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Hi,
I purchased an imported Mazda Atenza about 2 weeks ago (I am the second NZ owner) that I found out has been lowered. The mechanic who found it said that the rears were on the bump stops, and that the front had an excessive camber. I was really worried so I took the car to another mechanic for a consultation, and he said there was about 30mm between the rear springs and the bump stops, and wasn't concerned about the camber at the front - he said it was all warrantable. It does currently have a WOF. My questions then are:
1) Is there any way of knowing whether the lowering of the car was done professionally?
2) What is the likelyhood that the car was lowered in Japan and then imported? (For context, I ask because the car has a big bore exhaust system that I didn't realise either that maybe looks like it was done in Japan by an official Mazda workshop)
3) Do you think I would need a LVV cert for this?

I appreciate your time with this matter. Thanks