Why Is It So Hard To Find Import Car Insurance?
Category: Import Cars | Nov 17, 2009 |
After you’ve decided to import a car from abroad into the US, your next step should be to locate an insurance company. But where do you look? Finding a company who will work with you can be quite a challenge and once you do find a company, the insurance rates are often quite high, depending on the model of the car you are importing.
For example, if your car is just a foreign variation of a car available in the US, for example a European only version of a Nissan or Toyota, the insurance costs will probably not be too high. Because the parts for the car are probably interchangeable between the American and European versions of the car, it won’t be hard to find the parts and the costs won’t be out of line should you get into an accident and the insurance company has to fix your car.
However if you are bringing a car into the US which is unique, your rates could be astronomical. The reason is that it will be difficult and expensive to locate the parts to fix your car should you be involved in an accident. From an insurer’s point of view, the prices they charge are all about risk. If fixing your car could cost a lot, they are going to charge you dearly for the privilege of letting them provide you insurance.
Because each car is unique and involves a lot of time and effort to review when deciding how much to charge for insurance, many insurance companies simply won’t provide insurance for imported cars. They figure that for the small amount of money – for them – that they will make does not offset the additional cost of knowledgeable personnel they will need to have to be able to make the proper determination of cost for each policy.
Surprisingly, search engines fail to turn up many options when it comes to finding import car insurance. It is definitely an overlooked area of the car insurance industry. Try asking around on the forums at car enthusiast web sites like import-car.com and even motortrend.com. Also, look for insurance ads in import car magazines and newsletters. The advertisers in these publications understand what you are looking for and will be more than happy to work with you. Finally, talk to the company that is importing your car. They will also be able to give you names and contact information for insurance companies that should be able to provide you with reasonable rates.
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This is video from a Import car show I went to here in Tokyo. Personally I like the domestics better, but it was still cool to see the high end European and Exotics modded up.
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Why do in israel , they have a lot of japanese cars and they don't import cars from europe ?i live in israel and when i travel to other countries and i see many European cars . i ask myself : why do the hell in israel they don't import cars from europe ?
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Can be true, most modified cars probably have something illegal on them. Some have too dark of tint, straight pipe, car too low, wrong color lights, overly loud exhaust/stereo. Most of these guys do drive the same speed as others, but the whole point of modifying a car is to make it faster and look better. I don't know if cops don't pull over other brands/styles, you probably just don't notice the junker as much as the guy in the S500 on the side of the road.
coz is import . JDM FTMFW
I hear ya. It's hard to find them. I have spent hours googling the subject matter to very few choices.
I found this for some imports, but unfortunately not yours:
http://www.4alterstart.com/highoutputalternators/
What? Why is English so hard to write on the internet?
all cars to expensive
Canada is one of the Top 3 markets worldwide for Japanese car imports. I know for a fact that importing used Japanese cars is big business in Canada, USA and Australia. There's a highly profitable market for these car imports, which in turn are modified and used by the importer — or re-sold to hardcore enthusiasts across the respective countries. The same goes for performance car parts with the 'Made in Japan' tag.
The Japanese were (and are) technical innovators of the automotive world, so importing a used Japanese car carries the passion forward for something that's looks good and 'drifts' awesome.
As far as importing is concerned, I've found these sites more useful and direct for buying/selling specifics and importing authentic car parts at the right price:
Japanese Car Import – http://JapaneseCarImport.pinurl.com
Japanese Car Parts – http://JapaneseCarParts.pinurl.com
Take a look at ongoing auctions for insights into bids, choices and delivery routes. It might seem a little daunting at first, but if you focus on the specifics – used car import procedures, import regulations (age of the vehicle / emission norms) and money transfer methods (usually wire transfer) – you should be fine.
Canada is a very open market for Japanese car imports and there are highly experienced import companies based right in Ontario. Just keep an open mind to pick the right deal because there's always gold to be got among the Hondas, Mazdas, Nissans and Toyotas.
well im no good example I have my stickers on my Honda and my Nissan, but my friends have them on a jeep and on a charger.
The harbours of Sydney and Melbourne are hot spots for Japanese cars in Australia (specially JDM imports and tuner cars).
Toyota, Mitsubishi & Nissan are among the most popular imports into Australia. If your documentation is in order, clearance is generally a fast and smooth process. It's the car that counts!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_Traffic_Safety_Administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Skyline
two links came across a while ago
one tells you of the laws on import to the US and standards the other has a write up on at the bottom of the page about the nissan skyline and how it was caught out not meeting standards in the US.
the guy @ 1:07 is trying to take a pic w/ the 3 girls…lol…..(thats what i would do when i go there)
If American cars looked too nice out of the box, there would be no reason to trade one in for next year's model. Planned obsolescence was practically invented in Detroit. In Europe and Japan, where owners hold on to their cars longer and may finance them for longer terms, changing the looks every year, or trying to be super-trendy, is more of a liability.
y is it so dead there,
anywhere where there is mexicans youll find imports….
Maybe they are still mad at Germany?
Abigmarkinjapan > Tokyojosh
Eh, just like you Mark, imports are really not my thing, but it was interesting none the less.
A lot of footage I got after it closed casue I got there late and it closed early
interesting vid though . upz