James Junior Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Bonsai Imports are a major importer of 350Z's and a lot of the cars on there are low mileage and look in great nick. The prices are very very attractive. http://www.bonsaicars.com/ Does anyone have any experience in dealing with this company or know anything about them? I have called them and they seem very professional and appear to be a pretty large scale operation. Would you guys buy import? I am seriously considering doing this! Feedback and opinions please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Bonsai Imports are a major importer of 350Z's and a lot of the cars on there are low mileage and look in great nick. The prices are very very attractive. http://www.bonsaicars.com/ Does anyone have any experience in dealing with this company or know anything about them? I have called them and they seem very professional and appear to be a pretty large scale operation. Would you guys buy import? I am seriously considering doing this! Feedback and opinions please! I've never heard a bad thing about them to be honest, they seem as slick as you can get. Whether I'd buy a JDM would depend on how much you have to spend and how much you want to mod it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hi mate and welcome... Heard good stuff about Bonzai but they aint the cheapest pm Nixy she is using a very good company by the sounds of it. Before buy an import you got to know the difference, which I have only just learnt so here are the differences incase you didnt knw: JDM Specs Base---17" wheels, ABS,Brake assist,TCS,limited slip diff,xenon headlights Version T---- leather seats, seven speaker bose Version S-- 18" rims Brembo's and VDc(instead of TCS ? )but no leather Version ST--leather +Version S spec rear spoilers/sat nav and side airbags ordered as extras on all specs + loads of other Extras not seen on UK cars like auto fold mirrors ,different steering wheels, footwell illumination etc etc... Would I get an import, hmm, depends, if I did not get about resale value and how hard it would be to sell an import, If i did not getter about higher insurance, and If I wanted to heavily mod the car.. then definatly. Welcome to the nut house mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krumble Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Treat them with caution.... http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 they do seem to use different names as well - I think conventus is something to do with them and they advertise cars on autotrader which they don't actually have. Just be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
live2themaxuk Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 i used them. Basically a good company. Legit. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I think caution is advisable when using anybody and as long as you can get info from someone else who's used them (as above) then that's a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Their only downfall from what i understand is they dont include all the costs for importing, and then the total price is more than originally thought. Other than that, i have been speaking to Emily from there for ages and they seem like a nice bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Their only downfall from what i understand is they dont include all the costs for importing, and then the total price is more than originally thought. Other than that, i have been speaking to Emily from there for ages and they seem like a nice bunch Why have you been speaking to her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennydies Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I had a bad experience of them in that they "lost" the paperwork so could not guarantee that it was the year they said it was. Took ages and lots of phone calls to get my deposit back. Ended up buying a newer uk car for only a grand extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I have heard that they charge over the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Their only downfall from what i understand is they dont include all the costs for importing, and then the total price is more than originally thought. Other than that, i have been speaking to Emily from there for ages and they seem like a nice bunch Why have you been speaking to her? No reason I was interested in a car back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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James Junior Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 Thanks for all of your feedback - thats really useful. I imported my MR2 Turbo through a great guy in Leeds - maybe I'll go back to him and see if he can find me a Z... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15MNO-Daron Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Just a late extra - ive called round other importers and theyve said good things about Bonsaicars. Emily, who works for Bonsai is v helpful and did a good service for me! Should be fine to import through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janz70 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Hi, I'm importing one with them now - should be here back end of the month. Bonsaicars seems very good so far, but watch out for a little creative accounting, read their terms and conditions . Also get them to write and agree that there will be no other charges or fees added to the final OTR (on the road price) and that this is the full and final amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Hope it goes well for you. Seems a shame you have to keep such a close eye on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15MNO-Daron Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Honestly..no matter who youre importing from u need keep close eye on what theyre doing..just incase. 99% of the time will be fine im sure..im just naturally cautious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwr Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Treat them with caution.... http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, with hindsight I would still buy from them again but just makes sure before you bid/purchase make sure you get all the costs broken down, incl exchange rates, tax, MOT, immobilset etc as the T&Cs are not very friendly. Great time to buy, cracking Exhange rate nearly 15% up from when I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janz70 Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Just a tip - they may like they did with me try to charge you for an MOT service , prep and test (very vague and didnt know exactly what was included in this) - refuse to pay this if its under 3 years old as obviously you dont legally require it and also point out that speedo and fog are fitted as part of the ESVA test to make it road legal in the UK. The exchange rate is very good right now so you should get a good deal - bare in mind the winning auction price is not what you have bid for the car but for the car , storage, auction fees, transport, deregistration but they dont break down anything whicj is major let down with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15MNO-Daron Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Just to upate this posting about Bonsaicars.. I just had my Z back from Bonsai and they did excellent service for me.. they sorted all the extras i wanted fitted and helped select a great car for me in Japan.. No negatives at all about them! Great job and no messing about..exactly how i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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