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Best European country to sell a LHD BMW?
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01-05-2012 10:37pm#1I have to sell my fathers left hand drive '01 BMW 330D which he has owned from new. It is registered on Irish plates with tax and NCT, however its not worth much here unfortunately due to it being LHD and the tax is expensive. Does anyone know which European country would be the best to try and sell it in? I had a quick look on Spanish Ebay and equivalent models are going for 6000+. Only problem is I have no idea what countries have high or low registration tax (like VRT)
Basically I'm looking for the dearest place in Europe to buy a used car, that isn't expensive or complicated to register one over there.
If anyone has any suggestions or done anything like this before, I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.Tagged:0
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Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!Join Date:Posts: 64857
fasttalkerchat wrote: »6,000 are you sure? A RHD one is 3-4K
Prices of RHD 10 year old cars in Ireland are much lower than the same LHD cars in most other European countries
@OP - you need to tell us more. How come your father bought a LHD car new? Was he living on the continent when he bought the car? Is he still living there now?Lotus Elan turbo for sale:
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Prices of RHD 10 year old cars in Ireland are much lower than the same LHD cars in most other European countries
@OP - you need to tell us more. How come your father bought a LHD car new? Was he living on the continent when he bought the car? Is he still living there now?
Why is that?0 -
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Sell it to a Bulgarian.turbojunkie wrote: »I have to sell my fathers left hand drive '01 BMW 330D which he has owned from new. It is registered on Irish plates with tax and NCT, however its not worth much here unfortunately due to it being LHD and the tax is expensive. Does anyone know which European country would be the best to try and sell it in? I had a quick look on Spanish Ebay and equivalent models are going for 6000+. Only problem is I have no idea what countries have high or low registration tax (like VRT)
Basically I'm looking for the dearest place in Europe to buy a used car, that isn't expensive or complicated to register one over there.
If anyone has any suggestions or done anything like this before, I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.
€50 VRT, cheap tax and insurance. Those are worth serious money here.0 -
Prices of RHD 10 year old cars in Ireland are much lower than the same LHD cars in most other European countries
@OP - you need to tell us more. How come your father bought a LHD car new? Was he living on the continent when he bought the car? Is he still living there now?
He was living in Prague when he bought the car. Moved back to Ireland 3 years later and brought the car back with him and registered it here.0 -
Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!Join Date:Posts: 64857
Thanks for replying, that makes sense, turbojunkie
I think Our man in Havana is on the ball here. Anywhere in eastern europe would be were these cars would probably fetch most
I'm with the eastern european people on this one. I'd rather drive a 10 year old premium car than a 5 year old Korean car or the same value myself Lotus Elan turbo for sale:
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Our man in Havana wrote: »Sell it to a Bulgarian.
€50 VRT, cheap tax and insurance. Those are worth serious money here.
Aren't those all stolen?0 -
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turbojunkie wrote: »Maybe my best bet would be to stick it up on ebay. Is there a European ebay site or do you just make your car available to all of Europe on Ebay.ie? Anyone tried this before?
www.mobile.de is what you're looking for.
You might have to allow for delivery, so factor that in - I advertised my 2 x RHD 968's there, and got fair interest, but cost of shipping put people off. Maybe you need a holiday in Prague, and a Ryanair flight back ? Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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Our man in Havana wrote: »Sell it to a Bulgarian.
But won't an LHD car located in Ireland look suspicious to a Bulgarian (even if it's not)? I can imagine the posters on the Motors forum on boards.bg shouting "Това е измама!*" in unison. Imagine someone here posted up an ad for a RHD 330D located in Sofia, and inquiring about whether to buy it or not. People would be saying to run a mile.
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Prices of RHD 10 year old cars in Ireland are much lower than the same LHD cars in most other European countriesThe economist in me tells me it's all to do with supply and demand. Everybody's selling, nobody's buying. The meeting point between sellers and buyers, the price, is seriously depressed here.
Indeed - my Tiptronic 968, fsh, was un-saleable here, at any price, and went to breakers in the UK a week ago, for 2900.
But in Germany (and yes, this seems much better condition..) : they go for HOW MUCH ?? :eek:
Worse, my much better manual one, a 94 car, went to breaking in UK about 10 days ago, for 5300 - whilst in Germany...... it might have got this much..
....and the Loons want me to vote 'Yes' on 30th May ?? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Moral of the Story : buy premium stuff in LHD, and at least you've a market to sell it into, in the future.Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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