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Sat 21 Sep 2002 22:43
MotorPoint - tonym
I am very tempted to buy a new car from the MotorPoint car supermarket in Derby. The price is good and the spec seems right. However, I am a little nervous in case there is something that I am not aware of regarding the spec of the car (I understand that these cars are European imports) and the warranty. Does anyone have recent experience of doing this and if so could you share your findings?

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Sun 22 Sep 2002 00:24
MotorPoint - Blue {P}
Bought a Fiesta from Trade Sales in Slough. Same type of set up as Motorpoint. They misquoted delivery time so the car was about 14 days late, but that was a simple mistake that they have fixed for future customers (and they gave me 6 months free tax to say sorry!:) The car had an identical level of Kit to the UK except for 2 things. It had:
1) CD player instead of tape! :)
2) No alarm :(

Overall, I saved £3000ish and had to spend £180 on an alarm, not a bad deal really!

Warranty wise i only get a year instead of 3, but that's a minor risk that I'm willing to take for the huge savngs involved.

Overall, I'm very happy with how it turned out and happy with the car.
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Sun 22 Sep 2002 11:54
MotorPoint - The Watcher
If you want an instant import with a reasonable saving they are OK but as you say, check the car is UK spec and how it differs if not UK spec.

Get them to put it in writing too, don't just take their word. Some of these cars do not have English language service books or manuals or a spare set of keys. The warranty clock may also be ticking if the car has been registered. so you could have less than 12 months.

that isnt a problem as such as you can buy after sales warranties from a number of places. DON'T buy their own warranty extension as there are some nasty clauses in there.

Despite what you may be told, the cars are not built to a lesser quality than supposed UK and more often than not, are built on the same production line.
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