(now not for sale)Legnum VR-4 Type S - 2001 - Japan

[formanth]

Car Details
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Car: Legnum VR-4 Type S
Year: 2001
Colour: Pyrenees Black
Transmission: Automatic
Mileage Total: 97,000 kms

Location: Japan

Contact Method: PM me

Price 410,000 JPY


Car Description

Car History

2001 tiptronic Grade 4B (bought mid April,2011) Always garaged, washed every 2weeks and polished with Autoglyms every 2-3 months
completely standard when bought (except for Cusco Vacanza coilovers & window film tint)

repairs & fluids:
*Major service done April 2011-Timing belt, Mitsi genuine water pump, tensioner ,idler pulleys etc (Mitsu OEM)etc replaced (77,400) kms
F Right Drive shaft boot replaced
F Right Tie rod, Tie rod end boot
F left Tie rod


Amsoil SSO 0w-30, Amsoil XL 5w-30, Wako's 0w-30 engine oils used and changed every 4000- 5000 kms ( currently has full synthetic 5w-40)
PIAA twin power oil filter - also have 3 spare
ATF flushed and filled with Amsoil (May '11- at 80K kms)
Transfer, diff oils changed April 2011
AYC oil changed (April '11 and May 2012)
New brake pads and brake fluid =April 2012
Power steering fluid -using Amsoil as of June 2012
Achilles ATR Sport 225/50/16 on stock rims
Wako's RECS (Rapid engine cleaning system) done April 2012
New OEM radiator (May 2012)
New Mitsubishi throttle body duct, thermostat, lower radiator pipe and fuel filter ( August 30th,2012)

New Lower Control arms ( straight) installed 6 months ago

Modifications.

True Cool ATF cooler (behind passenger side fog light- wheel arch plastic guard removed)
Foglights removed
Pro Shop Iida down pipes
Fujitsubo exhaust
Ralliart Panel filter
Denso VK22 plugs
NGK Power leads
EVO X recirc.valve
HDi GT2 intercooler
Walboro fuel pump
3 port Boost solenoid
3sx Fuel rail
Transformance ECU tune @ 86,500 kms( Nov, 2011)

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Other information.

If anyone is looking to buy a car from Japan, here's one to consider. No need to stress about auction condition or engine problems that aren't listed on auction sheets. No need to pay inflated Japanese dealer prices either.
This car was bought by me and was my daily transport last year, now getting less use as we also have a Nissan Cube.
Has been well maintained . I'm currently living and working in Japan, have had the car since April 2011.

Bad bits

minor really...missing rear headrests ( from auction)
small dent on rear passenger door due to car park inattentive bloke holding a baby( other bloke, not me)
tiny bumper scratch, missing tow hook cover, small crack on bottom lip of front bar

small crease on downpipes after they suddenly got kissed by bloomin' jealous road dip- has not affected performance one iota

[GalantOnly]

Is there a moonroof?
And why are the inner wings are missing at the front?

[fassi1]

Why badges been taken off? Whyyyyyyy ???

[GalantOnly]

Why foglights been taken off? Whyyyyyyy ???

[chris g]

Debadged for stealth...?

Same as I had done to mine...

Foglights/inner wings removed... better cooling...

[Gingerfish]

I think the de-badged look makes the back of the car look "less fussy" and a bit more sleek (but that's just my personal opinion). The removal of the fog-lights is to facilitate extra cooling to the front of the car.

[Gingerfish]

Debadged for stealth...?

Same as I had done to mine...

Foglights/inner wings removed... better cooling...

D'oh! Beat me to it.

Nice car by the way! GLWTS.

[formanth]

Thanks Alex (Chris g) and Alex( Gingerfish). No moonroof, ALex. I guess it's one less thing to go wrong/leak and saves weight, a good thing perhaps?
The badges weren't removed by me, the car was bought without them from the auction. Who knows why they took out the rear headrests as well.
One of the foglights was full of water ( driver's side). Yes, the absence of the passenger's side foglight assists the ATF cooler. I still have original intercooler.

[formanth]

Bump- price reduction, guys.
3,223 Pounds Sterling (410,000 JPY/ 4997 AUD) using the Ozforex calculator. FOB costs and shipping would need to be arranged by the the buyer but if anyone's keen on a low mileage, rare black, already tuned VR-4 .....( it was tuned by Steve ( Transformance Engineering) on OzVR-4).
Have the original engine cover (in very good condition) as well.

[formanth]

Bump.
Will be removing this EOI/FS post in the next few days as no-one is keen to import, or so it seems... thanks for looking anyway,fellas

[MunkyWrench]

i have not imported before, what can i expect to have paid by the time the car is on the road in NZ?

[chris g]

An upper and lower limb plus maybe an internal organ or two...

[formanth]

Hi Tony, thanks for the interest, mate.
To be honest , I'm not up to date on all the costs involved to N.Z, but Roll-on-Roll-off shipping would roughly be $1630 USD, so about $2K NZD. Please check the N.Z import rules though... can pre-2004 vehicles still be imported?

Your best bet would be to email trusted guys who do this for a living, as they have the right contacts here in Jp.
I imported my first Legnum VR-4 into Oz with the help of Kristian Appelt, from Iron Chef Imports- a car enthusiast himself.
Also, there's Ben from J-Spec imports. If they can't help you then I'm sure they'll be nice enough to give you the number of a Kiwi company that can.

Alternatively, there is a Canadian guy based in Nagoya that has access to all the auctions. The website mentions that he sends cars to NZ.
He would be able to organize everything for you. I know him because I bought my car via auction from his company (Sastrad).

Here ya go....
Iron Chef Imports http://www.ironchefimports.com/site/...id=12&Itemid=3

J- Spec imports http://www.j-spec.com.au/info/Contact

Sastrad http://www.sastrad.com/

Hope this helped somewhat,
Anthony

[formanth]

haha..Chris, don't be overly dramatic...
you don't need both kidneys to experience the driving pleasure of our VR-4s!

Sometimes, things which are more expensive to get end up being not as expensive for a little while after.. if they've already been tuned( safely),and in this case, timing belt and water pump etc, then the hard work ( money spent) has been done for you, which saves you a bit .....
...until the need for more G-forces and bigger turbos arrives

[elnevio]

Sometimes it is just a matter of timing.

If I was looking for a Legnum to replace mine, this would be near to, or at, the top of my list.

[tjeyaseelan]

That Legnum is brilliant

[formanth]

Sometimes it is just a matter of timing.
If I was looking for a Legnum to replace mine, this would be near to, or at, the top of my list.

True, that is.
for having it in mind, Nev!

Cheers Jeyaseelan...It's a hard colour to keep clean but it comes up OK after a wash. Stays like that for 10 mins though, haha.
Thinking about getting the VR-4 badges put back on, freshen up the suspension if I end up keeping it....wouldn't mind a manual conversion
$$$$

[formanth]

price bump lads... will organize new OEM Lower Control Arms (curved) before shipping, if the buyers wants it....I've already had the straight ones replaced. update* vehicle now has 101,000 kms

385,000 jpy - that's only around 2600 GBP!

[Skifledanabit]

Thread bump, i know its late. If the car is still available, how much would the final otr cost to the uk be? If not what would it of been?

[Nick Mann]

My understanding is that you need to add 5 to 6 hundred for shipping, add that to the car price, then add 10 percent duty and 20 percent vat.
So assuming that the seller can deregister and deliver to the docks, it would be well over 4k landed here, maybe 4.5.
Having said that, I would happily pay that for a clean rust free cared for example, if I didn't already have one.