Just enquired about pricing on Euro imports... wish I never did now!!


Got an amazing 13% discount on the base price, fully UK spec and registered!!! Really makes me think twice about my UK order now!


UK On the Road price: £43,940.00


Import price: £39,219.00


That's the PCCB option for free!!!!


What to do, what to do?!!!

Seems a good deal. Just have to be prepared to knock 13% off when it comes to resale I suppose.

jesus are the options a lot cheaper too and what about delivery times .i bought stock car as could not wait 5 months for the car


no wait dont tell me i dont think icould stand knowing that i could have had exactly what i wanted with delivery in 2 weeks or somthing stupid .


no go on tell me then maybe next time i spend 52k on a car i mightjust be grown up enough to think it through properly

DELIEVERY 2 WEEKS AT YOUR OWN SPEC!! [img]/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/omg_smile.gif[/img]


Only kiddin! Delivery is 5 months, options are cheaper too. Not sure on warranty, but I believe European laws state that it has to be the same?


VERY tempting. Just think how many options you could have to make it up to £53k; PCCB, Adaptive seats, on top of everything else i ordered!!


I would have to wait ANOTHER 2 months though!

another 2 months what ,7 months to wait sorry but could not stand that so what if you loose money on the thing you wont care once your bhind the wheel its amazing .there are some stock ones around at dealers and i did get 1k off list not 13% iknow but i have it now and i love it


i have read some threads that are saying due to vgood press you may not loose much money say in a years time when you trade it in for an rs cayman cos thats what you will want when it comes out

I bought my wife Mercedes a ML320 though Alliance Car Imports and have had absolutely no problem with servicing or warantee work. The Mercedes dealer never asked if it was imported and evenhonoured the UK 3 year warantee when the car was strictly registered at the time that only 1 year was offered. However, I believe that it is very easy to tell ifa Porsche is imported just by looking at the VIN number, and Porsche dealers and some second-hand purchases may shy away from them.

The Euro exhaust may be quieter than the UK exhaust? Not that the quieter exhaust would justify paying so much more in the UK.

You know this thing about imports is about dealers scare-mongering because they want you to buy from them and they don't like competition.


In Theory every car we get in this country has been imported from Finland anyway, it just comes through a different official Porsche dealership they're all really imports and if its full UK spec, then in my eyes its a UK car.


There isn't really much difference apart from it was cheaper and the demand for the Cayman is high enough not to worry.


We're part of the EU and you get the same warranty and Porsche by law have to carry out the work.


I don't see a problem, I would say spec the car up with lots of desirable stuff more cheaply and you won't have a problem reselling in the future.


Getting PCCB thrown in is unbelievable.


I wouldn't worry about reselling... I've never had a problem selling an EU sourced car but what I do is make sure that I have all the desirable options which helps.


Having said that I bought my Cayman in December/Jan form a UKOPC and there was no Import market for these cars at that time so I didn't get the chance you have or a discount, welldone!!! [img]/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/regular_smile.gif[/img]
Edited by - sjagota on 03/12/2006 04:49:06 AM

Edited by - sjagota on 03/12/2006 04:51:14 AM

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Is that including the VAT you have to pay when you bring the car into the UK. Or are you getting the quote from indie dealer in the UK whose already paid the Vat for you.




Edited by - Porcheplayer on 03/13/2006 09:03:37 AM

I imported a BMW in 2003, and saved about £3-4000 onUKpricesafter VAT and duty etc (because of the decent exchange rate at the time and as it was a high spec - the options were cheaper too) I flew to a dealer in Hamburg and drove it back via the channel tunnel - a great experience. I had no trouble with servicing and/or warranty issues etcwith my local dealer.


The only downside was the fact that European BMWs have a 2 year warranty UK dealer sourced cars add an extra year to that. You will get scare stories about imports but as long as youensure that the car is built to UK specs (standard options etc) there should be no major problems.


Also bear in mind thatwhen you come to sellor part ex the car - the fact that it is not a Porsch UK supplied car wil meanyou will be offered less for it - because they know you paid less for it new.


Submariner

That includes VAT and registration. Shows how much we get ripped off!


The quote came from E-Class London, who are part of a Dutch Leasing company.


I can forward the quote on if you like. I know nothing about the company, so it is worth checking them out before you proceed. 5 months ain't a bad leadtime either TBH.


As for me; I think I'll stick with my UK order. I;ve already put 3k down, sent my full spec and signed it, and had it confirmed. I also want a factory collection, and it's probably a good thing to build a good relationship with the local dealer.


D.

I have uk dealer supplied Cayman and a BMW import. Imports are fine until you try to sell the car in the uk to a main dealer as they will always offer you less on an import to protect the market. Also the UK BMW dealer Williams Manchester, would not offer extended warranty on my imported BMW so may also be an issue if you want extended Porsche warranty. A third party warranty company will cover it and its the samecompnay that BMW Ukso I will never buy a car from Williams BMW Manchester.