LUSKI Guides
Everything we know about buying, selling, and building performance cars in New Zealand — written by people who actually do this, not a content farm chasing keywords.
Most car content online is either a thinly-veiled ad or written by someone who's never stood in a dealer's yard, imported a JDM part, or watched a body kit turn a routine WOF into a bad day. LUSKI Guides exists to fix that — plain-English breakdowns of what actually matters, starting with how to actually vet a dealership before you hand over a deposit.
We wrote these because we run a dealership ourselves and got tired of watching good buyers get burned by gaps nobody bothered to fill. Already know what you're after? Get an instant number on your current car through Sell Your Car, or read why LUSKI exists in the first place.
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Six reference guides covering the two sides of LUSKI — buying and selling cars, and building the ones you keep.
MVDA registration, Consumer Guarantees Act cover, and what a reputable dealer discloses about odometers and import history — the checklist that separates a dealer who's got your back from one who's just moving metal.
Read guide →NZ-new vs Japan-import history, compliance and certification basics, the failure points that actually matter on turbo, AWD and DCT platforms, and the inspection checklist we run on every car.
Read guide →Cosmetic vs performance mods, sourcing and import realities for NZ buyers, and what needs LVVTA certification before it touches your car — so your money doesn't disappear into a part that was never going to fit.
Read guide →Chassis-specific guaranteed-fit kits vs universal kits, PU vs FRP vs carbon, and why the install and paint match is where most body kit budgets actually get spent.
Read guide →Private sale, dealer trade-in, and instant-offer models compared honestly — the real trade-offs in money, time and hassle, and how to know which one actually suits your car.
Read guide →What needs LVVTA certification, what's a straightforward WOF pass, and how to build the car you actually want without getting turned away at inspection.
Read guide →Browse the collection, get an instant offer on your current car, or see what the community's already built.