NEW RIDE So I bought another JDM car
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It’s interesting but not terribly difficult. Just need to stay on top of your broker and shipping company. Super easy at the port. Titling will be the next hurdle to overcome
It’s a stock car so I think it will be fine on 93. Will need to run it through the car and see how it does.
Knocked most of the crap off but going to need a bit of a paint correction and detail to get the scratches and scuffs out. My buddy Jake is going to put effort into the paint to make it shine.
It’s surprisingly very dry under there but I do have some drip pans just in case
This thread was started on April 26th and car was picked up on July 27th. 3 months and 1 day if anyone were interested in importing a car.
Made a little progress on the car today. Replaced the front headlights with a spare set I had since the ones on the car were pretty corroded
Just a quick update. Car is completely claybar’d and off to my buddy to have the paint correction done to buff out all the scratches and imperfections. Fingers crossed it comes out good. Vids make it look great but in person it’s still got quite a bit to be fixed in the paint.
Instagram vid because it seems the easiest way to add videos to TCG.
Instagram vid because it seems the easiest way to add videos to TCG.
My buddy is done. The car looks really good, not perfect but very stunning car
Getting the title for the car is the last headache to contend with. Before going into the DMV I had to get a state police vin inspection which requires an appointment and was about a 5 week wait. I got that done yesterday and was able to take that along with my customs paperwork, certificate of export, purchase agreement, insurance, and inspection to the dmv. 30 minutes later and I have plates and in 2-3 weeks Ill have my title.
Title in hand, this is the end of the road. Just shy of 5 months total it takes to buy a car in japan to having the title for it in Texas. No I can sell the car. Tomorrow I will be bringing it to TunerEvo in Houston to display it and you bet your ass i'm putting a 4sail sign in it. 
This process was such a cool adventure but factor in the time and everything it's not that bad. Half the time your waiting on the car to make it to the states, the other half you're trying to get all the paperwork submitted to get the title. I'd do this again for another car knowing what it's like to go through it. The thing I'd recommend the most is just make sure if you ever buy a car have it shipped to you in your name if you plan on getting it from the pier and titling it yourself. Else it would have to be handled by some sort of in-between company where everything is in there name until they transfer the title to you.
This process was such a cool adventure but factor in the time and everything it's not that bad. Half the time your waiting on the car to make it to the states, the other half you're trying to get all the paperwork submitted to get the title. I'd do this again for another car knowing what it's like to go through it. The thing I'd recommend the most is just make sure if you ever buy a car have it shipped to you in your name if you plan on getting it from the pier and titling it yourself. Else it would have to be handled by some sort of in-between company where everything is in there name until they transfer the title to you.
Whats it going to take to pry it out of your hands? I'm not interested as I couldnt afford it, I'm just curious what you think it could fetch.Title in hand, this is the end of the road. Just shy of 5 months total it takes to buy a car in japan to having the title for it in Texas. No I can sell the car. Tomorrow I will be bringing it to TunerEvo in Houston to display it and you bet your ass i'm putting a 4sail sign in it.
This process was such a cool adventure but factor in the time and everything it's not that bad. Half the time your waiting on the car to make it to the states, the other half you're trying to get all the paperwork submitted to get the title. I'd do this again for another car knowing what it's like to go through it. The thing I'd recommend the most is just make sure if you ever buy a car have it shipped to you in your name if you plan on getting it from the pier and titling it yourself. Else it would have to be handled by some sort of in-between company where everything is in there name until they transfer the title to you.
Hard telling but I think it will list for $80k but likely I’ll sell around $75k. Just depends on the market. Doesn’t seem to be many rhd stock 6speed turbo cars on the market so it just depends on a buyer
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