awlllwa Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Year 85 GT turbo 1.8L engine, AT, 35,000 miles on it. 4 days left on japanese auction starting bid at $.01, buy out at $5000. If you are intrested we can probably cut a good deal with the seller, this car has gone up for auction 2 times now with no sale. Shipping Tariff, etc. ~$3500 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 That looks breathe taking! Any chance you might have a rhd rx 3dr coupe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awlllwa Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 That looks breathe taking! Any chance you might have a rhd rx 3dr coupe? I dont have any of these cars, but if they go up for auction in japan i have the means to get one one your door step. If one goes up for auction i will let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik litchy Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 oh thats a nice one. id be all over it save that AT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 oh thats a nice one. id be all over it save that AT. Well, the auction is re-listed in Yahoo auction in Japan 10 days left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Now how would you like to deliver the mail in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Now how would you like to deliver the mail in that? We already have an exporter in Japan who can arrange the shippment and handling. The car just needs to be disassembled prior to the shipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 We already have an exporter in Japan who can arrange the shippment and handling. The car just needs to be disassembled prior to the shipment. Elaborate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awlllwa Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 I though I explained already? Oh and ktsubaru my friend, and actually he is the main reason that we can import these cars to the states. He finally got an account on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Unless I missed a post, I never read anything about the cars needing to be disassembled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Unless I missed a post, I never read anything about the cars needing to be disassembled... yup, nothing here about taking the car apart nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 yup, nothing here about taking the car apart nipper I didn't think so. I've read every post made about these JDM cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awlllwa Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 oh... damn it. I explained on the other forum. To beable to ship a car thats less that 25 years old it must be disassembled in Japan and reassembled in the US for it to be imported legaly. That way its considered a kit car. For a better explanation of the process ktsubaru can explain. I just help him with finding customers, i don't know the process very well myself for whole cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 oh... damn it. I explained on the other forum. To beable to ship a car thats less that 25 years old it must be disassembled in Japan and reassembled in the US for it to be imported legaly. That way its considered a kit car. For a better explanation of the process ktsubaru can explain. I just help him with finding customers, i don't know the process very well myself for whole cars. Disassemblling does not mean that "destroying car". I've seen a few kit cars look like never disassembled before. As awllla explained it, that's NHTSA and other government agencies regulation. Japanese cars originally built for USA is different from JDM, as some of may you know already, and that's the main reason why NHTSA regulates the different rules for vehicles built for non-US market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zstalker Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 any way we could look at a list of what cars are avalaible and for about what price? or is there a site you look at that we could see?...anything like that? seems like a very appealing idea... ~Erik~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 So the car basically gets stripped down and sent in "easy to handle" parts. Like shell, doors, hood, trunk, bumpers, engine and drivetrain, suspension. And but on a ship/plane and sent stateside. Who then puts the pieces back together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 So the car basically gets stripped down and sent in "easy to handle" parts. Like shell, doors, hood, trunk, bumpers, engine and drivetrain, suspension. And but on a ship/plane and sent stateside. Who then puts the pieces back together? We do have experienced people who do all the process, clearing customs, assembling vehicle, pass the inspection and get it titled. Money matter might be another concern, but I will give you the info which enables you to find where I am (100%) once the order is confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 any way we could look at a list of what cars are avalaible and for about what price? or is there a site you look at that we could see?...anything like that? seems like a very appealing idea...~Erik~ http://www.f-subaru.com/search/legacy/index.html This website is one of the major Subaru certified pre-own dealership in Japan. Click the pictures of vehicles, and you will see what are available from Japan. to get approximate idea for prices: if you see 195.0 that is like $19,500 If you are looking for SVX, then visit Yahoo Japan auction ( Yahoo Japan Auction is more famous than ebay over there) http://list1.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/2084049029-category-leaf.html On this website, just remove two digits from the right and it gives you approximate idea how much are they in Japan. Shipping and all the other fees, in avarage, $3000 to $5000 depends on the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awlllwa Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 yeay, I'm so happy you finally got an account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 So find me a JDM dual range tranny for my impreza. I htink lots of us want the same thing. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 So find me a JDM dual range tranny for my impreza. I htink lots of us want the same thing. . . you mean you want "Dog Transmission (that's what they call it in Japan)" I'm Legacy guy, so I asked my friend in Japan who owns WRX. http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/151696/car/46219/profile.aspx this is a website for "dog transmission". it's in Japanese, though. http://www.takata-techno.com/400_/ He said that transmission costs way over $10,000. and suggested to swap to 6 speed gear for GDB impreza to save the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zstalker Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 perhaps I've mis-interpreted something here, but how in the world can a manual transmission cost $10,000? ~Erik~ BTW, my favorite from that website...even through I don't have an extra $30k sitting around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 perhaps I've mis-interpreted something here, but how in the world can a manual transmission cost $10,000?~Erik~ BTW, my favorite from that website...even through I don't have an extra $30k sitting around... That Legacy is HOT I'm glad u like the wagon!! For transmissions: I'm not a mechanic so I don't know exactly what they do to make that transmission, but according to that friend in japan, they build "Dog Transmission" start from scratch, at Subaru WRC parts manufacturer nearby Subaru plant over there. (I had been there before though) I don't know what u guys do to the transmission here. but I looked at the picture at Takata website (the one shows the parts) for that transmission parts and the price is like $1000, and I need to estimate the shipping cost. I will give you a quote if you are really interested buying that parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 There are Legacies that have a Dual Range in them in the JDM... I don't see those being worth over $10k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktsubaru Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 There are Legacies that have a Dual Range in them in the JDM... I don't see those being worth over $10k. If the parts are manufactured in USA, there is not much cost on shipping & tariffs. Shipping a huge qty of parts will reduce the shipping cost per lbs or kgs. This is how the HKS or other JDM parts brands to manage to sell the parts with reasonable price. If you are going to get JDM parts as an individual, small qty, the shipping cost will be expensive and that is why the price tends to get more expensive than you see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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