Japanese Car Imports

[steviet]

been trying to think of ways to make some cash. i thought of buying imported cars. anyone know anything about it. i heard they get brought in at the docks somewhere and you can buy them there. is this true? or has anyone done this? what docks? cheers

[Gordzilla]

They get shipped into Southampton and put on auction. The ones that dont sell then go up to Liverpool. You can make a few thousand on each car.

[MJRallying]

been trying to think of ways to make some cash. i thought of buying imported cars. anyone know anything about it. i heard they get brought in at the docks somewhere and you can buy them there. is this true? or has anyone done this? what docks? cheers

Its not a straight forward process from the little i know about it!!

Your likely to make more money easier by just buying and selling normal cars, ones that may need a few hundred pound spent on them, then sell them for a grand more etc....

[steviet]

They get shipped into Southampton and put on auction. The ones that dont sell then go up to Liverpool. You can make a few thousand on each car.

a coupe of grand would be suberb lol.

[steviet]

Its not a straight forward process from the little i know about it!!

Your likely to make more money easier by just buying and selling normal cars, ones that may need a few hundred pound spent on them, then sell them for a grand more etc....

i already buy normal uk cars to sell . but i fancy a change. well high performance motors is what i want to get into if the money`s right

[Chr15]

Dont the scousers just take off the hubcaps when they arrive?

[Mr_X]

can make alright money, very risky tho.

also you could be trying to sell a car upto a year.

[Gordzilla]

a coupe of grand would be suberb lol.

I dont know how much it all costs, but if you import a car like mine for 3.5k you can easily get around 5-6k for it over here. With the right spec.

[steviet]

did you import your`s gord?

[Gordzilla]

Nah mate. But theres always a few new imports on Pistonheads that are around the 5-6k mark and I know you can buy them from Japan for just over half that.

[EDWARDS]

it used to be a good way to make money but now everone is skint they arent sellin as well, i got my type r impreza for a good price and the lad lost money on it

[phillyh]

I know for a FACT, alot of parts are robbed int he docks at Liverpool, inc wheels etc.

They also rag the shit out of the cars before the auction.

How do I know this?

Some lads in my old college do it.