Exchange rates, importing = confused

**Gavin** · 14-10-2010, 08:16 PM

Looking at the links Tado posted and looking specifically at this site

http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/bHO/s062/index.html

prices I really can not work out properly for example on these :

http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/det...ml?TRCD=200002
http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/det...ml?TRCD=200002
http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/det...ml?TRCD=200002
http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/det...ml?TRCD=200002

now say I wanted the yellow one for example how would you go about buying shipping over etc?

**Emperor** · 14-10-2010, 09:48 PM

the yello wonr cost 498,000yen which is GBP 3800

you still need to pay the agent fees to get it on boat
can be any where from 5000 to 98000 yen which is GBP 400 to 800

also import tax and shipping
shipping will be around GBP 300, tax is 10%

and docks handling charges, VAT
charges can be arpund 80 to 150, vat is the total +17.5%

i think you loking at 4500 to 4800 on the road.

good luck mate.

**Guido** · 14-10-2010, 10:51 PM

Just take them all,LoL.
Please look at this: http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthr...jesse+streeter
Jesse helps You.

**TADO** · 15-10-2010, 11:16 AM

jesse = the man!
200bhp cars have always been brilliant as well.
like emperor said think the rule of thumb is about 1000-1500 on top for the on the road price?

ps - hurry up and get (another) one gav!!

have you guys had any further progress with the R1?

**TADO** · 15-10-2010, 11:35 AM

pps - have you seen these guys before? they specialise in beats and have a good rep too: http://www.isomasa.com/
http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/nav...N=CU0005500028

**Gavin** · 15-10-2010, 05:53 PM

looks like I will be saving for a bit longer then if I want to import one lol need to save another 1k or so so I can get a decent one

emperor&guido cheers guys

Mike yeah seen them in the links you posted carsenser one has loads

the R1 Beat well Jen she has had the bodywork done for a while now engine is in just case of sorting the box still nearly all go but mortgage in way

but hey ho im itching to get another myself but looks like I will need to be patient to save more and keep eye on any for sale in uk

**TADO** · 15-10-2010, 06:21 PM

i cant wait to see some pics of the R1 one day

there were a few nice ones for sale over the summer but they seem to have all vanished again at the moment.
the yen is really bad at the moment - we've bought quite a few bits recently through jesse and prices work out about a 50% again more expensive than it used to be

**steveinjapan** · 16-10-2010, 11:33 AM

Yeh - the pound buys 130 Japanese yen now, compared with 150 a year ago. But wow, is Britain ever expensive!!!! I was just in London for 12 days and kept thinking my wallet had been picked!

But it did make me happy to find that petrol prices are even higher than here in Japan, which I thought was impossible! My God! Why don't more people import Kei cars?