Teekay

Many thanks for your reply 👍 good points! Actually car is not imported yet, in the process. I'll sequence it roughly as you said 1. Fog lights 2. Mot 3. Road tax 4. Dvla paper 5. Insurance 6. Change tyres 7. Drive for a bit and then start my exhaustive meticulous maintenance and upgrade routine checklist. I like to keep car in highest shipshape possible and intend to keep it. Labour of love some of it. I do know some mechanic that I trust will help me do some of the work but he is qualified Honda expert of 25+ years. I hope Toyota should be familiar turf for him.

May be should have added to change windscreen wipers too. Car should be in ship shape after this.

Some might think the repairs/checks lists is excess, but in my view the parts are cheap and it is economic labour wise to get things done all in one go. Take engine out for water pump, spark plug, coil, change coolant, idler pulley,change engine oil, gearbox oil etc in one go. Peace of mind and economic in long run. No breakdowns or doubts. Anyone else thinks like this? 🙂

Hi, I'm about to import an Alphard 2011 60k Miles, 3.5L V6 350G-L package. I was thinking of jotting list of things I like to get done as soon as it arrives. Any suggestions? 1. Change tyres 2. Change gearbox oil 3. Change pulley idler (known issue with V6) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Febest-PULLEY-IDLER-0188-2GRFE/dp/B0784NZV41 4. Change engine oil 5w30 castrol 5. Possibly change fluids - brake and power steering 6. Change spark plugs (to 100k Miles?) 7. Change ignition coils 8. Change coolant 9. Change cabin filter 10. Add screen washer 11. Underseal the car 12. Change battery if needed. 13. Add fm transmission device to play music from mobile 14. Add mobile stand 15. Add fog light 16. Grease wd40 silicone spray bits as needed 17. Add camera for continuous recording 18. Install over head display for speed 19. Get steering wheel checked (can have issues?) 20. Regas Aircon if needed 21. Check brake pads and disk 22. Secure catalytic convertor? 23. Water pump (11 year old car so must be due). 24. Put fresh battery 25. Silicone covers for wheel nuts! DON'T DOs Won't change audio unit..keep original Won't change to Miles the odometer