Buying in germany

[mebs]

Has anybody any experience of buying in germany and possible issues/hassle that this may cause i.e. refusal by dealer for RHD or taxation issue/VAT of bringing into the UK plus any other thoughts with regards to cost saving basically at this moment in time its just a thought until i get some idea of the workload/cost involved. the car in question is the new E class coupe in 2.2 litre (e250 cdi sports coupe)


I am open to any views and comments you may have?


Over to you

 

[cl55 amg]

I bought my m3 back from there 8 years ago, I had no problems what so ever. Cost £25 for a UK plate, just make sure you have proof of purchase.

 

[G-Force]

Not too sure about this but of the car is less than a yeasr old do you need to pay tax on it to bring it over here????


Dont quote me...im sure other members will correct me.

 

[tromppost]

If you need any help translating from german to English give me shout.

 

[mebs]

Thanks so far, however is it cheaper to buy over there and drive it across here with the xchange rate or not?

 

[hawk20]

Thanks so far, however is it cheaper to buy over there and drive it across here with the xchange rate or not?

Short answer is No.

Longer answer is that since the collapse of the pound MB have not put up UK prices (Ford have done so three times in the last few months alone).

If you go to the MB international site you can price up the car you want in Germany in Euros. Then check with your bank the best Euro exchange rate you can get (they won't give you the rate on the money exchanges that you can find in the FT etc). I think you will find it a lot dearer in Germany.

I priced up an E class estate on the MB website to find the price in Calais, in Euros. It was hugely dearer than here.

In the car mags you will find companies who will do it all for you for quite modest fees. But the import trade has largely died since the pound went south.

By European law, dealers in Europe must let you order RHD and car-makers must supply in reasonable time. Your definition of reasonable may not be the same as theirs.