gort Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hi All. Introduced myself to some of you guys at JAE, could you point me in the right direction ( import company's etc..) and give me pointers regarding this. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hi Gort , and welcome !! best advice I could give having an import myself is to buy one already in the country so you can see what your getting Loads for sale at bargain prices at present , so get buying It usually takes 3 months to import a car from buying to actually receiving the car... a long time IMO FOR SOMETHING TO GO WRONG OR SOMEONE TO GO BANKRUPT.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 gort Plenty of cheap skate JDM owners on here Advice will follow shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 gort Plenty of cheap skate JDM owners on here Advice will follow shortly A lot of scatter cash.., UK owners as well, going to stick their oar in also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gort Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hi Gort , and welcome !! Loads for sale at bargain prices at present , any pointers as the best place to look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hi Gort , and welcome !! Loads for sale at bargain prices at present , any pointers as the best place to look Autotrader site and Ebay and Pistonheads, look on for sale site on here as well.. Whats your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gort Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 around 15k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW/ca ... ull=SEARCH or this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-NISSAN-350Z- ... dZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hi Mate I am TRYING - long story - to buy an import from a firm called JCI which is just off the A1 near Wetherby. There have been a few problems and i am not sure if it is their fault or not yet. I will be able to tell you in a couple of days my actual verdict. Having spent a long time on the net surfing I reckon for your budget of £15,000 you will be limited to a tiptronic auto, they seem cheaper for some unknown reason. That is right at the bottom of the price range for these cars and I do not think you will get a British car for that. Another £1000 will get you into the 6 speed manual range which is where I am. I have in the past imported a car through a firm in leeds - a GTO - and the quality was good as was the service. The newer the car the less the risk IMHO. I spent last night on a japanese auction site and the on the boat prices of these cars is unbelievable. The problem then comes with shipping, SVA and registration MPH conversion etc and all the other gubbings in good old UK. Good luck with the hunt and wish me luck. If mine does not pan out on Tuesday I might actually do an import MYSELF!! Ming the Brave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gort Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Having spent a long time on the net surfing I reckon for your budget of £15,000 you will be limited to a tiptronic auto, Ming the Brave I'm familiar with a tiptronic (FTO) so that would be OK any problems with the auto box, I should know about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 nope, haven't heard of any going bad tbh, more manual ones tbh... also the auto box seem to be quite a good one for driving too! I briefly drove my first Z with a tiptronic, and have to say I liked it a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 any problems with the auto box, I should know about? The auto box is very good in my experience. My JDM is 3 years old and has covered 24,000 miles. The changes are very smooth, so much so that you are often unaware that the change has happened unless you watch the rev counter. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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