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  1. Kev Midwest

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    #1 Kev Midwest, May 2, 2020
    Hey everyone. I was curious as I may end up moving to Japan in the future, what costs and is necessary to import my F430?

    I have seen many threads with different breakdowns of costs, but none seem to line up with each other. Has anyone done this before?
     
  2. Smiles

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    #2 Smiles, May 2, 2020
    I only know how to import cars into the US.

    But I’d question whether you really want a LHD car in Japan. I wouldn’t.

    Matt
     
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    #3 Kev Midwest, May 2, 2020
    It’s not ideal, the car just has immense sentimental value to me and I wouldn’t want to sell it and buy another. Plus would be mostly be driving it around the country side in Kyushu, not a ton of traffic around mount Aso.
     
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    #4 bertrand328, May 4, 2020

    Some Ferrari japanese model are ALL LHD car
     
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    #5 Smiles, May 4, 2020
    Really? Which ones?

    Matt
     
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    #7 bertrand328, May 4, 2020
    Japanese Ferrari 328 type are LHD. To my knowledge just very few UK or Australian ( so RHD ) 328 were imported to Japan
     
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    #8 Smiles, May 4, 2020
    328 GTS: Total production: 6,068, 542 RHD
    328 GTB: Total production: 1,344, 130 RHD

    672 is a lot of RHD cars, clearly some made it to Japan.

    Not “Ferrari japanese model are ALL LHD car.”

    Matt
     
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    #9 bertrand328, May 5, 2020
    Matt, yours information are imperfect.
    672 is the number ONLY for UK not all RHD. It's a lot but English guys love sports car ! And SOME Ferrari japanse model are all LHD, this is a fact
     
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    #10 Smiles, May 6, 2020
    How about cars delivered to Singapore, Thailand or Hong Kong?

    Matt
     
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    #11 bertrand328, May 6, 2020
    To my knowledge, those are RHD
     
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    #12 Smiles, May 6, 2020
    Of course. Just like Japan.

    No Japanese Ferraris were exclusively LHD. Site a source rather than just claiming it’s a fact.

    Matt
     
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    #13 bertrand328, May 6, 2020
    My source is Ferrari. See any VIN decoder
     
  14. Smiles

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    #14 Smiles, May 6, 2020
    That’s not citing a source.

    You might as well say you heard it directly from the angels.

    Matt

    PS. You’re wrong about the 672 RHD cars being for UK only.
     
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    #15 Themaven, May 7, 2020
    My understanding (which is not gospel!) is that in Japan you can choose to order your Ferrari as either RHD or LHD. Most choose LHD. But I don't know of any Ferrari which is restricted to only LHD in Japan, apart from the LHD only specials.
     
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    #16 Kev Midwest, May 11, 2020
    Themaven you are correct. My wife is from Japan and it is common to order LHD because some folks think it’s “cool” to have one instead of standard RHD.
     
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    #17 Kev Midwest, May 21, 2020
    Is there a better place to post this where it may be seen by people who have done this before? Still very interested in others’ experiences.
     
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    #18 TTR, May 21, 2020
    I used to broker/export/import 100's of (mostly vintage) cars around the globe in late '80s and would recommend contacting/contracting a company specializing in all aspects of it.
    I've never personally done business with www.cosdel.com , but they seem to have quite stellar reputation and might be well suited to advise/assist as needed.
     

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