How do you import a million dollar car from Japan?
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Published 2022-08-30
Matthew Ivanhoe from @thecultivatedcollector shares his experiences in importing special, rare, and expensive cars from Japan.
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All Comments (21)
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WOW a fucking ten minute slide show of a XJR15 and it never gets mentioned one time, love that
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I hear that using musical instrument boxes is a good way to transport stuff out of Japan. At least if you're taking them to Lebanon... A car is probably too big for that solution, but works well for CEOs for example.
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There is a video showing a cargo ship with multiple cars on top deck. Which was a very bad idea. At some point out at sea, the ocean water was pouring onto the cars. The salt water caused a big fire. All those cars burned.
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They banned "Mini trucks" in PA, probably because they thought they were a threat to the truck market. You can get a 90s Suzuki Carry truck with 4 wheel drive for under 8k, and they were even cheaper for awhile. Some even come with a damn dump truck bed from the factory. It sucks honestly
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I am never complaining about $4.95 shipping costs again!!! LOL
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Wow prices have gone up. In 2003 I deregistered my Beat, drove it to the Kanda ro-ro, paid about 65USD per m3 to ship it to Southampton, where I met it 6 weeks later with the bill of lading. Got it MOTd and registered the next day. Total cost was about £400 all in including dock handling fees/MoT/registration.
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Speaking of cars from japan, I love that type R NSX you've got
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Would you go through the hassle of importing a car from overseas?
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Wow, the transport cost could pay for my entire dream fleet 😂
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I'm pretty sure that is the same XJR-15 that is in Curated's inventory right now. They just did a video on it.
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For a second I thought the title was referring to R34 GTRs. Might as well be with the way prices continue to shoot up lol
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Instead of pulling plugs why not pull the relays for the fuel pumps or battery? I would feel better doing that then knowing they might still drive it or try and hoon it around down a few cylinders.
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Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
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Shipped a car across the USA this year. An absolute nightmare and one of the worst consumer experiences in my life.
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Container freight is spot-on~ Great video & info!
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Cool TWR Jag and one of the rarest exotics!
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This is super valuable information, and really interesting that last two minutes!! It’s sad to hear people are having their car registration denied rather illegally.
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great pix during the episode!!!
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Got a buddy who works the docks, seen some wicked drift videos from inside the ships. The boats look like a parking garage inside of em.
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Not even to the opening theme music and already I'm entertained imagining that scene with the valets in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
