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I have requested pix but they are not forthcoming - basically too much bother I think for them to add to those already online. I think it will sell fairly easily anyway at just $4,000 so why should they bother on my account.
My caution is in part because with shipping costs plus import [ to UK] duty plus VAT [ which is levied on the total of the last three ] you can more or less double the Japanese headline cost so total charge to me approx $8,000. I would be happy to pay that if I could be sure the car would not need work on arrival and would be reliable.
As to diesel costs in the UK diesel is now slightly more expensive than petrol so from that p.o.v. it's no advantage. Perhaps in Japan that is not so, which could explain the huge price differential.
What I hear though is that in general terms diesel engines last a lot longer than petrol.
My caution is in part because with shipping costs plus import [ to UK] duty plus VAT [ which is levied on the total of the last three ] you can more or less double the Japanese headline cost so total charge to me approx $8,000. I would be happy to pay that if I could be sure the car would not need work on arrival and would be reliable.
As to diesel costs in the UK diesel is now slightly more expensive than petrol so from that p.o.v. it's no advantage. Perhaps in Japan that is not so, which could explain the huge price differential.
What I hear though is that in general terms diesel engines last a lot longer than petrol.
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