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ok this might seem like a loaded/sensitive question, but I don't have too much experience with Japanese culture, especially with business transactions.
In a nutshell, if a shop in Japan is saying an R32 RB26DETT engine has 50K original km on it, can I believe them?
I live in Korea, am Korean-American, and know enough that if a guy claimed the same thing here in Korea, I'd automatically triple the mileage to get a ballpark figure of what the engine (or car) really has on it. Either that or laugh my ass off. Used imported cars have their odos clocked as a matter of course over here - unless the guy is family or a good friend or someone you've done business with for a long time, it's hard to trust anyone here. The only reason I know the true odo reading on my car is because I saw it right when it came into the country, and I have enough of a relationship with my importer that he probably wouldn't pull a fast one on me (although I've seen his other cars have as much as 100K km subtracted from the odo before going on sale).
I know every country has their conmen and shady businessmen. But as the thing is coming over, especially at the good price it went for, I can't help but to wonder, can I trust what they said about the engine? Are the Japanese straight shooters?
In a nutshell, if a shop in Japan is saying an R32 RB26DETT engine has 50K original km on it, can I believe them?
I live in Korea, am Korean-American, and know enough that if a guy claimed the same thing here in Korea, I'd automatically triple the mileage to get a ballpark figure of what the engine (or car) really has on it. Either that or laugh my ass off. Used imported cars have their odos clocked as a matter of course over here - unless the guy is family or a good friend or someone you've done business with for a long time, it's hard to trust anyone here. The only reason I know the true odo reading on my car is because I saw it right when it came into the country, and I have enough of a relationship with my importer that he probably wouldn't pull a fast one on me (although I've seen his other cars have as much as 100K km subtracted from the odo before going on sale).
I know every country has their conmen and shady businessmen. But as the thing is coming over, especially at the good price it went for, I can't help but to wonder, can I trust what they said about the engine? Are the Japanese straight shooters?