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Insurance might be weird about it. I noticed when I was looking recently that there are a tonne of great looking Japanese imports at too-good-to-be-true prices. Pretty sure it's because they're tricky to insure.
There are people who sing their praises - Japanese cars are incredibly well looked after for cultural and regulatory reasons, salt-free roads means less rust, etc. But also long lists you can find online of all the things that need to have been done right during the import/conversion process.
lemonade
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Looking at a car I'd be interested in buying. It's noted that it's been imported. Does that raise any particular flags I may not be aware of? Anything you need to ask concerning imported cars? I've done the DVLA search and the MOT - nothing of obvious concern on either. Is it worth doing one of the paid searches (RAC and AA both offer one) and if so what in particular should you be looking for? It's ~10 years old so I'm assuming outstanding finance is unlikely to be a particular concern.
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