Buying a car without seeing it + 6 months in storage, Bad idea?

Dr House · 22 May 2007 at 10:29

Im still looking for a new car but have not had much luck finding anything worth buying in Prague, I am seriously considering importing it from the US, however this would involve me buying it without seeing it first + it would have to stay in storage for 6 months (so I don’t have to pay import tax and VAT).

Im looking at a late 2006 or 2007 car, any thoughts?

Ex-RoNiN · 22 May 2007 at 10:31

Have you thought about driving across the border to Germany, say Munich or Dresden? They have quite a few American car dealerships so it might be worth investigating. Also, I heard there's an EC law whereby you don't pay VAT on a car if you're resident abroad and you're importing...

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 10:38

Are you still trying to import a Porsche from the States or something daft?

Dr House · 22 May 2007 at 10:39

Ex-RoNiN said:
I heard there's an EC law whereby you don't pay VAT on a car if you're resident abroad and you're importing...

Yep thats how I was planing to bring it in.

I did think about going to Germany however there is just so much money to be saved by buying in the US
http://motors.search.ebay.com/cayman_Cars-Trucks_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR40QQsacatZ6001

Dr House · 22 May 2007 at 10:40

[TW]Fox said:
Are you still trying to import a Porsche from the States or something daft?

yep, I found one I like in my price range.

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 10:41

I still think importing a car you've not seen, with no warranty, from the other side of the world when you live next door to the producing country pretty much is a pretty daft idea.

Bill101 · 22 May 2007 at 10:53

[TW]Fox said:
I still think importing a car you've not seen, with no warranty, from the other side of the world when you live next door to the producing country pretty much is a pretty daft idea.

^Sensible post#157^

Who buy's an almost new Porsche from ebay?

Dr House · 22 May 2007 at 10:55

[TW]Fox said:
I still think importing a car you've not seen, with no warranty, from the other side of the world when you live next door to the producing country pretty much is a pretty daft idea.

Well yes however I have only have a 25 to 30K GBP budget which does not buy much here in Europe, Porsche offer a worldwide warrantee an all US sold cars so it would be honored by the Porsche dealer here.

The car i found is for sale by a Porsche dealer not on ebay.

But im still looking in Germany for a nice 335 or something like that