buying a japanese porsche in the uk
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hi, i was after some advice. ive seen a japanese panamera, but wasnt sure on the resale value, servicing (seems less of a issue), and any other quirks that may occur. can anyone advise, the cars valued at 38k on webuyanycar, then when i change it to japanese spec its at 20k. is there anything i should be worried about if i do buy it?
Need a bit more explanation. When you say 'a Japanese Panamera', I presume you mean one first sold in Japan. Where is the car currently? Has it been registered and used in the UK ?
In general with cars imported secondhand from Japan, off the top of my head
- 112 mph speed limiter (sometimes removed on import)
- no rear foglight (fitted to pass SVA/MOT)
- speedo, odo in km/h (sometimes converted or may be switchable)
- spec may be different in more and less obvious ways
- may restrict your choice of insurers
- road tax may be different as imports fall into a catch-all 'PLG' category (the regular EU cars may be higher or lower)
- satnav may be Japan only ?
- radio tuned for Japanese frequencies, the top of their range is the bottom of ours so limits you to Radio 2 (often an aftermarket head unit is fitted)
I don't know what year this car is, some of the above may not apply on newer cars, alternately new cars could have other issues.
Also check that it's RHD - despite Japan being a RHD country, they often order their imported cars in LHD to make them 'more foreign' and thus more ostentatious.
In general with cars imported secondhand from Japan, off the top of my head
- 112 mph speed limiter (sometimes removed on import)
- no rear foglight (fitted to pass SVA/MOT)
- speedo, odo in km/h (sometimes converted or may be switchable)
- spec may be different in more and less obvious ways
- may restrict your choice of insurers
- road tax may be different as imports fall into a catch-all 'PLG' category (the regular EU cars may be higher or lower)
- satnav may be Japan only ?
- radio tuned for Japanese frequencies, the top of their range is the bottom of ours so limits you to Radio 2 (often an aftermarket head unit is fitted)
I don't know what year this car is, some of the above may not apply on newer cars, alternately new cars could have other issues.
Also check that it's RHD - despite Japan being a RHD country, they often order their imported cars in LHD to make them 'more foreign' and thus more ostentatious.
Webuyanycar wont really want it hence the price difference, its really just a red flag for them
Samo above hits all the main points bang on. Tax will likely be cheaper which is a bonus but unless its a super rare spec then its likely not worth the trouble unless you are looking to keep it for quite some time.
Samo above hits all the main points bang on. Tax will likely be cheaper which is a bonus but unless its a super rare spec then its likely not worth the trouble unless you are looking to keep it for quite some time.
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