'16 Leaf 30kw import

MorganIRL

Gonna get my uncle to look at a 65(not sure is that a 15 or a 16 reg) leaf 30kw tekna in the next wk, 42k miles. Anything that he shud check. VRT is coming in a €0, is that correct? We've decided to go this route instead of changing the Jeep, as we wanna make sure EV is gonna work in Mayo, this way it's not a huge outlay that most can't be recouped in 12months if doesn't work for us. Anyways Ad below..
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201908050805584?advert-type=dealer-stock&advertising-location=at_cars&advertising-location=at_profile_cars&fromDealerSearchResults=%2Fdealers%2Fhillingdon%2Fuxbridge%2Feco-hybrid-motors-411489%2Fstock%3Fadvertising-location%3Dat_cars%26advertising-location%3Dat_profile_cars%26dealer%3D411489%26onesearchad%3DUsed%26onesearchad%3DNearly%2520New%26page%3D3%26sort%3Dprice-asc&dpp=411489

slave1

VRT will be zero, car looks good, personally I'd want to see a photo of the services so I could phone the garages up

Genghis

Lol, was looking at this myself but found one in Manchester, picking it up Saturday.

On their website it says 2016 (65) which I think means Jan or Feb 16 so 161.

Very good price, and I liked black.

Mine was a similar spec, lower mileage, couple months younger, slightly easier to get back home vs London. Mine was a few hundred more but a Nissan dealer.

These guys acually didn't reply to my enquiry on Sat, so might also be sold.

MorganIRL

Genghis wrote: »

Lol, was looking at this myself but found one in Manchester, picking it up Saturday.

On their website it says 2016 (65) which I think means Jan or Feb 16 so 161.

Very good price, and I liked black.

Mine was a similar spec, lower mileage, couple months younger, slightly easier to get back home vs London. Mine was a few hundred more but a Nissan dealer.

These guys acually didn't reply to my enquiry on Sat, so might also be sold.

Genghis I'm in the same situation, was looking for somewhere around that area to pick up and bring back. But if it pans out I'll get a collection company to bring back. Is urs defo no VRT..

slave1

100% no VRT at present, who knows after Brexit

unkel

slave1 wrote: »

100% no VRT at present, who knows after Brexit

Brexit will not make any difference to VRT.

slave1

That's right actually, €5k exemption currently in play until end of 2021

unkel

A no deal brexit would mean you'd have to pay import duty and 23% VRT over any import from the UK, so that would basically completely stop anyone bringing in any cars.

But it ain't no no-deal brexit yet, and possibly never will!

zilog_jones

unkel wrote: »

A no deal brexit would mean you'd have to pay import duty and 23% VRT over any import from the UK, so that would basically completely stop anyone bringing in any cars.

Would it though? If the sterling drops significantly enough it could still be worthwhile. You have to pay VAT, duty and substantial shipping costs on used imports from Japan as it is.

unkel

zilog_jones wrote: »

If the sterling drops significantly enough it could still be worthwhile.

I guess so. But if sterling dropped 40% post brexit I'd say the least of our worries would be if we could import second hand EVs from there :eek: