Exporting chod... any money in it anymore?

[Lankytim]

Montegos?

[warren t claim]

If anyone can put me in contact with a Mercedes exporter I'd be most thankful!

[eddyramrod]

Montegos....

 

Not much point in trying to ship to Cyprus at the moment, I suggest, unless you have access to a fleet of young Merc E220Ds. Preferably black. Even less point trying to ship from, as overheads will be crippling. I would think Africa's the place for your 123/124 series, and probably 405s and Land Rovers; perhaps also ex-AA Bedford Bravas? They are only an Isuzu in a new suit, and Isuzu goes down well worldwide. Might also be worth buying up every Rascal and HiAce you can find for that market. Haha, listen to me, suddenly the business expert!

My advice should be taken with this, every time...

[TimothyClaypole]

Cocaine?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[eddyramrod]

[Guest]

If you want a cheap [ish] Mk2 Escort, you're probably looking at South Africa.

[Angrydicky]

i know you could make more cash filling 40 foot containers with white goods, tv's, hifi & clothes and exporting to africa, but thats another story

 

 

EXPLAIN! I remember picking up a 40 ft container full of borked washing machines once, I think it was going to africa ... all this was in the good old pre credit crunch days though....

 

PM on its way

 

but for now watch this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... _My_Trash/

 

What's the brown car at about 5:30?

[Formula Autos]

but for now watch this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... _My_Trash/

 

What's the brown car at about 5:30?

 

Triumph Dolly/Toledo, probably.

[Lacquer Peel]

Montegos....

 

Not much point in trying to ship to Cyprus at the moment, I suggest, unless you have access to a fleet of young Merc E220Ds. Preferably black. Even less point trying to ship from, as overheads will be crippling. I would think Africa's the place for your 123/124 series, and probably 405s and Land Rovers; perhaps also ex-AA Bedford Bravas?.

 

I don't think there's much of an export market for FWD Peugeots.

 

Bedford KB by zenithfivenine, on Flickr

 

Also, Bedford Bravas don't fare too well in the UK...

[Lankytim]

Checking out this Jap car sales site as found on the ebay thread...

www.tradecarview.com

 

£356 for this bad boy seems great VALU, £1000 getting it home is a bit of a stinger, plus it could be a POS when it arrived... i'm guessing id get raped with various test fees to get it on the road too... it would probably amount to £2k odd for a car that's worth 1k....

 

I wouldn't mind smoking about in it myself though

 

[Cavcraft]

406 diesels were going to Africa I heard recently.

[Ross_K]

Checking out this Jap car sales site as found on the ebay thread...

http://www.tradecarview.com

 

£356 for this bad boy seems great VALU, £1000 getting it home is a bit of a stinger, plus it could be a POS when it arrived... i'm guessing id get raped with various test fees to get it on the road too... it would probably amount to £2k odd for a car that's worth 1k....

 

Share the shipping cost. Get a couple of fellow shiters to buy something too, a 40 foot container and some ramps:

[trigger]

Another picture from work.

 

Car's going for export at work by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

[Pillock]

Poland is a popular destination for large barges - A6, Superb, 7-series BMW etc.

The registration issues don't matter because they get sold on and driven straight back here by a family moving to Blighty.

For the past couple of years they've been driving their own cars over but then they have to either sell on a LHD car here for a pittance, or send it back to mainland europe. Buying a RHD car in Poland apparently works much better.

[worldofceri]

This may belong in the Stupid Question Amnesty thread but...

 

a) Is VAT payable on used cars bought from a dealer?

 

If so, can this be claimed back if the car is exported outside the EU?

 

3) And if so, do I have to be resident outside the EU in order to claim the VAT back?

 

Ta.

[Ross_K]

This may belong in the Stupid Question Amnesty thread but...

 

a) Is VAT payable on used cars bought from a dealer?

 

If so, can this be claimed back if the car is exported outside the EU?

 

3) And if so, do I have to be resident outside the EU in order to claim the VAT back?

 

Ta.

 

As a dealer you can't charge VAT on a used car unless you paid VAT when buying it (which you generally wouldn't)

 

Give yourself a headache here: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/sectors/moto ... cars.htm#2

 

My answer to any VAT questions would be: "Ask your accountant".

[worldofceri]

Thanks. I knew it couldn't make sense that you'd pay VAT on a used car, but couldn't think why. Used vans and trucks would be different though, obvs.

[Lankytim]

It makes you wonder how much they sell for when they get to Africa. On the jap car website I found some U.K registered trucks that had been exported to Japan and were then going to Africa. They must pay about £50 each in the U.K to make it worthwhile!

[RedSparrow]

I stumbled across an African website a while back of a company desperately seeking Roburs and IFAs! Shows how hardcore those things were. Haven't been made for 22 years.

[YugoLada]

What about Dacia Denems from Romania, buy for naff all, sell to all the nutters on here who want one!

 

No offence YugoLada, Andrew353 etc!

Non taken.

[Justin Case]

406 diesels were going to Africa I heard recently.

Don't know about diesels, but this petrol 406 should give a healthy profit if it has been exported; at £1 = 254 Naira it comes to the equivalent of £4330

http://www.nigeriandriver.com/index.php ... ls&ID=1505