Happy_2008
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Registered: 13th Mar 01
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Do car supermarkets count as import or not??? some say they are some say they not.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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They import cars yes - thats why they are cheap - have you been listening to radio 2?
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Phil321
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Registered: 10th Mar 01
Location: Manchester
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But they are not classed as imports in the same way as certain Skylines etc are classed as imports. Plus, not all car supermarkets are imports.
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Craig6682
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Registered: 8th Apr 03
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I wouldn't say car supermarkets are that cheap really!!!
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stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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cheap at 25 quid a week, but thats for 5 years with 20% APR at least 
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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theyll only b imports if they r imports - the confusion sometimes arises due to Eire - cars from their are classed as imported (as obviously they r) but often sold @ car supermarkets.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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No most cars at supermarkets are british cars that have been shipped to the continent to be sold...car supermarkets then buy them back into the country at a reduced rate...cheaper than getting them in the UK...bit pointless but thats what happens!
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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also a lot of them are cars that are over produced and then manufacturere sell them off in bulk at discounted pricess cos up and down the UK there are huge plots of land just crammed with new cars where manufacturers have made too many
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
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All cars are imports. The sort of car you will be buying for a car supermarket are full U.K Spec so you will be ok.
Imports like Skylines are not U.K spec as they're been run on Japanese roads and are made for Japan rather than the U.K
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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my dad got his audi a4 from a car supermarket, it never has been an import.
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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id never buy an import, had a lady in at work, who needed a new air mass meter on a v5 golf, cost for a u.k car £88 (ithink) import cost.....£220.... thats why imports arent as cheap as they seem.
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Craig6682
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Registered: 8th Apr 03
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quote:
Originally posted by stuyw
cheap at 25 quid a week, but thats for 5 years with 20% APR at least
Yeah i see your point. Your best saving up really though if you can. It took me almost 2 years to save the cash for mine but that was because i was going out every night with a few wild students. I'm not gonna do that again if i go back in Sept, i'm gonna save some cash to mod or buy another car.
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