Hi, yep my friend is looking at Japanese imports.
My husband's Honda Prelude is a Jap import and the first year he had it, there was no difference in insurance as it's the same spec as UK models. However, after a while Insurance companies seemed to cotton on that this was a good way to make more money.
I would hesitate in getting another import car but wanted to get some less biased opinions.
I hadn't really thought of imports from other countries, but I'll pass this on to my mate.
Thanks for the feedback!