Junaid K
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- Jan 19, 2012
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Hey guys,
I'm from South Africa and I own a 1999 4 door b16a Vtec Sedan.
I'm about to begin my b18c GSR turbo swap & looking in the 550/600whp range.
See pics below, but please ignore the wing.
This is from way back in the F&Fdays, lol.
Here is where I need some assistance. I recently stumbled upon a 2 door sedan here in SA, & became fixated with the idea of owning one. You just don't get them locally, & I've ALWAYS wanted one. Plenty 2 door hatches, but I'm not a fan, & besides, I prefer the handling of the sedan.
The asking price on this 2 door, however, is astronomical, taking into account that the car actually needs allot of work. So I began toying with the notion of importing one. The shocker that I received is that these cars sell for significntly less in the UK. Perfect example, my 4 door sedan (Ballade) will sell for 75 000 rand, i.e. on an exchange of 12.3 :1, thats over 6000 pounds. You guys will pick them up for what, 2000 pounds? I've seen 2 sedan coupes here, a silver one for 650 & a blue for 1600.
The big question: does anybody have the contacts to help me import one of these?
I'm from South Africa and I own a 1999 4 door b16a Vtec Sedan.
I'm about to begin my b18c GSR turbo swap & looking in the 550/600whp range.
See pics below, but please ignore the wing.
This is from way back in the F&Fdays, lol.
Here is where I need some assistance. I recently stumbled upon a 2 door sedan here in SA, & became fixated with the idea of owning one. You just don't get them locally, & I've ALWAYS wanted one. Plenty 2 door hatches, but I'm not a fan, & besides, I prefer the handling of the sedan.
The asking price on this 2 door, however, is astronomical, taking into account that the car actually needs allot of work. So I began toying with the notion of importing one. The shocker that I received is that these cars sell for significntly less in the UK. Perfect example, my 4 door sedan (Ballade) will sell for 75 000 rand, i.e. on an exchange of 12.3 :1, thats over 6000 pounds. You guys will pick them up for what, 2000 pounds? I've seen 2 sedan coupes here, a silver one for 650 & a blue for 1600.
The big question: does anybody have the contacts to help me import one of these?