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ChrisP

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  1. Hi, did you sell the car? Why did you want to sell it so soon after taking ownership?
  2. After a fair bit of research I'm dropping the hybrid requirement of my car search. I've come to the conclusion that it's not superior enough over the standard 2.4 model in terms of petrol economy to justify the price difference. So I could get an AA approved vehicle from a UK garage. But with the low yen I will probably ask Paul to import a car from Japan. πŸ€”
  3. Thanks for that. πŸ™‚πŸ‘ I have had conversations with another importer recommended to me and will approach my purchase with considerable more knowledge and caution. I'm not singling any company out. I am now aware of the vagaries and hazardous nature of the Japanese car market/export procedures and will proceed better informed thanks to this forum and your input.
  4. That's very informative, thank you. πŸ™‚πŸ‘ Sorry you had those issues. The car I saw was on the SBT website from a car dealer in Japan. So there's no auction report. Although Algy's do state that when they source a car they inspect it and give a report. I asked for reassurance from the dealer and they sent him a message. In reply he said the paint was good and everything was as it should be. In the contract for purchase it said I was liable for anything that befell the car during transportation so it was up to me to arrange insurance if I wanted that reassurance. The hybrid I'm after is either a Vellfire or gen2 Alphard. The one I saw on SBT is $9k (Β£7.5) plus freight. On the road in the UK through Algy's they invoiced me around Β£14,600.
  5. Thanks for your input. I will contact Paul Bowden. My worry is that there's no report on the car. There are 80 pictures of it but can I be sure there's nothing wrong with it?
  6. Thanks. I look forward to properly engaging when I actually purchase a car. Although I'll probably be a pain in the arse in my attempts to scour your brains. πŸ˜„
  7. I appreciate your reply Skippy. I guess because I'm after a specific model I don't want to be too hasty when I see the 'perfect' vehicle. I want a hybrid Vellfire and that pushed up the price point. I saw the listing on SBT at $9k (Japanese dealer) $12k shipped to Bristol. This ends up at Β£15k registered and MOT'd through Algy's. I'll check out your suggestion. Thanks. πŸ™‚πŸ‘
  8. Hi, I haven't posted here yet as I am yet to purchase a Vellfire. πŸ˜„ But I'm hoping to change that by importing a car from Japan through Algy Motors as intermediary. I thought it meant might be a good idea to ask on this forum if anyone has knowledge of this company? There are a lot of fake profiles on their Facebook page in the review section. But they have good Google reviews. I have a contract and deposit to pay and whenever I have to fork out money my super cautious nature kicks in. Thanks in advance. πŸ™‚πŸ‘
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