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Post by clipity-klopp-6 » Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:26 pm

hi atr 84, thanks for the reply, type s or even a very good red top , manual only, could you give me a ball park figure of what i should expect to pay, as i have no idea how much it is to import, need to sell my daily runaround first thou, then the search will begin.

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Post by ATR84 » Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:20 pm

clipity-klopp-6 wrote:
Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:26 pm
hi atr 84, thanks for the reply, type s or even a very good red top , manual only, could you give me a ball park figure of what i should expect to pay, as i have no idea how much it is to import, need to sell my daily runaround first thou, then the search will begin.
They are quite hard to price, but when a good one comes up for sale, it sells. I paid 7k for my fresh import. Another nice one sold recently which had been laid up for a while but had a sort of light restoration carried out, I think that was up for 6k and sold fairly quickly.

On the other end of the scale you could come across one with rusty arches and in need of a respray, these would probably only go for a couple of grand or less. I would argue you end up spending more in the long run with cars like this but each to their own and all that.

In regards to a UK red top, these obviously come up more often. You should be able to get a top example for 3 or 4k.

Have you a budget in mind? What civic have you got?

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Post by clipity-klopp-6 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:46 pm

it is a 2012 honda civic, worth about 5,500, was that price after all the work carried out on your car , ie under sealed, mot, km to mph, derestricted, or was that extra.

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Post by ATR84 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:20 pm

clipity-klopp-6 wrote:
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it is a 2012 honda civic, worth about 5,500, was that price after all the work carried out on your car , ie under sealed, mot, km to mph, derestricted, or was that extra.
That was including everything you mention above :thumbup:

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Post by clipity-klopp-6 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:54 pm

thanks atr84, what mileage was yours, and would you recommend torque to deal with.

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Post by ATR84 » Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:32 pm

It was 81k miles. Had a genuine mugen manifold on as well and was a grade 4b, which is very good. I highly recommend Torque GT, have a chat with Darren at Torque GT :)

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:38 pm

Another recommendation for Torque gt. However if you are importing one fresh the process can take 6 months minimum.
My import on my S660 from start to finish was 7 months.
Sometimes the have stock like Mikes Type S which was already in the country.

I also have a Type S but not a Type S. :thumbup: :thumbdown:
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Post by ATR84 » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:31 am

Yes that is a good point regarding the time, Torque GT happened to get one in stock, they only buy stock cars if they come across something hard to pass up on. I was already in touch with Torque GT at the time about importing a DC5, but when I went to see the Type S in the flesh, it won me over.

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Post by clipity-klopp-6 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:04 pm

thanks for the replies lads, ooh six months wait, xmas pressie to myself maybe, still haven't sold the civic yet thou, and what colours do honda do type s in.

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Post by ATR84 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:49 pm

clipity-klopp-6 wrote:
Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:04 pm
thanks for the replies lads, ooh six months wait, xmas pressie to myself maybe, still haven't sold the civic yet thou, and what colours do honda do type s in.
White, Black, Red for sure. Not sure if there were any others.......

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