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Importation Process
A lot of the answer depends on your goals and the type of vehicle you are after. If you are after a rare and old car, the answer is often naturally whatever comes first as many older JDM cars are almost impossible to find in Japan. You want a more popular vehicle, and you've read about the auctions and dealerships. This comes after years of buying experience and it often depends on the buyer and their situation. Case 1.) You just want a car now! You d
When the site was founded back in 2007, there was only one goal which was to learn about the cars and how to import JDM Cars from Japan. This is because at that time, and even today, there are not that many sites and resources that are trustworthy and actually give useful information on what to expect and how to buy a good car from Japan. When the site was first started, we weren't familiar with the industry and naively assumed everything in Japan is honest. Many things in
JDM Car Scams Targeted at Africans We've heard from our African brothers and members from countries like Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria, Ghana that they are often being scammed by Exporters in Japan on the car they buy. The issues range from receiving no car, the wrong car/different car and a car in poor condition with issues that were intentionally not disclosed. You can find so many examples on our forums of an
We thought we'd bust some common myths about how Japan works when it comes to JDM cars. We also want to remind our readers that there are a lot of excellent quality and show-room conditon used vehicles you can purchase from Japan, but don't assume every car is perfect based on the myths we're about to bust. *Do your research on the company you're dealing with and join our forums to post any questions about buying cars from Japan you might have.
We're posting this due to the rampant misinformation and misrepresentation of the different models, eg. companies and people are passing off their cars as an STi when it is WRX. This is a big deal because the performance, features and many other things changed considerably each year between WRX and STi, and even Type RA.
JDM Vendor Lists Click here to add a company to our JDM Directory Please contact us on our forums and post any information you have about Vendor's that you want other people to know or if you have any positive or negative comments about them. Our list is not all inclusive but will be constantly growing and based on the information we've found about these vendors. We hope to event
General Requirements Here is a quick breakdown on the steps you need to follow to avoid problems and get the best quality car for your money. Research what vehicle best suits your needs and tastes. Make sure you will be able to make it comply with Canadian standards (more on this later in the article). Vehicle must be at least 15 years old to the month according to date of manufacture/production. Find a reliable and honest local Im