Quote Originally Posted by kceire
Quote Originally Posted by E60eireann
Quote Originally Posted by Dave
That's a nice car but there's no way it cost a grand to get a car from the UK. You can do it for less than €250, I've brought in a dozen or so cars from the UK at this stage.
Thanks for your interest, that's right NDV will transport your car back for around 250 however you have to fly there and back to see/drive the car (that's 150) you need to travel and pay to stay over night plus food and general costs....... It all adds up and there's the hassle of buying a car that needs work... Mine is 100% I spent 2k on the car over the past 2yrs getting it right and its got no services required until 10,000 miles.
People don't actually do that when buying from the UK though.
Ryanair early flight that morning.
Meet buyer.
You have already done the Hoi check and history check based on reg and vin number through the BMW network.
If happy with car, you drive to not and sail home that evening.

That's what I've done any time I went to the UK.

Flights are the cheapest part at sub €50 each and I always pay for 2 as I bring a mate or my cousin. The boat trip home is cut a €200.
Some fuel and food and you are looking at €400ish for bringing the car home.

Sorry, don't mean to derail the thread but point mentioning stuff like import costs on a forum dedicated to cars in my opinion as we've either all done it already or are aware of the costs and know they are not €1000

Anyway, car looks nice and should sell if priced properly.
The LCI 25d is a nice place to be especially with that newer 3.0 engine but vrt etc has to be allowed for also.

Thanks for the detailed breakdown.... I said guts of a grand (not €1000) however I've had 3 BMWs in my life (X5 Le Mans been my favourite of all) and I like comfort so my flights are city jet or aerlingus hence the price of 150-200 - i never fly Ryanair and also note that a flight to standsted costs a fortune as the train to Liverpool steet is now 25GBP/35Euro one way!!! Also remember that the euro is worth nothing against the pound, so you'll feel it when spending in the UK!!!

The difference here is - this car is 100% mechanically sound and I've spent 2k on services which is important to add when purchasing these cars....

More people have been scammed when buying UK cars and you don't want a 1500 service bill in your first month of driving a car especially after paying VRT (which is illegal within EU as its double taxation - although protesting about water meters seems more important than having this illegal tax and USC charges been abolished)