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As others have advised best go with importers on here
I looked at Care Warehouse recently when in urgent need of a new E51 to replace mine. All of the ones advertised were either sold, reserved or still on the way from Japan. The one I was interested in was not due in till March and they suggested that I reserve it with a hefty deposit - no thanks. not till I have seen it in the flesh - that's not the way I like to doi business.I had also looked at Car Warehouse Middlesborough, they have a very interesting list of vehicles, and current count of over 50 Elgrands! Probably the most in the UK from one seller? I was put off also by the mixed reviews, but also - there is no mention of decoring the cats on their sale prep list. I spoke with them about this and they said that decoring the cats is not needed now on Elgrands, as the problem only affected Series 1 E51 Elgrands as it was a fuel issue, therefore they do not decore. From research (on this forum) I believe this to be incorrect, and therefore I took this as a bad sign. Be interested to hear others thoughts on this. Should all sellers be decoring the cats?
Other good sellers I think (from reading reviews etc) are Worcester Road Motors, Justjapanese, and New Acre (though they tend to be mainly Alphard specialists)
I have a 2006 series 2 E51. The previous owner, @dognero, had to replace the engine because of front cat failureI had also looked at Car Warehouse Middlesborough, they have a very interesting list of vehicles, and current count of over 50 Elgrands! Probably the most in the UK from one seller? I was put off also by the mixed reviews, but also - there is no mention of decoring the cats on their sale prep list. I spoke with them about this and they said that decoring the cats is not needed now on Elgrands, as the problem only affected Series 1 E51 Elgrands as it was a fuel issue, therefore they do not decore. From research (on this forum) I believe this to be incorrect, and therefore I took this as a bad sign. Be interested to hear others thoughts on this. Should all sellers be decoring the cats?
Other good sellers I think (from reading reviews etc) are Worcester Road Motors, Justjapanese, and New Acre (though they tend to be mainly Alphard specialists)
Thanks for the replies everyone that is really helpful. I am still on the lookout on the 'recommended' seller sites, just waiting for the right one to come along (I am quite picky!)I looked at Care Warehouse recently when in urgent need of a new E51 to replace mine. All of the ones advertised were either sold, reserved or still on the way from Japan. The one I was interested in was not due in till March and they suggested that I reserve it with a hefty deposit - no thanks. not till I have seen it in the flesh - that's not the way I like to doi business.
Good luck with your search - you could always buy my accident damaged one and put it back on the road !!