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430 from Japan

Discussion in '360/430' started by Louis2005qp, Oct 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM.

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  1. Louis2005qp

    Louis2005qp Rookie

    Sep 8, 2023
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    Louis Pittman
    Hello, I was wondering if there is a downside to buying a F430 from Japan. The car is already imported, it's at a dealer and there isn't any service history. Would it be different than buying a North American F430 without service history. Thanks for any advice.
     
  2. BigBossF430

    BigBossF430 Karting

    Oct 31, 2020
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    Monterey CA
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    BigBoss
  3. Louis2005qp

    Louis2005qp Rookie

    Sep 8, 2023
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    Louis Pittman
    Paint and Interior are OK not perfect, from what I can see it will need brake rotors and the valve covers are peeling paint. Not sure what else it would need, probably ball joints.
     
  4. omega_jeff

    omega_jeff Rookie

    Oct 20, 2024
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    Bay Area, CA
    Probably is the operative word here. If it's "probably" ball joints, it's "probably" a lot of other things. If you don't know what you're looking at, you should get a PPI done from a reputable facility. But even then, they'll find 90% to 95% of anything that's obviously bad.
     
  5. misterioso

    misterioso Rookie

    Aug 22, 2023
    11
    日本
    日本でEU仕様の並行輸入車購入して3年経ちました。 整備履歴があっても、壊れる部品は定期的に壊れるので、あまり重要ではないと感じました。トラブル情報はこのサイトから学習して、部品は日本の部品代理店で購入できますし、今は海外から部品輸入のハードルも高くないと考えます。 ディーラーから購入でしたら、納車前に整備をすると思います。その際に不具合ある部品を交換すれば、安心できますよ。   
     
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  6. BigBossF430

    BigBossF430 Karting

    Oct 31, 2020
    123
    Monterey CA
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    BigBoss
    If at a good price then it’s worth doing some work to it. To make it your own.
     

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