Importing A car For the wife!

[RAZR]

wow this is awesome , what did the Nissan set you back

im not to clued up on the 4 door whats the engine and power level , and does it have the 4wd

 

[MSI1104]

Well done, you are a far more patient man than I am...

 

[CRE4MPIE]

Hello Peeps
Not sure if this is in the right section if not please direct me where i must post.

Im inporting a Mazda Roadster ( MX5 MK3 Hard top) for the Wife.
Her grocery getter a Hundai Getz is getting old and starting to give some issues, not to mention over 300k on the clock with very poor maintenance from the previous owner.

Seeing as the car is way overpriced here in SA, i bought it in Yokohama Japan.
They confirmed my order today. meanning that the car will be loaded onto the next RoRo (Roll on Roll of Boat) coming to Durban Port.

Some people may Feel that this is wrong as i am not supporting Local, but i believe if you cant afford something and have Legal means of obtaining something you want then hey, why not?

Let me know what you think.
Pic of the car i am importing.
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Well ...

Import duties and registering the car on SA soil will amount to around 90% of the purchase price abroad !

Goodluck with that ^^

 

[Nakie]

Well ...

Import duties and registering the car on SA soil will amount to around 90% of the purchase price abroad !

Goodluck with that ^^

This is true. For now im keeping the cars on forein reg as i wot get annoying etoll invoices. Lol


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[Nakie]

wow this is awesome , what did the Nissan set you back

im not to clued up on the 4 door whats the engine and power level , and does it have the 4wd

Its a RB 20 de at around 114kw.
But a RB25det Neo swop is a direct swop so no fabwork other than intercooler piping .
Planning on doing the swop next year.


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[Vertrix]

Anyone know if a Supra can still be imported?

 

[GoukoTenrou]

@Nakie just for interest sake, what did the re-spray set you back?

 

[Nakie]

Anyone know if a Supra can still be imported?

They Can Yes but the problem is the Americans are buying them up like crazy, and to the japanese $ is king so expect to pay nything from 400k too 1mil for a decent one.

 

[Nakie]

@Nakie just for interest sake, what did the re-spray set you back?

12k
will never in my life get a respray done like this again.
ill rather strip everything out first and send it for respray.

 

[MSI1104]

What's wrong with the respray? I have never had a car resprayed so wouldn't know what to look for...

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[Nakie]

A colorchange is a nightmare.
They didnt properly mask everything so some overspray on some areas i had to remove andevery time you look for issues you find more, maybe im too much of a perfectionist. I stripped of the door handles dissasembled them and sent them back for a respray just because i didnt like the way they looked ....



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[JollyJamma]

What's wrong with the respray? I have never had a car resprayed so wouldn't know what to look for...

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Look for a different colour [emoji12]


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[raskad87]

Hello Everyone.

Received the car on Friday, Was very exiting.
Drove it back from Lesotho on Friday night after making sure everything is okay.

Picks Attached after a proper cleaning, sorry for poor quality Picks, phone had a swim a while ago and seems like the camera lens inside has some water residue.

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Could you reupload the pics? I'd like to see the Mazda mx5 you managed to wangle.

 

[Nakie]

 

[Nakie]

Was @ Grounded on 11th of Nov.
Was AWSOME.

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[CarboVan]

Damn dude. Very nice!
Edit: Only realized now you were at an event... and its not a new car that was 'grounded'/landed in the country

 

[Nakie]

Hahahahah.

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[hj2k_x]

Just stumbled on this thread. So OP, you've imported two cars now? Impressive. What does the insurance say? Same premiums as if the car was local?

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[Nakie]

Dont have insurance on them bud. I wish i had but dont infortunately.

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[Phence]

Dont have insurance on them bud. I wish i had but dont infortunately.

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Y tho?

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[hj2k_x]

Dont have insurance on them bud. I wish i had but dont infortunately.

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You don't have insurance because they are imports?

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[Nakie]

Correct.

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[hj2k_x]

That's quite a big draw back. Were insurers just not willing to insure at all? Or were the premiums very high?

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[Nakie]

They just dont period. I love these cars and only way i could own them is to import. It sucks not to have insurance.

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[Oj0]

They just dont period. I love these cars and only way i could own them is to import. It sucks not to have insurance.

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And third party insurance? Please say yes.

 

[Nakie]

And third party insurance? Please say yes.

Nope, wish i could say yes @Oj0


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[atunguyd]

Just to chip in here. When we moved back to SA from Australia we brought my wifes car, a Rav4 with us. No issues at all getting insurance and premiums are no different from what we pay for my locally sourced car.

I don't think the reason you can't get insurance is because of the import (most cars on our roads are imported by the manufacturers). Perhaps it is the model or your age or something else.

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[Nakie]

Just to chip in here. When we moved back to SA from Australia we brought my wifes car, a Rav4 with us. No issues at all getting insurance and premiums are no different from what we pay for my locally sourced car.

I don't think the reason you can't get insurance is because of the import (most cars on our roads are imported by the manufacturers). Perhaps it is the model or your age or something else.

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You might be right as the Skyline was never imported or sold in SA, most companies I've asked say the cant give insurance as they are registered in other Africa countries.

 

[atunguyd]

Strange that they say that about registration, our Rav took six month to register and during that time we drove it on the Australian plates. I specifically detailed this to the insurer (auto and general} and they were happy. My policy had the Australian plates listed on it.

I know a guy with a porsche carrera gt also registered in Lesotho, when next I see him I will ask how he insurer's it. I doubt he would drive such an expensive car without insurance.

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[Nakie]

Strange that they say that about registration, our Rav took six month to register and during that time we drove it on the Australian plates. I specifically detailed this to the insurer (auto and general} and they were happy. My policy had the Australian plates listed on it.

I know a guy with a porsche carrera gt also registered in Lesotho, when next I see him I will ask how he insurer's it. I doubt he would drive such an expensive car without insurance.

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Please if you don'd mind it would help.
Thank you very much.