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Offline cartmell

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Euroimports
« on: 17 February 2006, 14:39 »
Has anyone had any dealings with Euroimports.  I am in 2 minds wether to get a GTi through these guys at a discount of £2200 or get on through the dealer. After reading all the info euroimports have given i am very tempted.  But it would be nice to hear if any of you guys have first hand experience of them.

Thanks in advance  :smiley:
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Offline VWmaindealer

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #1 on: 17 February 2006, 22:27 »
Main dealer all day long..... :wink:
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Offline illyun

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #2 on: 19 February 2006, 01:16 »
Depends on the st/d/ealer... and your bank account  :laugh:
I was going to get an import and went to Wolsey Ipswich to test drive a Mk5 GTI with the intention of buying one next year - but my wife talked me out of buying her a Lupo GTI and a Mk4 1.8T 180ps GTI for myself and instead buy the Mk5... The reason I went with the dealer was because of the part-ex facility as I want an Anniversary Edition next year - the dealers will accept imports as part-ex but not pay as much, plus selling them on will mean that you still can only sell it as animport - meaning for less money, esp for the first 4-5 years.  So really you are saving - just spending less and getting less back.  Also you will have to get the alarm thatcham approved or get a new one fitted and pay for an extra year warranty.  And although you have two years warranty on the car, do you really think most dealers will give you the same treatment when coming to service/warranty issues if you bought the car from them, than if you took an import to them? Sure they have to uphold the warranty, but I don't think you will ge the same quality of service even though they may say this is nonsense.  Taking all that into account  plus the fact that you know you are getting a bonafide UK car - not all imports are even the ones that say 2006MY spec - I didn't think an extra 2k saving was worth it esp since I plan to part-ex.
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Offline VWmaindealer

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #3 on: 19 February 2006, 07:53 »
amen...... :grin:
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Offline scotty4

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #4 on: 20 February 2006, 16:46 »
how much will you get for part exchange?? :smiley:
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Offline cartmell

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #5 on: 21 February 2006, 09:54 »
He gave me a priceout of glass car prices.  So its exactly the same as whats been offered by the main dealer
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Offline A7 UFO

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #6 on: 21 February 2006, 10:44 »
Quote from: VWmaindealer on 19 February 2006, 07:53
amen...... :grin:

So your saying that your VW technicians will fail to work as hard on an imported VW as they will on a UK VW even though they still charge c.£120ph regardless of where the car originated? 

We get ripped off in this country, from petrol prices and general groceries to cars.  The importing boom has brought the main dealers prices down slightly but they are still over inflated compared to identical cars on the continent.  So, the argument is buy for less but you've then got to sell for less...?!?  Bothered.

Euro Imports, Trade Sales, Motorpoint of Derby all used to be clients of mine and are of reputable name.  I had a few others as well, but names escape me.  Try Trade Sales as well, they are massive.
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Offline VWmaindealer

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #7 on: 21 February 2006, 19:01 »
Quote from: A7 UFO on 21 February 2006, 10:44
Quote from: VWmaindealer on 19 February 2006, 07:53
amen...... :grin:

So your saying that your VW technicians will fail to work as hard on an imported VW as they will on a UK VW even though they still charge c.£120ph regardless of where the car originated? 

We get ripped off in this country, from petrol prices and general groceries to cars.  The importing boom has brought the main dealers prices down slightly but they are still over inflated compared to identical cars on the continent.  So, the argument is buy for less but you've then got to sell for less...?!?  Bothered.

Euro Imports, Trade Sales, Motorpoint of Derby all used to be clients of mine and are of reputable name.  I had a few others as well, but names escape me.  Try Trade Sales as well, they are massive.

er. No?. The technicians will work just the same on an import as a UK car. They couldn't care less. The service adviser won't care as it still generates revenue for the department.

Just to clear up the above point regarding rip off Britain - Car prices are actually about the same across Europe. The variations in purchase tax is what creates the difference when importing. In the UK, we pay 17.5%. Holland for example is where a lot of imports come from. The cars over there are much cheaper but the taxes are higher. If you live in Holland, it will cost you as near as damn it the same as living in the UK and buying from the UK. The difference is if you live in the UK and buy from Holland you pay our tax level not theirs. It varies from country to country. Some countrys have a luxury goods tax (its called something more official and sneaky than that) and bread will be taxed very low but a GOlf GTI very high. Generally the cars will be the same price overall, it's teh tax that varies.

UFO, sorry if you thought I meant that our technicians wont work on an import, thats not what I meant at all.

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Offline The Doc

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Re: Euroimports
« Reply #8 on: 22 February 2006, 20:37 »
Import are allways worth less used so you save in the begining but if you sell it within 3 years you'll be penalised. After around 5 years they seem to be about they same price.

Stick with your UK dealer - no BULLS**T and the car is worth every penny!
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« Reply #9 on: 22 February 2006, 20:53 »
Thats exactly right. We as a main dealer struggle to sell used 1-3 year old imports for any more than a grand less than equivilent UK price as customers know money was saved up front and so don't expect to pay the same. The general rule of thumb is if you sell within three years, you'll lose what you saved so it'll cost the same in the long run.

Incidently, I spoke to a dealer today who has a white GTI mkV Import for sale. This car has leather, sunroof etc but aircon, NO CLIMATE CONTROL.  If you are importing, check this kind of thing because that is going to kill it's resale value. People can live without factory options but will expect standard UK spec.

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