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381.9 | Any uptodate info ??? | EXIT::BOOTHE | Karen Boothe | Tue Jul 16 1991 16:38 | 8 |
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Ok, the last reply is 2 years old - has anyone recently imported a car from
Europe ??? I'm considering buying a new BMW 518 or 520 . I have already applied
for the AA pack, but it hasn't arrived yet.
Thanks in advance,
Karen
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381.10 | From the "Integrale" topic... | ESBS01::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Wed Oct 14 1992 20:14 | 14 |
381.11 | Assume present mess continues in some form | JANUS::BARKER | Jeremy Barker - NAC Euro Eng - Reading UK | Wed Oct 14 1992 21:03 | 7 |
| Re: .10
In theory, after 1st January 1993, buying from another EC country should be
no more messing about than buying in the UK. However, I don't beleive that
the Single Market will acheive that as soon as it should.
jb
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381.12 | 1-Jan-93 | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Thu Oct 15 1992 12:52 | 18 |
381.13 | | NSDC::SIMPSON | File under 'Common Knowledge' | Thu Oct 15 1992 17:34 | 16 |
| RE: -.1
Patrick, of course you are correct. However there are a couple of caveats:
- It is often impossible to get the car in right hand drive format - the
manufacturere refuses to supply it to any country except the UK and Ireland.
This is supposed have stopped; however historically it has been used by
manufacturers to keep their nice UK profit margins high.
- Last year a big Renault customer in France went to Belgium to buy their
fleet. Renault did everything they could to stop this until the matter
was escalated to Bruxelles.
Cheers
Steve
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381.14 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | It wasn't me | Thu Oct 15 1992 17:46 | 6 |
| I can assure you that there are no problems getting an RHD car here in
Bruxelles. I am currently engaged on an exercise of price and
availability comparison. FWIW, given the low pound, it seems to be
cheaper in the UK, at least, that is, for the Peugeot 405 GRDT Estate.
Laurie.
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