Irish Japenese Importers

kluivert · 03-11-2005 5:32pm #1

Can anyone recommend Jap importers in Ireland.

ando · 03-11-2005 8:04pm

there's a big one in killbarack industrial estate in North Dublin but I dont have or know of anyone that has imported with them

03-11-2005 8:56pm

www.nrgautos.com - wont rob you bling like some of the cowboys out there and a nice guy to deal with

merlinsmerryman · 03-11-2005 10:50pm

Old Baen Car Sales in Tallaght, Swords Motors (DB Swords), Madison Motors in Swords and Southside Automotive, and Merlin Car Auctions sell them on Saturday mornings.

04-11-2005 12:48pm

merlinsmerryman wrote:

Southside Automotive.

Buyer beware with this crowd,Ive looked at some VERY dodgy cars there before which im sure were previously crashed even tho the salesman tried to deny it

hardwoodhero · 04-11-2005 1:11pm

i looked at a civic in southside automotive and it was idleing at 2k revs, the salesman tried to convince me this is normal. :eek:

$lash · 04-11-2005 7:56pm

GT Central - 0864008181

Dagon · 07-11-2005 11:33am

Where is GT Central slash?? ANy website? Or do they import based on requests?

kluivert · 07-11-2005 1:15pm

Is it worth importing a car from Jap tho....Am not after high performance just something nice and reliable. GF will not let me have a bike instead she said why not get a performance car.

Toyota Celia.
Toyota MR2. (Old Type).
Toyota Supra.
Honda Integra. (New Type).

Beautiful Cars....

But are they ok to run....

drdre · 07-11-2005 1:31pm

kluivert defo get the new shape integra.thats defo going to be my next car. i really love them. seen a blue one around and they got lovely red seats.
would you get a new one or second hand.
they are around 22000-24000 in ireland for 2001+

bp_me · 07-11-2005 1:32pm

Japnuts in bray

or try it yourself....it's relatively painless
www.bestjapancar.com
www.kbccars.com
www.japan-partner.com

hardwoodhero · 08-11-2005 10:48am

The DC5 integra is a gorgeous car but id say it can be thirsty as its a 2.0.

Wibbs · 08-11-2005 10:58am

eireal wrote:

Buyer beware with this crowd,Ive looked at some VERY dodgy cars there before which im sure were previously crashed even tho the salesman tried to deny it

Agreed, a lot of their cars are low auction grades/accident repaired by the look of them. Those kind of cars go for very little money in Japan, so bigger profits are there to be made. One Integra I saw there had been smacked in the front quite badly. They don't have the auction reports on the cars. They and others buy many of their cars off the boat so your paying another level of money again for them.

I've said it before on the motors forum, research the car you want and insist, insist, insist on an auction report if you're buying from a dealer. If they don't have it walk away. The usual excuses of "we don't get them, you wouldn't understand them", etc. are bull.

G Luxel · 14-12-2005 1:30am

I find that the dealers now only seem to deal with MPVs, altezzas, off roaders and celica/integras.
I never see Corollas or large saloons/estates. Lately ive seen some non japanese cars but are japanese imports like a Hyundai accent complete with
the 4 door visors and the colourful english on the bodywork. Also the average age of imports seems to be 97 or 98. Ive seen a few 04s though

disposition · 15-01-2006 12:21am

I find that you can get a better value through private sellers... what kind of car are you looking for? I know a few people who have bought cars in Japan and are selling them, due to various reasons, for very reasonable prices.

Atomic Pineapple · 15-01-2006 4:24pm

eireal wrote:

www.nrgautos.com - wont rob you bling like some of the cowboys out there and a nice guy to deal with

they have some very very nice cars! i want that blue silvia!!

i've looking at imported cars for age and have to say am very weary of them, i wouldn't know much when it comes to them but some of them look dodgy!

Dagon · 16-01-2006 7:41pm

I'm currently looking at importing a Jap Integra through one of these Jap importers. I'm after an black Integra SiR-G, or an Si-VTEC model, around the 95 - 97 age group.

People like NRG autos are places I'm considering. Tell me why you think some of the cars are dodgy? NRG (and probably most importers) have people in Japan who do roadtests to make sure the car is up to standard.

heggie · 16-01-2006 10:31pm

some look dodgey and some look fine. A 'dodgy' example i would use is Motorpoint Naas Rd, if you look at them ALL of their cars have something wrong with the body work somewhere, which i would think would be a sign of damage that has been repaired, so they buy them damaged, repair (sort of) them and sell them on for a higher margin than a grade 4 car would sell.

disposition · 16-01-2006 10:48pm

Dagon wrote:

I'm currently looking at importing a Jap Integra through one of these Jap importers. I'm after an black Integra SiR-G, or an Si-VTEC model, around the 95 - 97 age group.

People like NRG autos are places I'm considering. Tell me why you think some of the cars are dodgy? NRG (and probably most importers) have people in Japan who do roadtests to make sure the car is up to standard.

We've bought all our cars ourselves from Japan, not via any company, there are loads of advantages, such as cheaper costs, you see yourself what kind of cars are out there and what you can choose from. An example of a 'sporty' car that we bought would be Evo and Impreza, it takes a while for them to arrive, but sure, it's worth it. Much cheper, I'll say again.

kluivert · 17-01-2006 12:09pm

Dispostion

How hard is it to buy from Japan personally and not via one of these import companies. What do you need to know and how can a person like myself search and buy a Honda Integra DC5 or an MX5 from Japan.

Is there any sites that can advise on japanese importing.

I know about the auction Grades but thats just about it. 5 being really good downwards like.

disposition · 17-01-2006 10:22pm

kluivert wrote:

Dispostion

How hard is it to buy from Japan personally and not via one of these import companies. What do you need to know and how can a person like myself search and buy a Honda Integra DC5 or an MX5 from Japan.

Is there any sites that can advise on japanese importing.

I know about the auction Grades but thats just about it. 5 being really good downwards like.

We import cars ourselves and if you want I can give you the terms and conditions, just pm me if you're interested. Basically, we require a deposit of you, if you are going to participate, I'll give a code to one of the auctions and you can see what kind of cars are out there. I reckon you don't know the price range, or do you ? Also, you will be paying the interest and other costs that are associated with it, which total to less than a 1000.Then there is shipping, our own cost and then it's up to you to pay for the VRT. If you want to check out the VRT go to www.ros.ie

So anyway, if you want to know more, email me or pm...

Dagon · 18-01-2006 8:00pm

Just done a check around with the different importers, and the best quote I had for an Integra SiR was from nrgautos.com - very competitive prices!

Some of those guys are really taking the piss though. I mean selling a mid to late 90s 1.6 dual carb integra for around 9000? Or late 90's Type Rs for over 10,000?:eek: These guys are making a big profit, but my advice is to shop around, you can get some good deals too

Ebay is also worth considering.

Also worth nothing that you can't expect to get the same money for a Jap car as it's Irish counterpart when you want to sell it on - even when it's fully loaded. So if you spend a lot on importing a Jap car through one of these expensive importers, you will never get that money back.