mkn1953

I have a RHD Mercedes, brought over from the UK and fully matriculated now with Portuguese plates etc. It is automatic , reg 2011. What are my chances of selling it in Portugal? The price of even old 2nd hand cars here is crazy.

mfesharne

When was it matriculated & was it done tax paid or tax free?

mkn1953

Good grief, we paid loads of tax

mfesharne

If you paid the matriculation tax & didn't go the 'new immigrant tax free import' route then you can sell it any time you like & you'll get an idea of values on olx.pt, custojusto.pt & standvirtual.pt but RHD will knock the value a fair bit.

If you did go the tax free route & are selling within 5 years of matriculation you have to repay the tax you avoided on a pro rata basis of 20% per year.

gedscottish

Curious, what model and how much are you looking for?

mkn1953

Hi, apologies for not replying sooner but I was in the UK....in the snow! It is a Mercedes C200 CDi Blue Efficiency Elegance, automatic. Sat Nav, heated seats, cruise control etc. It’s in great condition and fully ready to go. First registered March 2011. Looking for £15,000.
Cheers, Marje.

Rosemary

I know that you are answering another members question about your car but want to ensure that you are aware that there is a no advertising rule on BE. So be careful.

Rosemary

mkn1953

Oh, I’m not advertising, only responding to a straight forward question. I don’t see any harm in that but if you do then perhaps I’ll just forget this site for anything at all.

Rosemary

Calm down. If you re-read my post you will note that I have said that I knew that you were only answering the question that was asked.

Rosemary

chislenko

Have you any toys or prams for sale?

mkn1953

Why would I have? Anyway.....no selling on here!

liveaboard

I wish the classified section was carved up into regions; at the moment if you look at 'cars' or whatever, you get the entire planet.
If each country page had it's own corresponding classified page[s], it might catch on.
Trading stuff is often very social, but it only works locally.

Rosemary

I would suggest that you ask on Site Feedback. There may be a good reason for there only being one distinct Classifieds or it could be that having separate ones has not been investigated.

Rosemary

gedscottish

I don't think there's enough cars on it to justify separate sections, which is a shame. Seems now this is all on Facebook and that's where people go. Also a shame for sites like this which was fantastic but again, everyone seems to have moved away to Facebook, don't you think "British Expats" missed the boat on that one? Sorry of subject...

Oh one thing about the BE classifieds, there's very obviously spam/scams and you don't get rid of it even when reported e.g that Lexus jeep for 25k when it's worth 4 times that amount and the same car is advertised in 3 different continents. (a simple google reveals that & I reported it ages ago)

gedscottish

They are going for around 17k-20k(asking price), obviously millage will be a factor. Don't take this the wrong way,I'm just being realistic but I think you'll have to take a fair drop if you want to sell a RHD, although you may get lucky and get someone Brit who prefers a RHD. Stick it in for 15k and go from there but be prepared to drop a couple of grand still. You'll already draw attention at 15k as it will be cheaper than the rest.

Won't be easy so bite the hand of any decent offer...

Try www.custojusto.pt and www.olx.pt or facebook if you have it, group is:
"CARS, VANS, MOTORCYCLES,AND SCOOTERS FOR SALE IN THE ALGARVE, PORTUGAL."