Brilliant!! Thanks for that Andrew!!
I have no idea why anyone would import a model from Japan that's also available in the uk.
It would need to be some sort of Japanese exotica you really want, to make it worth the extra cost. I thought there where company's that deal in grey imports that do all that crap for you? Which is where the profit is for them of course.
It's a fair point Chris, but take the example of the Legacy. It's old, but hardly used. You couldn't buy a UK Legacy with that sort of mileage for that sort of money and I find the idea intriguing!
No I don't think it would have to be exotica necessarily, but a bog standard 3 year old Toyota Corolla you could probably buy cheaper here, so you need to do your research.
Yes there are 'Grey Import' dealers, it seems to be a niche market, but why pay someone else something you can do yourself?