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Lee Lee and Mediashark I need your advice

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jellyauto Just Starting Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 6	Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:54 pm    Post subject: Lee Lee and Mediashark I need your advice Hi Lee Lee and Media Shark, thanks again for your reply to the thread.(importing cars from Singapore). I may want to pay Russia a visit in the very near future. But, i do not speak that language at all and all the more understand it. Will i have a problem??? Could you guys kindly drop me a mail jellyauto@yahoo.com.sg Thanks again. I really need advices.
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mediashark Moderator Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 1599	Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:30 pm    Post subject: There are an increasing number of Singapore businesses with dealings in Russia, and most of them--gasp!--don't speak Russian! Search this form for posts form a guy with the username WorldTech or something. He was trying to do the same thing.
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jellyauto Just Starting Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 6	Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:54 pm    Post subject: singapore cars Hi mediashark, thanks again for the reply. could you also please enlighten me on what kind of difficulty i will face if i dun speak russian. Does any businesses in russian speaks english? How about in the used car trade that i am very keen at?
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mediashark Moderator Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 1599	Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:56 pm    Post subject: you hire a person called a translator....
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LeeLee Frequent Guest Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Rostov On Don	Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:23 am    Post subject: Hi Difficulties--- will be every way you look----- My friend and I had great problems and thats even with my wife who could do everything--- and she`s a Major in the police-- showing her badge---etc etc Even when changing the numbers from English to Russian the chap asked my wife how she could afford a Land Cruiser---- I had to stick my head around the window and say Hi--- its Mine ( in best English) Anything you import make sure all the chasssis and engine numbers match--etc etc etc--- if 1 person finds even the slightest thing wrong--- it will take money and time to sort out, If you are still serious about it all--- I wouldnt bother with the main cities --- too many people already doing it so the profit margins will be lower Try for smaller cities---- where cars are more expensive slightly Honestly not speaking Russian you will have tremendous problems---- OK like Media shark said --- hire a translator---- but again ---all off the bottom line profit When I thought along these lines a few years ago ---- the best variant was to find a local car dealer who sells western cars--- do a deal with him --- whereas he will do all the paper work this end OK your margins will be smaller ---selling them to the trade---- but you should be able to make it up by volume--- fly to Russia--- hire a translator --- go around all the dealerships of second hand western cars--- do a deal--- then they can e-mail there orders to you--- then try to buy to order---- open a bank account with a western bank---- with internet banking----( Raiffeisen bank)--- the dealers will deposit the money in your account --- then you can transfer the money back to where-ever THats my opinion --- ( plus study Russian) Lee
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