

Now they are of course getting very cheap Ive seen UK 01 / 02 ones go for as little as little as £18 - £ 20K but with big miles like 80,000.

I wouldnt even consider one with more than 40k on the clock.. just imagine how much the roof would cost to fix if that went pear shaped. Ive only got just under 8k on mine after 2.5 years :D

Even if you got a late one that would still be in warranty I dont know if you would be covered over here. I had a 1 year old import BMW 330 cab that had engine problems. I took it to my local BMW dealer and never mentioned it was an import. They did fix it all FOC. But they must have known it was an import as everythings done on their computers.

Having said that my Lexus has been 101% reliable in everyway.