Subic or Port Irene Imported Vehilces

Hello Guys, my first time to post a thread and i don't know if this is the proper forum for this one so to the moderators pls. nudge me in the right direction if im wrong.
Tanong ko lang sa mga fellow tsikoteers, did anybody of you out there have tried going to port irene sa cagayan valley? Mas mura daw doon comparing sa mga auctioneers sa Subic...And comparing sa mga units available sa Subic ano masasabi nyo sa mga nasa cagayan valley? Are their conversions as good as the ones in Subic? Any comments, suggestion or insights would be highly appreciated and as a guide na rin for those planning a good quality used car ala Subic style..tnx and a good day to all

Mas mura nga sa Port Irene pero hindi pa maganda ang conversion nila sa welding pa rin sila umasa unlike sa Subic. Ang 5 door Pajero nasa 300K pataas. Meron din silang mga Starex galing ng Korea.

Meron na rin pala sa Port Irene. How far is this from Manila? 400 kms.?

tanong lang po. ano pa ba mayroon sa port irene na suv na left hand drive na? yung hyundai tucson or sorrento size lang..

well, meron sila subaru forester na 01-04 models.

from the pictures i see, puro small to midsize cars marami dun. meron din siguro pajero/landcruisers pero paisa -isa lang. CRV 1st generation meron din.

di lang po used SUVs and vans ang meron sa Port Irene

meron din cars

and not all vehicles there are RHD converted to LHD

meron din orig LHD

you'll find cars like Honda Fit, VW Golfs, Toyota MR-2s, Mercedes SLKs Porsche 911s, Boxsters, BMWs etc

http://www.portirene.com/

Yup, just be careful in selecting the car. As what has been pointed out earlier hindi maganda masyado ang conversion. Don't sacrifice your safety for a few thousand pesos savings. Consult a mechanic or an expert in conversions.

Grabe talaga ni JPE sa proteksyon niya sa Port Irene. Anak o son-in-law niya ata ang admistrator, malaking kickback dun. Talagang "Gusto ko, happy ka!" sa mga smugglers. And to think Cagayan is very underdeveloped province... Buying those "legally" smuggled car only lines the pockets of those corrupt politicians.

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Originally Posted by Monseratto

Grabe talaga ni JPE sa proteksyon niya sa Port Irene. Anak o son-in-law niya ata ang admistrator, malaking kickback dun. Talagang "Gusto ko, happy ka!" sa mga smugglers.

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Careful, these aren't smugglers per se. Just because there is a loophole in the law doesn't make them one. There has been amendments to EO 156 already and I think there are stricter rules for CEZA to follow in the importation of vehicles from Japan. I think the DTI has been added as an additional reviewing body.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...bCategoryId=66

The new MVDP is favorable to both CAMPI and the booming used cars industry. IMO they should look for a win-win situation here. After all not all Filipinos can afford 1M cars. But these used car buyers eventually do. Testament to this? 35% increase in care sales posted by CAMPI last quarter.