Holiday Hours Dec 14 to Jan 2

The Holidays are here and many of the Terra2 Team will be away on vacation over the next few weeks. Historically, this time of year has been proven to be the slowest so we try to time our staff's vacations with the Demand curve. We apologize in advance for delays in response time as we're managing on a "bare bones" coverage schedule over the next 2 weeks.

We look forward to importing even more gorgeous vehicles for our clients in 2008!

Illegal Predators Abound in Auto Imports

The Motor Vehicle Sales Authority of BC has issued a warning to Canadians urging consumers to do their homework before purchasing a vehicle.

MVSABC - November 20, 2007 - News Release

Office Closed - Oct 29th to Nov 2nd

We're taking the Terra2 team to SEMA, the largest Automotive Trade Show in North America at the end of the month. Our office will not be open for phone calls, emails or auction vehicles during that time but we look forward to helping you upon our return.

How does the strength of our Canadian Dollar affect JDM Importing?

The Canadian Dollar has jumped to a 31-year high after the Canadian employment report smashed expectations.

Statistics Canada reported that unemployment dropped to 5.9 pct from 6.0 pct during September - the first time since November 1974 that the rate has been below 6.0 pct. Meanwhile, the number of jobs created during September came in at 51,000 way above expectations for a 16,000 increase.

How does a strong Canadian dollar affect you?

It affects us at a higher level in many ways, but the end result is that it's cheaper to buy things outside of Canada right now than it has been in 32 years!

It's an opportunity for you to pay less money, and receive more car!

Today: 1 Canadian dollar is currently worth 119 YEN
3 Years Ago: 1 Canadian dollar was only worth 85 YEN!

The more YEN you get for our Canadian dollar, the more car you get for your money. Right now you can buy the same car for 30% less than you would have paid 3 years ago.

Our recommendation is to take advantage of the reduced prices right now before they increase.

You Asked, We Listened... and now we Callback

One of the most common questions we get is, "Can you give me a call about this Auction Vehicle?"

We've just added a new "Callback Request" form that enables you to request a phone call from one of our sales associates about a specific vehicle up for auction that evening.

This feature is only available on available Japan Auction House listing pages. It's not available for In Japan Dealership vehicles as these requests take much more time to fulfill.

Callbacks from our sales associates will be very quick and not designed to be "question and answer" sessions. Please read up on all the resources we have available through our Japanese Importing Guide and our JDM Article Knowledgebase prior to speaking with one of our associates so that you're as prepared as possible.

Server Upgrade - Scheduled Downtime Saturday Sept 15

We're upgrading our web server to handle the influx of traffic and inquires we've been receiving.

The server will go down at 10am on Saturday Sept 15 and should be back up in 1hr pending potential disaster.

Training New Team Members

We are experiencing a higher than normal number of inquiries.

Your communication is important to us and we are working to respond in a timely manor. We've added several new members to our team who are being trained right now which will soon greatly increase our response times.

We appreciate your patience, thank you.

Japanese Auctions Closed Until Aug 19

The Japanese Auction Houses are closed this week while Japan celebrates Obon.

Obon is an annual Buddhist event for remembering one's ancestors and is celebrated in mid August within many regions of Japan.

New Feature - View Client Testimonials

We've added a "self-serve" Client Feedback area that allows our past clients to rate, upload pictures and give feedback on their experience with Terra2.

http://www.terra2imports.ca/about/

Out of the Office June 28th to July 1st

We will be out of the office on a camping trip this Canada Day weekend and won't be able to post new vehicle listings or respond to support inquiries. Happy Safe Canada Day!

New Feature: Email Notification of new Listings

We're testing out a new feature that allows you to receive an email the moment a vehicle is listed. You'll be able to signup for separate notifications for the top vehicles you are considering and only receive a notification when a listing that matches your requested vehicle model is added. (With the exception of special offers & industry news which are mailed to our master list)

The Mazda RX7 and Mitsubishi Delica are the first vehicle models to receive this feature while we test things out but you can expect all of our most popular models to get the email notification option soon.

Now is the best time to buy a Japanese Import

The Canadian dollar is at an all time high when exchanged to Japanese Yen, making right now the best time to buy a Japanese imported car in the last 14 years! It's an opportunity for you to pay less money, and receive more car!

Today: 1 Canadian dollar is currently worth 109 YEN
2 Months Ago: 1 Canadian dollar was worth 98 YEN
2 Years Ago Today: 1 Canadian dollar was only worth 85 YEN!
Graph Showing Currency Exchange rates over the past 120 Days

The more YEN you get for our Canadian dollar, the more car you get for your money. Right now you can buy a car that is 10% more valuable for the same price you would have paid 2 months ago.

Nobody knows when the Canadian dollar will fall again, our recommendation is to take advantage of the reduced prices right now before they increase.

Out of the Office

We will be out of the office Monday, April 23 recieving vehicles and will be back in the office Tuesday April 24th.

Phone Problems

Our phone provider (Vonage) for one of our phone lines is experiencing technical issues right now and is giving an error message. Please call on our alternate line.

Receiving a Shipment of Vehicles - Friday March 30th to Monday, April 2nd

Our office will be on skeleton staff from Friday March 30th to Monday, April 2nd while we receive a shipment of landed vehicles from Japan. We'll respond to all inquiries as soon as possible and email/tickets is the quickest way to get a response.

Power Outage

We've got a power outage at our shop right now, Fri March 16th, and hope for it to be back soon. We won't be able to reply to emails or take phone calls until it comes back online. (We use VOIP phones which require the internet, and power)

Vehicles Sold

Due to popular demand, we have integrated an option to Hide vehicle listings that are Sold. You can now specify if you want to view only Available or only Sold listings by using the "Advanced Search function"

Japanese Vehicle Compliance

We've been getting a lot of questions about the recently issued Vehicle Inspection and Standards Bulletin from the CVSE.

There is a lot of rumors and misinformation floating around that imply these changes to the Inspection process have made it harder to import a vehicle from Japan.

We wanted to take a moment to address these concerns and give you the hard facts as we see it.

Please read this important article about how the Inspection Bulletin affects you.

Japanese Auctions!

Japanese Auctions, Auctions, Auctions! You may have noticed dozens of Japanese Auction cars and trucks being listed almost daily.

Auction vehicles can be a great way to save money and get a higher quality vehicle but you need to act fast when you see the one you want. Typicaly we will list an auction vehicle in the morning and it will be up for auction later that night.

If you see a vehicle that you want to own, send us an Inquiry and place your $1000 deposit. We won't place a bid without calling you first and won't bid on a vehicle that our agents in Japan can't view in person first.

You may have also noticed that we list many examples of just a few models. When choosing vehicle to feature for you, we look at our Custom Order Requests to see what clients like yourself are in the market for.