Vivian Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Hi everyone! I’m a previous Lupo owner, had a 1.0 blue whip about for 3 years. Sold in 2020 to get married and I’ve felt without ever since! I’ve recently come across my absolute dream Lupo. A stunning Gti with low miles! Only snag is it’s been imported from Japan. Now it’s been registered and it has its V5. The bloke is selling for a scarily reasonable price, Just wanting some advice really. Pros and cons of an import, is there anything I need to be wary about? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Is that the £5.5K one perchance? I won't profess to being particularly knowledgeable but to get the ball rolling - I think aside from the fact they are slightly less desired by the purists among us there isn't much to be concerned about, beyond what you'd be looking for on a UK example. Japanese cars tend to be much less prone to rust and corrosion so that is probably the biggest pro. Check that the speedometer has been changed over as the Japanese use kilometers I believe not miles. And if it is the one I said then the only way to get a replacement headlight washerjet cover is from a chap on here or Facebook that 3D prints them as VW don't make them anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivian Posted September 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 Yeah @mickster that’s the one. Thanks for your reply. How hard is it to get the speedo changed then? Is it a big job, does it need doing asap for legalities? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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