tayr Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) Something I’ve been really interested in, is finding information or pictures of my car while it was owned out in japan I’ve come across a couple websites that offer full names and addresses of all owners (translated) I wonder wether it’s worth buying a service like this and writing to them with photos etc. In the hope the address is still valid. Or if the car was at a dealer, whether there were any photos Anyone used a similar service or know ways of finding out more detailed history (other than previous auctions https://japancarhistorycheck.com/japanese-owner-history/ I’ve used carvx but that’s doesn’t give you owner history Edited January 15, 2020 by tayr (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Reviews Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I'd be quite interested in this if someone can vouch for its accuracy and authenticity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashed Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I'd also love to find out previous history/photos/owners of my Supra from Japan, as mentioned it would need to be backed up somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raddys Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Car vx is pretty good, it shows everything and is only £25 Much better then £200 one imo It includes auction photos, the auction sheet, previous owners and mileage and where it's lived its life, also shows abit more info Very good bit of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayside_supra Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I’d be interested in this too. Has anyone tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Car vx is pretty good, it shows everything and is only £25 Much better then £200 one imo It includes auction photos, the auction sheet, previous owners and mileage and where it's lived its life, also shows abit more info Very good bit of kit I've got multiple Car VX's but they don't show previous owners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonc Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Definitely would be interested in this. Always thought it would be good to see who the owners in Japan were. I didn't think carVX did previous owners though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 In short there’s pretty much no chance you can find it out unless you knew the car BEFORE it got here! I got lucky with my AE86 as I followed the guy on Instagram prior to even buying the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I did a car vx one the other day and there was sod all on there of any interest for my supra. No mileage history, import pics, etc. The only thing i learnt was it was imported into the uk in 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I did a car vx one the other day and there was sod all on there of any interest for my supra. No mileage history, import pics, etc. The only thing i learnt was it was imported into the uk in 2003. Ditto. I got nothing of any value back from mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) I did a free search on my VIN and it came back as nothing known. Seeing my car was exported in 1998 it probably indicates that it is only of any value on cars with a recent history in Japan. Edited January 17, 2020 by rider (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 I did a free search on my VIN and it came back as nothing known. Seing my car was exported in 1998 it probably indicates that it is only of any value on cars with a reecent history in Japan. If the car wasn’t auctioned I don’t think it will have much. It’s saved me from buying in essence cat D/C cars in the past including pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raddys Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Ah, mine showed.. The cars auction grading A picture of the auction sheet The odometer history from 1st registration (partial) Where the car lived its life Its history in relation to crashes And what auction in japan it was sold through Ntb for £25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Want to check my history registered with them says account not activated no activation email [emoji848] Wysłane z mojego VOG-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Want to check my history registered with them says account not activated no activation email [emoji848] Wysłane z mojego VOG-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka Message them on Facebook or check junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 All sorted now just need to wait 1 day for details Wysłane z mojego VOG-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Just resurrecting this - still umm'ing and ahh'ing over whether i can justify £150 to find out the previous owners names and addresses. It's a really cool feature but don't want to be the first one to try it and get disappointed if there is a lack of information. I had this part of the email today and kind of puts me off a bit.. *Note that most vehicles will typically have one or two pages of Owner History, but we won’t know how many pages there are until we obtain your documents. For each extra page we charge 30 USD to cover additional application fees and translation, this will be invoiced to you if required, before we commence translation. To me it's worth it if the information is good. But if it's average then obviously not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Would also be interested, mine is 1 owner prior to import I think. Did you ever go for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Would also be interested, mine is 1 owner prior to import I think. Did you ever go for it? /QUOTE] Not yet - speaking with another at the moment who is looking into it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuneR Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just to add my 2c re Car VX on my two imports, one (non auction) showed very little bar mileage checks at MLIT but none at export and that there was no problems. The other (auction car) showed the auction data, no auction report though, same mileage info as other car and also showed that it had a manufacturer recall done. I didn't know which one was done previously only my car had the sticker on the window saying it had one done. This report told me what was done in poorly translated English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Don’t see the advantage of knowing this ,maybe it’s just me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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