Clocked Japanese Import

jd1983 · 07-01-2019 01:00AM #1

I've just noticed that a Japanese Import car I bought 5 months ago has been clocked and was previously in a collision.

I bought this car from a small part time dealer, he also works as a taxi driver.

Just wondering if anyone has similar experience and if I've any hope of getting a refund. The cars mileage is still significantly lower than it was prior to the clocking, so I still can prove that it was clocked.

The dealer operates out of a shared lot and therefore would only be there on appointment, so that provably complicates matters. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

bazz26 · 07-01-2019 01:07AM

Maybe get in touch with the national consumer agency. They might be able to advise.

Incidentally how did you only find out now that it was clocked? I would take the mileage on a Japanese import with a pinch of salt unless the car came with the original auction sheet which states the mileage at the time of auction sale.

jd1983 · 07-01-2019 01:14AM

When I bought it, I only checked the Irish cartell site. I assumed the Japanese equivalent would be in Japanese and therefore I didn't pursue this route. Instead I got a mechanic to take a look at it and he said it was in good nick.
My wife watched a docu recently about fukushima and started to get concerned about possible radioactive contamination. So I started doing some more research and found a Japanese equivalent of cartell but in English. The silver lining - it's not contaminated....

shaymac · 04-11-2022 12:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/109054059#Comment_109054059

can you please give me the Japanese website please?

walshtipp · 05-11-2022 03:09AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119832217#Comment_119832217

The only site for Japanese car history checking is www.carvx.jp

Clocked Japanese Import

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