Any thoughts on Sean from SilverPeakTrading?

[silverpeaktrading]

Wayne, I'm in Japan and actually buy vehicles direct unlike your self.

Auction membership cannot be had unless one owns land in Japan and has a car dealership here. You don't qualify.

You will be buying from someone on the ground in Japan and will not actually be able to get the details on a truck unless you ask them and you can't read Japanese.

You are selling trucks for $20K plus that can be bought in Japan for a few thousand. I wonder if that's good value.

 

[silverpeaktrading]

Customers always have the option of BEB replacement. NONE have done it after we explain that it is not recommended on low km trucks with good service history and low ownership.

Again NONE of our hdjs in service in Canada have ever had a bearing failure.

Customers should think about their service conditions and the mileage and their maintenance intervals before wasting money on parts replacement that may help your bottom line, wayne but won't add value.

Why not tell your customers to replace their tranny's too. I'm sure there is some arcane part in it you can say is prone to wear.

 

[canucksafari]

We have worked with 3 Toyota Japan shops. Thats a lot of years of combined experience with diesels built by Toyota. These are not backyard mechanics. They have never replaced BEBs on trucks run on the right oil with low mileage and are running well.

I have heard the same from two seperate dealers about the heads on the Prado. According to them and their business contacts in Japan there is no issue with them in Japan. They claim the issue is with how Canadian drive - too fast and too hard.

Canadians buy these vehicles because they can drive them hard without them breaking down. In most cases, any design defect doesn't become apparent until they vehiciles are stressed or has some kms put on it.

I don't believe your claim about the Aussies and the oil. First, every Aussie I have chatted with is very cautious to change oil every 5,000 kms. They are also very particular of ensuring the oil has a JASO HD-1 certification. If it were an oil issue, one would think that the Nissan Patrols would be having the same or similar issues. It is just common sense that they, like most of us in Canada, don't have $7,000-$14,000 laying around for rebuilding an engine. So, we take care of our expensive investment.

Bottom line, Toyota and Nissan claim that the Land Cruisers and Safari/Patrols are built to take extreme conditions. For the most part they are, but they will never see those conditions or normal kms in Japan. So, I would not expect a Toyota mechanic in Japan to have much knowelege of these defects.

Lastly, anyone who knows the automotive industry knows that just because there is no recall notices that it don't mean a certain vehicle doesn't have costly design defects. Nissan put out it 3.0L in numerous applications for over 10 years with defective manifold studs and never issued a recall.

I think anyone who forks out over $15,000 should expect to have a vehicle which can take 50,000 kms in two years of use without a major mechanical headache.

My 2 cents.

 

[crushers]

Wayne, I'm in Japan and actually buy vehicles direct unlike your self.

Auction membership cannot be had unless one owns land in Japan and has a car dealership here. You don't qualify.

You will be buying from someone on the ground in Japan and will not actually be able to get the details on a truck unless you ask them and you can't read Japanese.

You are selling trucks for $20K plus that can be bought in Japan for a few thousand. I wonder if that's good value.

WOW!! you so smart!! of course if you have great contacts in Japan then it is the same as being in Japan...LOL!! the difference between you and me?? i already have an impeccable reputation...LOL!!

 

[silverpeaktrading]

Facts are more compelling than fluff.

Wayne, you sell trucks that can be bought for a few thousand from any one of hundreds of auction agents in Japan, then sell for CAD$20K plus.

hmm. Let buyers decide if that's value or not.

 

[crushers]

warranty and truth in sales... you do not offer either...

LOL!! keep it coming, i love it...better yet, i have had enough fun...i am out of here...

"buyer beware" is what i will close with....

 

[silverpeaktrading]

I have heard the same from two seperate dealers about the heads on the Prado. According to them and their business contacts in Japan there is no issue with them in Japan. They claim the issue is with how Canadian drive - too fast and too hard.

Canadians buy these vehicles because they can drive them hard without them breaking down. In most cases, any design defect doesn't become apparent until they vehiciles are stressed or has some kms put on it.

I don't believe your claim about the Aussies and the oil. First, every Aussie I have chatted with is very cautious to change oil every 5,000 kms. They are also very particular of ensuring the oil has a JASO HD-1 certification. If it were an oil issue, one would think that the Nissan Patrols would be having the same or similar issues. It is just common sense that they, like most of us in Canada, don't have $7,000-$14,000 laying around for rebuilding an engine. So, we take care of our expensive investment.

Bottom line, Toyota and Nissan claim that the Land Cruisers and Safari/Patrols are built to take extreme conditions. For the most part they are, but they will never see those conditions or normal kms in Japan. So, I would not expect a Toyota mechanic in Japan to have much knowelege of these defects.

Lastly, anyone who knows the automotive industry knows that just because there is no recall notices that it don't mean a certain vehicle doesn't have costly design defects. Nissan put out it 3.0L in numerous applications for over 10 years with defective manifold studs and never issued a recall.

I think anyone who forks out over $15,000 should expect to have a vehicle which can take 50,000 kms in two years of use without a major mechanical headache.

My 2 cents.

Auzzies have begun importing oil from Japan and buying grades of higher spec.

This is not a discussion about LJ78s, it's about HDJs and the need for BEB changes regardless of condition and mileage. It's also not a discussion about Nissans.

If I get it, Wayne figures it's good to change the BEBs regardless. We take actual decades of experience with the engines from Toyota Japan and say, one should use their brain. Evaluate mileage, ownership change, maintenance history and service to determine if it's money well spent or not.

If you are buying a high mileage truck, there are a lot more bearings, parts and issues that will need careful consideration -- and some will need replacement.

Use your brain. Consider overhauls at intervals corresponding to service and maint. regimes. Replace parts that actually need replacing.

 

[silverpeaktrading]

warranty and truth in sales... you do not offer either...

LOL!! keep it coming, i love it...

You can sling insults and omit truth all day, wayne.

How about putting your money where your mouth is.

Let customers look and call and decide who they want to buy from and who adds the best value for the money!

If people like your pricing and the auction parking lot photos that your agent in Japan provides and then email you, great.

If they like our approach better, great too.

People after value and maitenance options by actual Toyota diesel engineers seek us out and we are not so insecure as to have to spam every body with links to our website in every posting. That was neat 5 years ago too.

An open invitation to potential buyers:

Look at LuxuryImports, call and discuss things.
Look at SilverPeakTrading, call and discuss things.
Look at other people in the business.
Buy from whomever YOU feel has the best value and options.

Let the best man win with the best value.

 

[canucksafari]

Facts are more compelling than fluff.

Wayne, you sell trucks that can be bought for a few thousand from any one of hundreds of auction agents in Japan, then sell for CAD$20K plus.

hmm. Let buyers decide if that's value or not.

I don't actually know Wayne personally - being a Nissan Safari owner. However, I do know they he has a very good reputation in the Land Cruiser community across North America. He is known for sharing his knowledge without expecting $, not BSing around, a quick temper, and more importantly for his honesty. It is apparent that you have not done your research on who you are attacking. Perhaps, you have also not done your research on when the vehicles you sell don't meet real world useage? I would suggest that you play nicely on IH8MUD before you end up with more mud on your face.

 

[crushers]

You can sling insults and omit truth all day, wayne.

How about putting your money where your mouth is.

Let customers look and call and decide who they want to buy from and who adds the best value for the money!

LOL!! okay, i was about to leave when i read this pearl of wisdom and to this i will post:

hummm, so SOME of us actually get the units examined before auction and again when the unit arrives at the buyers in Japan, then again here in Canada at time of OOP and again at time of selling (all included in the cost stated, not as an add on cost)
www.luxuryimports.ca we guarrantee the condition of the unit when the unit arrives ready for delivery to the customer OR FULL REFUND...do you offer such a guarantee? WHAT guarantee do you offer once the unit arrives in Canada? what form of warranty do you offer? what recourse does a buyer have if your unit doesn't match your description?

just curious, if you are trying to set yourself up as high end then you best have something to back up the claim...

love yah man, but i really must let this go... LOL!! it has been fun...

cheers M8

 

[silverpeaktrading]

So let's see, you have someone else look at the truck and then you put it up for sale, often with a few grainy pics taken in an auction parking lot.

If that is what buyers like, more power to you.

We actually buy trucks on the ground, own them first and only then present them. We show undercarriage, door drains and 100 other photos. When a buyer contracts to buy he is guaranteed vehciles are as represented.

True and detailed repsensentation may appeal to those few buyers out there still looking for quality at a value price.

 

[silverpeaktrading]

I don't actually know Wayne personally - being a Nissan Safari owner. However, I do know they he has a very good reputation in the Land Cruiser community across North America. He is known for sharing his knowledge without expecting $, not BSing around, a quick temper, and more importantly for his honesty. It is apparent that you have not done your research on who you are attacking. Perhaps, you have also not done your research on when the vehicles you sell don't meet real world useage? I would suggest that you play nicely on IH8MUD before you end up with more mud on your face.

Attacking? Huh?

Read our posts. They are fact based and base on decades of Toyota diesel engineer experience.

Not a couple years of importing in Canada with a backyard mechanic as our service bay.

For buyers looking for actual documentation proving mileage and actual Toyota maintenance with paperwork from Toyota Japan, we serve that kind of guy.

Others may like much higher prices and backyard mechanic work.

Let them decide instead of making threats!

 

[crushers]

So let's see, you have someone else look at the truck and then you put it up for sale, often with a few grainy pics taken in an auction parking lot.

If that is what buyers like, more power to you.

We actually buy trucks on the ground, own them first and only then present them. We show undercarriage, door drains and 100 other photos. When a buyer contracts to buy he is guaranteed vehciles are as represented.

True and detailed repsensentation may appeal to those few buyers out there still looking for quality at a value price.

damn, i just can't stay away from this threat...
Sean, have you actually seen my site? have you seen the pics taken in Japan? "a few grainy pictures"... LOL!! you are too funny.
thanks for the laugh...

 

[silverpeaktrading]

Hey, it's as simple as this.

We have more detail and clearer detail than anyone.

Plain facts are that we actually buy the trucks ourselves rather than having someone buy for us. We OWN the trucks, take delivery ourself and only then present them.

Why don't you compete instead of crowing off with LOL comments. If I priced a cheap few thousand dollar truck at $20K, I might feel like crowing off too, but I don't.

Let potential buyers look and decide which site's vehicles are better represented and easier to evaluate.

 

[crushers]

Attacking? Huh?

Read our posts. They are fact based and base on decades of Toyota diesel engineer experience.

Not a couple years of importing in Canada with a backyard mechanic as our service bay.

For buyers looking for actual documentation proving mileage and actual Toyota maintenance with paperwork from Toyota Japan, we serve that kind of guy.

Others may like much higher prices and backyard mechanic work.

Let them decide instead of making threats!

oh, you are not attacking me or my business...much. <insert huge grin>

you seem very hooked on "backyard mechanic", how much work have you personally done on units? how much experience do you personally have at driving on Canadian roadways? a person does not need to be "TOYOTA" trained to recognise a flaw. i have 25 years of working on Toyota diesels first hand in our enviroment, how many years do you have personally? LOL!! oh yah, you reside in Japan so none...

we have TOYOTA DEALERS here in Canada that still try and hide flaws in units being sold here in Canada...LOL!!! buddy, you are too much.

we had one seller in BC that states "millions of km experience" but he personally had extremely little first hand knowledge and guess what he is no longer in business and know what? you just put yourself in his league.

Sean, i am sure you are a good guy and have a small loyal following. you are trying to back a statement that is false in the Oz and Canadian enviroment (which i suspect you know little or nothing of). i don't blame you, the only advice i can give you is to give HONEST advice to your customers with relation to an enviroment you don't understand. WHY do you try and talk a customer out of a proceedure that will save them thousands should the BEB go south?

as more and more of your HDJ81 head south what are you going to do about it? are you offering an extended warranty to cover what you are saying ...say 200,000 km? if you are so positive this is an Oz problem and using the right oil will stop it from happening then you should have no problem offering such a perfect warranty... how about 100,000 km from milage of sale? do i hear 75,000 km? if the BEB head south then you rebuild the engine at your cost, parts and labor?

LOL!!

even a "backyard mech" is looking out for his customers...

 

[crushers]

Hey, it's as simple as this.

We have more detail and clearer detail than anyone.

Plain facts are that we actually buy the trucks ourselves rather than having someone buy for us. We OWN the trucks, take delivery ourself and only then present them.

Why don't you compete instead of crowing off with LOL comments. If I priced a cheap few thousand dollar truck at $20K, I might feel like crowing off too, but I don't.

Let potential buyers look and decide which site's vehicles are better represented and easier to evaluate.

and once again, your warranty on units once they arrive in Canada is...??? that is the difference between your company and mine. i STAND BEHIND my units... do you?

oh, and i do "take possesion of each and evey unit i sell" and make sure they meet my specs before delivery... so the difference is between your busines and mine??

LOL!! (i really am laughing at this thread)

 

[silverpeaktrading]

Here it is: You are figuring that your two to maybe three years of experience with Toyota diesels is much more powerful than decades of experience of Toyota Engineers who've been working on these trucks and work on our trucks.

More power to you if your customers agree.

Our position has always been: Honest advice is replace what needs to be replaced with a thoughful evaluation of the vehicle and in consultation with Toyota Engineers who know the trucks.

Potential buyers would have to decide which is actually more valuable.

 

[crushers]

night night Sean... i have wasted enough time...

when you offer a warranty then your words will ring true... till then you are just another exporter bluffing your customers with pearls of untruths...

been fun.

 

[silverpeaktrading]

I've said it before and say it again. Each truck is guaranteed exactly as represented.

If servicing is done, it's done by Toyota with paperwork behind it.

If buyers like your mech work done by whomever you get to do it fine. If they like a Toyota Engineer that does our work, fine too.

I've said it before, get off the high horse and let buyers decide where the best value is.

Is it at SilverPeakTrading.com or is it at LuxuryImports.ca?

 

[canucksafari]

Honest advise is replace what needs to be replaced with a thoughful evaluation of the vehicle and in consultation with Toyota Engineers who know the trucks.

Potential buyers would have to decide which is actually more valuable.

Hmmmmm? That's a tough one. You got "honest advise", "thoughtful evaluation" and "Toyota Engineers" on one hand. On the other hand you got a "warranty" in a contract backed by provincial and federal laws from someone who has decades working on and driving Land Cruisers in Canadian conditions. Yep, that is a tough one.....

Sean, I hate to say it but the mud on you is getting thicker with each of your posts. Although, in some twisted way it is entertaining. I just hope for your sake that your boss doesn't ever read them, because your posts do not reflect well on the company.