Japan - S202 scooby pics
24 November 2002, 02:28 PM
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Hi All,
Just got back from Japan
And i managed to pay a visit to the local scooby dealer
Here is number 400/400 of the limited edition S202 Scooby.
320bhp for the grand sum of 19K inc tax
[Edited by Scotty Boy - 11/24/2002 2:28:54 PM]
Just got back from Japan
And i managed to pay a visit to the local scooby dealer
Here is number 400/400 of the limited edition S202 Scooby.
320bhp for the grand sum of 19K inc tax
[Edited by Scotty Boy - 11/24/2002 2:28:54 PM]
24 November 2002, 03:05 PM
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Thats funny! I seem to remember that most importers are advertising them for around and over the £30k mark, hmmmmmmmm
A few quick calculations:
£19000 S202
£700 shipping costs
£1970 10% import duty
£3792.25 17.5 % VAT
£1000 ESVA conversions etc.
Grand Total £26462.25 hmmmmmmmmmmmm
I remember certain importers flogging them at £35k.
Now chaps, thats just based on a RRP price, i wonder how much omporters are really getting them for as they buy in bulk. Me thinks i will take a trip to japan and buy the car myself next time. Ile get a holiday in Japan + a car and it will still be a lot cheaper than buying it from the uk importer.
Are we being ripped off???????
Gez
A few quick calculations:
£19000 S202
£700 shipping costs
£1970 10% import duty
£3792.25 17.5 % VAT
£1000 ESVA conversions etc.
Grand Total £26462.25 hmmmmmmmmmmmm
I remember certain importers flogging them at £35k.
Now chaps, thats just based on a RRP price, i wonder how much omporters are really getting them for as they buy in bulk. Me thinks i will take a trip to japan and buy the car myself next time. Ile get a holiday in Japan + a car and it will still be a lot cheaper than buying it from the uk importer.
Are we being ripped off???????
Gez
24 November 2002, 03:09 PM
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£3.5K margin isnt that good on a car Gez
They have to pay VAT on the margin too.
Guarantee you some of the more expensive scoobs i.e. new shape sti's & P1' have almost 5 or 6 grand across them.
TVR garage - more than £10K margin
Middlehurst motorsport - around the £10K margin mark...
bloody hell even vauxhall garages stick a couple of grand across thier cars...
remeber they arnt a charity & are there to make some money (considerably less than you could ever imagine mind you)
Chris
They have to pay VAT on the margin too.
Guarantee you some of the more expensive scoobs i.e. new shape sti's & P1' have almost 5 or 6 grand across them.
TVR garage - more than £10K margin
Middlehurst motorsport - around the £10K margin mark...
bloody hell even vauxhall garages stick a couple of grand across thier cars...
remeber they arnt a charity & are there to make some money (considerably less than you could ever imagine mind you)
Chris
24 November 2002, 04:40 PM
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The idea of importing a car from Japan is excellent, but it'll be very very hard to achieve if u're doing it on ur own.
To start off with, dealers will not sell u a car if u cannot produce evidence that u have a permanent parking space, then u'll need insurance etc etc. Afaik, government agencies in Japan are very bureaucratic, & all documents are in Japanese.
Perhaps u can try asking importers in Hong Kong, to see whether they will sell u a car without registering it (therefore tax-free). Pre-tax prices in Hong Kong are lower than in Japan.
To start off with, dealers will not sell u a car if u cannot produce evidence that u have a permanent parking space, then u'll need insurance etc etc. Afaik, government agencies in Japan are very bureaucratic, & all documents are in Japanese.
Perhaps u can try asking importers in Hong Kong, to see whether they will sell u a car without registering it (therefore tax-free). Pre-tax prices in Hong Kong are lower than in Japan.
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