EK9 question

[tomrbuerge]

Hey,
Just wondering if anyone has some info about importing a EK9. Anyone know of a good and trustworthy importer or is importing just a stupid idea?
What do you think?

[Paul1985]

Hey,
Just wondering if anyone has some info about importing a EK9. Anyone know of a good and trustworthy importer or is importing just a stupid idea?
What do you think?

The only way you will get one is if you find someone selling one which is pretty rare, or if you bring one into the country via a personal import...

Good luck finding one.

[simonnowis]

as paul said finding an EK9 importer will be really difficult. only way is prob import one urself. you'll have better luck with an civic EP type R.
where abouts are you located? try looking it up on yellowpages or trading post, have a look around and get the best deal but they get sold pretty fast cuz of the limited numbers.

[Mingy]

If you want to find a legit ek9, its going to be very difficult because only way you'll get it into Australia is if you own it for 2 years in another country and then import it over. with that amount of work, i'd doubt sellers would push it with small amount of money. your better off buying a EK shell and importing ek9 wreck and then swap them over (EK9 REPLICA). i want a ek9 myself too but still don't know whats the best option to take, anyone have suggestions???

[shinji112]

edward lee's on parramatta road has an EP3.. but its got some ricey rims.. shame

[Mingy]

edward lee's on parramatta road has an EP3.. but its got some ricey rims.. shame

yeah i seen that ep3, its white right?

[shinji112]

thats the one! but meh.. EP3s.. jap spec dc2r ftw!

[tomrbuerge]

There is a EK9 for sale at the moment on carsales.com.au.
What you you guys think of the price?

[Tu88y]

thats the one! but meh.. EP3s.. jap spec dc2r ftw!

apparently his been trying to get that registered in NSW for a while now

I saw that car like 3 months ago

[LLS]

There is a EK9 for sale at the moment on carsales.com.au.
What you you guys think of the price?

Wasen't that the one got deleted in the For Sale forum? His in Oz Honda aswell! (:

[Paul1985]

be careful between replica vs. real.
obviously you would expect to pay more for genuine, people will try sell replicas for the same price stating they are genuine.

If your happy with a replica its cool, but you might want the real deal you know..

If you do some research on it you will find theres a few ways to determine the replica vs. real. Some people do a real good job on the replicas.

Id personally buy a EK9 wreck and convert my own but thats cos i like to do the work on my cars :)

[subie]

call edward lee, and ask for Phil, he the owner and ask him to buy u EK9 .. he can get anything u want in a good nick cond. but prepare for abit more money than buying from private sale.

few friends and family friends used his service for long time and never have any problems..

PS: dont talk to anyone else there (most sale rep. are noob there and will try to sell something else)

[tomrbuerge]

Thanks subie,
Looked into Edward Lee and it looks good. I'll see where it goes. I have emailed Phil. See what he says.
Here is the website if anyone wants to have a look - http://www.japaneseautocentre.com.au/
What does everyone else think?

[layzie]

i made a thread wanting to get one about this also
ahahahaha

man..so hard to find

what if someone purchased it..say from new zealand
owned it for like 1 - 6 months

and decided to move to sydney? does that count as being a personal import or does he/she need to own the car for at least 2 YEARS??

[micka]

You won't be able to import an EK9 under SEVs because it does not meet the criteria. It is not significantly different to the EK4 (3 Door Hatch, 1.6L, etc). SEVs is the scheme that allows for the import of EP3, Skylines, 200SX etc.

The only way to import an EK9 is to live overseas for 12 months, and own drive, and maintain the car and retain receipts to prove this.

See references:
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/sevs/index.aspx

List of Sevs eligible cars:
http://rvcs-prodweb.dot.gov.au/sevs/sevsindex.htm

Hope that helps

[jdm_ek9k24a]

theres a 2000 ek9 for sale on carsales to save you the hassle of importing one here the link

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/HONDA/CIVIC/private-results.aspx?State=All%20States&N=4294965322+0+4294965250+4294890127&Make=HONDA&distance=25&state_id=0&Model=CIVIC

[kunzo]

haha that ek9 is already sold buddy :D just got the deposit today

[philBo]

haha that ek9 is already sold buddy :D just got the deposit today

surprised someone would pay that much for a dodgy vehicle...

[kunzo]

its good condition so yeah.. the buyer is happy with it, comes with spoon sw388 and 10 other spoon mods

[philBo]

its good condition so yeah.. the buyer is happy with it, comes with spoon sw388 and 10 other spoon mods

if it makes you feel better at night knowing you sold off some piece of crap as genuine...then good on ya :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[kunzo]

piece of crap? you better know who your talking to buddy, think twice before u make a smart comment if i were you.

[bennjamin]

piece of crap? you better know who your talking to buddy, think twice before u make a smart comment if i were you.

i have heard from multiple sources that this car is rebirthed (and unsafe) ...dont ask me tho i have NFI. But it does sound like a dodgy situation

[philBo]

piece of crap? you better know who your talking to buddy, think twice before u make a smart comment if i were you.

yeah you read right. ive thought long and hard about my smart comment and i stand by it...thanks for your concern though.

sure itd be awesome to have a genuine ek9, but when its rebirthed as MULTIPLE RELIABLE SOURCES have told me then you're nothing short of a thug in selling it to someone else as such. this is an advice to others wanting to buy import like these that they need to be ultra careful.

[kunzo]

its a geniune ek9 all it was the VIN number was changed, i bought it like that. does the change of vin number matter that much ? lol

[zco]

not really. i'd buy a real deal ek9 with a ek1 chassis #. its just a damn number haha

[Mingy]

its a geniune ek9 all it was the VIN number was changed, i bought it like that. does the change of vin number matter that much ? lol

hey bro, no offense but to me a geniune ek9 to me is with jap VIN number like JHMEK93...etc. this way theres a greater chance we know someone has owned a geniune in another country for 12 months. so if its registered with an aussie civic VIN then the chances of replicas and rebirths are much much greater. *scratch head* MAN will the SEVs bastards ever let us import the ek9 into AUS anytime soon??

[Mingy]

surprised someone would pay that much for a dodgy vehicle...

how much do you think a ek9 rebirth or replica is worth in good condition??

[simonnowis]

alot less then the cost of a genuine.
prob roughly to cover most of the cost of conversion to be fair.

[90LAN]

personal import plates are yellow tags and the vin should be EK9 XXXXXX
thats all should have on the fire wall with a matching blue vin tag on the rad support

[kunzo]

bump e

[XESX]

If your EK9 have a EK1 VIN number(if it's a cut and weld), than the car is illegal and the car can be take off the road anytime.

Good luck to your new buyer and you have done a good job of ripping people off.

[neil1112]

ive seen this car numerous times and its the real deal....all parts are genuine and its immac condition..who cares if the vin is different

[bennjamin]

ive seen this car numerous times and its the real deal....all parts are genuine and its immac condition..who cares if the vin is different

you dont get it - its ILLEGAL to drive on the road , and dangerous too (the cutting and re-welding part).

[zco]

what if its not a cut and weld, but merely a shave number off. stamp new number on ?

can that be dangerous ?