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Date: 9 Dec 2001 23:53:39 -0800
From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen)
Subject: Re: Importing a SAAB into UK ?


H. <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> wrote in message news:<vti71ukpcuiscgrde278i1b7m5ga5e1ungnopsamcom>... > I looked at an import Aero, until speaking to a couple of local > dealers, both Saab and non-Saab, they said they wouldn't touch an > import with a very long bargepole, I'm not refuting your experience, but I find it hard to believe that a Saab dealer will turn away business in that way. Quite many years ago I imported some cars; a Ford and then a Fiat. Warranty work and servicing/repairs were carried out with no problems by UK main dealers; nobody even commented that the cars were personal imports, though the cars were both LHD. Or is it allright to them as long as it is obvious that I'm foreign and therefore (apparently) not spoiling their UK business? > and currently, imports are trading > at upto 2.5k UNDER list price on resale - so depreication is going to > be much worse. > Here you may have a point. Bying second hand is all about calculated risks; a personal import may increase the uncertainty and therefore the risk in the mind of the buyer. The common mindless scaremongering doesn't help either, but if you plan to keep the car for a long time, then this is less of a problem. > Of course this isn't a problem if you're planning on keeping the car > for a while. My local Saab dealer also said they would service and > import, but that they couldn't guarantee keeping to their fixed-price > policy. > Wow, I really can't believe that, see above. It seems to me that this Saab dealer has an "attitude", hence I wouldn't touch his garage with a bargepole anyway - good riddance. > In all I decided that the money I might save from importing would be > negated by extra monies required elsewhere (higher insurance on > imports - at least, that was true for the companies I spoke to), plus > the hassles that seem to surround the ownership possibilities. > Again, I'm amazed that this should affect the insurance. If they want to turn away business, then this is their problem, but it should be easy enough to find insurance in a competitive market. Johannes

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