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over a year ago
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"I go up the north Kers,they are a million times better than anything you'll pick up here...
But the vrt was deadly this time  "
I know nicer cars up there its the vrt I'm not looking forward to doing but I say it could be worth it for a nice car |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Give more detail on what you want. I do a bit of buying and selling myself. "
not sure what I want to be honest was looking at vauxhall vxr corsas and astras but think corsas be better
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By *j47Man
over a year ago
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"Give more detail on what you want. I do a bit of buying and selling myself. not sure what I want to be honest was looking at vauxhall vxr corsas and astras but think corsas be better "
Corsair or an astra I thought a young lad would be looking a fanny magnet  |
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"Is probably one of the most frustrating things in life  any tips other than looking in the north and across the water  "
Depending on your budget and year car you are looking for i would head to south uk not the north . It due to bad weather and salt on the roads and rust under the car. I would rather buy from a dealer in the uk than private just for peace of mind. I have done it a few times . Just plan it right and make sure to book a return flight just in case you dont buy cos its ripoff to book in the airport to come home lol . |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Is probably one of the most frustrating things in life any tips other than looking in the north and across the water
Depending on your budget and year car you are looking for i would head to south uk not the north . It due to bad weather and salt on the roads and rust under the car. I would rather buy from a dealer in the uk than private just for peace of mind. I have done it a few times . Just plan it right and make sure to book a return flight just in case you dont buy cos its ripoff to book in the airport to come home lol . "
 never even though of that great tip but ya I was thinking of going over and getting it over there alright |
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"Give more detail on what you want. I do a bit of buying and selling myself. not sure what I want to be honest was looking at vauxhall vxr corsas and astras but think corsas be better
Corsair or an astra I thought a young lad would be looking a fanny magnet "
I need a reliable, speedy fanny magnet that won't hit the pocket to much insurance wise  |
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"Is probably one of the most frustrating things in life any tips other than looking in the north and across the water
Depending on your budget and year car you are looking for i would head to south uk not the north . It due to bad weather and salt on the roads and rust under the car. I would rather buy from a dealer in the uk than private just for peace of mind. I have done it a few times . Just plan it right and make sure to book a return flight just in case you dont buy cos its ripoff to book in the airport to come home lol . never even though of that great tip but ya I was thinking of going over and getting it over there alright "
I looked at a good few cars all the same as i was after from different garages in the same kind of area. I called them all and asked what I needed to know about the cars and did some price haggling and told them it was for export. So when you get there you already have an idea on the price of the car and can the haggle a little more when there . But if your not happy walk away and go look at one of the other car's in the area you checked out . |
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By *j47Man
over a year ago
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"Give more detail on what you want. I do a bit of buying and selling myself. not sure what I want to be honest was looking at vauxhall vxr corsas and astras but think corsas be better
Corsair or an astra I thought a young lad would be looking a fanny magnet I need a reliable, speedy fanny magnet that won't hit the pocket to much insurance wise "
Last time I went over I had set up a bank draft in an AIB local to where I was going booked return flights spent the week looking as the previous poster said in dealers rather than private I got a good deal once I played the export card as in they will never hear or see the car again. Captured a lovely top of the range 405 GTRD the excise hadn't even seen it here before tried charging for extras as in a/c, tinted,Windows,alloys I had to get the manufacturing spec for the car to get it cleared at a reasonable rates well worth the trip |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Give more detail on what you want. I do a bit of buying and selling myself. not sure what I want to be honest was looking at vauxhall vxr corsas and astras but think corsas be better
Corsair or an astra I thought a young lad would be looking a fanny magnet "
I bought a golf hopefully it's a fanny magnet |
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"Give more detail on what you want. I do a bit of buying and selling myself. not sure what I want to be honest was looking at vauxhall vxr corsas and astras but think corsas be better
Corsair or an astra I thought a young lad would be looking a fanny magnet I need a reliable, speedy fanny magnet that won't hit the pocket to much insurance wise
Last time I went over I had set up a bank draft in an AIB local to where I was going booked return flights spent the week looking as the previous poster said in dealers rather than private I got a good deal once I played the export card as in they will never hear or see the car again. Captured a lovely top of the range 405 GTRD the excise hadn't even seen it here before tried charging for extras as in a/c, tinted,Windows,alloys I had to get the manufacturing spec for the car to get it cleared at a reasonable rates well worth the trip "
When you factor in the cost off travel over , ferry back and food and accom plus excise and then include the loss of a weeks earnings, are you really saving that much ?
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"I'm looking at buying a van be very handy for me but heard tax is huge
If you tax it private it will be .whys that "
If you tax it as a commercial it's 330 euro. But you need to have a vat number or business of some sort for that |
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"I'm looking at buying a van be very handy for me but heard tax is huge
If you tax it private it will be .whys that
If you tax it as a commercial it's 330 euro. But you need to have a vat number or business of some sort for that"
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When you factor in the cost off travel over , ferry back and food and accom plus excise and then include the loss of a weeks earnings, are you really saving that much ?
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It cost me about €300 in total to get the car home cheep flight to london diesel in the car and ferry home saturday morning left about 2or3am . Went over on a friday morning cos i didn't work Saturdays . You go over and back in the same day or as i did , drive to the port and sleep in the car for a few hours for the next boat .
Oh and btw i saved €9,000 on the price of the car compared to what they where selling for here even after paying €5800 in VRT .
So i think it was wort spending the €300 to pick it up and the road trip to |
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I've had a vxr astra in arden blue. Great car great power wasnt the best of drives tho. Didn't find service kits that expensive as do my own work. Most my cars have been out of England. Normally around Manchester, London and Southampton. If your budget allows go England. Better roads and cars are usually serviced in main dealers with genuine parts. Got my sister a mini cooper in England and was roughly 2700 cheaper than here for same car. |
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"I've had a vxr astra in arden blue. Great car great power wasnt the best of drives tho. Didn't find service kits that expensive as do my own work. Most my cars have been out of England. Normally around Manchester, London and Southampton. If your budget allows go England. Better roads and cars are usually serviced in main dealers with genuine parts. Got my sister a mini cooper in England and was roughly 2700 cheaper than here for same car."
I think a trip could be on the cards so. Ya I like the astra but something about the corsas is intriguing me |
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By *j47Man
over a year ago
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"I've had a vxr astra in arden blue. Great car great power wasnt the best of drives tho. Didn't find service kits that expensive as do my own work. Most my cars have been out of England. Normally around Manchester, London and Southampton. If your budget allows go England. Better roads and cars are usually serviced in main dealers with genuine parts. Got my sister a mini cooper in England and was roughly 2700 cheaper than here for same car. I think a trip could be on the cards so. Ya I like the astra but something about the corsas is intriguing me "
Yeah it's a womans car |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I saved almost 3000 by buying in the north
Bought a4 S line
Would have been 23000 I bought it and changed it over for 20
Well worth the little bit of hassle
Most garages will car source for you too and do all the nitty gritty bits of the buying |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think would want to be spending a nice bit of money to be importing. At least over 10 or 15k. If anything less cars here ain that bad. I changed my car just last week. 07 VW jetta. It's a beaut! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'll save ya a trip and sell ya a low millage fiesta ST, much better than vauxhall scrap .
But if you are planning on buying a car in England make sure to check VRT on exact model and speck car it varies a lot on some makes and keep an eye on exchange rate through different banks.
Unless your spending more than 8k its not really worth it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"there's a vrt calculator on the ros website just so you can see if its worth it"
I used it told me my car was 1,400 to clear it really costed me 2,090..soup n spuds for the foreseeable future... |
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Buy a Damaged repairable.
The car I wanted was 29k here, bought one up North @ £3000, 3000 miles, 2 months old, paid duty then claimed most of it back.
Cost me €8200 in total incl VRT, mirror, new door and wing. |
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