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  Can I import a car from Japan? 3 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
  What are the potential problems with importing a car from Japan?
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  Import duty and taxes - is this right? 6 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  What would the import charges be for importing a 1966 Ford Mustang from the USA? Do you have to register the car before it arrives?
• buying imported 25 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I am thinking of buying an import from Trade Sales - has anyone had experience of Ford Main Dealers with regard to Part exchanging an import or repair under the 1 year warrenty. Any feedback will be appreciated.
• Grey Imports 4 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  I was wondering, are grey imports available in any other colours?
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  What are the pitfalls of buying an imported Porsche? 28 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have seen a used right hand drive SUV for sale at a private dealer. It is a 2012 Porsche Cayenne petrol and it has been imported from Germany. It appears...
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  Import Agent trustworthy? 18 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of importing a used Lexus RX hybrid, and I have come across the website of Algy's Motors, Bristol. Do you have any knowledge of this company,...
• Importing (again sorry) Ford Focuses 29 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I am considering a 2.0i Ghia, the UK spec has lots of nice to have extras as standard. If I import it or buy it from Trade Sales (imported from Spain) can I expect it to have all of the bits that a 'UK Spec' car would have? Anyone got any experience? (particularly with Fords) Thanks 'First Time Importer'
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  Question of import 8 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
  A puzzling conversation with SAGA Insurance (which insured my previous Daihatsu Fourtrak) culminated in a refusal to insure my current VW Caddy Maxi on...
• imports 8 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  what do you think about buying a new fiat punto hlx from an importer (motorspoint)
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  Should I buy a Japanese import Volkswagen Golf? 22 Feb 2025 (Ask HJ)
  A local garage has several VW Golfs - allJjapanese imports and automatic - all listed as one owners. What are the pitfalls of buying one and is it possible...
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  What are the cons of buying an imported car? 26 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering buying a 2009 Volvo XC90 which has been imported from Singapore. What potential pitfalls should I be aware of?
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  Car tax and imported cars? 13 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  On reading on some of the comments regarding car road tax I came across mention that on an imported car the first registration date for the calculation...
• Parallel Import Motorbikes 9 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Finally it is important to check from where the bike is imported as bikes aimed for different countries are restricted to different power outputs. But on the plus side I can save around £700 which is over 20% of the UK cost.
• Private import 18 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  If I decided to import an EU spec. car from an EU country that is right hand drive, can anyone give me a ball park figure as to how much it would cost on top of the vehicle price to import into this country. Say for instance a vehicle worth £10K
• Australian imports 12 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  There seems to be a large number of Toyota Camry's on offer on the ineternet as australian imports. This is a curious source and one has to wonder on the warranty and servicing implications. If the source is from europe the pan-european warranty applies. Has anyone any experience on the problems associated with australian imports.
• 2001 Mercedes E200K - Intermittent Loss Of Acceleration 9 May 2013 (Forum)
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  If I import a 2016 vehicle back to the UK, will it be registered as the year of import or manufacture? 9 Dec 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have a vehicle with a 2016 registration, which is currently in the £0 annual road tax bracket. I'm planning to export this vehicle to Cyprus, where I...
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  Buying an import from a UK dealer 10 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Motorpoint are selling "new" and "unregistered" Daihatsus and possibly Fords imported from Southern Ireland. The Daihatsu Sirion 1.3 SX which as far as...
• Importing 2 May 2003 (Forum)
  I'd like to import an Audi from Europe myself. Can anyone recommend a good dealer they may have come across on the continent? Regards
• 2001 Mercedes E-Class 200K - Intermittent Loss Of Acceleration 9 May 2013 (Forum)
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