IMPORTING

hondansxr · Post by **hondansxr** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:55 pm

looking into importing a lude type s had an email; re a company called icm japan he took some details and sent me some pics and prices of ludes type s 1650 pounds incl shipping plus vat plus income tax on top then mot clock change de restrict and any repairs it might need ..... think this is too dear ?
you 1st have to send 10% deposit then pay all the rest before you get the car !!!
has anyone had any dealings with ICM JAPAN .

Post by **4thgenphil** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:56 pm

Sounds too cheap tbh, I'd be drokking wherry of that

Post by **Donald** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:58 pm

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:06 pm

You'll be looking at 5k at LEAST to import. Imo try Tegiwa, Lichfield imports, Tokyo squad or jjmartin on here.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:22 pm

@jjmartin349571

Craig_85 · Post by **Craig_85** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:14 pm

I am currently importing through torque gt. Your price is way too cheap in my opinion, I was always checking out the jap auction sites, and still do to get ideas of price and available quality. I'm not saying what I paid for mine but I should be collecting it very soon so will bang some pictures up then, and a few more details on the process.

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:23 pm

As per all the posts above (plus the PM I've replied to

) the price you've been quoted doesn't stack up unfortunately. If you take out the shipping cost and clearance fees then you're left with approximately a grand to buy the car (plus presumably the importer's margin)

The market data available suggests they fetch a fair bit more than that, even the ropey ones. I'd be very reluctant to hand over my money to them on that basis.

If it would be helpful I'd be happy to keep an eye out for some decent examples for you in order to give you an idea of what you can get versus cost

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:05 am

It does sound cheap.

ICM have quite a big presence on the net, so shouldn't be too difficult to check out. Many of their execs, as listed on LinkedIn, aren't based in Japan at all. Actually, I think they're based in Karachi.

There are also some complaints about them on the web. Better safe than sorry.

Post by **rob quilter** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:49 am

We import. Shipping alone is around £1000, so your quote is waaaay too cheap. You should be expecting to spend around £5k all in.

hondansxr · Post by **hondansxr** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:11 pm

thanks guys , looked into it more and it looks suspicious ..
joined Japanese auctions site and the aver price on the listing is no where near what they actually fetch !!!!
too much hassle if you ask me . as the prelude in the uk is not up there with type r. s they are cheaper to buy in uk with everthing done ?