coming this january does anyone know any rough prices on the standard type rs 99 spec rx7, basicly does any one know what they will go for
go for in UK or Japan?
the final uk price after shipping and all the other bits
shouldnt be more then 9k
I think you\'ve got to be abit more specific in terms of what mileage, condition, etc etc.
FOB prices in Japan at the moment range from 1,600,000 yen to 2,700,000 yen for 99 year RX-7, so quite a difference.
Landed prices you\'ll be looking at anywhere from £11K to £20K. Then conversion, registering and tax will set you back about £300. You can no longer register an FD RX7 as 1300. Must be 2616cc.
are you saying any rx7 that arrives in the country will be registered as a 2.6L now
Yes. Unfortunately they have now closed that loop hole.
ok so all 1999 that come in the country are fcuked then, the tax will be a joke then
At the moment the tax is £185 per annum. Not terrible, but unfortunately thats our government for you.
Quote from: Kevin;511264I think you\'ve got to be abit more specific in terms of what mileage, condition, etc etc.
FOB prices in Japan at the moment range from 1,600,000 yen to 2,700,000 yen for 99 year RX-7, so quite a difference.
Landed prices you\'ll be looking at anywhere from £11K to £20K. Then conversion, registering and tax will set you back about £300. You can no longer register an FD RX7 as 1300. Must be 2616cc.
Kevin where do you get your figures from? it starts from 8k not 11k
Regards
Maz
if it starts from £8.000 then thats not so bad
Thats one with adjustable suspension and few other bits and good grade mate. If you where to get one totally stock one etc it be even cheaper.
just spoke with an importer and if he was to get one now its £1000 for the SVA test
gimme your number mate.
Maz
you talking to me and are the type rb special. worth buying as there was one for sale not long ago
yeah, I am talking to you Francover3 :)
Quote from: maz13b;511279yeah, I am talking to you Francover3 :)
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Quote from: francovel3;511274just spoke with an importer and if he was to get one now its £1000 for the SVA test
mate i thought there was no model report available any more in order to do the sva?
Quote from: maz13b;511270Kevin where do you get your figures from? it starts from 8k not 11k
Regards
Maz
I worked in Japan for a number of years and made very good friends/contacts. The RX7\'s im talking about are from grade 4 onwards from dealer forecourts in Japan. Not mass internet imports from high volume exporters such as tau/trade car/win-tech/japan-partner etc etc.
Majority have one/two owners from new, full service history\'s etc, and are very maticulously checked over by my contacts, test driven and inspected.
I\'ve been an importer for over a decade now, and have learnt valuable lessons on the way. Hence why the quality/prices are slightly higher than what you\'ve quoted.
Quote from: Johnerz;511284mate i thought there was no model report available any more in order to do the sva?
Your correct mate, there is no model report available for the FD. Unless you paid for one to be made, then your talking major money and the report would only really be useful for that one car as if you brought another over and tried to use the same one, it would have to match the original FD report even down to the make of tyres.
Hence why there is no model report for the FD.
Quote from: maz13b;511270it starts from 8k not 11k
I would hate to see the condition of a 99 spec FD landed for £8K.
i contacted one of the model report companies for some info and another reason they said was they couldnt get the emissions down to the required levels?? dunno how true that would be.
a friend mentioned that the gov is planning an overhaul of the whole sva procedure, importing, etc. making it far harder to bring cars in. dont know how much trutch is in that, im sure if its all talk then you might know??
sorry for the slight hijack by the way lol.....
It\'s all about destroying free enterpise mate. Car manufacturers have complained about grey imports for many years, and the government has tightened it\'s claws.
I wouldnt be supprised if in 10 years it was impossible to register any grey import.
is the type rb special worth getting then
What exactly are your plans for the car? (Power increases? Track use?) Or are you keeping it standard and just want a nice spec\'d RX7?
i want it standard and a clean example with decent power of about 280bhp and i no the rbs only comes with around 260hp but there is a type rbs for sale where i live so i was just asking is it worth getting
francovel,
maybe youd be better either waiting til jan 09 to get one on the 10 year rule or else buying a well cared for one thats already here? might save a bit of cash to get some mods done to get it to your taste...
apart from wee bit different body itll still need rebuilt around 60k lol :spank
How much is it forsale for if you dont mind me asking mate? Mileage? Rebuild history?
Quote from: Kevin;511304How much is it forsale for if you dont mind me asking mate? Mileage? Rebuild history?
28,000 ,miles regular service and service just been done, £8.000 ono new clutch, mica blue and standard 99 kit thats all
Sounds very reasonable and very nice colour too. When was it imported? You never know if it was imported a while ago it may even be reg\'d as a 1300cc. :)
Quote from: Kevin;511307Sounds very reasonable and very nice colour too. When was it imported? You never know if it was imported a while ago it may even be reg\'d as a 1300cc. :)
dont no when it was imported but last time i spoke to him it was a 1.3L so is it worth it or wait for a type rs
is it def a 1999 model or a 99 spec kit on the car? not tryin to pick holes mate, just thought a 1999 would be more no??
It\'s entirely up to you mate. If it were me and I wanted one fairly soon then i\'d go for it. If you have your doubts and in the back of your mind would not be happy unless you got an rs then wait a while.
If you do decide to go for the RB have a quick compression test done, just for piece of mind, i know the mileage is low, but even i\'ve had an engine go at 35K. Only other problem at that age of engine maybe water seals, but unfortunately there is no real way of testing the condition.
Quote from: Johnerz;511309is it def a 1999 model or a 99 spec kit on the car? not tryin to pick holes mate, just thought a 1999 would be more no??
its a S plate and i no of a T plate that just went for £8.000 aswell
your rite ill wait for a type rs there more valuble i think
Kevin, next time you are at one of the mrc meets come have a look at the 1996 rz I\'ve imported. HKS hipermax pro suspension, 60k on the speedo, re-a clutch and loads of other stuff for little bit over 4k in UK and it was grade 4 at the auction.
Dont misslead people about rx7 prices because 99 rx7 can be bought for 8k with grade 3.5 or even 4. For 2.5million yen you could get myself spirit R rx7 with millege almost to none.
I am not being rude mate and not trying to ruin your business so dont take it wrong.
Maz
you know what, here is the picture of it.
Enjoy.
Quote from: maz13b;511385you know what, here is the picture of it.
Enjoy.
very nice rx7
Maz13b - So thats your RZ on Autotrader for 9K?
francovel3 - You could take a look at my original \'96 RZ I have for sale? :yes
Yeah it is but it was a mistake putting it. Not selling it now.
THanks Francovel3
ive yet to see a spirit R (especially \'A\') for that kinda money mate. they seem to average around 3 - 3.5m yen, if they are going for near 2.5 i wonder why the price has dropped so much? but i cant see the spirit Rs dropping value much really. im sure 2002MY could be got for that kinda money but the last run of motors, of any top car are bound to hold decent value?
still wish i had one tho lol
Quote from: Kevin;511264..... You can no longer register an FD RX7 as 1300. Must be 2616cc.
Is this very recent? I registered mine as a 1.3 just 3 months ago!! Looks like I got in just in time :chat
Quote from: maz13b;511377Kevin, next time you are at one of the mrc meets come have a look at the 1996 rz I\'ve imported. HKS hipermax pro suspension, 60k on the speedo, re-a clutch and loads of other stuff for little bit over 4k in UK and it was grade 4 at the auction.
Dont misslead people about rx7 prices because 99 rx7 can be bought for 8k with grade 3.5 or even 4. For 2.5million yen you could get myself spirit R rx7 with millege almost to none.
I am not being rude mate and not trying to ruin your business so dont take it wrong.
Maz
I know I have seen your RZ for sale, it\'s an average grade import.
Dont miss lead people over grades either. What one internet exporter company classes as a grade 4 to 5 another wouldnt even class as a grade 3. There are so many variations in Japan that grading is a very loose term.
Your not ruining my business at all, i have been doing imports for over a decade in which time i have seen lots of things, granted you are only relatively new to the import scene so you have alot to learn.
With regards to the spirit r for 2.5 mill yen "with millege almost to none"..... :rollin:rollin:rollin
Regards.
Quote from: najiru;511545Is this very recent? I registered mine as a 1.3 just 3 months ago!! Looks like I got in just in time :chat
Yes, you were very lucky. No matter which office you register it at Preston, Manchester, etc etc it all goes back to Swansea.
I have fought back and forth with them, but it\'s to no avail. Here\'s what they put in a letter to me from Swansea:
QuoteOriginally Posted by dvla
DVLA has recently sought advice on vehicles powered by rotary engines and how the engine capacity should be recorded for licencing purposes. Based on this advice, the correct engine capacity for your vehicle is, in fact, 2616cc. This is calculated from the sum of the swept volumes of each of the rotors in the engine, multiplied by 2. In this case 2 rotors each of 654cc = 654cc x 2 x 2 = 2616cc. This is defined in the Automotive Exhaust Emissions Directive. It is our view that displacement is intended to mean the same as swept volume. It is not the same as cylinder capacity. If you require further information with regards to this matter, I would suggest that you contact Mazda direct, who should then be able to confirm the information that I have supplied in this letter.
What a pile of crap..... :(
Quote from: Kevin;511565I know I have seen your RZ for sale, it\'s an average grade import.
Dont miss lead people over grades either. What one internet exporter company classes as a grade 4 to 5 another wouldnt even class as a grade 3. There are so many variations in Japan that grading is a very loose term.
Your not ruining my business at all, i have been doing imports for over a decade in which time i have seen lots of things, granted you are only relatively new to the import scene so you have alot to learn.
With regards to the spirit r for 2.5 mill yen "with millege almost to none"..... :rollin:rollin:rollin
Regards.
Lol Kevin!!!
Low grade import? Obviously you know what you are talking about mate.
The diference between you and me is that you probably make the living out of importing cars and I just do it as a hobby so I have no reason to lie to people to sell anything.
Never the less I am glad this thread has been started. I\'ll be very very happy to post some pictures of so you called low grade cars and their final prices here so people can see.
Best regards
Maz
Quote from: maz13b;511602Obviously you know what you are talking about mate.
The diference between you and me is that you probably make the living out of importing cars and I just do it as a hobby so I have no reason to lie to people to sell anything.
Grow up kid.
As promissed:
This is the first car I have found without even trying to find cheaper ones which can easily be done.
1999 rx7 type RB not RS but grade 4.5
66k KM
Auction date Yesterday
Would cost you about £8500 landed in UK with all the VAT and shipping etc unregistered.
totaly stock lovely looking car.
Will post some more cars when it comes to the middle of the week which is better time to buy cars.
Regards
Maz
Quote from: Kevin;511609Grow up kid.
heh, Sure! :)
Maz13b
You just enforced the point I was making. Anybody can search uss auto auctions. The point that I was making was that I guarentee the car coming over, not just quick glance at a couple of poor auction house photos.
Anyway, good luck to you you obviously know more about it than anyone.
There is no point for me to continue this conversation with you Kevin.
Lets just leave it.
For those who are interested I will post some more rx7 examples with poor quality pictures of the cars that will never come! :D
Maz
No point trying to patronise each other, you\'re both talking about different aspects of the market.....
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Quote from: S3TH;511643No point trying to patronise each other, you\'re both talking about different aspects of the market.....
Not patronising at all. Just trying to educate. Then again if they dont want to listen as they know it all then so be it.
Hi Maz,
if that price of £8500 was landed, inc vat and import duty, shipping and any dealer/agent fees would put the price of that car at around £5800 give or take?
just wonderin where youre getting the figures from? is it from sites that give old auction prices, or agents in Japan? seems really really cheap for that quality, given that well cared for (possibly rebuilt) cars going back to even 93/94 are going for around £5000 or so.
wish the prices were like that when i got mine last july cuz id have just sat it in the drive till now till it just tiopped 10 years lol!!
Quote from: Kevin;511568Yes, you were very lucky. No matter which office you register it at Preston, Manchester, etc etc it all goes back to Swansea.
I have fought back and forth with them, but it\'s to no avail. Here\'s what they put in a letter to me from Swansea:
What a pile of crap..... :(
Didn\'t realise how lucky I was!! Especially the way tax is going, if it ever gets applied to all vehicles that\'s going to be a big bill for the 2.6\'s :2eek
the price of road tax for an rx8 coming 2010 will be £900 will the rx7 come to this http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=25670
Quote from: najiru;511733Didn\'t realise how lucky I was!! Especially the way tax is going, if it ever gets applied to all vehicles that\'s going to be a big bill for the 2.6\'s :2eek
As I said before on another thread, I got stung for the higher rate of tax last March when I registered my "new" \'93 FD. Even though we\'d transplanted the engine from my previous wrecked one into the new one, it suddenly seemed to cost twice as much to tax as before. They wouldn\'t have it at DVLA Brighton at all. Computer said no! Robbing b*st*rds!
Quote from: francovel3;511739the price of road tax for an rx8 coming 2010 will be £900 will the rx7 come to this http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=25670
Im sure it applies to cars after 2001, that will be affected by the rates. Although you may have an import that is UK registered in 2003/4/5/6/7/8 the rate only goes off year of first registration in country of origin and NOT the date of UK registration.
Eg.
Year of manufacture - 1992
Date of first registration - 1992/03
Date of UK registration - 2006/08
It will go off the date of first registration. No doubt by about 2010 they\'ll of found a way to screw people for earlier registered cars. But for now I think we should be ok.
^ What Kev said, we should be fine since we\'re pre 2001 i.e. pre x-reg.....
how can you tell anything from them auction pictures????
Iv seen a few rx-7\'s when i looked for mine, and you can never judge a car by the pictures and what the owner(auction house) says.
It always amazes me what some people claim as a clean car. and what people think is acceptable. everyones different. there are things on my car that annoy the hell out of me body wise, and for others its nothing.
Quote from: civicboy28;512080how can you tell anything from them auction pictures????
My point exactly. Hence why I source direct from trusted Japan dealers (not internet auction houses), where they are driven/checked by my independant contacts, hence why my prices are higher.
how can you tell anything from them auction pictures????
By reading the sheet that the car comes with!!! The details on the cars is very correct and detailed. The price you pay for them is probably 100% less then what you pay with export agents but if you decide to go that route its your choise. I am just showing you another way of buying from Japan- MUCH CHEAPER WAY!!!
1999 Mazda rx7 type RS with loads and loads of bits on it.
80k km
Price in Japan 3,465.93 GBP this isnt the usual price for such good quality car but they do come now and then.
Regards,
Maz13b
That 4x6" sheet is detailed enough to tell you everything?
S3th, not everything. For that you call the agent and find out the rest.
Maz
Quote from: maz13b;512205how can you tell anything from them auction pictures????
By reading the sheet that the car comes with!!! The details on the cars is very correct and detailed. The price you pay for them is probably 100% less then what you pay with export agents but if you decide to go that route its your choise. I am just showing you another way of buying from Japan- MUCH CHEAPER WAY!!!
1999 Mazda rx7 type RS with loads and loads of bits on it.
80k km
Price in Japan 3,465.93 GBP this isnt the usual price for such good quality car but they do come now and then.
Regards,
Maz13b
well an example like this i would buy in january
Quote from: maz13b;512205Price in Japan 3,465.93 GBP
You forgot to add the £3500+ price tag of the rebuild which it\'s coming up for.