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Importation Process
The Nissan Skyline is without a doubt one of the most popular famous and reverred JDM Sports cars inside and outside of Japan. The Skyline has such a legendary reputation for good reason, the R32 was definitely ahead of its time and Skyline was undoubtedly one of Nissan's pinnacles, even to do this day, continued with the groundbreaking R35 Nissan GTR. Although there is much debate within the Nissan Skyline enthusiast community about which car is the best, most fanatics will tel
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.
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
There is a lot of hype and misinformation concerning how good or bad the Japanese Car Import Auctions are.There are also several different types of auctions. The ones we will cover here will include the more popular and perhaps more respected ones such as USS auctions. We do not recommend Yahoo auctions unless you have a friend or exporter who can physically check the car and in this case you would also have to place your trust entirely in them to make sure the mileage and conditio