ARE JAPANESE IMPORT CARS WORTH IT? 

Since leaving the UK for Southern France, you come to realise just how disastrous the UK climate and salted roads are for cars. Even if the underbody structure isn't too bad, all the suspension parts are heavily corroded and seized. I'd take a rustfree car with some mechanical probs anyday over something thats already corroding.

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The main problem with imported cars is import tax

“Let’s see how much rust it DOESN’T have” lol

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Recently bought a Japanese market limited edition final 155 V6 production run - very well looked after. Love it, even if not as entertaining as my beloved 155 Q4 cloverleaf, that blew up on the motorway after sustained over enthusiastic driving 😅

Really happy to see you use that little heat gun thing and show its benefits! I was on the sidelines to buying one or not and now I’m totally convinced I need one!

what a neet little alfa neil. it's a shame we never got the 145 in australia my 25 year old 916 spider looks like that car underneath 😁 no snow in oz

I've seen some rust buckets come from Japan, I think in the northern part of the country they also salt the roads as it snows a lot. The real question with this car is does it need painting again? If there is moisture trapped under the paint then that will cause issues down the track.

I imported my 166 from Japan, absolutely mint underneath as well for a 20 year old Alfa.

Yes, the one on the left is definitely a gorgeous Uno Turbo…

Impressed by the japanese import.

Neil. Great video convo starter. Thanks. Paintwork very bright. Bar the bubbling. Total lottery JP vs UK. Sight unseen. Guessing mechanicals better JP mind

Remarkable the difference using urea instead of salt on the roads. Well done Japan

Gorgeous motor! Id be happy to own that 😍

vu les suspensions améliorer et l'anneau restant sur la fixation de la ceinture,la voiture a du faire du circuit !

A great number of cars were bought or restored as investments in japan but didnt turn out to be a good investment, so they got sold on for reasonable prices

My word, what a difference compared to all of my cars here in Scotland in regards to rust!

Usually the 145 QV and the 146 Ti have the red lines on the tacho and rpm counter, and the seats are different. Are you sure this is a real QV, and not a 1.8 with some extra parts or a limited edition like the old 33 Imola?

I have a Japanese imported Prius. It’s spotless with no rust despite going on 14 years old. However, some Japanese imports that look identical to UK/Irish cars have differences in crash protection eg Japanese car uses polystyrene behind rear bumper instead of metal beam. Some Japanese cars may not have body trims like plastic underbody panels. This may be just a Prius thing but I added these to my Japanese imported Prius after taking them from a scrapped UK Prius. It’s not a deal breaker when you consider how clean and rust free the car is and how it was looked after. The Japanese radio fitted can be a pain since it’s frequencies differ to Ireland but it’s not a big deal, I still think the car is lovely and body work, suspension, inside them are spotless. The imported car came with the Japanese auction inspection report which gave further reassurance. I understand there is a data base for Japanese car history but I have not seen it. I think a car that is susceptible to rust like an Alfa is better sourced from warmer climates countries with right hand drive and strict road worthiness testing like Japan.

Engine bay much cleaner than a UK car !!!!!!!!!! Low mileage but still. Very clean. oh my gosh three quarter into video. I’ve been sold. JP one go with. What an epic underside. As you said. Stupidly rust free underneath !!!!

ALL -- Twin Sparks engines are really GREAT -- and like revs !

Phase 2 Uno Turbo in the background, somethings cooking :)

Hope the customer has invested in a full waxoyl treatment, lovely car

What about the phone heat camera attachment you showed recently ? Be interesting to compare....

That looks really good given its age, I'd have an import

I bought a 25 year old MX5 (Eunos roadster) Japanese import, far better spec than a UK model & just as clean & rust free as the Alfa 😁

That’s a beauty! Love the colour and the aftermarket front splitter, and the additional colour coding to the bumpers. Lovely, lovely cars! Still one of the most entertaining cars I’ve owned!

It seems that it does make sense if you want a rust free car. I've heard that the Japanese don't use salt on their roads. And particularly if it's a rare car

Word of warning. Not all of Japan is a haven for rust free cars. Salt is used on some roads where snow and ice is a problem.

Fiat Uno Mk 2, very clear even might be a Turbo.... how do I know, I got a E reg one 😉

Was that a Uno turbo in the background ?

I think it's uno turbo?

It’s might be worth it because Japanese car inspection centre aka shogun that what they call, it’s apparently it’s very strict.

0:05 Fiat Uno Turbo.

I guess it's how desperate you want a certain car. In this case the customer got very lucky indeed. The paintwork is a beautiful colour but not the best but there is virtually no rust which would have been more expensive to put right

What is the temp of the engine head, near the plugs? I mean the temperature of the metal / aluminum NOT the coolant temp ? Thanks

Does it have iluminated light and wiper stalks?

very nice

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Abarth Uno ?

Why does the dash say MPH in big red letters underneath the odometer when the speedometer above it says km/hr?

Did you say how much it was? And shipping and taxes?

Can i ask which site you used to purchase the car?

You were saying that others crush the sills when lifting the car but I saw you didn't care about the side skirts beeing crushed badly. Look at 8:29.

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Fiat uno?

Club racer car .........

Fiat uno turbo

They rot along the sill to floorpan, shame.

My only reservation on buying an import car, no matter the manufacture, is the integrity of the service history, as a relative found out with a Japanese Imported Jaguar, let’s say NOT to his advantage. The condition of this car looks better than some UK cars

Exceptionally low milage car, rust free makes all the difference, not to mention eazyer to work on.I'll buy a import GT in this condition any day.