Respectable Importers/Dealerships (and any to avoid?)

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Respectable Importers/Dealerships (and any to avoid?)

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Research has suggested that some importer/dealers are more thorough--and therefore trustworthy--than others. I'd prefer to buy a Delica that has been best prepared ("Mardysized?") for Canadian conditions, for both legal and practical purposes. Mardy doesn't seem to have any 5-speeds for sale right now, so I'm scoping the field.

Does anyone have any good (or bad) things to say about Mustang Connection, Luxury Imports, VIB Motors out of Richmond, or Abbotsford-Japan Auto? Anyone else I should look out for or be sure to avoid?

Thanks in advance,
Tim
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Talk to Japanoid.

They did a full service on Gumdrop (belts, filters, fluids, etc.) before she left Japan. She came with full dealer service history and Shaken pre-inspection/maintenance reports (all in Japanese, but...). They did all the compliance once she got here: here's your van, go get some license plates and drive off in to the sunset.

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This is a common topic. You may want to start here: http://www.delica.ca/forum/delica-deale ... -3086.html
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Thanks for the redirect. I'm on it.
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