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Only 11.6m Yen/£80,600 plus import fees duty and taxes
Only 11.6m Yen/£80,600 plus import fees duty and taxes
On the assumption you mean the NA2 version (2003/4), then:-
a) Look in the Japanese auctions; and
b) Before you do, look into the costs of you making it road-legal in the UK - I think there were some changes to SVA about 10 years ago which make importing Jap cars rather expensive for the first person to do so for a specific model. Honda DID import a single one, but they're apparently not releasing/selling the SVA data required.
If you want an NA1 version (early-90s), then there are a handful in the country and you can (I believe) import these without so much trouble.
a) Look in the Japanese auctions; and
b) Before you do, look into the costs of you making it road-legal in the UK - I think there were some changes to SVA about 10 years ago which make importing Jap cars rather expensive for the first person to do so for a specific model. Honda DID import a single one, but they're apparently not releasing/selling the SVA data required.
If you want an NA1 version (early-90s), then there are a handful in the country and you can (I believe) import these without so much trouble.
The cost of making a Gen II road-legal in the UK is very considerable (est: >£25k), not to mention the hassle and headaches required. You need an ESVA, which makes getting a normal SVA (now I think called "IVA") seem like child's play. This is why Honda UK, after a lot of reflection and a reasonable number of firm indications of interest from potential UK buyers, decided not to import them.
The other factor (and I am glad that AR has sold his, so that I can speak without seeming rude) is that, IMO, the Gen II is an awful road car. It's just too frenetic and edgy for UK roads. Whatever they were thinking when they specified up the car's suspension, it absolutely was not about how to make the car work on UK A- and B-roads - because it doesn't!
As noted above, the Gen I is a different story. The rules changed as of model year '98, so an ESVA is not required for it. Leaving that to one side, the Gen I is a nicer road car. It has plenty of go, the suspension works on UK roads, and the drive is special without being OTT and unpleasant.
The other factor (and I am glad that AR has sold his, so that I can speak without seeming rude) is that, IMO, the Gen II is an awful road car. It's just too frenetic and edgy for UK roads. Whatever they were thinking when they specified up the car's suspension, it absolutely was not about how to make the car work on UK A- and B-roads - because it doesn't!
As noted above, the Gen I is a different story. The rules changed as of model year '98, so an ESVA is not required for it. Leaving that to one side, the Gen I is a nicer road car. It has plenty of go, the suspension works on UK roads, and the drive is special without being OTT and unpleasant.
Getting the facelift NSX-R into the UK and on the road is not a problem, I import cars and can source any NSX-R you want, where the problem lies is how much you want to spend. I mentioned this a few times on the NSX club. Cheapest facelift NSX-R I have seen at the moment will set you back around £110,000 on the road here.
Sudesh said:
Getting the facelift NSX-R into the UK and on the road is not a problem, I import cars and can source any NSX-R you want, where the problem lies is how much you want to spend. I mentioned this a few times on the NSX club. Cheapest facelift NSX-R I have seen at the moment will set you back around £110,000 on the road here.
You don't say?How many have you imported to UK and got road-legal so far?
flemke said:
Sudesh said:
Getting the facelift NSX-R into the UK and on the road is not a problem, I import cars and can source any NSX-R you want, where the problem lies is how much you want to spend. I mentioned this a few times on the NSX club. Cheapest facelift NSX-R I have seen at the moment will set you back around £110,000 on the road here.
You don't say?How many have you imported to UK and got road-legal so far?
NSX's in any form cost more to import from Japan that what can be found in the UK.
Edited by Sudesh on Sunday 14th February 23:03
Marf said:
http://www.goo-net.com/cgi-bin/goojp/used_eng/spre...
Only 11.6m Yen/£80,600 plus import fees duty and taxes
Thats actually the car I was talking about! Its been for sale now for about 8 months and more, price is slighty negotiable but after all the duties, shipping and so forth would come in around £110k+Only 11.6m Yen/£80,600 plus import fees duty and taxes
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