Biturbos/number cars/Ghibli IIs for sale

zagatoes30

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My understanding is that there should not be any duty on selling this particular car into the EU, as not only is there a free-trade agreement between the UK and the EU, but the car was built in the EU in the first place.
We sell goods into the EU everyday, with no duty. Though we deal in paint, not cars, so it might be different.

Certainly not correct into Ireland, UK cars are subject to VAT normal rate for newer cars (23%) and a reduced rate for older classics (10%), they are also subject to import duty and finally VRT (registration tax). . It's not too bad if over 30 years old due to reduced VAT and only €200 VRT, if you can prove the car has been registered in NI you can waive the import duty too.

This makes UK cars almost cost prohibited here
 

Nayf

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Certainly not correct into Ireland, UK cars are subject to VAT normal rate for newer cars (23%) and a reduced rate for older classics (10%), they are also subject to import duty and finally VRT (registration tax). . It's not too bad if over 30 years old due to reduced VAT and only €200 VRT, if you can prove the car has been registered in NI you can waive the import duty too.

This makes UK cars almost cost prohibited here
It is similar for the UK.
If you have bought a vehicle in the EU and import it to the UK, you will pay 20% import VAT if under 30 years old of age, and 5% VAT if over 30 years old of age. This is calculated on your purchase invoice and any transport costs to the UK.

 

Ewan

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Cars are slightly different to paint then (and obviously there is no vehicle registration fee with paint!).
When we sell paint to anywhere in the EU, be it Ireland, France or elsewhere, we do not charge any UK VAT. But, the client is then charged VAT locally at the point of import at the prevailing rate in that country. There is no import tax though, because of the free-trade agreement (which applies to goods manufactured within the UK/EU).
So, as an example, if someone here in the UK buys £1000 of paint from us, we charge them £1000 plus 20% UK VAT, i.e. £1200.
But if someone in France buys the same thing, we charge them £1000, and they are then charged 20% VAT French VAT when the goods land, so they end up paying exactly the same total, at £1200.
It's less good if you live in Ireland, as VAT there is 23%, so in that case you'd end up paying £1230 for our £1000 of paint.

I am sure this paint story is of no relevance to the thread, but it is the SportsMaserati forum after all!
 

zagatoes30

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It's less good if you live in Ireland, as VAT there is 23%, so in that case you'd end up paying £1230 for our £1000 of paint.

If there is one thing more than talking the Irish love its taxes, well the government do
 
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Prices in Japan have definitely gone up over the past few years (not just exchange rate). This 'okish' '94 Ghibli with 94000 kms on the clock is on at just over 21k, once you add shipping and tax/duty that's going to hurt:

 

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If you're on a budget and are looking for a mechanically sound QP IV, this one looks like an attractive proposition.

QP IV on Autoscout

Yes, it's a LHD non-Evo auto V6 with white-ish leather, BUT... the Blu Sebring is beautiful, it's only got 60k km on the clock, and most importantly 2500 km ago the engine was revised by Robert Filibeck of Modena Tridente, who's also selling the car on commission. He's got a sterling reputation in the German Biturbo scene, and his Google reviews are glowing.

If I were in the market currently I'd be headed for Neustadt... unless you can see flaws I didn't spot?
 

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Final price: € 34,900.-
Mileage: 77,000 km
First registration: 03/1997
 

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zagatoes30

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If you're on a budget and are looking for a mechanically sound QP IV, this one looks like an attractive proposition.

QP IV on Autoscout

Yes, it's a LHD non-Evo auto V6 with white-ish leather, BUT... the Blu Sebring is beautiful, it's only got 60k km on the clock, and most importantly 2500 km ago the engine was revised by Robert Filibeck of Modena Tridente, who's also selling the car on commission. He's got a sterling reputation in the German Biturbo scene, and his Google reviews are glowing.

If I were in the market currently I'd be headed for Neustadt... unless you can see flaws I didn't spot?

I need to stop looking at QP IVs as I always want one again, I think I have weird tastes