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• Valid UK Warranty on imports? 31 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all. A friend is considering purchasing a Vauxhall Astra from a well known car supermarket. It will have delivery miles, and I believe will be imported from Europe somewhere. The car supermarket carefully words ther small print as saying all cars supplied with balance of manufacturers warranty
• Import Honda Prelude Limiter 7 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Ive just purchased a Honda Prelude Vtec import. Ive been told it has a top end speed limiter on it and yes when i get to *&%mph it cuts out and dies !!!! It has bags of go left in it so can anyone tell me if its a job and half to get it off and if so wheres good to go and at what cost... Ive
• Import Obstruction 21 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I received a letter today from the chap who imported my car fifteen months ago. He told me that he was now going out of business as his suppliers had informed him that from now on it would take at least ten months to supply him with cars. This would appear to be a blatant way to halt one avenue
• Grey Imports. 7 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  I'd like to pose a serious question regarding Grey Imports. I have heard lots of anecdotal revelations such as a lot of the sports cars have been used for street racing, Petrol in Japan is 100 octane, Jap cars aren't rustproofed etc etc. From experience I have found that some of the exotica have
• Which big cheap car? 7 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Wanted: Big, cheap estate, pickup, or similar, £1500 available, must be able to get lots of stuff in it, reliability, economy of running and maintenance important, image not important. Any recommendations?
• Europe Imported Toyota Warranty 24 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Has anyone had experience of any problems from UK Main Dealers requiring sight of the original Europe Dealers Supplers Invoice prior to them agreeing...
• Getting an import through ESVA 26 May 2005 (Forum)
  The background to this is that a few years ago the government (at the behest of the motor industry) decided to clamp down on imports of Japanese-market used cars by introducing an Enhanced Single Vehicle Approval test which all RHD cars manufactured after Jan.1st 1997 must pass. For the ESVA you
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  Why does my imported car pay high road tax? 24 Jun 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have Smart 450 imported from Australia in 2013, it's a standard car but they charge me £200 pound a year road tax is there anyway I can do?
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  How important is a full service history when selling a car? 24 Aug 2023 (Ask HJ)
  How important is a full service history when selling a low mileage car?
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  Is it worth buying a classic car from Japan and importing it to the UK? 17 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is it worth buying a classic car from Japan? What duty will I pay?
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  How do we go about importing our German-registered Mitsubishi Shogun Sport to the UK? 22 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My husband is serving in HM Forces Germany, and we are about to return to England. We have a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport, which was purchased in Germany at...
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  Sportomatic 27 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  After much soul searching and having ogled one for years I am struggling to find a Mazda MX-5 with automatic transmission. I believe you can get an imported...
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  Privileged information 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am the second owner of a 1994 LHD Renault Twingo, imported twelve years ago. I receive a good insurance deal from Privilege, but out of curiosity I recently...
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  Vauxhall Movano gets important safety updates for 2019 21 May 2019 (News)
  
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  Important updates for Ford Transit Connect and Courier vans 18 Sep 2018 (News)
  
• advice please- Toyota Cresta import 14 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  im thinking on buying this car off ebay...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2453463332 whats the thoughts on this , should I buy or...
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  Imported classic car gotchas? 7 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I've been offered a 1990 "classic" Porsche which is currently in Japan. The trade seller says he will handle the registrations, import duty, and documentation...
• 1996 Honda Civic 1.5 Engine Code D15B - 1996 honda Civic Jap Import starting problems 15 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  i have a honda civic here with starting problems! the car has no spark and power is comeing up to the coil pack.. i cant get information on this car as its a jap import.. any body shead a bit of light on this? if you want to know any more questions about this car. feel free to let me know
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  Do I need no claims protection? 13 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  How important is no claims discount protection on insurance policies?
• Goo-Net for importing a car from Japan 26 May 2011 (Forum)
  Has anyone used the services of http://exchange.goo-net.com/ to import a car ??   Are they a "Kosher" service/Co. - it seems to be a leap of faith that you order a car in Japan via a website and it turns up at a dockyard in a month or so's time after having