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• Importing car from cyprus 19 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all Need some help, i was thinking of importing a car from the EU and some one told that cyprus is a good place to import from, as they have right hand drive cars. Would this some one be right? tried seraching on net, but am none the wiser, please can someone help! Would be looking to buy
• Buying New Import 25 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Thinking of buying new Golf GT TDI from Motorpoint. Car would be an import - anything to be wary of? Particularly wondering if will get poor service from main dealers at servicing (car not bought from franchised network). Also concerned about whether resale value may be affected with an import
• EU Import Insurance 25 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Recently had cause to get a couple of quotes for a VW Golf GT TDI 130bhp. Upon telling them it was an EU import to UK Spec they immediately bumped it up into insurance group 15/16grp, resulting in quotes between 1400 & 2800 per annum. The same vehicle with Churchills as not imorted was £925
• Mondeo Import spec 4 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I'm considering buying a Mondeo Ghia from Trade Sales. They say that the spec is the same as normal except for the alarm which is not fitted to imports (but which dealers would normally fit themselves before selling). Trade Sales have offered to put one in. Anyone any experience of this? What
• Car Importing 12 May 2002 (Forum)
  In Chile I have a Dodge Ram (its a pick-up). I now need (well, want) to import this to the UK. Can someone give me a starting point ? Its not the actual importing, its how I get it registered and on the road in the UK once its there. What actually needs to be done to the thing. It has a Cat, so
• Subaru - 97 STi import will not go through emissions 21 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  hi i have a sti subaru that will not go through the mot emmisions test, garage are not being very helpful because its an import does anyone have any ideas?
• Spotting a secondhand as an import? 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I am planning to buy a secondhand BMW/Merc. I have found that a car about 2 years old has 2 or 3 owners with various reasons from the dealers. Can these be imports? How can you tell please?
• Importing a new Discovery or M-B ML 14 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Does anybody have any advice on a good importer for either of these cars? A friend is looking to buy a new one and has heard of good deals especially Discoverys from Spain. thanks PB.
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  Problems buying an import Civic? 18 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a new Honda Civic 1.4 import with SE+ spec. Any obvious problems other than no spare wheel provided. Can this problem be solved...
• Imported Car 1 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  . However I have also been offered a new import from a long established Ford dealer for about £1000 less than the Virgin price. Will only have a two year warranty and though not to full UK specification the missing bits are not important to me and as i will be keeping it for the long term the normal re-sale
• warranty on import 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  As the "proud owner" of an imported car I foolishly assumed that as the dealer has specified that the car has "the remainder of the manufacturer's warranty" that this would be the case. It seems that the UK importer thinks otherwise (h says it probably has none)and is being totally uncooperative
• Jeep Wrangler 4.0 1993 5sp - importing spares from the US 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hello. My Jeep requires a fair bit doing to get through the MOT this year and $1000 worth of panels soon after. Time for a refurb. I have imported a few bits from the US jeep parts specialists 'Quadratec' in the past but with such a large spend am I at the mercy of Customs and Excise? Has anyone
• Imports 3 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  I am considering purchasing a new Toyota Yaris from Onesearch. Through them I can save £2,327 over the U.K.list price. The model I want is the CDX 5 door hatchback 4 speed automatic. My Toyota agent here tells me not buy an import. Onesearch assure me that their import would be the exact same
• importing a 2nd hand car from europe 11 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I would like to import a trabant from Germany but am told that the reg plate stays with the owner and I don't fancy driving back with no reg plate or insurance. Could somebody let me know how this is done?
• Car import from Japan 20 Nov 2017 (Forum)
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  Why is my imported Toyota Prius charged a higher rate of VED? 29 Nov 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased 2020 Toyota Prius imported and the road tax is £345 where as other vehicles paying £170 per year. Is there any way I can challenge...
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  Is it still worthwhile importing luxury cars from Europe into the UK? 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Some years ago I saved a considerable sum by importing a highly specced Mercedes-Benz from Holland. I am now looking at buying the new S-Class with the...
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  Volkswagen Golf Import from Motorpoint - can this be right? 18 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering purchasing a VW Golf R-Line through Motorpoint. It is an import and I will be the first registered keeper. Is it worth the OTR price saving?...
• HJ's bias against 'imports'? 4 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  On his letters page in last Saturday's (29/11) Telegraph, HJ had a letter from someone who's daughter was considering buying an 'import' MX5. Admittedly appearing to be overpriced by the dealer, HJ stated that the insurance can be higher (true) and that the daughter could get a later 'UK spec' 5
• Car importers, supermarkets etc. 5 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Has anyone out there got any experience (good or bad) of the various car importers and supermarkets you see advertised in the motoring press (and on this site) ? The deals often look very good but are they and does the service live up to expectations ? Anyone got any recommendations or vice