About 41% of our
business is custom orders. But, our custom
order is very different from the online
brokers that you find googling and details are
below.
When you need or desire a certain type of
vehicle that isn't in our Canadian inventory,
you can write to us with the following:
make, model, type of vehicle, condition of the
vehicle, mileage, transmission type, options
such as 2wd or 4wd etc. Once we get this info,
we would start our search. If we have it
in our inventory in Japan, we will send you
details if we don't, we would be sending you
information of vehicles we find on daily
basis. Pictures, grades, mileage and general
condition as well as result of our inspection
of the vehicle. If you think it is the right
vehicle, we would bid.
Your Safety Net:
Not all vehicles sold in Japan are problems
free. In fact, sometimes they are sold
precisely because there are issues that cost
too much for the owner to fix so they are sold
off. We have had experiences whereby vehicles
look all nice and shiny but there is an
underline issue that is hard to detect through
a quick inspection on the auction floor or
yard.
Therefore:
We do repairs, we do service and we sell it to
you with warranty. Furthermore once we are
done with it, you can have an independent
garage do a thorough inspection on the vehicle
before committing to it. If your inspection
finds any power train related issues you get
your refund in full. Our service package would
include the following:
timing belt, water pump, radiator, fluids,
filters, seals, brakes etc. And, if we find
any issues through our inspection here, we
would do the necessary repairs.
We also do compliance, inspection and
registration in Canada
Vehicles that
are 15 year or older can be imported into
Canada but they are not completely exempt and
would need to be inspected by a registered
facility. Certain aspects of the vehicle would
need to be compliant such as Day Time Running
Light, DOT approved and certified windshield,
DOT approved and certified headlights, DOT
tires as well as window glasses. Vehicle must
have high mounted stop light, reflective
lights and other compliant related
modifications. 95% of vehicles in japan
do not have DOT headlights. About 35% won't
have DOT approved tires, We are
responsible for doing all of this (except
tires. If it comes with DOT tires we would of
course give it to you with those tires and
have it inspected but if not, buyer is
responsible for arranging tires for the
purpose of inspection). We would inspect the
vehicle through a registered garage, register
it in BC and when done, you can have it
insured in our office and drive it home.
Most importantly, we do not take your down
payment of 30% until we have confirmed, that
we have acquired the vehicle. No importer ever
does that. Your do the down payment only after
we have informed you that the vehicle you have
agreed to after checking the information we
have sent to you is purchased. Until then
while we search, you have total freedom of
backing down and are not stuck with us because
you have a down payment with us which gives
you total freedom.
