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Importing cars from Germany, anybody have experience/knowledge?

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Edited by: Wroclaw Boy Sep 29, 10, 09:48 #1

Its almost that time to start thinking about buying a new car to own here in Poland, the options for me are:

Buy in Poland - risk of overpaying and dodgy dealers/owners.
Buy in the UK - cheap know the market need to insure in the UK and register at a UK address, RHD is a pain in the ass.
Buy abroad and import - huge market across the border, import tax may not be cost efficient.

So im thinking buy a car in Germany and import, the main site for Germany seems to be http://www.mobile.de/home/index.html?lang=en. If the import tax offsets the cost of driving to the UK buying then driving back most probably around £600 then that would be the way to go and of course id have a left hand drive in a left hand drive country.

I'm looking for around the 15,000 EUR bracket, most probably another Mercedes.

If anybody has any experience it would be most helpful.

Cheers.

EDIT: Just compared prices from the German site to that of English and i reckon i can save about £3k on an E class 320 like for like.

German Here
UK: here

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Edited by: Wroclaw Boy Sep 29, 10, 10:11 #2

Wroclaw Boy:

UK: here

LOL theres a can of Lech in the passengers side "pic 8" Lech Also in "pic 3" thats a Polish dude if i know my trainers, wtf!! Would at least explain the can of Lech, am i talking to myself or what? Ohh well i think its amusing and ironic.

EDIT: Just called the advertiser and hes Polish, also gave him the web address to this page for an explanation.

So i wish to buy a Mercedes for use in Poland and when i find one in the UK its being sold by a Polish guy.

jwojcieThreads: 3 Posts: 816 Joined: Jan 3, 09 ♂	Sep 29, 10, 10:41 #3
It is hilarious :-)

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Sep 29, 10, 12:21 #4
Why not buy a LHD in the UK?

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,478 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Edited by: Wroclaw Boy Sep 29, 10, 13:37 #5
Harry: Why not buy a LHD in the UK? I will if i could find one i like at the right price, LHD Porsches seem to be fairly common but im not in the market for one of those at the moment.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Sep 29, 10, 13:43 #6
Wroclaw Boy: I would if i could find one i like at the right price. Cough I know someone that will sell you one :)

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Edited by: Harry Sep 29, 10, 14:00 #7

Wroclaw Boy:

I will if i could find one i like at the right price, LHD Porsches seem to be fairly common but im not in the market for one of those at the moment.

This too old for you? http://www.transeuropean.co.uk/detail.php?id=1364

Although given the way that you drive, perhaps sir might be interested in a Brabus S 5.8L with 430 BHP in left hand drive for £15,000? http://www.londonlhdcentre.com/cardetail.asp?carIndex=166

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Edited by: Wroclaw Boy Sep 29, 10, 14:14 #8

Harry:

This too old for you? http://www.transeuropean.co.uk/detail.php?id=1364

Cheers Harry, yeh it is a bit old and Wroclaw taxi like, not what im looking for, a 220 wouldnt cut it and mahogany dash nah no thanks. I'd like a Mercedes E 320 2003 or above, leather interior a must, dark coloured preferably black. Less than 80,000 miles.

convex:

*Cough* I know someone that will sell you one :)

As much as i like fast cars there may be an issue with seating in your 450 + BHP puszy magnet. However a test drive may be in order....

Harry:

Although given the way that you drive, perhaps sir might be interested in a Brabus S 5.8L with 430 BHP in left hand drive for £15,000? http://www.londonlhdcentre.com/cardetail.asp?carIndex=166

Now thats a bit more like it Harry, however i could have picked one of those up when i bought my last Merc for about £7k, in many ways i wish i did, not the 5.8 430 BHP version obviously. If money permits i'd take one of these instead BadBoy

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Sep 29, 10, 14:24 #9
Wroclaw Boy: EDIT: Just called the advertiser and hes Polish, also gave him the web address to this page for an explanation. Maybe he has just been banned from driving and is in need of a quick sale ;)

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Sep 29, 10, 14:35 #10

Just love the interior of the E series.

Mercedes E320/2003 model

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Sep 29, 10, 14:37 #11
Wroclaw Boy: I'd like a Mercedes E 320 2003 or above, leather interior a must, dark coloured preferably black. Less than 80,000 miles. BMW? http://www.lhdplace.co.uk/car-details/11362/BMW-525-DIESEL-TOURING.asp x

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Edited by: Wroclaw Boy Sep 29, 10, 14:45 #12

Harry:

BMW? http://www.lhdplace.co.uk/car-details/11362/BMW-525-DIESEL-TOURING.asp x

Just dont like that series of BMW, the new ones look nice though, if i was going BMW i'd get an M3 (screw the 4 door and just to get it out of my system) still love this car but i cant say it would be better than my current motor. But hey 343 BHP and 0-60 in 5.5 seconds for less than £8k if you shop around cant be bad. Just checked the pics for that one and its fooked, when i was looking at them realistically a few years ago they were £25k all day long.

RichfilthThreads: 8 Posts: 327 Joined: Mar 8, 09 ♂	Sep 29, 10, 16:46 #13
Aside from the tax, what are the registration costs of getting Polish plates onto a foreign car?

peter_olsztynThreads: 8 Posts: 760 Joined: Apr 18, 07 ♂	Sep 29, 10, 17:23 #14
Wroclaw Boy: So im thinking buy a car in Germany and import All birds are chirping that the best way is buying a car registered in Poland ;)

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,478 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Sep 29, 10, 17:38 #15
peter_olsztyn: All birds are chirping that the best way is buying a car registered in Poland ;) Only you chirped that so far, would you mind providing reasons?

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Sep 29, 10, 18:10 #16

Wroclaw Boy:

would you mind providing reasons?

mobile.de have a sizeable percent of ghost cars which the only purpose is attracting a buyer to the dealer site. Army of guys living around Poznań are chasing bargains day and night. Are you ready to compete with them or are you going hire one of them? If the car passed the first registration in Poland is less likely that has been stolen or have wada prawna. If transaction ends up in court you have Polish seller to demand money back not szukaj wiatru w polu.

tony111Threads: - Posts: 2 Joined: Oct 16, 10 ♂	Oct 16, 10, 14:59 #17
Try UK left hand drive centre in Leeds lefthanddriveleeds.co.uk selling LHD cars

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Oct 18, 10, 23:18 #18

Wroclaw Boy:

If anybody has any experience it would be most helpful.

I imported a car from Germany about 14 months ago, my experience as very straightforward.

Be aware of the following:

Tax on full purchase price under 2 Litre engine in PL 4%
Tax on full purchase price above 2 Litre engine in PL 14%

If you buy a car that is younger than 6 months it is classed as a new car in PL and taxed as a new car.

If you buy a car that has less than 10,000 KLM on the clock it is classed as a new car in PL and taxed as a new car.

I found my car on this website mobile.de

If you are going to go ahead with it I will write out the procedure for you, it quite easy.

BenTomas2011Threads: - Posts: 1 Joined: May 6, 11 ♂	May 6, 11, 15:18 #19
Hello I would higlhy appreciate a detaled description on the process. Specially in the costs Thanks in advance.

warszawskiThreads: 60 Posts: 2,389 Joined: May 21, 10 ♂	May 6, 11, 17:11 #20
BenTomas2011: I would higlhy appreciate a detaled description on the process. Specially in the costs You are in Germany BenTOMAS2011, what exactly would you like to do?

WhyMedSchoolThreads: 12 Posts: 43 Joined: Sep 23, 09 ♂	Aug 10, 11, 19:09 #21
Are you double taxed if you buy a car in Germany and bring it into Poland? If so, how much is the German tax?

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