MashaMoto Importing FC3S\' (or any other car)

[BenLewisMav]

Hello all,
I started this thread because there has already been a question regarding an FC3S featured on the Mashamoto website; http://www.mashamoto-auctions.co.uk/cars/showimages.asp?VID=12235100&stock=yes
and there are bound to be more.
If you are interested I suggest you get over to http://www.mashamoto-auctions.co.uk and sign up for a free account. They have a list of cars for auction which is updated daily, and I saw at least two beautiful FC\'s daily.
I recently purchased a car through them (although not from japan) and I can recommend their services and say their customer support is excellent.
 
I was quite surprised how many Fc\'s there are for auction and how much better condition they are than the ones over here (I blame the weather).
If you guys find any good ones it might be worth posting them up along with the translated information sheet.

[BenLewisMav]

This is an e-mail I recieved a while back from Matthew at Mashamoto;
 
When Importing a passenger vehicle into the uk there are additional costs
other than the price of the vehicle and shipping which need taken into
account in order for you to put the vehicle on uk roads.
These costs are as follows :
upto £100 Clearance fee when the car arrives at uk Port.
10% Import duties on the vehicles declared value.
17.5% VAT on the Declared value of the vehicle + the Cost of Shipping.
£15 for Fog Light Install with tell tail dash light for MOT
£40 For MOT Test
£38 for regisration at DVLA
£100 For Road Tax Disc.
£25 To have registration plates actually made up.
 
So For example, A vehicle with a Price of £5000 including shipping to uk
(CIF Price) would work out as follows
(for this estimate shipping has been quoted as £500)
£5000 Car + shipping + exportation charges
£875 17.5% VAT
£450 10% Import duty
£15 fog Light install
£40 For Mot Test
£38 Registration fee
£100 Road tax disc (6months or 12 months depending on CC of engine)
£25 Licence Plates
Total Cost
£6543 On The Road.
 
Please note this is an estimate and not a Guaranteed on the road price.
If the car required any items on top of foglight as to pass mot test these
would also need taken into account.
Please Contact us if you are unsure of ANYTHING

[antnicuk]

the description of the white one in the link, doesnt really match the pictures though.

[robedwards99]

I\'ve seen the same pictures on a few sites recently.

[sadgoth]

why do you say that Ant? Can\'t see anything on the description which doesn\'t match up...

[antnicuk]

why do you say that Ant? Can\'t see anything on the description which doesn\'t match up...

for example,    full body kit?,    it doesnt have a full body kit.

the spec is cut and paste below,  i wouldnt buy a car without a lot more info:
HKS BIG TURBO CONVERSION /   ..................................which one
HKS EXHAUST MANIFOLD /        ...................................which one
HKS WASTE GATE /       .............................................which one
HKS FRONT-MOUNTED INTERCOOLER /   ........................which one
HKS BIG INJECTORS /     .............................................how big?
PANA SPORT 16" GOLD & SILVER WHEELS /
SPORTS SUSPENSIONS /        ......................................which one
TWIN PLATE CLUTCH /        .........................................which one
FULL BODYKIT WITH AERO SIDE MIRRORS /
RAVING FULL EXHAUST /   ...........................................which one unless Raving is a make



There are no pics of the engine bay unless i have missed something.  Just my preference, but i would like to see a lot more about the spec and even a dyno sheet maybe?   Its bad enough buying a car you cant view but without seeing a full spec i wouldnt touch it

[grinder]

its a very very nice car though

you need to add 10,000 yen for shipping - so thats about £444

the white one does have a front bumper but not sure if the skirts and rear are aftermarket

but for under £2k is not bad at all

[sadgoth]

skirts don\'t look it, rear bumper looks standard but wing looks like RE-A and the mirrors look like Border items.

I know what you\'re saying Ant, I didn\'t think there was enough info on the site, but nothing I could see that wasn\'t correct, just not enough detail

[antnicuk]

side skirts look stock to me, it looks like it has a rear boot spolier and front bumper,

thats not a full body kit......... this is a full body kit!   :Thumbsup!

[sadgoth]

true, that is indeed a bodykit!

[D2BBA]

Bit strange, ive checked the address for MashaMoto and they are meant to be based in the same town as me!?

Had a look on ebay too (where they seem to advertise a few cars), and they have changed their address from the outskirts of newcastle to my very own highstreet.  Its only a little office that they are based in, used to be a solicitors (unless it till is?)

Shame there is only me and one other person in the local area with an RX, and I dont think its them?  Wonder what happens to all the cars?

Quite strange!

Chris:)

[BenLewisMav]

I had a load more pictures of the rx-7 on the site sent to me when requested, It\'s a good example of what you can expect though. Like I said if you sign up there are quite a few going through at every auction. Hold on i\'ll upload the pics I was sent;

[banned advertiser]

You would happen to be mashamoto ;0)

[BenLewisMav]

[BenLewisMav]

You would happen to be mashamoto ;0)

Nope, just a happy customer I was in contact with them for a while before I bought the FC in my \'Project Mav\' thread (hence the pics of the featured car above) and they sorted out transporting my car and were always quick to respond to the many questions I sent. They are currently sourcing and organising a waranteed 13BT to replace the blown motor, and they just seem like a good bunch of blokes, so I dont mind giving them kudos, and letting you guys know the kind of service they provide.