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• Beware Car Supermarkets 30 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  We all want cars at the same price as Europeans but car supermarkets and personal imports are not the answer because right-hand drive cars for other markets are usually lower specification, The only answer is to remove the block exemption and remove fleet discounts, which are still up to 25%.
• Peugeot 406 Coupe numbers? 24 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone know what proportion of the 100,000 or so models produced ended up in each country that it was officially imported to? TIA, Matt
• Anyone else think....... 27 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  ......Car Import Guide which was a very good magazine and has now become Car Buyer has deteriorated? Even the website is poorer. Shame really.
• Oil and Filter changes 1 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  H.J. is always on about how important regular oil and filter changes are. Can anyone explain why this is and what the main benefits are for this expense. Chris.
• tyres best 9 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  what are best tyres for focus estate. criteria: quiet (very important), good handling i suppose sub criteria availability, price, longevity many thanks
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  Can you recommend an extended car warranty? 28 Jun 2022 (Ask HJ)
  My Land Rover Velar is coming up to four years old and I’m thinking of taking out a warranty, is there any particular company you’d recommend?
• Toyota Alphard/Granvia/Estima Nissan Elgrand - Grey Import Day vans & M25 LEZ/ULEZ 3 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Hi Im considering buying a Grey Import Japanese Day Van as a base for a small camper van Im wanting to do some Wild Camping so looking for a base vehicle with 4wd. I live within the M25 so need a vehicle that is compliant with the Low Emission Zone and the tighter LEZ regulations that come into force inside the M25 in 2020.
• Seeking advice : Want to start a muscle car import business 16 Feb 2017 (Forum)
    My questions briefly are: Is the market already too crowded with too many importers? Am I just going to get myself into trouble? How big is the market? What's a realistic annual figure of units to shift?  What kind of pre-tax profit margin can I expect to make on a business like this?
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  Will the Great Wall Haval M4 be coming to the UK? 30 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  In Malaysia recently I tested the Great Wall Haval M4. It was exactly what I would be looking for in my next car - a torque converter auto, proper hand...
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace - Importing a previously registered UK car 5 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  It was never registered in Greece, as it was over 10 years old and could not be registered. So how do I go about driving it back and re-importing the car, while staying legal and insured along the way? I'm under the impression that I'll need to get it re-registered in the UK to allow me to tax and insure it for the journey back, but I can't get tax without an MOT, and I can't get an MOT without it being in the UK.
• Do people actually CARE about their driv 17 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Is this lack of technique? I wonder if the problem is more to do with people not seeing driving as an important activity , it's just what you do between work and home or between seeing your customers .So it's not important to be good at it , and as it's dead time anyway you might as well shoehorn in some other activity at the same time.
• Motorpoint Import CoC problems? 20 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  A week last Sunday, I agreed the purchase of a Leon TDI, dutch import from Motorpoint in Burnley. It was there in the showroom already but unregistered. I paid my £500 deposit and was told that the registration process would only take a few days and I "should" be able to pick it up Friday.
• VW Service Intervals 13 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  I've been to my local VW dealer to confrm the above and see when it will need to be serviced - he took a strange amount of pleasure in telling me that as it was an import he could not tell whether it was set up on long life servicing even though he checked VW's database (nice to know the dealers have been feeling the pinch because of imports eh?). All in all he was not very helpful.
• mondeo 2002 - mondeo rear brake cylinder cut out 1 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  why is it important to position the rear brake cylinder cut out in line with the pip
• JET1 10 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/8/newsid_2516000/2516271.stm And to think that 55 years on that same badge would appear on a nasty Indian import. Chris M
• Those wonderful Insurance people 27 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Just had my Insurance people phone me regarding the description of car, when i originally phoned & arranged cover i told them it was a Lexus Soarer, as thats how it was advertised...when i realised it said Toyota Soarer on the V5 i phoned them but had top leave a message on the answer phone. The person who phoned back says is the car an import?? I said ofcourse its an import all soarers are , she said "Oh i'll have to see what the insurance Co says" Now they gave me a quote for a Lexus Soarer .as they are all imports will this make a difference....i mean how did they give me a quoite in the first place and not know they are all imported???
• where is honest john?? 25 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  honest john has not put anything on this site for a few days, where is he, its nothing important, i just like to know where the regulars vanish to.
• Soarer Fuel Consumption 30 Jan 2001 (Forum)
  I am thinking about a Lexus Soarer, but cannot find any mpg data on it as it has not been imported officialy here. ARe there any international figures available?
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  Does a service plan start from the date of first registration or the date of sale? 31 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My friend bought a Citroen C3 in September with 10 miles on the clock. Now, at 1200 miles, the dealer has told her its due for a service. On top of that,...
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  Is my classic car tax exempt even though it was imported to the UK in 2006? 21 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Volkswagen T25, manufactured by 1981, first registered in Germany in 1983 and then in the UK in 2006. As my V5C reflects the date of first registration...