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Hi everyone.
This is my 1st post so bear with me
We're about to but a new S2000 trading in our present car and the 2 deals on the table are UK Spec Parallel Import available in 5 wks or directly sourced from Honda Main dealer with 5 months wait. The 1st option is
This is my 1st post so bear with me
We're about to but a new S2000 trading in our present car and the 2 deals on the table are UK Spec Parallel Import available in 5 wks or directly sourced from Honda Main dealer with 5 months wait. The 1st option is
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[QUOTE=zackary71,Feb 25 2007, 09:24 AM] Hi everyone.
This is my 1st post so bear with me
We're about to but a new S2000 trading in our present car and the 2 deals on the table are UK Spec Parallel Import available in 5 wks or directly sourced from Honda Main dealer with 5 months wait. The 1st option is
This is my 1st post so bear with me
We're about to but a new S2000 trading in our present car and the 2 deals on the table are UK Spec Parallel Import available in 5 wks or directly sourced from Honda Main dealer with 5 months wait. The 1st option is
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Originally Posted by Neil.H,Feb 25 2007, 09:42 AM
2) No difference, imports usually don't have locking wheel nuts or an alarm as standard, but that's all.
Locking wheel nuts will be the only difference.
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Honda UK are "very" good about dealing with imports (even JDMs). A lot of the panic about imports has been to do with companies not servicing or honouring warranties (Subaru springs to mind)
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Most of the important stuff has been mentioned above.
A couple of points based on my own experience (I bought a UK spec. car from France in 2001).
Honda are extremely good at honouring the pan-European warranty - I had numerous issues sorted out without fuss (not least of which were 2 sets of new wheels (usual corrosion problems) and 2 roof's....one of which was an out of warranty 'good will' gesture!!!!)
Secondly, yes, to a degree an EU import will be worth less come trade-in time than a UK sourced car, BUT, this very much depends on how long you intend to keep the car. 1, 2, 3 years......you will see a significant differnce in what people are willing to pay you (particularly 'stealers') but beyond that, the condition of the car/how well it has been cared for become more important factors in most private buyers minds.
My car sold (with full disclosure about its EU origins) after 5 years / 55k miles for ~70% of what I paid for it!
Oh, and Bob Gerard are excellent people to deal with.
A couple of points based on my own experience (I bought a UK spec. car from France in 2001).
Honda are extremely good at honouring the pan-European warranty - I had numerous issues sorted out without fuss (not least of which were 2 sets of new wheels (usual corrosion problems) and 2 roof's....one of which was an out of warranty 'good will' gesture!!!!)
Secondly, yes, to a degree an EU import will be worth less come trade-in time than a UK sourced car, BUT, this very much depends on how long you intend to keep the car. 1, 2, 3 years......you will see a significant differnce in what people are willing to pay you (particularly 'stealers') but beyond that, the condition of the car/how well it has been cared for become more important factors in most private buyers minds.
My car sold (with full disclosure about its EU origins) after 5 years / 55k miles for ~70% of what I paid for it!
Oh, and Bob Gerard are excellent people to deal with.