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• Spotting a secondhand as an import? 10 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  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.
• Imported Car 1 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Have been offered good prices by the likes of Virgin for full UK specification which are well below What Car Target Price. 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 considerations are not really relevant.Are there good practical reasons why I should avoid an import of this type?
• 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 even in confirming the origin of the car - which I suspect is Southern Ireland.
• Jeep Wrangler 4.0 1993 5sp - importing spares from the US 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  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 had experience of of larger shipments and specifically the amount of import duty charged when in the UK?
• Imports 3 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  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 model with the same specifications as the car I would buy in this country. This is very tempting. Do you have any information about this company and what are your comments?
• 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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• HJ's bias against 'imports'? 4 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Also, the Japanese appear to drive their cars 'less' so average mileage is much lower. So why stay away from an import? Mechanically virtually the same, the only real differences are the shape of the rear number plate and a kph speedo! In fact, ALL 5s are Japanese imports (i.e. imported from Japan!). Sorry for the rant and advance apologies if this has been covered before.
• 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 versa ?
• Channel island cars UK or Imports?? 5 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  We're trying to trade in our Leon TDi S that started life as a Jersey hire car, then the dealer who imported it had it in their name so we're the 2nd UK owner. SEAT UK say its a UK car and it has the standard UK warranty and AA cover (we have a letter confirming the warranty cover but not the UK car bit), but our local Vauxhall dealer say its an import and value it as such (ie £1250 under the online Network Q thingy from Glass' guide) Who is right?
• Importing from Jersey 28 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi guys Hope you can help! Ive found a car I am interested in buying bit it is in Jersay. How difficult is it to import and what are the costs involved. Its a 2005 year car. Any advice warmly received. Thanks in advance Mark PS all the best for the new year
• 2007 import 22 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I am importing a 2007 ford focus from the US. I am having a difficult time getting insurance. The dealer wont supply it until i get a registration. The only info i have on it is the VIN. Any suggestions to help me out i only have 2 weeks left!!
• Dealer Penalty for Imports 11 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Are dealers, main dealers especially, still knocking a huge chunk of part-ex value on UK spec. foreign imports? Does the UK conformity cert. make any difference? Or is there still the prejudice and sucking of teeth? If so, what percentage are they knocking off the value? Simon
• Car Import 10 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Was wondering what people thought about the following; There is a Ford Dealer who imports cars originally from Guernsey. They seem to be good quality/low mileage vehicles. They have to be re-registed here in order to be sold in the UK. Unfortunately there is no way of doing any kind of HPI check on them ?
• importing from usa 10 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  not a question about cars but someone who has imported an american car might be able to help me. I am considering buying a new boat which is made in the usa, looking on the internet at the price there is a saving of several thousands. Has anyone got any information on taxes to be paid and shipping costs etc?
• re irish Imports 3 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I have been offered a Merc Coupe by an importer from Ireland for about 3,000 pound less than a UK car. i know the warranty is one year( although I have been told this will be increased to 2 years from Jan 02) but will this car always suffer on resale later.
• Used 4x4 Import 6 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  Anybody know if it's worthwhile importing a used 4x4 from Cyprus? I was looking at some secondhand Discoveries and Troopers today and when I checked some of the documents, the cars had come from Limassol. So at least it's worth the Dealers time and money.
• Should insuring an import cost more? 13 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I have had an imported alfa for 2 years now and up to now I have had no problem insuring it, but this year some of the companies seem to be making a point about either not insuring imports (Diamond) or charging ridiculous sums for it (AXA and Churchill)..
• Imported Honda S2000 28 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  I was thinking of something a bit different and having searched the web, found that Honda S2000s can be bought for £21,000 new, as an Import as opposed to £26,000 from a UK Honda Dealer. I have read HJs FAQ and quide to buying imports. Can anyone expand further? What are resale values like, warranties, insurance and the like? Are the cars offered as full UK spec truly this, or are there minor differences?