Importing

Good Day all,

I am planning to get a honda beat and I can’t seem to decide between buying local vs importing.

If I choose to buy local: There is honda beat locally for sale in my area but no maintenance was done prior to importing which means I have to order parts and bring it to a mechanic who works on beats and thankfully I found one in town.

If I choose to import: I spoke with a known importer that will find me a honda beat and agreed to do all maintenance there (assuming it is cheaper to do maintenance in Japan since the parts are already there). and he will store the car for free until ready to ship here by spring.

Which route should I choose? I am in no means mechanically adept to work on a honda beat or cars in general so all repairs and maintenance for sure will be with this mechanic. I am leaning towards option 2 which sounds more smart and practical.