You UK'ers ave got it good

[hatch360]

ok so whats the deal with your used car prices? example

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... gLetter=55

16,495.00 gbp!!! ooh sounds like alot

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/de ... F9594ED52C

109,800 AUD! for the same vehicle

16,495.00 GBP = 36,236.64 AUD

109,800.00 AUD = 49,942.24 GBP

hmmm just a bit of a mark up dont you think

I know the argument for used cars is that they will rust more but i hardly expect that from a 3 yo one........ Who actually buys a new car when theres second hand paradise at your feet?

[volvosneverdie]

Barely anyone dude.

Thats why the industry is going bust.

Check on shipping prices if youre looking for something mate, it might actually save you money containering something across from here.

[hatch360]

costs about 2500 to ship from southhampton. Plus taxes i could own a cl500 mercedes for just over 20k aud (costs about 80k) sounds cool doesnt it!

oh i had big ideas until i realised that the government wasnt so into the free market as we are all led to believe. Good old aussie law prevents importing a car that was sold here localy, unless its a specialist vehicle or was owned and used for the last 12 months, but then thats limited to one vehicle.

I was thinking of buying a car and storing it for a year! but its still a bit of a gamble

[jtbo]

It is funny how global works is way to go by governments, unless you are going to import car from other country

[volvosneverdie]

costs about 2500 to ship from southhampton. Plus taxes i could own a cl500 mercedes for just over 20k aud (costs about 80k) sounds cool doesnt it!

oh i had big ideas until i realised that the government wasnt so into the free market as we are all led to believe. Good old aussie law prevents importing a car that was sold here localy, unless its a specialist vehicle or was owned and used for the last 12 months, but then thats limited to one vehicle.

I was thinking of buying a car and storing it for a year! but its still a bit of a gamble

They dont make it easy do they!?

Put a yellow light on top and call it a speciality response vehicle?

[hatch360]

hahaha sounds like a plan

[jtbo]

Yellow light might not be enough, in that case, may I suggest "roo salvage parts" stickers to doors

[SteveP]

I wouldn't mind driving around in a CLS500 for a year for ya

[volvosneverdie]

I wouldn't mind driving around in a CLS500 for a year for ya

Eeeee, arnt people on here dead canny?
Bet he wouldnt even charge you anything mate.

[hatch360]

haha u know if i ever get the balls to do it i would need a candidate. But i just remembered mandatory insurance for ya'll and these cars are group 20, what would that be a year?

[SteveP]

Probably around £1000-1500 I would've thought for a group 20 car, if insuranance comapnies didn't turn you away

[volvosneverdie]

haha u know if i ever get the balls to do it i would need a candidate. But i just remembered mandatory insurance for ya'll and these cars are group 20, what would that be a year?

well they wouldnt touch me with a dirty ended bargepole.

but if you found someone insurable, i recon it would be about a squillion pounds.
(50 squillion aus)
not sure on sveedish money.

[hatch360]

hmmm i was thinking it would be heaps more, if i was living up there ( or maybe i should say west?) i would gladly work more hours to be riding in such high class spec vehicles, even with insurance included its still worth it.


swedish money would be in the gazillions haha

[jtbo]

Swedish money is in dive now indeed, soon it is again as cheap to visit Sweden as it was when I was a kid

You should note that most of those Mercs are needing big services which are not cheap at all, it is bit of shock when you are used to 300 and they need loads of parts during first two years, once everything is put in good shape, it is not that bad, but getting one sorted is quite a task.

[hatch360]

nice it appears they sold the c32 amg as an estate i reckon that could gain an exemption!

Swedish money is in dive now indeed, soon it is again as cheap to visit Sweden as it was when I was a kid

You should note that most of those Mercs are needing big services which are not cheap at all, it is bit of shock when you are used to 300 and they need loads of parts during first two years, once everything is put in good shape, it is not that bad, but getting one sorted is quite a task.

it seems like it, i saw the aussie dollar fall and now its almost passing the 6kr mark

Oh im aware of MB's... but im kinda covered as my dad did succesfully change the harmonic balancer in a w210 benz.