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Old 27-01-2007, 05:15 PM   #83
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Regarding people waiting on delvery:

Current container has been delayed by about a month due to the Japanese being stupid.

The reason?

An engine was bought from a wrecker. Engine number supplied to Customs in Japan. Customs go 'oh that's a stolen engine'. We go 'Well it was bought from a wrecker. Customs say 'we're investigating the wrecker, so we'll have that, so you must unpack the container and give the engine to us.

We ask 'So how do we check for a stolen engine in the future?'...to be told there is NO way of checking - until customs says so if you try to export it.

how stupid is that? no database, no nothing. No wonder half the engines in cars in japan are stolen...

And after all that? Customs give the engine back as they don't want it!

So, anyway, all that has taken weeks, and the container which was due to arrive a week and a half ago wont be arriving til the end of Feb.
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