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Why importing cars from Japan is the best option
Hi, and welcome to Import Your Car.
Importing car from Japan is a rewarding and money saving process.
People decide to import their next car for a number of reasons. The most popular is, of course, money savings. Also, in many cases it’s hard to find a desired car locally, or you might want a newer year and lower mileage car for less.
Sometimes the car you want is available in Auckland, but you live in Christchurch; so in this case it’s easier for you to import it from Japan
Why getting an electric vehicle is a great idea
There are quite a few highways capable EV models which can be bought from Japanese Auctions, like Nissan Leaf, BMW i3, Tesla, Bluecar, e6, QQ3 EV, Bolt EV, C-Zero, C-Zen, Focus Electric, etc.
We would like to focus on the 2 obvious leaders, available for the NZ customer, Nissan Leaf, and BMW i3.
A quick guide to the Japanese Car Auction List
When buying a car from Japanese Car Auctions, we make our buying decisions based on the auction grade of the car. When it comes to car description, people in Japan, being very honest and meticulous by nature, try to tell everything about the prospective car up to minor details like a worn steering wheel, or a scratch mark on the dashboard etc find its place on the auction list. The more has happened to the car, the more details the auction list goes into. For the evaluation purpose, Japanese grade their cars from 0 to 5. On this scale, 5 is given to
Importing Made Easy
Japanese market knows tough competition. The car manufacturers offer new trends and models annually, so many Japanese people just get bored with their “old” cars and thus bring them to the car auctions, which can be found in every nook and corner of Japan. There are over 80 Auction Houses spread all over Japan.
Speaking about auctions, our company deals only with the best and the most reputed of them. We have the inside knowledge which auctions are
Best days to bid a car on the Japanese Car Auctions
Quite frequently people ask us what are the best days to bid on the automobile. Their idea is to get a good car for paying less. As you know, there are busy days in life, and there are easy, quiet days. Same applies to the car auctions in Japan. So, what days are good for bidding cars? Find our answer below.
The shortcut to getting your next car from Japan
Often times we receive a bid only on one car. However, did you know that we can simultaneously bid two, three, four, and even five cars on the same day? Actually, every additional car you bid increases your chances to get the car you want for a good price. It also saves your precious time.
Do I get my car from a car dealer or from an online auction?
Getting things online has become an integral part of our daily life. Nowadays you can order online almost anything, from a pizza to an automobile. This is why when somebody offers you to buy a car from an online auction, the natural question is, is it not easier and better to get my next automobile from a local auto dealer? In this article we would like to come up to this matter.
What's special in the Japanese cars?
What makes Japanese cars so special? If we want to understand this phenomenon, we need to look at the history of the country.
Japan is one of the most economically and technologically advanced countries in the world. In fact, the Japanese economy was doing so well back in 80s that many experts were sure that it would outperform the economy of the USA by the beginning of the 90s, which, of course, never happened due to the crisis.
how to choose a family friendly car?
How do family people find the automobile that is suitable for their needs now and a couple of years down the road? The problem is that all car shopping websites ask to search by year, make, model which not everyone necessarily knows, because they are not sure which cars would be suitable for them, if they married and have a kid, and could have another one in a few years. Thus, a relatively big car is required. Does it sound familiar to you?
On charging cables for nissan leafs
Nowadays we import lots of Nissan Leafs. Japanese auctions are quite accurate when it comes to car description. They always tell whether there’s any major issue with a given car; however, small things like spare keys, or some tools, or charging cable, not always shown on the auction list. Let’s talk about charging cable. Why often times no charging cable comes with a Nissan Leaf?
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