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Imported 2 cars (toyota estima and honda fit ) with Patrick and the guys at JDM . We were very happy with both cars and the good service from JDM

@LivetoDriveUK

8 ай бұрын

Agree. Patrick was excellent. Would recommend to anyone wanting to import a car.

Great information , thanks

@LivetoDriveUK

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support.

Very interesting watch. Thanks for the video keep it up!

Very informative!

@LivetoDriveUK

Ай бұрын

Thanks

Just secured a car through JDM auction watch , 🇮🇪🇯🇵

@LivetoDriveUK

6 ай бұрын

Excellent. What are you importing?

So pleased to have found your channel. Heavily recommending it to others. I would love to import a mitsuoka and this video is going to prove invaluable.

@LivetoDriveUK

11 ай бұрын

Thanks. I had never imported a car before so it was all interesting. Although it was easier as I paid someone to do the paperwork.

Matt is has very good rep in the alphard, velfire, elgrand circles. Ive imported about 6 cars now. All using firstchoice car imports. Great service

@LivetoDriveUK

Ай бұрын

Yes. Always good to hear of other good businesses.

Very interesting & Thankyou for sharing your experience. Great you have exactly the Tanto you wanted, rust free & well looked after. I think I saw a similar car to yours on the A47 in Norfolk afew weeks ago. My import Mazda Eunos ( mx5 mk1 ) imported,10 years prior, to my ownership, has the mph decal speedo & ugly rear fog light, which I have left as it is part of the cars story.

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

Yes if it was like that I would also keep too. Going to get the car done with Waxoyl underneath shortly. Thanks as always and see you soon at a show.

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Great video, just plain simple English,it has allayed my fears.😍

@LivetoDriveUK

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate it. 👍

Great choice of cars,you have. Interesting video.I own a Daihatsu Copen,Hijetta camper,and Piaggio Porter diesel truck.

@LivetoDriveUK

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Oh wow that is a great selection. Would love to film them…

Great video matey👍 would love it if we had kei cars in uk. Really love the Suzuki Alto Works latest model 4wd. But adding it all up not much change of 14k all in. Never mind I can always dream ✌️

@LivetoDriveUK

7 ай бұрын

The Suzuki Alto Works looks amazing. I couldn’t have paid £14k either but sometimes see Kei’s for sale on the group for reasonable money. Thanks for watching and your support. 💪

Although I am not in a position to import a car from Japan at the moment, I can certainly see the appeal, especially when they have many interesting vehicles which are not available in the UK. Very interesting to see the process you went through. I know exactly what you mean about making a contract with a company and handing over lots of cash, and you have no way of knowing if they are legit, or even a bit rubbish! Good to see you finally have the car you wanted, and a cracking job on the speedo!

@LivetoDriveUK

Жыл бұрын

Yes really interesting cars and in Japan 40% of cars are Kei. We drove from Derbyshire to Bristol yesterday and noticed some people looking as they passed the car with that “what the hell is that?” I’m really happy with the speedo. Whoever did that really did a fantastic job. Thanks for watching and your continued support.

Very interesting

@LivetoDriveUK

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

Thanks for the video. I too hate boring cookie-cutter cars, so I'm currently just starting the process of importing a little Daihatsu Hijet Cargo kei car/van. It's an awesome little thing as the back seats can fold completely flat into the floor, leaving me enough room to load bicycles, one of my motorbikes, or even kit it out for a bit of car camping. I'm looking to get an nearly-new Hijet Cargo, as I really like the novel boxy shape, however, as it is well under 10 years old, I am wel laware it will need modifications for the IVA. I was really worried about the speedo conversion, but after watching your video, you have helped put my mind at rest. I'm still a long way off, as we're still searching for the right vehicle (I specifically want a 2WD manual, rather than the far more common 4WD CVT automatic). I hope your little Tanto is still running well and you're getting plenty of enjoyment from it. Best regards. Steve.

@LivetoDriveUK

11 ай бұрын

Excellent. I definitely prefer to not be a lemming and follow the rest 😁 a Hijet will be great. I wanted the car to be standard and wasn’t sure how the speedo would look but with the right company it turned out as good as OE. All the best with your future Kei and thanks for watching. Paul.

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Hi Paul, looks excellent - found your videos from the Facebook Kei Car group, have watched several times and also took the plunge (although I went for an Honda N Box Custom!). Quick question, do you have the name of the company that produced the speedo decal? Looking to get one done for my new wheels. Cheers! Callum

@LivetoDriveUK

10 күн бұрын

Callum, I love the N Box and the Daihatsu Move Canbus. I don’t know the company that did the decal. That was done through Lee at IVA Services. Lee’s number is 07879 894277.

@CallumElsdon

10 күн бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK Great - thank you Paul!

I see a youtuber, "Andrews Japanese Cars" , who imports,and you can buy from a selection he has,in the UK.See he had a Tanto.

@LivetoDriveUK

3 ай бұрын

Yes I contacted Andrew. I think he has one car at a time. By the time Andrew called me back I had already sorted mine.

Interesting vid. I'd already been speaking to Patrick, but haven't yet gone through with it, so it's good to hear your good review. Out of interest, do you know what the actual sale price of just the car was in Japan (without any of the other fees), the price which a Japanese resident would have paid for it?

@LivetoDriveUK

Ай бұрын

Thanks. I don’t and didn’t care as ultimately it’s the final price I thought about. Patrick made very clear what his fees were which was fine.

@CHZ8959

Ай бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK yeah, that's fair enough. I agree, it's only the end price that matters, it was just out of interest really. Hope you're enjoying the Tanto.

@LivetoDriveUK

Ай бұрын

@@CHZ8959 I am. Hope you get your import and enjoy.

Hi, Thank you so much for this info. Want to import Estima hybrid to Ireland. Have two questions: The process is very risky as many scammers waiting for you when you shop online. SO is the company you mentioned still in business ?? Also how the company in Japan and the address in Ireland. You mean they have agent in Ireland ?? Thanks again for the info.

@LivetoDriveUK

10 күн бұрын

Thanks. Yes JDM Auction Watch are still on Facebook. I think Patrick is based in Ireland and they have someone who finds the vehicles in Japan. I would use them again. Mention us and the Tanto he found if you contact them.

Did you know uk and Japan has a trade agreement so if your car is made in Japan the duty is around 3%

@LivetoDriveUK

2 ай бұрын

Yes. ‘Import duty is variable, due to a trade agreement between the UK and Japan. If you’re importing something made in Japan and you can prove it, you’ll benefit from a preferential rate of 5 % import duty. If not, it’ll be 10 %. Import duty is calculated on the total of the FOB and shipping costs.’

@Fa-uk5fb

2 ай бұрын

@@LivetoDriveUK yes just gathered. I thought I could defer the vat as I’m vat registered but been informed have to pay this upfront also and then claim back on my vat returns.

How do we check Japanese vehicle history?

@LivetoDriveUK

3 ай бұрын

No idea. My car had service history with the handbook.

@VaishakKandoth

3 ай бұрын

I used carvx to get Japanese history

Should have got mot yourself just send documents to dvla not bothered about dash board

@LivetoDriveUK

5 ай бұрын

It was less than 10 years old at the time so IVA.

more than 8k for a car that took a year to get on the road is a joke tbh, however you are a collector so that's fine i guess.

@LivetoDriveUK

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. Shipping was not in a good place at the time as confirmed by a good friend of mine who has to try and allocate space and delivery schedules. I understand that it is now more like 8-12 weeks for a space on the ship, 6 weeks on the water and around 4 weeks for registration after any necessary modifications have been made. So at 22 weeks that would still be close to 6 months.

@lutherrhein7697

8 ай бұрын

also, i am seeing many import cars on sale as well as on roads, therefore the price of import vehicles is going up fast. I think i will wait for another year or so before i make a move. I just hope the new Labour government does not go full ecomaniac!@@LivetoDriveUK